Marvel Comics Reveals New Thunderbolts Team Ahead of Potential MCU Debut
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Marvel Comics revealed its brand new Thunderbolts team ahead of the group's potential appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On Friday, the new Thunderbolts roster was showcased. The team features some familiar Marvel heroes such as Hawkeye, Spectrum, and America Chavez and some lesser-known characters such as Victor Alvarez's Power Man, Persuasion, and the brand new cyber-soldier Gutsen Glory.
The Thunderbolts are one of Marvel's most sinister superteams, as the roster has been filled up with villains and antiheroes over the years after first debuting in the pages of The Incredible Hulk #443 by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. The original team first appeared as a group of heroes, and in one of the biggest twists in Marvel Comics history, the team was revealed as villains in disguise — including Helmut Zemo as Citizen V, Screaming Mimi as Songbird, The Beetle as Mach-1, and Goliath as Atlas. Over the years, the team has mainly featured villains (but has featured heroes like Hawkeye) and, most recently, appeared in theKing in Black event and as the Kingpin's enforcers in the currentDevil's Reign storyline. The Thunderbolts have been consistently rumored to appear in upcoming properties in the MCU.
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On Friday, Marvel's new Thunderbolts team was revealed as Jim Zub, and Sean Izaakse will introduce a strikingly different roster of heroes. The Hawkeye-led Thunderbolts team features Spectrum, America Chavez, Power Man, Persuasion, and the new character Gutsen Glory. There's also an unknown creature on the team with Thing-like hands. The five-issue miniseries will spin out of the events of Devil's
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