Marvel’s latest teaser for the
Avengers #1, which ships in May and kicks off the
Heroic Age era, reveals that Thor is a member of new team of
Avengers.
Among the members of the team announced so far only Thor and Iron Man were founders of the original
Avengers team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in September of 1963.
The new team also includes Bucky as Captain
America (the original Cap didn’t join up till issue #4), Spider-Woman, and Hawkeye.
Thor, who has gained increasing prominence in the Marvel Universe of late and who is about to get a major boost among non-comic fans thanks to a new film directed by Kenneth Branagh that is currently in production, comes across as properly altruistic (he’s a god, after all) in his caption: “I defend those who cannot defend themselves.”
Marvel also sent out another
Heroic Age teaser today.
Created by Bryan Hitch, the dynamic and somewhat puzzling illustration includes Hawkeye, who is a member of the new
Avengers team along with Wasp, Mockingbird, Black Widow, and Cage, all of whom are former
Avengers.
Are we looking at a greatly expanded
Avengers team?
And what precisely is Gorilla Man doing there, and what role might he play in the any sort of
Avengers?
Or, more likely, is this just Marvel’s way of warning us that the
Heroic Age will encompass more than just one flagship title?
