Starting in May’s issue 144,  Luke Cage will lead the new team of Thunderbolts, villains looking to redeem themselves as heroes. They will be based out of the Raft super prison.

The announced team consists of Juggernaut, Crossbones, Ghost, Moonstone and  Man-Thing

Marvel has just released a new image for the upcoming Heroic Age, the follow up to Dark Reign and Siege. Here is the new image.

Marvel has released the solicits for their April Avengers books and it shows that every Avengers series is being cancelled. This means an obvious relaunch in May. Here are the solicits:

SIEGE #4 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
THE MARVEL BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR!!
This double-sized finale brings the Dark Reign to a shattering conclusion and brings with it the bombastic new HEROIC AGE. Every single page of this book is a shocker: Lives are changed. Heroes fall. Deaths. Revenge. Villain comeuppance. And when the dust settles, who will be in charge of the Marvel Universe??
You will find out here and only here. This is the one they will be talking about.
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

SIEGE: EMBEDDED #4 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!
As the SIEGE of Asgard escalates to its final chaotic moments, one man must decide which is more important – living through the day, or getting the truth behind the
story of the century!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Siege #1 arrives this week, here is a list of what else is arriving:

SEP090678F  28 DAYS LATER #5 $3.99
NOV090456D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #1 (OF 3) $3.99
OCT090699E  ARCHIE & FRIENDS TP VOL 02 BETTYS DIARY $9.95
OCT090700E  ARCHIE DIGEST #260 $2.69
NOV090736E  ATHENA #4 $3.50
NOV090203D  AUTHORITY #18 $2.99
OCT098194J  AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS MINI-POSTER (NET) $0.00
NOV090131D  BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #40 $2.99

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SIEGE #3 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

The Marvel blockbuster of the year!!
In the halls of Asgard and on the streets of small town America the entire Universe is gripped in a the greatest battle ever seen: SIEGE!! Lives have been lost! Lines have been drawn! And the battle for Asgard is in full force. The moment for revelations and life-changing moves is here, and for some, this will be the last choice they ever make in this world. What happens next is so epic, so historic, that it changes the entire dynamic of the Marvel Universe. You’re gonna want to be there for this one…trust us.
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

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Here is a quick sneak peek at some of the pages from the upcoming Marvel event Siege #1

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SIEGE #2 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
The blockbuster Marvel event of the year goes full-blown carnage and madness as the biggest and most brutal battle in Marvel’s history brings together heroes from all sides. Lines have been drawn, and an unlikely hero will save one Avenger, but they can’t save them all.
The Siege has begun and it claims its first victim as AN AVENGER WILL DIE!!
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

SIEGE: EMBEDDED #2 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!
As Norman Osborn’s siege on Asgard heats up, there is one god missing. But not for long, and he’s got company. The true face of Norman Osborn stands to be revealed, and this may
be the god to do it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel has released the next teaser image from the upcoming The Siege crossover.

Here is the fall of Asgard.

SIEGE: EMBEDDED #1 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!
The SIEGE of Asgard has begun! And Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers are leading the charge! Osborn’s savvy use of the media fueled his rise to power – but the very tools he’s been using may turn against him. It’s time to expose Norman’s true face to the world and uncover the secrets behind the attack on the gods! Witness the changing of the Marvel Universe firsthand!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SIEGE #1 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant by OLIVIER COIPEL
Beginning with the ravaging affects of Avengers
Disassembled and following the aftermaths of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission…Asgard. Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. As an era ends, one word will ring above all others…”SIEGE.”
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

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