Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World
(Image credit: Disney/Marvel Studios)

ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Marvel Studios has escalated a Thunderbolts* plot point into the real world by adding a copyright symbol to several official . To explain the reason why and what it means, we'll have to get into some spoilers for Thunderbolts* (but ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:nothing Marvel Studios hasn't spoiled itsšŸŒželf).

Thunderbolts* ends with the asterisk turning the title into ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:New Avengers,Ü« as Marvel has now spoiled by releasing a postešŸŸr with the updated title revealed in place of the original logo.

Meanwhile, the Thunderbolts* post-credits sequence, which was directed by the Russo BšŸ’«rothers on the set of Avengers: Doomsday, establishes that the now government-sanšŸ”Æctioned team is at odds with the team Sam Wilson began pšŸ…utting together in Captain America: Brave New World - to the point where Sam has actually copyrighted the Avengers name.

Avengers social media showing the newly added copyright symbol

(Image credit: Fair Use + Twitter)

Now, Marvel Studios has brought the gag into reality by displaying a copyright symbol on some official Avengers social media pages, signaling that the disagreement between the Avengers and the New Avengers will definitely play a role in the future of the MCU, with members of both teams included in the still expanding cast of ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Avengers: Doomsday.

In comics, the New Avengers also came into conflict with a rival Avengers team in the wake of the landmark comic event ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Civil War, which was adapted into 2016's blockbšŸ“–uster fišŸ»lm Captain America: Civil War.

Check out our ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:review of Thunderbolts*, AKA New Avengers, which is now in theaters capping off Marvel Phase 5. Phase 6 begins with July 25's The Fantastic Four: First Steps. For more, check out our guide to the other ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:upcoming Marvel movies on the way in 2025 and beyond.

George Marston
ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5开儖号ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:George Marston

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Conāœ… International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of manš’ŠŽy heavy riffs. (They/Them)

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, youź¦‡ will then be prompted to enter your display name.