Over the past week or so Marvel has been revealing clues as to what the "new look" Avengers roster will look like. Announcing that all Avengers titles (in which there are 4) will be canceled before Avengers #1 hit stands in May, they've slowly been releasing clues of possible roster members leading up to this weeks official roster picks.  So far its been in this order: Bucky as Cap, Spider-Woman, Iron Man, Clint Barton rockin the "H" as Hawkeye again, & just released today, Thor. This "ad campaign" if you wanna call it that, kicked off with The Heroic Age teaser pic. Though many first thought that this could be a peak at the final roster, this weeks offical roster releases tells another story (I.E. Spider-Woman). These anouncements also beg the question, wheres Steve Rogers? I can understand that he needs time to wrap his head around things considering the events in Captain America: Reborn but you'd think a roster starring Iron Man, Thor & Hawkeye would be perfect for Steve to rejoin the team. Maybe theres still beef bewteen Tony & Steve? Maybe hes heading up another Avengers team, who knows? Its been seven years of dark-ass times for the Marvel U. This Heroic Age seems to hint towards a happier more positive time. It would seem to be the perfect platform for Steve Rogers to lead the heroes of Marvel into this new age. Like I said he deserves some R&R but like Batman says crime doesn't take breaks, neither should heroes whether you're freshly resurected or not.

                                                                

The Heroic Age Teaser - http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Heroic-Age-Avengers-Announcement-100127.html

Official Roster Picks (so far) - http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Avengers-2010-Tease-100201.html



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