Marvel Characters Changing with Avengers NOW!

Why does marvel have to change every freaking year? I'm barely getting used to the idea of having Rogue and Havoc on the Avengers, now there's a totally new thing coming along and a new roster. They really need to focus on telling good stories and using the characters they have / create new ones and not turn things upside down all the time

Not caring about Superior Iron man at all yet.
FalCap is decent
Love Bucky Winter solider by Marco Rudy.yes yes yes
The new Thor i am willing give her a chance. She looks interesting enough.
Deathlok coming back is cool but his look is not.
Dr. Strange better be getting a on going of some sort... WHAT TAKES IT TAKE

I'm not reading that crap even if Bucky is in it...

Wait! So are all the characters in the picture getting their own series? Is that what that is? And I don't understand what Avengers Now! is. Is it just a title to encompass the changes to Cap, Iron Man, and Thor?

How bonkers lol?

I am looking forward to these series. I'm curious about this new Thor, interested to see Falcon as Captain America, & Iron Man becoming Superior.

I never had an interest in Falcon because I never, from what I recall, never read any stories that he was a part of. Well not 616 Falcon anyways. I read Hickman's Ultimates and Falcon looked interesting. I like the character in The Winter Soldier. So seeing him as Captain America should be interesting to see.

Thor being a female should be interesting. I am curious to see what happens to Odinson since he has become UNWORTHY. I want to know what cause him to become UNWORTHY.

Iron Man becoming Superior should be cool to see.

So a few things I want to know. Is the Avengers roster going to be smaller again, what is the Uncanny Avengers roster going to be looking like with Steve Rogers being old, Thor using his Axe & Wolverine dead, & what will Axis do to the Marvel Universe. Oh and what happens when Time Runs Out.

This photo is very misleading. At first glance at the characters in the photo as well as the "Avengers NOW!" tagline, many can assume that these characters will be on the roster for the Avengers. But to me, this image seems as if it will be the premise of the next "NOW!" tagline from Marvel. First it was Marvel NOW!, then it was All-New Marvel NOW! This photo, or another variation of it, will be represented on the cover of the next Marvel Point One issue.

I don't mind the changes, I do think it will be fun to see, Sam as Captain falcon, I guess, I just want to see how he will keep the wings and the shield in his fights.

Depending on the female, it will be cool to see what she can do with that much power, I would like to see her be the opposite of Thor in everyday, Thor is a Prince, a warrior, Avenger, with centuries of battle experience. I would like this one to be more intellectual, use her abilities in ways Thor would never think of.

But I seriously dislike the way Marvel is pushing the buzz words trying to get the casual fans involved using race and gender to seek books, That disgusts me!

It's not a NEW, BLACK Captain America...It's Falcon, he has been around for over 40 years, there is nothing new about that! he has been caps partner longer then Buck, and been in just about every animated Avengers show they have produced. He was due to be Cap pure and simple.

And THOR is still Thor, he is not being turned into a woman as the media outlets would have you believe.

So it annoys me that Marvel is going down this route to sell books now, when they had no problem turning their characters into frogs, or giving them 6 arms, alcoholics or any number of gimmick story lines that have pushed on there characters over the years.

NO MORE MUTANTS!

So I guess Angela isn't Thor's sister after all?

Well this makes trimming my pull list a hell of a lot easier.

@daredevil21134: That is more human looking than his original incarnation.

@g_man: The link for the Superior Iron Man article goes to the Thor article.

Love the above post.

I am looking forward to these changes.

How does female Thor make sense when the inscription says, "...if HE be worthy..."? Besides, Thor was Thor before he ever wielded Mjolnir.

At least they left Bucky unchanged.

How do I feel. like a freakin' Viking ready to go all berserker!

MARVEL keep changing every year with idiotic gimmicks and trying to pander to the movie-goers. Guess what, It hasn't been working, and won't work. Keep the movies and comics separate. Instead of doing these "MAJOR" overhauls, try advertising your comics to the moviegoers in the theaters and television. Same with DC.

doubt the stories be bad, they must know the amount of hatred they have coming. long as the stories are good they could fight off the actual readers hate.

Captain America and Thor are just a big NO.Like what are they thinking.That Avengers team will not last long unless they have some amazing stories I will pass.Blackbolt would have been a better choice than his wife.

He's bonkers. Will likely end up being this team's Hulk.

Scrap all of this and just put out a decent Strange ongoing.

Also...

Can the new, untested Captain America stand up to his predecessor’s most vile villains? Find out this November in All-New Captain America #1!

wow much suspense so Marvel

Uh, jeez, I bet Sam will stand up to his predecessor's most vile villains, otherwise this stupid fad would be over in six issues with Sam's body riddled with bullets and hacked to pieces.

Don't like any of the changes. If that makes me a racist or a sexist, I don't care because I'm neither. We all know these will be temporary, so give about 6 months then everything's back to normal. Kinda looking forward to the new Deathlok though.

I'm new enough to comics that this doesn't affect me greatly. If the stories are good, I'll enjoy it.

Personally I hope the changes stick... a controversial opinion I know. It allows Marvel to "refresh" their line, without going the full "reboot" (which has been a bit of a bugbear for DC... awkwardly handled and initiated... and I do still like DC, but have to admit that the New 52 got very confused right from the start).

My take on it is that the Marvel method allows us to keep everything in continuity... those stories still MATTER... but lets them update things for the modern era. After all, the sliding timescale only gets you so far, and the comics do still reflect the eras in which they were originally published sometimes. So a modern "iteration" (which I think is the best word for it) of a character might work very well actually - continues the legacy but with a fresh perspective, less encumbered by continuity in quite the same way (though without ignoring or invalidating it).

I kinda like the new Deathlok, i think that's him anyway. But the really ? Thor ? they just give names to other characters now ? oh and look its cyborg silver surfer

Is he strong?

@sebast_allen: it's Dante aka Inferno from Charles Soule's Inhuman book.

Who's the dude on fire?

I still don't get How THor won't be THor anymore. It isn't a title it is His name. It be like THe New Steve Rogers is Falcon.

I tHink tHe "new THor" sHould be tHe new God of THunder but not THor and it sHould be Valkyrie wHo carries Mirmir.

-ABstract4$$#073-

I'm good with all of this. Sam has to learn how to use the shield and compensate for lack of super serum.

Iron Man makes the logical progression of his character.

Female Thor make sense just because of the inscription on the hammer: "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." Thor could be her hero name. Even Thor had a different name in his human form.

@tony_shark: Perhaps I will check that out. But only to show my support for the real God of Thunder, not for some pretender to his throne.

That being said I'm also considering this new Hulk story because I haven't seen Hulk's son, Skaar, in action for quite a while.

And All-New Ghost Rider #8. Hopefully Marvel doesn't screw it up by killing Johnny Blaze.

@cobramorph: Thor will be far from powerless. His axe can slice a celestial and he'll still be a badass. Unworthy Thor sounds like a great story.

I hope there are good stories. Nuff' Said

Why the hell is Cyborg on the new team?

It can't be worse than DC's NEW 52...Marvel always dare to change things without have to betrayed her History and throw it to the garbage can....I will buy (as always) the 3 titles...I know of course that Thor and Steve would return soon(for the release of Avengers 2 next summer)

I think Marvel dropped the ball on the Thor announcement. They should have been more clear about Thor becoming "unworthy" and how he's going to go off and do his own thing. The way most people perceive it, Thor is getting a sex change, which understandably is why many are mad.

Well I hope Falcon really struggles being the new Captain America, otherwise it would make Steve and the super soldier serum not that special

I miss the days of consistency

I thought Deathlok was gonna have a more human look

Here's the Superior Iron Man announcement. <opens link to Thor announcement page> Well that's just great....

Basically just emphasizing how these changes are just one big crappy gimmick.

Like the idea of Lady Thor. Interested to see what it is that makes Thor unworthy and to see how he copes. Also interested to see what it is that makes this new lady worthy of being Thor and how she handles suddenly being one of the most powerful beings on Earth.

Less excited about Falcon Cap, but really only because Captain America in general isn't a series I'm super into, but I still plan on giving it a fair shot.

i feel like none of this is gonna matter. Caps been black before, Thors been a chick before, Iron Man has gotten new suits before, and none of it mattered. Whens Avengers 2 rolling out? whatre the chances were still gonna have the Avengers running around with these random changes when the movie drops? all signs point to 'not likely'

Lang?

No thanks.

my thoughts on the changes:

Captain America: I don't mind Falcon being Cap for a little bit but the costume needs some work

Iron Man: if its anything like the Inferior Octopus nonsense, then I want none of that

Identity Thief: I like that Marvel is pushing more female characters and I don't mind someone else wielding Mjolnir for a bit but Thor is his NAME not an alias or a title you can't take that away from him

Avengers: Although I love Scarlet Witch and like Doctor Strange, its highly doubtful i will read this iteration

I love the Marvel cinematic universe (for many reasons) but in this case because it with limit these changes to a little before Avengers 2: Age of Ultron comes out then the people who like stuff like this and the Inferior Octopus will have had their due and the rest of us we'll get the real Avengers back, everybody wins

I only read the X-men so none of this matter really, but I think i might check out the new Thor comic because I could not stand old Thor so this one can't be any worse right?