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Ryan Britt

‘Thunderbolts*’ Ending Explained: The New Avengers, Assembled

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The secret meaning of the title of Thunderbolts* has been revealed. At the very end of the latest MCU epic, this team of unlikely superheroes drops their ad-hoc group name and is given another, very familiar moniker. Some of the internet predicted the result of this exact twist, but how it all came about was a huge surprise.

But what does this new label mean? Here’s what happens at the end of Thunderbolts*, how it messes with comic book lore, and why it may not mean what we think it means for the future of Marvel.

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