Marvel‘s new West Coast Avengers is bringing together a team of unlikely heroes with one of the universe’s biggest villains: Ultron. But the robot baddie won’t be the only villain on the team… Enter Blue Bolt, a character the cover describes as “The biggest jerk in the Marvel Universe.”
“The Avengers have seen a lot of rough customers over the years,” writer Gerry Duggan said via press release provided to Comic Book Club. “Hell, even Deadpool and Wolverine have been Avengers at different points. But the Avengers haven’t seen a bigger @$!&^% than Blue Bolt. He’s mean, he’s self-centered, narcissistic, and he’s only on the Avengers West Coast squad to shave time off his sentence. And wait until you find out what he’s in jail for. Yeesh.”
The new character is designed by Danny Kim and will make his debut in November’s West Coast Avengers #1. Chad Braxton, aka Blue Bolt, is a veteran henchman with “unrefined lightning-based abilities.” As teased in Duggan’s run on Iron Man, the character will be part of the Avengers prison work release program, in Iron Man and War Machine’s attempt to reform bad guys.
“Reckless, undisciplined, and downright rude, Blue Bolt may just be the biggest jerk in the entire Marvel Universe,” the release teases. “Can the Avengers whip him into shape or will Blue Bolt’s abrasive attitude–and lack of morals–tarnish the team’s legacy forever?”
Check out a cover featuring Blue Bolt by Todd Nauck, and Danny Kim’s design sheet, below. West Coast Avengers #1 hits stores on November 27, 2024.
