This article arrest spoilers forRavencroft#5 .

Marvel Comicshas officially revealed its newDark Illuminati , amysterious organisation that have replaced SHIELD . Frank Tieri and Angel Unzueta’sRavencrofthas been one of the most enjoyable and originative Marvel Comics in year , a blend of sinister " Haunted House " figure of speech with superhero action . It ’s also been setting up what look to be important newfangled elements in the Marvel Universe .

SHIELD has been disbanded in the comics after their recent scandal , but for months there have been subtle trace they ’ve been replace . Those were finally sustain inRavencroft#1 , which revealed Misty Knight is sour for   " an organization so clandestine I do n’t even like to say their name out aloud . " last , this week’sRavencroft#5 reveals just who this new chemical group really are . amazingly , while it does so through a report , it is n’t one given by Misty .

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Ravencroft#5 revealsNorman Osbornhimself is exercise for this radical as well . They ’re apparently named JANUS , and their members admit several far-famed names from Marvel ’s various undercover agent ledger :

It ’s unclear what JANUS stands for , but there ’s a mother wit in which it does n’t count ; the name is clearly evocative of the papistic god Janus , a symbol of wave-particle duality . That fits perfectly with JANUS ' cloak-and-dagger leadership , which include a range of characters both good and unfit . They clearly have an agenda all their own ; it seems Osborn and Misty were deliberately pit against one another to get John Jameson in charge of theRavencroft Institute . It ’s potential Misty has no melodic theme who the other leaders in JANUS are , given she was only view talk to Malcolm Colcord previously , and she would n’t of necessity make love much about him in the first space .

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Whatever JANUS ' agenda may be , this group is clearly move to be a major major power player in the future of the Marvel Universe . They have Misty Knight , John Jameson , and Norman Osborn as three hugger-mugger assets ; it rest to be seen who else could be working for them . What ’s more , with leadership ranging from GW Bridge to Madame Hydra , they are perfectly equipped to respond to everything from mutant liaison to the latest Avengers epic . This fresh " Dark Illuminati " are certain to be develop over the next few months .

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