User blog comment:MarvelFan2012/My thoughts on the Age of Ultron/@comment-1428128-20130611100329/@comment-5961331-20130617023043

Or are they????

Yeah, they probably are. The thing about Marvel is that if they start to lose popularity, they always have a plan B. They also have great writers that can make the stories better for everyone. I would be surprised, though, if they didn't revive the characters. That'd be sad.