Are ATA's still modern age? I've been away for a while and somebody told me no.

Officially, yes. Call your venue in advance ( or have an alternate plan) if they have a house rule against them.

okay, thanks. one more thing semi-related. I am looking in the units section and the HoT Cap doesn't have the thunderbolts keyword. Is that an error, becauase mine has it on his card?

You may want to double check that you're looking at the right card. Mine has the same keywords as in the Units section: Avengers, Martial Artist, S.H.I.E.L.D., Soldier. I don't think any Cap figure has the Thunderbolts keyword.

No Cap has it:


Thunderbolts†
Marvel - Infinity Challenge
089 Blizzard - E 46
090 Blizzard - V 53
102 Bullseye - V 43
Marvel - Clobberin' Time
054 Hawkeye - V 64
118 Clint Barton - U 51
Marvel - Xplosion
066 Taskmaster - V 75
Marvel - Critical Mass
056 Meteorite - E 75
057 Meteorite - V 85
Marvel - Universe
048 Taskmaster - V 75
114 Bullseye - V 43
Marvel - Ultimates
070 Doctor Octopus - R 39
086 Baron Zemo - U 90
Marvel - Fantastic Forces
012 Hawkeye - V 84
017 Atlas - E 107
018 Atlas - V 125
034 Jolt - R 32
035 Jolt - E 46
043 Songbird - R 44
044 Songbird - E 67
045 Songbird - V 79
063 Green Goblin - V 119
Marvel - Sinister
032 Techno - E 71
033 Fixer - V 105
040 MACH-1 - R 58
041 MACH-3 - E 77
042 MACH-4 - V 100
045 Nighthawk - V 60
063 Radioactive Man - V 80
072 Speed Demon - V 53
081 Bullseye - V 65
089 Charcoal - U 90
203 Kyle Richmond - U 56
Marvel - Supernova
081 Photon - V 135
Marvel - Avengers
034 Baron Zemo - V 95
052 Citizen V - V 58
056 Hawkeye - U 56
Marvel - Hammer of Thor
022 Moonstone - E 76
037 Songbird - V 83
038 Venom - V 73
043 Penance - R 58
Marvel - Web of Spider-Man
023 Norman Osborn - AE 66
042 Bullseye - V 117
058 Green Goblin - AE 122/66
Marvel - Captain America
006 Black Widow - V 85
014 Luke Cage - V 98
045 Fixer - E 102
Marvel - WizKids Exclusives
001 Moonstone - V 135

If yours has a misprinted card, it is the first reported incident of such. I'd love to see a pic of it.

Speaking of ATAs and Modern Age, will ATAs retire when the set they are associated with does? For instance, will the Checkmate ATA retire when BatB does?

I doubt it, but I'm not sure I've seen this addressed.

ATAs are not actually associated with any set, game-wise. While some have come out just after certain sets where they are useful (New Mutants with GSX or Secret Warriors with CA), neither the cards nor the PG lists them as belonging to any set.

Didn't figure they were. Just wanted to be sure.

Just to be clear, the orange bordered ATA feat cards are banned from the game and were replaced by black bordered ATA cards that are legal in all ages.

i knew that already