Civil War: Thunderbolts

    (Marvel, 2007)
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In a time when hero squares off against hero, where do the villains turned heroes known as the Thunderbolts fit in? When Iron Man offers Baron Zemo’s team a chance to round up lawbreakers in the wake of the new Super-Hero Registration Act, the Thunderbolts accept, but can they really be trusted? In fact, the pragmatic Zemo has his own plans, some of which dovetail with Iron Man’s, and some of which have loftier goals in mind. Zemo’s plan to capture criminals has less to do with ending the so-called Civil War than with saving the world.

Marvel’s Civil War event and its many crossovers had their downside, but one positive was to draw attention to underrated titles like this Fabian Nicieza and Tom Grummett collaboration. The trade paperback collects issues #101-105 of the series.

— Andy Richardson
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