The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... The Thunderbolts

Reading guides, like lightning, should always appear to few men’s ruin, but to all men’s cheer! It’s the WCL Guide to the Thunderbolts!

Who are the Thunderbolts?

During the absence of The Avengers and the Fantastic Four, Baron Zemo assembled a team of villains disguised as superheroes to win the public’s trust while secretly plotting a world takeover. The villains betrayed Zemo after realising they preferred being heroes, and the Thunderbolts were born.

The team has changed rosters and purposes several times over its history, but its membership is usually made up of anti-heroes or villains conscripted into public service or actively seeking redemption.

Updated May 12, 2025
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Thunderbolts. [Vol. 2], Caged angels
Ellis, Warren.
Paper Book
The Thunderbolts' wild ride continues as Thunderbolts Mountain is being used as temporary incarceration for captured superhuman combatants. With so many super-powered people in one place, how can things possibly go wrong? Plus: Songbird. Moonstone. The two longest-serving members of the Thunderbolts...
Thunderbolts : secret invasion
Gage, Cristos N.
Paper Book
Secret invasion strikes Thunderbolts Mountain as Captain Marvel attacks But when you're dealing with the Thunderbolts, it's never quite clear who's the villain and who's the hero. Also, another unexpected visitor shows up, threatening to tear the Thunderbolts apart from within
Thunderbolts Dark Reign
Jenkins, Paul.
Paper Book
The villians-turned heroes team of the Thunderbolts in one of their most tumultous eras - the Skrull conquest of Earth in Secret Invasion! The Skrulls' secret invasion rocks the Thunderbolts... but it might just be the opportunity Norman Osborn has been waiting for! Captain Marvel attacks the T...
Siege
Bendis, Brian Michael.
Paper Book
Beginning with the ravaging effects of Avengers Disassembled and following the aftermath of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On...
Shadowland : thunderbolts
Parker, Jeff
Paper Book
Luke Cage heads into Hell's Kitchen to pull his old friend back from the brink of madness. And if swarming ninjas aren't enough, he's become aware of other forces that will make his task even harder. Going against the Warden and the government itself, Cage sends the T-Bolts in to level the playing...
Fear itself : Thunderbolts
Parker, Jeff
Paper Book
The Thunderbolts stare into the face of fear. A mystical hammer falls from the sky and lands on the Raft, possessing the mind and body of the unstoppable Juggernaut, who becomes a servant to the Asgardian god of fear. With the prison compromised, the remaining Thunderbolts must quell an insurrection...
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man Volume 1: Getting the Band Back Together
Spencer, Nick
Paper Book
It's a brand-new sleeper-hit series starring some of Spidey's deadliest baddies! Boomerang and his fellow villains prove that with terrible powers come terrible responsibilities.and Spider-Man will soon learn that with superior villains come superior problems! Out on bail and aiming to stay out of...
The superior foes of Spider-Man. 2, The crime of the century
Spencer, Nick.
Paper Book
Boomerang has been targeted for death - but what does the Beetle know about it? Is Overdrive a rat for the Feds? Can Shocker and Boomerang repair their relationship? (And did we seriously just use that question to try to sell a book?) And did you ever wonder what Shocker does on his day off? Because...
The superior foes of Spider-Man. Vol. 3, Game over
Spencer, Nick.
Paper Book
Voted one of the best mainstream super hero comics of 2013 by the Onion A.V. Club! Only five villains stand between New York and total chaos in the streets of Manhattan. The problem? Those villains are the Superior Foes. And now the world's most dangerous villains are up against the world's most...
Thunderbolts. Burning down the house
Diggle, Andy.
Paper Book
Writer Andy Diggle (Losers, Green Arrow: Year One) and penciler Roberto De La Torre (Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.) shake up Marvel's most unpredictable team! The events of Secret Invasion have taken Norman Osborn out of Thunderbolts Mountain... and when the cat is away, the mice will play!...
Thunderbolts. Volume 1, No quarter
Way, Daniel
Paper Book
Part of the Marvel NOW! Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Thunderbolts team fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous players in the Marvel Universe. Led by General 'Thunderbolt' Ross, the Red Hulk, this hand-picked team of like-minded operatives is going to make the world...
Thunderbolts. Volume 2, Red scare
Way, Daniel
Paper Book
A new terrorist mastermind rises, with close ties to a member of the Thunderbolts and his extremist cell has weaponized decommissioned Crimson Dynamos. Meanwhile, emotions run high as the all-new Thunderbolts are tearing themselves apart...and when Deadpool's not happy, it's no laughing matter. Can...
Thunderbolts. Volume 3, Infinity
Soule, Charles
Paper Book
Infinity tie-in! The T-Bolts' new ongoing creative team bursts into action! While the Avengers are away, the Thunderbolts strike! Their goal is to strike hard and fast, to take out all of NYC's Mafia before anything goes wrong - but when Thanos' hordes come crashing down smack dab in the middle of...
Thunderbolts. Volume 5, Punisher vs. the Thunderbolts
Acker, Ben
Paper Book
Writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker take control of the Thunderbolts and tear them apart! First, it's a disturbing new mission, as the T-Bolts are ordered to kill Doctor Strange! Of course, they're gonna need a pretty special arsenal for that. Get ready for a whirlwind tour of the Marvel Magicverse!...
King in black. Thunderbolts
Rosenberg, Matthew (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book
Knull's army of space dragons has arrived to attack Earth - starting with New York City! But Mayor Wilson Fisk has a plan: Bring back the Thunderbolts! To take on the unkillable, Fisk assembles a group of killers and mercenaries - including Taskmaster, Rhino, Star, Mr. Fear and Batroc the Leaper!...
Devil's reign
Zdarsky, Chip
Paper Book
The story that's been building for years is finally here! Wilson Fisk has risen from Kingpin of Crime to mayor of the biggest city in America. Now he's going to bring his full criminal and political power to bear on the super heroes who call NYC home! The man who once destroyed Daredevil has...
Devil's reign. $$$$$Villains for hire$$$$$
Chapman, Clay McLeod
Paper Book
In the wake of Mayor Wilson Fisk's declaration of war in the pages of DEVIL'S REIGN, New York City is on a razor's edge. And there's only one force fighting for the rule of law in the chaos: Fisk's Thunderbolts! They may strike like lightning... but is what they re delivering truly justice?...
The Punisher. Vol. 3, Street by street, block by block
Rosenberg, Matthew (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book
With Bagalia in chaos and Zemo's back against the wall, Frank has never been in more danger! How do you stop a criminal mastermind with an entire nation at his beck and call? Desperate times call for desperate measures on all sides. Baron Zemo's plans are revealed to be even more sinister than...
Thunderbolts : back on target
Zub, Jim
Paper Book
Island? A dimensional rift tears open in Chinatown? Monsters running amok at the Met? Call in the Thunder! New York City's finest are here to save the day: Hawkeye, Spectrum, America Chavez, Power Man, Persuasion and... the all-new cyber-soldier called Gutsen Glory! You know 'em, you love 'em: they...
Thunderbolts worldstrike
Lanzing, Jackson
Paper Book
No one is safe from the Thunderbolts! Bucky Barnes - the former Winter Soldier now known as the Revolution - just inherited a mountain of covert intel, and he has one objective- justice, like lightning! He's going after the establishment, the people no one else is willing or able to take down, and...
Tales of suspense : featuring Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier
Rosenberg, Matthew (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book
A glorious title from classic Marvel history returns, for a suitably suspenseful tale springing from the pages of Secret Empire! The Black Widow is dead...but someone out there is killing her old enemies one by one. With a broken heart and a bloody trail to follow, Clint Barton - the Avenger known...
White Widow. Welcome to Idylhaven
Gailey, Sarah
Paper Book
YELENA BELOVA RETURNS! Superspy. Rogue agent. Shadow of the Black Widow. Yelena Belova has been many things, but striking out as a hero in her own right is new to her. Now that she's finally free to choose her own path, who will she become? Sarah Gailey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eat the Rich) joins...
Winter Guard. Operation Snowblind
Cady, Ryan
Paper Book
Winter comes for the White Widow and the Red Guardian! Russia is cleaning house - and when the Red Guardian starts hunting down state secrets, he finds himself square in his country's crosshairs - dragging the White Widow along with him. The motherland has new heroes now... and not even the Red Room...
The amazing Spider-man. 4, Graveyard shift
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
Spider-Verse is over, but that doesn't mean Peter Parker is safe. Someone (or something) has invaded Parker Industries and is targeting its staff! But how? Parker Industries' security can keep out any living thing! Enter the Ghost! With this super-powered saboteur, no secret is safe - no people are...
Strikeforce : 1, Trust me
Howard, Tini.
Paper Book
Prepare for Asgard's answer to X-Force! From the mind of rising star Tini Howard comes a tale of the underside of the Marvel Universe! The Dark Elf King Malekith has finally gotten his just deserts after his failed War of the Realms. But in the vacuum left by one of Thor's greatest villains, a new...
Avengers : the Initiative. Vol. 5, Dreams & nightmares
Gage, Christos.
Paper Book
Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! But the heroes who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen. Hunted by the law, hidden from sight, a resistance movement has formed...and they're out to stop a Dark Reign from...
Taskmaster
Vitti, Alessandro.
Paper Book
Taskmaster has murdered S.H.I.E.L.D. bigwig Maria Hill! Or at least that's what the whole world thinks, as an elaborate frame-job places the Taskmaster square in the crosshairs. Now the greatest spies in the business are hunting him down, and they won't stop until the Taskmaster is dead - or manages...
The Sentry
Jenkins, Paul
Paper Book
You're the greatest hero of the Marvel Universe - so why doesn't anyone remember you? Your name is Bob Reynolds. You prefer cartoons over CNN. You drink too much, and you're 30 pounds overweight. You're afraid of heights and hate crowds, and your wife blames you for your dog's moodiness. And you...
Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda. Vol. 1, Eye of the storm
Zub, Jim
Paper Book
From the pages of Jason Aaron's Avengers! Vampires. Aliens. Angry fish kings. Black Panther's handpicked Agents of Wakanda can handle it all. And who better to lead them than the king of the world's most technologically evolved country? Wakanda is making waves on the world map... and not everyone's...
King in black : return of the Valkyries
Aaron, Jason
Paper Book
Once there was an entire army of Valkyries, but now Jane Foster is the only one. And when Knull and his symbiote horrors come to Earth, all Jane sees when she looks at our big blue planet... is a vision of death. To help stop the King in Black, Jane must rebuild the Valkyries - starting with...
The Sentry. Legacy
Loo, Jason
Paper Book
Who will be the new Sentry? The one-time Avenger is dead, but ordinary people all over the world are suddenly manifesting his incredible powers and experiencing snippets of Bob Reynolds' memories. Will one of them survive long enough to emerge as the new Sentry? Or will their awesome power destroy...

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