Thunderbolts: Winter Soldiers (Thunderbolts

by Jim Zub, Jon Malin (artist), Kurt Busiek

Collects Thunderbolts (2016) #1-12.

The Winter Soldier leads a new team of Thunderbolts! Bucky Barnes recruits a squad of renegades - but are they heroes or villains? Do even they know for sure?! They're on a rampage across the Marvel Universe, hunting down and destroying bizarre, mind-bending threats - all the while harboring one of their own! And among their number is the serial manipulator Moonstone! What could go wrong? How about a gut-wrenching battle for leadership, an alien threat and super-team showdowns with the All-New Inhumans and the Squadron Supreme?! As CIVIL WAR II rages, the Winter Soldier takes on Spider-Man! But Steve Rogers wants to know where Bucky's loyalties lie. The Thunderbolts used to be the Masters of Evil - and if Baron Zemo has his way, their villainous legacy will be reclaimed with the infinite power of a Cosmic Cube!

Genres: Graphic Novels

Kindle Edition

Published March 5, 2025

About the author

Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past fifteen years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Capcom, Hasbro, Bandai-Namco and Mattel.

He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really fun but ended on a cliffhanger and I have NO idea where the story continues

[Lewis Manalo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being a relatively minor team in Marvel Comics, The Thunderbolts often go on wild, off-beat adventures that take place in those narrow gaps between major Marvel events. Putting Bucky Barnes at the helm ends up limiting the storyline. He's too loyal to Steve Rogers to escape the orbit of the Avengers for very long, and (it's a lot to explain) the superpowered "child" on the team makes The Thunderbolts too much the center of attention.

With SHIELD, the Avengers, and Spider-Man all over the team, the antics of team regulars like Moonstone and Fixer feel like an afterthought.

The Thunderbolts have gone through a lot of rosters through the years, and this one, unfortunately, disappoints.

[Julia Pika · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art was okay. I really didn't like the team all that much--I ended up only caring about Bucky & Kobik. I'd love a Bucky & Kobik series TBH...