Thunderbolts: Doomstrike

Thunderbolts by Collin Kelly

by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Tommaso Bianchi (Illustrator)

Revolution...or rebellion...like lightning! Doom took over the world - and Bucky Barnes helped him do it. To atone for his unwitting role in Doom's triumph, Bucky assembles a team with one burn it all down. But when Bucky's saboteurs - including Black Widow and Songbird - launch a no-holds-barred campaign to tear Doom's Empire apart, the newfound emperor of Earth decides to prove that revolution ends in blood. Ghost Rider '44, Sharon Carter, U.S.Agent and the Midnight Angels join the action - but standing in the way of the Thunderbolts are…the Thunderbolts?! Who will win in the battle of new vs. old? And just what does Doom have planned if he can get his hands on Bucky?

Collecting DOOMSTRIKE (2025) #1-5.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels

120 pages, Paperback

Published February 17, 2026

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.1 stars

I wasn’t expecting much from this book, event tie-in as it is, but ended up really enjoying it. Really nice artwork and a stirring, fast-paced story with lots of action. It was also great seeing most of the original Thunderbolts together again. (No Jolt, though, and she’s my favourite T-Bolt.)

[hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

rating & reviewing this comic run as one instead of reviewing each individual comic!

love a marvel comic about resistance and fighting fascism.

with bucky being the main character in thunderbolts: doomstrike, we got a lot of content of his relationship with natasha which as always i absolutely adored. i still want bucky to go back to having the winter soldier name but i guess i'm going to have to accept that he's now called the revolution (edit: he goes back to the winter soldier immediately after the end of this comic).

"it's us. the black widow and the revolution. we're the thunderbolts."

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kelly and Lanzing continue (conclude?) their Bucky story, building off of the end of Thunderbolts: Worldstrike to bring us the One World Under Doom tie-in, Doomstrike. As Bucky tries to take down Doom with aid from familiar and new faces, everything seems to grow more and more hopeless, especially when Doom recruits the old Thunderbolts to take him down.

I've enjoyed Kelly and Lanzing's Captain America stories for the past few years - I've said before that it's a damn shame their previous run was cut so short. But these Thunderbolts minis have scratched the itch for more quite nicely, and their musings about revolution and standing up to the Man couldn't be more relevant now if they tried.

Bucky's the main character focus of course, but there are some nice little nods to the others involved, especially when the old Thunderbolts turn up. We don't get a lot of time with them, but Kelly and Lanzing show in a very short time that they understand those characters - Atlas is out of his depth, Fixer's just trying to get ahead, and Moonstone's a nutcase at the best of times. Plus Songbird's here, and I love me some Songbird.

The only drawback here was the artwork - I think it might have been the colouring rather than the pencils, because some panels look awesome while others are just incomprehensible blobs, and there's no rhyme or reason between the pages as to why this is the case. It's serviceable, but I feel like it could have been so much better with a little more refinement.

[Shivesh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The narrative often feels uneven—moments of sharp action are undercut by sluggish pacing and exposition-heavy dialogue. Doom’s presence adds gravitas, but his machinations overshadow character development, leaving the squad’s internal dynamics underexplored. The climax hints at larger consequences but resolves too abruptly, more setup than payoff. Overall, it’s a competent but flawed entry: entertaining in bursts, weighed down by structural issues, and an okay tie in with the larger Doom narrative.

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Thunderbolts have brought another run to end. This time a run existing within the reign of Emperor Victor von Doom. This was a good team that got better by the end and a story that had real consequences for the world. I was shocked with what they actually did in a side story of an event.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4
Finished my first One World Under Doom tie-in. But a long way to go for the event still, I believe.

Old school Thunderbolts fan. This was a pretty decent reunion.

But..."Revolution"? 🤮

[Fazun · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[reinette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Someone give John Walker a break, for heaven's sake 😭