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Thunderbolts Omnibus
Thunderbolts Omnibus, Vol. 2
Fabian Nicieza kicks off his run with a bang! Tragedy strikes the Thunderbolts as the team is targeted by a ruthless killer. But who — and why?! Meanwhile, Citizen V is unmasked at last! Moonstone learns far too much about the source of her power! And is the team ready for…Mach-2? As the Thunderbolts join forces with the Avengers to face Count Nefaria, old friends return, sacrifices are made and secrets are revealed! But will the T-Bolts finally earn their redemption — or go their separate ways? And what schemes are Baron Zemo concocting in the shadows? Featuring Graviton, the V-Battalion — and the Thunderbolts of Counter-Earth!
COLLECTING: Thunderbolts (1997) 34-63, Thunderbolts Annual 2000, Avengers (1998) 31-34, Avengers Annual 2000, Thunderbolts: Life Sentences (2001) 1, Thunderbolts: From the Marvel Vault (2011) 1, Citizen V and the V-Battalion (2001) 1-3, Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting (2002) 1-4
COLLECTING: Thunderbolts (1997) 34-63, Thunderbolts Annual 2000, Avengers (1998) 31-34, Avengers Annual 2000, Thunderbolts: Life Sentences (2001) 1, Thunderbolts: From the Marvel Vault (2011) 1, Citizen V and the V-Battalion (2001) 1-3, Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting (2002) 1-4
1168 pages, Hardcover
First published June 7, 2022
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About the author
Fabian Nicieza
2,023 books424 followersFabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
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April 29, 2023
This Omnibus took me for a ride of different emotions and thrills while also making me question what the fuck is happening.
So let's talk about the start. Fabian Nicieza takes over for Busiek on Thunderbolts as Busiek focus shifts more towards his major Avengers run at the time. And Fabian does a solid enough job to continue the story threads Busiek set up. I personally like both writers, so didn't bother me the change of hands when it came to writing except I believe Fabian tries to juggle TOO much. Setting up so many major storybeats that eventually will all be concluded but not before a couple dozen issues and a crossover to tell them. Leaving it feeling padded.
I do believe the very start of this run is great. Giving us a death out of nowhere, that almost feels so casual in the way it was done you have to appeciate it for feeling a bit too realistic in a shooting in public event. Once that happens we shift our attention to the Thunderbolts dealing with multiple threads, while scourge, a characters reveal who kind of left me wikipediaing him, returns, while Orge and Fixer have a major and kind of convulted storybeat, all leading to V grand return but this time a slight twist on all that.
Oh and as I mentioned, an avengers cross over happening to probably boost the Thunderbolts sales.
This is a lot to process, and honestly it left me confused at times and the lettering and heavy internal dialogue made some pages feel cluttered to the point of not enjoying the storybeats.
However, I kept going mostly thanks to Fabian having a good grasp on the characters and the art which was moving towards the early 2000s feel which felt cleaner.
Then after we do get to issue 50 things start to get a lot better for me.
Strip back all the high concept and 20 storylines, and have Graviton return. Yes, that psycho from the earlier stories in the first Omnibus, but this time Karla is at his side. The Thunderbolts are no more really, replaced by the Redeemers, and only Jolt and Charcoil are still a part of the thunderbolts. But when this evil villain returns things get messy real quick. A truly startling amount of deaths and brutal endings to characters while the old thunderbolts have to somehow work together as a team again to stop them. The second half of this Omnibus is by far my favorite part of it, and I was intrigued the entire time.
Except for the V mini series at the end. The first V mini wasn't bad, 3 parter, had a cool twist, and it was fun. The second wasn't nearly as interesting, kind of boring, been there done that, and it sadly was the very last story of this Omnibus besides the one shot issue at the end from a character who showed up previously in this Omnibus.
This one is a far more mixed bag than volume 1 for me. While I think volume 1 is far better constructed overall and more consisted, I do think this one tries to swing bigger and while I think the later half succeeds in a big way and I love the graviton story arc, I do believe the first half while fun can be overwhelming, and the V mini at the end is pretty bad. I'd say the art stays pretty solid throughout as well, with no major complaints. As we go on and get into the later issues, the art becomes easier and easier to follow, and I believe that's just due to the change in cleaner art in comics in early 2000s.
A 3 out of 5 overall.
So let's talk about the start. Fabian Nicieza takes over for Busiek on Thunderbolts as Busiek focus shifts more towards his major Avengers run at the time. And Fabian does a solid enough job to continue the story threads Busiek set up. I personally like both writers, so didn't bother me the change of hands when it came to writing except I believe Fabian tries to juggle TOO much. Setting up so many major storybeats that eventually will all be concluded but not before a couple dozen issues and a crossover to tell them. Leaving it feeling padded.
I do believe the very start of this run is great. Giving us a death out of nowhere, that almost feels so casual in the way it was done you have to appeciate it for feeling a bit too realistic in a shooting in public event. Once that happens we shift our attention to the Thunderbolts dealing with multiple threads, while scourge, a characters reveal who kind of left me wikipediaing him, returns, while Orge and Fixer have a major and kind of convulted storybeat, all leading to V grand return but this time a slight twist on all that.
Oh and as I mentioned, an avengers cross over happening to probably boost the Thunderbolts sales.
This is a lot to process, and honestly it left me confused at times and the lettering and heavy internal dialogue made some pages feel cluttered to the point of not enjoying the storybeats.
However, I kept going mostly thanks to Fabian having a good grasp on the characters and the art which was moving towards the early 2000s feel which felt cleaner.
Then after we do get to issue 50 things start to get a lot better for me.
Strip back all the high concept and 20 storylines, and have Graviton return. Yes, that psycho from the earlier stories in the first Omnibus, but this time Karla is at his side. The Thunderbolts are no more really, replaced by the Redeemers, and only Jolt and Charcoil are still a part of the thunderbolts. But when this evil villain returns things get messy real quick. A truly startling amount of deaths and brutal endings to characters while the old thunderbolts have to somehow work together as a team again to stop them. The second half of this Omnibus is by far my favorite part of it, and I was intrigued the entire time.
Except for the V mini series at the end. The first V mini wasn't bad, 3 parter, had a cool twist, and it was fun. The second wasn't nearly as interesting, kind of boring, been there done that, and it sadly was the very last story of this Omnibus besides the one shot issue at the end from a character who showed up previously in this Omnibus.
This one is a far more mixed bag than volume 1 for me. While I think volume 1 is far better constructed overall and more consisted, I do think this one tries to swing bigger and while I think the later half succeeds in a big way and I love the graviton story arc, I do believe the first half while fun can be overwhelming, and the V mini at the end is pretty bad. I'd say the art stays pretty solid throughout as well, with no major complaints. As we go on and get into the later issues, the art becomes easier and easier to follow, and I believe that's just due to the change in cleaner art in comics in early 2000s.
A 3 out of 5 overall.
March 25, 2023
The avengers crossover in this story is awesome. Fabian Nicieza steps in and continues the story that Kurt Busiek began and manages to hit the same high bar. Bagley continues the art for a good portion of this omnibus before Patrick Zircher steps in as the primary artist. Zircher has his own style that meets the same quality as Bagley and is an easy transition. This was an enjoyable read and has me looking forward to the next volume.
April 14, 2023
A much more uneven work than the previous Kurt Busiek run, this collection of storylines is weighed down by the exceedingly boring Citizen V & The V Battalion material here, and storylines that are basically riffing on previous plot beats told better. I really like Fabian Nicieza, but he had much stronger work to come at this point in his career.
May 9, 2023
great stories.. the citizen V stories where a bit of a bore. Great Artwork.
July 16, 2023
Absolutely brilliant. At least as good as the previous Kurt Busiek run.
Make sure you read the Invaders Omnibus before this, to fully appreciate the V Batallion stuff.
Make sure you read the Invaders Omnibus before this, to fully appreciate the V Batallion stuff.
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