Product Description

Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They're America's newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment's notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They're All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts - making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel's Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find - if it exists at all! Collects Thunderbolts #110-115, Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures, & Thunderbolts stories from Civil War: Choosing Sides and Civil War: The Initiative.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #345116 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Spectacular
In the aftermath of Civil War, a new team of Tunderbolts have been assembled to take down unregistered superheroes. No longer a team of former villains looking for redemption, these new Thunderbolts are operated by Norman "Green Goblin" Osborne, and consist of Songbird, Moonstone, Radioactive Man, Swordsman, Penance, Venom, and Bullseye. Kept on short leashes thanks to nanites in their blood, these new Thunderbolts embark on their first odyssee by taking down Jack Flag and the Steel Spider, all the while planning their own hidden agendas. There could not have been a better guy to tackle writing the new Thunderbolts than Warren Ellis, as his characterizations of the characters are what really make Thunderbolts: Faith in Monsters so good. From a severely bipolar and Spider-Man obsessed Norman Osborne, to the masochistic Penance ,to the ever deadly and murderous Bullseye; Ellis' Thunderbolts are edgy, entertaining, and incredibly enjoyable. The artwork from Mike Deodato only adds to Ellis' dark tale, and is stellar work as well from an artist that we don't see enough of these days. All in all, the first volume of Warren Ellis' smashing new take on the Thunderbolts is definitely worth picking up for Thunderbolts and/or Ellis fans, and even if you're not, you should still give Faith in Monsters a look.

Not as good as I expected
Coming from Civil War, we have a new villians team. OK. But why is it so similar to 80's Suicide Squad, if it's supposed to be new? And where are the great antagonists for these new "fighters" ?

I like Ellis very much, I believe Planetary is one of the best things I've ever read in my 25 years of comics, but here he seems a little like a fish out of water, but make no mistake: his average work is better than most stories being told nowadays.

My countryman Deodato produces a good art, notice how he draws Norman Osborn like a (not so) younger version of Tommy Lee Jones. And Norman Osborn is really the best thing in this book, easily.

Really. Really. Good.
This revamp of the Tbolts series is more than anyone could ask for. The premise of a group of government sponsored supervillains masquerading (it's really about all you can call it with the exception of the honest intentions of Songbird and Radioactive Man) as law enforcement and bringing in D-list Marvel heroes is awesome. Deodato's art is dark and fits the book well and Ellis' writing is quick, smart, and enjoyable. Overall this series was great in single issues but the story flows better in trade form and provides for an extremly fun and rewarding read.