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Arriving in August…

THUNDERBOLTS #4
JIM ZUB (W) • JON MALIN (A/C)
• The Squadron Supreme delivers justice to an unjust world. Their new target — The Thunderbolts. Someone call Damage Control, ’cause this is gonna get ugly…

32 PGS/Rated T+ $3.99

Over on Marvel.com I do a quick run down of characters who have lead the Thunderbolts in the past, explaining their strengths and weaknesses and contrasting them with the current version of the team. Check it out.

The first issue of Thunderbolts, my new ongoing superhero series at Marvel, has finally arrived. Here are some highlights of reaction to the launch…

• Adventures In Poor Taste: 9.5/10 “This is a great first issue that introduces the team, their purpose, and its identity. If you’re not hooked by the last page, you wouldn’t know a good thing if it ripped your heart out.”

• Arsenal Comics and Games: “The writing is really, really good.”…”It reminds me of something you’d see in a Marvel movie.”

• Bam! Smack! Pow!: “The way the issue jumps right into the action is fantastic”

• Comic Boiz: ” There is a very surprising ending that makes me really want to know what happens next.”

• Comic Book Resources: 8/10 “Zub and Malin turn the volume is up to 11 throughout, from word to page.”…”Thunderbolts” #1 is refreshingly fun to read.”

• Comic Frontline: 9/10 “Zub really gave this a unique team dynamic and, for the first time, I really like the Winter Soldier.”

• Comic Spectrum: 9/10 “Liking Kobik, liking this team of characters, and loving the art makes this a must read addition to my reading list.”

• Comic Vine: “You can see the potential here, and I’ll definitely be back for the next issue.”

• Comicosity: 7.5/10 “Jim Zub definitely gets the tone of the Thunderbolts right, as this issue felt like a logical continuation of the team’s mythos.”

• Critical Blast: 9/10 “Real solid writing and art here. Bucky Barnes proves to be a great addition to the Thunderbolts formula”

• Fanboy SEO: “Thunderbolts #1 is an enjoyable romp, and I’m really happy to see the OG team again in some form.”

• Geek Ireland: 7.5/10 “…an oddly pleasing, energetic blast from the past.”

• Hybrid Network: 8/10 “Thunderbolts is an entertaining read that you won’t regret having picked up.”

• IGN: “writer Jim Zub is able to find a new sense of vulnerability to humanity in Bucky.”

• Nerdophiles: “For readers who are ready for a stylistic, frequently shocking period piece, it promises to be a thrill-ride.”

• Nothing But Comics: “Often humorous in their dialogue but with a plot that is always moving and vibrant, Zub’s iteration of the Thunderbolts is instantly endearing.”

• Pastrami Nation: 8.5/10 “Thunderbolts was one of my favorite series when it was first released, so to see the book relaunched and under the creative work of Zub and Malin, I couldn’t be happier.”

• Reading With a Flight Ring: “Jon has a great eye for composition, storytelling – how to use pages and panels for an effective flow – and he definitely brings emotion to the table.”

• Rogues Portal: “Buy It. I think that this comic has some major potential”

• The Court of Nerds: 8/10 “Jim Zub wrote a fun-as-$#@% comic that brings in a new era of Bucky and the Thunderbolts and for that I say, huzzah.”

• The Geek Who Landed: “Welcome back to my pull list Thunderbolts and to a new group of readers discovering them in the process, this series is already rocking and rolling from the start.”

• Too Dangerous: “Overall, Thunderbolts #1 is an enjoyably old school comic.”

• Zanadu Comics: “Anything with Bucky Barnes the Winter Soldier is awesome.”