Thunderbolts # 114 - Faith In Monsters, Part 5
is a comic book published by Marvel Publishing & released on 5 / 9 / 2007Plot Summary
A mission to capture the Steel Spider goes awry when two other rogue heroes accidentally cross the Thunderbolts’ path. Do the likes of Sepulchre and American Eagle even stand a chance?
American Eagle heads into the city to have a talk with the Steel Spider regarding problems he is causing (see last issue). Steel Spider is acting paranoid, thinking that American Eagle is either with the Thunderbolts (which are flying overhead) or that he sent them. American Eagle denies both accusations but Steel Spider doesn't stop acting difficult. American Eagle doesn't really make any headway with Steel Spider because as they're talking, the Thunderbolts attack.
Thinking quickly, American Eagle harpoons Moonstone to the Thunderbolts ship, taking her out of the battle. American Eagle gets dropped by Songbird while Venom is knocked off of the building by Steel Spider who also engages Radioactive Man and Swordsman. The two of them get the better of him and throw him off the building too. Venom starts causing trouble on the street and Shadowoman, who is on the way to a job interview, is forced to fight him to protect civilians. At the same time, Swordsman attacks Steel Spider but gets sent through a building. Songbird carries Radioactive Man down into the battle on the street.
Elsewhere, Moonstone is being treated by paramedics. The rod through her arm had ripped out a chunk of flesh when the Thunderbolts plane had flown off and she'd dropped to the ground. In her anger she orders that Bullseye be released.
Back in the battle, American Eagle is helping Shadowoman deal with Venom when Songbird and Radioactive Man land to join in the fight. Penance and Steel Spider also arrive so the battle can really start.
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Ha bet you didn't see this coming.
Reviewed by reaper2923 on Nov. 24, 2009. reaper2923 has written 20 reviews. His/her last review was for The Next Age. 27 out of 32 users recommend his reviews. |
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The best thing to come out of Civil War
Reviewed by The Outsider on May 14, 2007. The Outsider has written 127 reviews. His/her last review was for Part 2: Origins. 7 out of 7 users recommend his reviews. |
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My favorite part about this series thus far is Norman Osborn. He doesn't make a single appearance in this issue, and I still enjoyed it more then most books that came out the same week. I've had no complaints since Warren Ellis took over Thunderbolts, and there's still so much on the horizon for this series.
The series thus far has been about the Bolts going after B-Listers sure, but most of the B-Listers featured thus far have been far more interesting then some characters that are being featured in their own solo books. This isn't because they were interesting before they're appearance here. How many people actually remember American Eagle and The Steel Spider? I don't remember either one of them, but I'm almost rooting for Steel Spider not to get killed by Bullseye because I actually would like to read more of him... written by Ellis though. That won't happen of course, but it just goes to show how Ellis is able to use characters that might seem worthless to some, and actually get something out of them.
This issue is almost wall to wall action, which is fine really because the issues leading up to it had plenty of plot, and built up to this nicely. So far Ellis has done no wrong and found a nice balance between action and plot/character development from issue to issue. Not having Osborn in this issue for example didn't take anything away from it, but just made me look forward to the next issue to see if he'll be there.
Deodato's art is also perfect for Ellis' script. He manages to illustrate a gritty realistic world with superheroes in it, and they don't feel out of place. The chaotic fight sequences feel exactly like that, without making the artwork itself feel chaotic. I just couldn't imagine anyone else on this book right now.
The reboot of Thunderbolts could very well be the best thing that came out of Civil War followed closely by Avengers: The Initiative.
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