Thunderbolts review

I recently finished another series of comics from my collection, The Thunderbolts. An interesting idea that begins with former B-List villains who pose as superheros in an attempt to win their confidence and eventually betray it for world domination.

Brilliant story arcs that have conflict within the team. Some get used to playing the role of hero and have 2nd thoughts about returning to a lie of crime, others sit on within the grey aspect of it all and figure they'll be fine either way the wind blows. Others hold back to see what best benefits them and some of evil to the core. A very dynamic collection of character arcs that sadly starts to go off the rails after the first 24 issues. I think the writers got stuck looking for way to keep the story interesting and fell into the trap of repeating past story arcs with different or new characters. The series finds a lift in it's story telling around the 100th issue but by then you're kind of tired of the whole concept.

So overall, decent idea but poorly executed down the line.