I really don’t know what to say to you if you haven’t been reading Thunderbolts. Nothing fulfills my desire for senseless violence and unwarranted destruction better than Norman Osborn and his band of misfits. Issue 118 was no exception to that rule as we saw the team fall further into chaos than ever before.

Warren Ellis manages to juggle between the characters in a such a fashion that they each have their own time in the spotlight. There’s something nice about seeing a team presented that way as opposed to the usual New Avengers snooze-fest that’s been going on lately. Osborn’s slow breakdown and Penance’s struggle with his own sanity has been written out flawlessly. Ellis is arguably one of Marvel’s best writers going right now.

Mike Deodato’s artwork fits in so well with the dark tones of Ellis’ writing and it seems that the two are working more and more seamlessly as the issues go on. It’s dark, gritty and violent. Thunderbolts and Deodato were meant to be. Best panel of issue #118 would easily be the all-out assault by Venom on a team of guards. Venom bites off the arm of a guard, rips him into pieces and then tears his claws through the other. Deodato is a genius.

It’s hard to say anything bad about this issue or the comic as a whole. Everything just flows so nicely and leaves just enough to make you drool for the next issue. This comic, along with Thor, make up the two best Marvel titles of the past couple weeks. Disappointment-free content available in both comics.

Read Thunderbolts #118, what did you think? Leave a comment and let us know! Have an idea what will push Osborn to his breaking point? Vote on our poll!