Thunderbolts #119If you didn't know it was coming, you should have. Thunderbolts #119 came out last week and, much like I expected, was the highlight of my pull list. In my opinion, Ellis and Deodato can do no wrong when it comes to this title. I guess I should have saved this for the end of the review. Still looking for the details? Read on.

Warren Ellis, like in the issues before this, seems to be getting better and better at juggling the whole story and keeping the focus on each character one at a time. The comic has almost evolved from a story about a team of misfits into several small stories about the individual characters that make up the team. What seems to be happening now is that everyone's stories are starting to clash with one another which is leading us, the readers and the Thunderbolts members, down the road of destruction. Ellis' T-bolts continue to dazzle in my opinion.

Mike Deodato's art is the same as it always has been. That's not a bad thing, for the record. Deodato's work still stands as a great contrast to all of the other much friendlier comics that I usually read. It's grisly, violent and completely out of control. I wouldn't have it any other way. Deodato's art still, as always, meshes with Ellis' writing to paint a wonderfully scary picture.

I know that by now my reviews of Thunderbolts seem to be fairly repetitious but it's just such a consistent series that the T-bolts team of Ellis and Deodato seem to be completely unstoppable. They're still, in my opinion, one of the best things going at Marvel right now. Thunderbolts #119 proves that beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Thunderbolts #119
POA Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆
8.9/10 (How'd you get that?)

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Written by: Mike Haynes
Posted on: Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 9:00 am
Archived under: Comic Reviews, Marvel





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5 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. MidKnightReply to this comment
    Mar 21st, 2008

    I read it a couple days ago. Loved it.

  2. Mike HaynesReply to this comment
    Mar 21st, 2008

    It’s been a long time since I read a Thunderbolts comic I didn’t like. Ellis and Deodato are one of the best pairs working at Marvel.

  3. MidKnightReply to this comment
    Mar 21st, 2008

    I agree. Marvel has been lacking alot lately in my opinion. Working more off of hype then substance. But the, Thunderbolts, have really been keeping it more about the heart of a comic then anything.

  4. Mike HaynesReply to this comment
    Mar 22nd, 2008

    Not to mention, Civil War and the enforcement of the superhuman registration act really worked out well for the team.

  5. MidKnightReply to this comment
    Mar 22nd, 2008

    I am really anxious to see how this story arc ends.

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