Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 1
Kurt Busiek · Fabian Nicieza · Mark Bagley · Tom Grummett
Story era 06 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
Busiek and Nicieza develop the Thunderbolts from their initial reveal into a sustained story of redemption and difficult moral choices.
Book 1 of 3 in Thunderbolts by Busiek & Nicieza · 0 of 3 owned · 3,520 pages in all
Setup & reading order
- After Thunderbolts #75 in Omnibus Vol. 3
Switch to Dark Reign for #76–81, return to Vol. 3 for Avengers/Thunderbolts, New Thunderbolts, #100–109, and Zemo: Born Better, then resume Dark Reign at #110.
Optional context & path
Path: Thunderbolts. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Thunderbolts classic omnibus discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Comic Book Herald — Thunderbolts by Busiek and Bagley Omnibus review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia — Thunderbolts by Busiek & Nicieza (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 3 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
The Masters of Evil debut as replacement heroes at the start of the Heroes Return period.
See reading checkpoints9781302927073Planned edition#0–33, #-1#1997#449#7#7#1#12#1Hulk #449 and Avengers #12 repeat in the David Hulk and Busiek Avengers collections. Read those guest appearances once as part of the Thunderbolts’ early story here; Tales of the Marvel Universe #1 contributes only its Thunderbolts feature.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication · Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 1
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Avengers (1998) #12Show exact issues
Incredible Hulk (1968) #449Things to know
Collecting rule: Vol. 1 begins the story; later volumes continue beyond #33.
- Three large omnibuses continue through a title-numbering gap and the New Thunderbolts relaunch.