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Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 3

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.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,216 pages50 full issues

Book 3 of 3 in Thunderbolts by Busiek & Nicieza · 0 of 3 owned · 3,520 pages in all

Setup & reading order

2 earlier books in this run come first
  1. 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.

The books

This book

Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 3

Omnibus hardcover · 1,216 pages · Unowned

Book 3 of 3 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn

Busiek and Nicieza’s Thunderbolts stories conclude across the team’s changing identities.

See reading checkpoints
Released 2 May 2023 · 1,216 pages · Tom Grummett cover9781302950378Planned edition
Thunderbolts (1997)#64–75, #100–109
Avengers/Thunderbolts (2004)#1–6
New Thunderbolts (2004)#1–18
Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo — Born Better (2007)#1–4
Earth-616 Primary
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. 3

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things 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.