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Thunderbolts: Dark Reign Omnibus

Warren Ellis · Christos Gage · Andy Diggle · Jeff Parker · Mike Deodato Jr.

Story era 08 · Wars on Every Front

Ellis, Diggle and Parker follow the Thunderbolts through Civil War and Dark Reign, with Norman Osborn central to the team’s changing purpose.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,328 pages54 full issues

One-book project: Thunderbolts: Civil War to Dark Reign

Setup & reading order

  1. After Thunderbolts #75 in classic Omnibus Vol. 3

    Read Thunderbolts #76–81 in Dark Reign, return to classic Vol. 3 for Avengers/Thunderbolts #1–6, New Thunderbolts #1–18, 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.

Useful background and earlier stops: Thunderbolts by Busiek & Nicieza · Bendis Avengers Phase 1 · Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege.

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

UnownedThunderbolts: Dark Reign OmnibusWarren Ellis · Christos Gage · Andy Diggle · Jeff Parker · Mike Deodato Jr.1,328 pp
This book

Thunderbolts: Dark Reign Omnibus

Omnibus hardcover · 1,328 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · Wars on Every Front

Thunderbolts #76–81 connects the earlier team to the later Civil War and Dark Reign stories in #110–143.

See reading checkpoints
Released 19 May 2026 · 1,328 pages · Marko Djurdjević cover9781302968618Planned edition
Thunderbolts (1997)#76–81, #110–143
Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures (2007)#1
Thunderbolts: Breaking Point (2007)#1
Thunderbolts: International Incident (2008)#1
Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness (2008)#1
Penance: Relentless (2007)#1–5
Deadpool (2008)#8–9
Secret Warriors (2009)#7–9
Civil War: Choosing Sides (2006) (partial — Thunderbolts story)#1
Civil War: The Initiative (2007) (partial — Thunderbolts story)#1
Earth-616 Primary

Collects two separated stretches of the title (#76–81 and #110 onward); the reading checkpoint interleaves it with Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 3 in publication order.

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: Dark Reign Omnibus

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

Things to know
  • Reception is strongest for the Ellis/Gage/Diggle core and weaker for the omnibus’s final stretch.
  • The Civil War and Dark Reign volume interrupts classic Vol. 3’s chronology, with one reading checkpoint preserving publication order.