rosebuddy22's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
kamaria's review
4.0
I only decided to read the Thunderbolts Classics because I'm a completionist, since they feature quite prominently in a few Avengers comics from the same era, just before they Disassembled. Reading about the T-bolts is not at all necessary to understand what's going on with the Avengers, but I recommend it.
I found these comics a lot more fun than the Avengers, who are most of the time a bit dumb. Busiek is also in charge of writing this but it feels fresh and entertaining. I don't know if it's because he had more freedom to write these characters, but his characterisation is more believable. I already know how it ends, who gets redemption, who returns to their ways, but I'm still interested in reading how they got there.
Again, the art is also done by Pérez. I'm simply not a fan, but it's very usual 90s-2000s Marvel. You just have to put up with it to read the stories. And there are people who love it. Thankfully, some of the issues were drawn by Mark Bagley, whose art is more stylised, and those I did enjoy.
I found these comics a lot more fun than the Avengers, who are most of the time a bit dumb. Busiek is also in charge of writing this but it feels fresh and entertaining. I don't know if it's because he had more freedom to write these characters, but his characterisation is more believable. I already know how it ends, who gets redemption, who returns to their ways, but I'm still interested in reading how they got there.
Again, the art is also done by Pérez. I'm simply not a fan, but it's very usual 90s-2000s Marvel. You just have to put up with it to read the stories. And there are people who love it. Thankfully, some of the issues were drawn by Mark Bagley, whose art is more stylised, and those I did enjoy.
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