They were former villains who sought redemption,
struggling to make the world believe they truly were the
heroes they’d previously pretended to be. After a devastating
break-up, however, the Thunderbolts are now shattered... and
worse, manipulated by the man who originally gathered
them together for his own evil ends: Baron Zemo.
 
ISSUES
  
BARON ZEMO
  The latest in the Zemo family to take up the mantle of evil, Helmut Zemo created both the Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts. Forced into hiding under unknown circumstances, the Baron is carefully manipulating his pawns into the perfect weapon to use against his enemies - namely: everybody…
by CHRIS MUNN
and STEVE CROSBY 

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MOONSTONE
by CHRIS MUNN
 Once a leading psychologist, Karla Sofen’s desire for power turned her to a life of crime. Powered by the extraterrestrial Moongem, Sofen possesses enhanced strength, flight, and the ability to project force blasts from her hands. As intelligent as she is devious, Moonstone has gathered a new team of Thunderbolts at the request of Justin Hammer. 

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GOLIATH

Having adopted many names during his criminal career,
the reformed Erik Josten was known as Atlas during his
time with the Thunderbolts. Possessing both the size-
changing powers of Goliath and ionic energy from his
time as Power Man, Josten has been rethinking
his stance as a hero.

by MIKE EXNER III 

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by BEN JOLLEY
SONGBIRD
 

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 Once known as Screaming Mimi, Melissa Gold was
given the identity of Songbird upon the formation of
the Thunderbolts by Baron Zemo. Able to transform
sound waves into solid energy, Melissa has withdrawn
into depression after the tragic events of the team's
last mission.
   
THE BEETLE

In the armored guise of The Beetle, Abe Jenkins battled
Spider-Man and Daredevil, then reformed under the name
MACH-1. After being jailed for murder, Abe relinquished
this identity too; now, free from prison and on the outs
with his former teammates, Jenkins has returned to his
original Beetle identity.
 
TAPROOT
Botanist Samuel Smithers developed a gun that could
stimulate and control plantlife and adopted the villainous
identity of Plantman; he was, however, defeated repeatedly by various superheroes, making him a joke among his peers. Recently his body has transformed as a result of his gun's energy, rendering him more plant than man as Taproot.
 
BLACKLASH
When his life as a Maggia wiseguy went belly up, Mark
Scarlotti took up a costume and a cybernetic whip and
became the assassin known as Blacklash, one of Iron
Man’s most fearsome enemies. Now, when not pursuing
reconciliation with his wife and daughter, Mark spends
his time with his two partners, Boomerang and Blizzard.
 
BOOMERANG
A former baseball player, Fred Myers left his native
Australia and became the super-powered assassin known
as Boomerang, utilizing these weapons as his signature
weapon of murder. Though wary of the direction his life
is taking, Meyers is determined to stick by his best mates, Blizzard and Blacklash, through thick and thin.
 
BLIZZARD
Donny Gill, a former small-time hood, inherited the identity of the former Iron Man villain Blizzard, with a suit that allowed him to manipulate cryogenics and sub-zero temperatures. Uneasy about his position as a super-villain, Donny fell in love with Songbird and was the person responsible for taking care of her after the disbanding of the Thunderbolts.
 
CITIZEN V
The grandson of the original Citizen V, John Watkiss III was rendered comatose several years ago during a mission for the V-Batallion. During his time of inactivity, Baron Zemo adopted the guise of Citizen V, tarnishing the mantle's reputation. Upon awakening to find the V-Batallion completely destroyed, Watkiss has vowed revenge on Zemo.