Fantastic Four Annual
Volume: 1
Issue: 3
Bedlam at the Baxter Building
Writers: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Vince Colletta, Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott
Colours: Stan Goldberg
Covers: Jack Kirby, Mike Esposito, Stan Goldberg, Sam Rosen
Marvel
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Girl you could have absolutely just used the front door 😭😭
Thunderbolts #43 (2000)
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“The Origin of the Thunderbolts,” Thunderbolts Annual (Vol. 1/1997), #1.
Writer: Kurt Busiek; Pencilers: Mark Bagley, Bob McLeod, Tom Grummett, Ron Randall, Gene Colan, Darick Robertson, George Perez, and Chris Marinnan; Inkers: Al Milgrom, Will Blyberg, Scott Koblish, Jim Sanders, Tom Palmer, Bruce D. Patterson, Karl Kesel, and Andrew Pepoy; Colorist: Joe Rosas; Letterer: Dave Lanphear
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“Storm Clouds Gathering,” Thunderbolts (Vol. 1/1997), #57.
Writer: Fabien Nicieza; Penciler: Patrick Zircher; Inker: Al Vey; Colorist: Hi-Fi Design; Letterer: Richard Starkings, Albert Deschesne, and Comicraft
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a thing that occurs very often in media is that characters who are not in a relationship get treated as "less important" by the narrative. this is why david j*nkins thinks his show is kind to his queer characters- he regards only the queer characters who are in relationships as *the important queer characters* and yes, they did all get happy endings- but. but. now that con has officially confirmed that izzy goes through a coming out arc this season AND DIES - in a show where none of the other characters go through the same internal turmoil leading to self acceptance of their queer identities its becoming increasingly unclear how the writer himself could think this is a kind ending for queer people. and its becoming increasingly clear why izzy didnt get a love interest this season as well. if he did, could the notion that this isnt "bury ur gays" and kind be maintained so easily? its never explicitly stated in the show that izzy is gay, and im sorry but i think it was left this ambiguous on purpose. at the end he is not a queer disabled elder whos just begun to accept himself dying, he is just a father figure whos dying, plainly said by jenkins, changing the narrative completely - and we all know why
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*sigh*
After Marvel announced the the lineup for the Thunderbolts movie a week ago, I needed some time to compose my thoughts. Short version: I don't like it.
I'm already seeing the usual discourse about whether the movie is "too woke" (???) and whether putting Bucky Barnes in the team screws up various ships and headcanons. Meanwhile the people who played themselves into thinking Justin Hammer was guaranteed to be in this film (???) are crying in their drinks. I just want to be clear that my problem with the movie isn't related to any of that nonsense.
I started reading the Thunderbolts comic book the day it came out 25 years ago. I loved it. That sort of thing doesn't happen to me very often, so when I do go so hard for something, it's a big deal to me. So I never liked it when Marvel Comics would rework Thunderbolts to be a generic team book, featuring whatever characters happen to be cool or convenient to the story they want to tell. The general trend is that the original cast have been overshadowed by more popular characters passing through, until now they never seem to get to do anything anymore. It got harder and harder for me to enjoy my favorite comic, until I couldn't anymore.
By 2013 it was impossible to predict what a Thunderbolts movie would be about because the general message of the source material was "do whatever you want, it doesn't matter." I can't say I expected to get what I wanted. I hoped I might. But I didn't really expect it, after years of the comics dicking me around. And now that the movie is about to be the main thing people associate with the brand, I doubt I'll ever get what I want from Marvel, in any form.
I'm not going to be able to enjoy this movie. (Which is a shame, because I probably would enjoy it if they named it literally anything else.) That said, my choices are to whine about it for the rest of my life or get past it. So I'm going to move on.
But here's the deal: I'm not the only one in OG Thunderbolts fandom who feels this way. I know it might seem like a dead fandom, but since I've always been here I always see the rest of you, even if you're just passing through. Maybe you read the old comics. Maybe you got into MCU Zemo and you were hoping he could do what he did in the comics. Maybe you're a Moonstone fan from when Dark Reign was a thing, or you just think Songbird looks neat. Or maybe you just like some of the later characters that weren't big names (like Radioactive Man or Boomerang or Centurius or Satana), who haven't been up to much lately. The point is, you're not the only one, and I want to hear from you.
Because I may be moving on, but I'm not going anywhere.
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