THUNDERBOLTS #118Written by Warren Ellis
Art by Mike Deodato
Remember when Venom ate that guys arm? That was pretty cool, but how could Ellis possibly top that? Well, this issue answers it by having Venom eat everybody! Well, not everybody, but definitely a couple guys. And no, not just arms, but the entire body, piece by piece. However, I get the sneaking suspicion that Venom might not be a Thunderbolt member much longer...
This issue takes a different turn than what I was expecting based on last month's issue. I thought the prisoners were going to use their powers to escape and kill the Thunderbolts, but they were no where to be seen this issue. They might be responsible for Swordsman's actions, there was no indication of it here.
Not that that's a bad thing though. There's a lot of incredible stuff that happened this issue. Norman continues to go insane. Not sure if this is due to Moonstone's messing with his pills or from the prisoners, but he's the only one seeing that Green Goblin mask and is quickly cracking under all the pressure this issue. Next up is the Zeus blowing up in the hangar, killing multiple guards in the process. It was later revealed to have been caused by Swordsman, which I'll get to in a bit.
Venom, who I talked about briefly above, went insane and started killing and eating entire platoons of guards. Apparently the symbiote is tired of Scorpion blaming it for killing and his being a general pussy and is taking control of his body, which led to the various eatings and killings. Finally, Swordsman undying love for his sister has caused him to go insane, shave his head and start calling himself Baron Strucker, after his nazi father. He's bought off dozens of guards at the base and started taking it over so that he can force Norman to give him the clone of his sister. Again, not sure if this is because of the prisoners doing a mind job on everyone or if Ellis is just dismantling the team he put together.
There was one thing I didn't really understand. There was a scene that showed random anti-Thunderbolts posters with random sayings on them, kind of like "Thunderbolts are the secret police". Showed them in subways and on bus stops and other assorted places. Something to do with the current storyline? Future story? Beats me.
Verdict - Must Read. This issue was just plain awesome. Everyone on the T-bolts is losing it and I'm loving it. Venom hasn't been this good since he was first introduced and this arc is shaping up to be better than the last one.
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