Anna Daniels
The Thunderbolts have a bit of a checkered history; debuting in 1997, the team was initially presented (in The Incredible Hulk #449) as a straight-up superhero team, before a final panel twist (considered to be one of the more jaw-dropping such twists in comics history) revealed them to be the supervillain team the Masters of Evil in disguise.
Eventually, the members of the team rejected their villainous ways (and their nefarious leader, Baron Zemo), to pursue their destiny as heroes. In addition to “Thunderbolt” Ross/Red Hulk and Zemo, the team’s members have included Eric O’Grady, the the “Irredeemable” third Ant-Man; Mac Gargan, the former Scorpion and second character to host the Venom symbiote; Yelena Belova, the second Black Widow; Brock Rumlow, the mercenary known as Crossbones; Frank Castle, the infamous Punisher; Cain Marko, the Juggernaut; the conflicted villain known as Ghost; “Power Man” Luke Cage; Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier; and Wade Wilson, also known as everyone’s favorite “Merc with a Mouth,” Deadpool.
The Marvel rumor mill has been working overtime to crank out unsubstantiated reports that not only will Ross be Hulking out in the near future (perhaps in the upcoming She-Hulk Disney+ series), but that a feature film — or, say some sources, a Disney+ show — featuring some incarnation of the Thunderbolts is also in development.
Written by: Looper
