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Marvel Matters: What to read ahead of (and after) Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*

Get justice (and a little bit of lightning) with these five best Thunderbolts comics recs ahead of Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*.

It's the Marvel Comics team we've always wanted in the MCU but never thought we'd see: the Thunderbolts. Based on a comics storyline that Marvel itself flagged as "the greatest trick ever pulled," Thunderbolts* brings a new superhero team in to the MCU as the big one (The Avengers) is MIA following Avengers: Endgame - and the motivations of these 'heroes' isn't always heroic.

With Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* hitting theaters May 2, we have accumulated a list of the best Thunderbolts comics to read before and after - from ones Marvel itself is promoting as a thematic tie-in to the movie, to ones we ourselves as long-time comics fans will give you with no guff. We're not listing all the great Thunderbolts comics, just the top Thunderbolts comics as you go see the movie.

Thunderbolts: Justice, Like Lightning

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Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel, Newsarama, CBR, and more. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)

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