The read through of the Bendis era Avengers has probably taken it's biggest detour yet by reading this book. The Thunderbolts have very close ties to the Avengers and they actually have an important role to play in the Civil War and it's aftermath. I really like the Tom Grummett art - clean superhero storytelling. ( )

I bought this because I'm a big fan of Fabian Nicieza's work. Unfortunately, this seems to be a clunker (the only one I've read from him so far). I wasn't familiar with the characters before reading this collection, and I'm still not familiar with the characters having finished it. I had very little idea what was going on at any given time. I wouldn't recommend this one unless you're very familiar with the Thunderbolts already. ( )