Thunderbolts #101

Thunderbolts #101 brings a surprisingly tender moment to Marvel's team of reformed villains, with this 2006 cover by Tom Grummett (pencils) and Gary Erskine (inks) depicting two armored figures — one in a dark tactical suit with a distinctive masked helmet, the other in gold-accented armor with flowing two-toned hair — locked in a close, emotional embrace. It's a striking contrast of hardened heroics and genuine human connection, hinting that complicated relationships are very much part of the team's ongoing story. Fabian Nicieza writes and "Why Ask Why?" sounds like exactly the kind of question this series loves to wrestle with.