Thunderbolts #12

This issue ties the Thunderbolts directly into Marvel's 2017 Secret Empire event with a cover that pulses with fiery red tension — Winter Soldier and Falcon surge upward in a dynamic charge while a battered cluster of teammates, including a pink-haired figure and a robotic-eyed combatant, struggle in the chaos below, sword gleaming at the ready. Writer Jim Zub and artist Jon Malin bring the team to a boiling point in part three of "Return of the Masters," with Malin's kinetic linework and Matt Yackey's scorched color palette making the stakes feel viscerally real. A compelling chapter for anyone following the Thunderbolts through one of Marvel's most turbulent crossover moments.