Thunderbolts #122

Tied into Marvel's 2008 Secret Invasion event, this issue opens the "Running the Asylum" arc with a cover by Billy Tan that puts the Thunderbolts in full-on chaos — Venom looms massively overhead, symbiote maw wide open, while the team clashes in a furious tangle of blades, lightning, and pink energy below, with a hooded figure crackling with electricity visible in the background. It's a dense, kinetic image that captures the volatile nature of a team that's always one bad moment away from tearing itself apart. Christos Gage takes the reins as writer here, joined by artist Fernando Blanco and colorist Frank Martin, making this a promising new chapter for one of Marvel's most unpredictable rosters.