Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness

Christos N. Gage and Ben Oliver deliver a taut, single-issue Marvel one-shot from 2008 that explores the fractured psyche of the Thunderbolts’ most unstable member. Operating under Norman Osborn’s hellish command, the team faces an internal threat when a monstrous rage threatens to tear them apart from within. This story matters for its unflinching character study, laying bare the cost of redemption for a villain forced to play hero.