Winter Soldier: The Bitter March

During the 2014 Marvel NOW! era, Rick Remender and Roland Boschi crafted this taut five-issue miniseries, a Cold War-era spy thriller that deepens the Winter Soldier’s shadowy past. It follows a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent on the run with a mysterious briefcase, hunted by both the Soviet Union and a brainwashed Bucky Barnes. The story matters as a crucial, character-driven expansion of the Winter Soldier’s history, blending Remender’s tense espionage with Boschi’s gritty, atmospheric art.