Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #3 (of 5)
(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Tommaso Bianchi (CA) Leinil Yu
RATED T+
In Shops: Apr 30, 2025
SRP: $3.99
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE!
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #3 (of 5)
(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Tommaso Bianchi (CA) Leinil Yu
RATED T+
In Shops: Apr 30, 2025
SRP: $3.99
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE!
Doom took over the world. And Bucky Barnes helped him do it. To atone for his unwitting role in Doom’s triumph, Bucky assembles a team with one goal: burn it all down. But when Bucky’s saboteurs – including Black Widow and Songbird – launch a no-holds-barred campaign to tear Doom’s Empire apart, Doom decides to prove that revolution ends in blood… Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1 feels like a key tie-in for the new status quo that’s reshaping the Marvel Universe.
I read a bit of the previous volume of Thunderbolts, trailing off eventually and never finishing the series. It seems like it might be important, but Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1 will catch up readers with what they need to know. The short version, Bucky Barnes, now going by the horrible codename “The Revolution,” has inspired Dr. Doom to take some action to get rid of competition and through various events, is now the Sorcerer Supreme as well. After disappearing for months, Doom has stepped onto the world stage and has sort of brought peace and prosperity. But, his dominating control has an underlying evil to it and Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1 looks like it’ll explore that.
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, Doom wants Bucky working for him as part of his security force, his own Thunderbolts. But, Bucky’s not a fan of dictators and thus the clash between the two is set up. Like the main One World Under Doom series, Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1 highlights that Doom is steps ahead as he manipulates Barnes into action and uses those actions against him. Like the main series, it shows that Doom uses far more than just “physical” force to get his ways and that he’s deft at propaganda and manipulating the news and perception to get his way.
And those actions are really used against him with a moment that might be even more over the top than the Stamford Incident that lead to the “Marvel Civil War.” It’s a moment that feels key and hard to not acknowledge in other connected series, especially the main one. It also emphasizes that this tie-in will be a key one.
With art by Tommaso Bianchi, Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1 features color by Yen Nitro and lettering by Joe Sabino. The comic looks solid with a style that fits its mix of action and spy intrigue. The comic does a solid job of projecting the emotional ups and downs, even with Doom who’s behind a mask. Where the art falls a little flat is the major event of the issue which doesn’t quite have the impact you’d hope. It’s a hell of a two-page spread but there’s a disconnect to it for the readers.
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1 is a solid companion series to One World Under Doom. It shows that there’ll be some key moments in the story within this series and kicks things off with a hell of a bang, a few actually. It’s an interesting series that’ll play a pivotal role, so if you’re into this event, this is one tie-in miniseries you won’t want to miss.
Story: Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly Art: Tommaso Bianchi
Color: Yen Nitro Letterer: Joe Sabino
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
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“One World Under Doom” kicks off in just a few weeks, ushering in a new era of Marvel Comics where Doctor Doom reigns supreme! Doom’s rule will be felt across the Marvel Universe, impacting various ongoing titles and igniting the launch of special tie-in limited series. Today, fans can peek ahead at “One World Under Doom” tie-in issues coming in April.
Just in time for a milestone issue of Jed MacKay and Valerio Schiti’s acclaimed Avengers run, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes find themselves in an explosive battle against Doom in Avengers #25. While the Avengers strike, a terrifying group of villains will take advantage and stage an assault on their Impossible City headquarters—the new MASTERS OF EVIL! Then, following their humbling defeat at Doom’s hands, a desperate plan to reverse their circumstances threatens to further diminish Marvel’s First Family to the FANTASTIC TWO in Ryan North and Cory Smith’s Fantastic Four #31.
Plus, under Doom’s command, Tiger Division goes on a recruiting spree in Doom’s Division #2, the Strange Academy kids discover how horrifying Latervian fairy tales can be in Doom Academy #3, Thunderbolt Ross escapes Doom’s prison and goes on the run in Red Hulk #3, and Doom tasks the classic Thunderbolts with taking down Bucky’s revolution in Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #3. April will also see the debut of Steve Foxe and Luca Maresca‘s Superior Avengers.
Read on to learn more!
AVENGERS #25
Written by Jed MacKay
Art by Valerio Schiti
On Sale 4/23
RISE OF THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MASTERS OF EVIL!
While the Avengers are busy dealing with Doom, the new Masters of Evil strike in this giant-sized 25th issue!
DOOM ACADEMY #3 (OF 5)
Written by MacKenzie Cadenhead
Art by Pasqual Ferry & João M.P. Lemos
Cover by Pablo Villalobos
On Sale 4/30
SECRET LATVERIAN LEGENDS REVEALED!
Zoe fights the monsters of your childhood nightmares – which, c’mon, you have to admit, that’s pretty cool. Meanwhile, her friends are forced to ask – why do the good rescue plans always involve asking people you really don’t like for help?!
DOOM’S DIVISION #2 (OF 5)
Written by Yoon Ha Lee
Art by Minkyu Jung
Cover by Creees Lee
On Sale 4/30
AN ALL-NEW SUPER-TEAM UNITES!
Under Doom, Tiger Division has three new members from across Asia: Wave, Karma and Aero! Their first mission brings them to Japan to stop a resistance being led by the molten mutant, SUNFIRE! But Sunfire isn’t the only danger that awaits them in the perilous waters off Japan’s coast…
FANTASTIC FOUR TWO #31
Written by Ryan North
Art by Cory Smith
Cover by Joshua Cassara
On Sale 4/30
FANTASTIC TWO!
As Ben recovers from what Doom has done to him, the Fantastic Four learn they’re losing their powers at the one time they need them the most desperately! If they can’t reverse the effect, they may be lost forever – and Doom will be unstoppable. But the family has an idea of how to get them back – and to do it safely. They need only recreate the circumstances that first gave them their powers. But when safety doesn’t get them results, there is a more desperate path available to the Four – and they take it. It all comes down to this! A young woman. Her kid brother. The man she loves. His only friend… and a desperate launch into space.
RED HULK #3
Written by Benjamin Percy
Art by Geoff Shaw
Cover by Geoff Shaw
On Sale 4/30
HUNTED BY DOOM!
Thunderbolt Ross has escaped Doctor Doom’s dungeon, but the wounded general is too weak to turn into the Red Hulk. In the hostile, snowbound Latverian mountains, Ross, Machine Man and Deathlok are relentlessly chased by an army of Doombots! Will these heroes survive this issue’s explosive ending?!
THUNDERBOLTS: DOOMSTRIKE #3 (OF 5)
Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing
Art by Tommaso Bianchi
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
On Sale 4/30
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE!
Bucky, Songbird, Sharon Carter and the Midnight Angels launch a daring plan to target Doctor Doom’s supply of vibranium. But standing in their way are – THE THUNDERBOLTS?! It’s THUNDERBOLTS VS. THUNDERBOLTS – ’NUFF SAID!
Earlier this week, the One World Under Doom #2 cover reveal teased a humbling defeat for the Fantastic Four at the hands of their archenemy–and now ruler of the entire Marvel Universe—Doctor Doom! This key moment in Ryan North and R.B. Silva’s “One World Under Doom” event will be further expanded on in Fantastic Four #30 where North’s acclaimed run on the title takes a drastic turn! As the shocking covers show, Doctor Doom may have done what Mister Fantastic has failed to do for so long. The future of Marvel’s First Family has never been more uncertain as one of its members is taken off the board for good!
In addition, “One World Under Doom” will impact Spencer Ackerman and Julius Ohta’s new run of Iron Man, starting in issue #6 where Tony Stark debuts a new “Insurgent Amor” to wage a one-man war against Doom’s reign. Plus, along with newly revealed series like Doom’s Division and Doctor Strange of Asgard, “One World Under Doom” continues this March in titles like Doom Academy, Red Hulk, and Thunderbolts: Doomstrike.
Read on to learn more!
FANTASTIC FOUR #30
Written by Ryan North
Art by Cory Smith
Cover: Joshua Cassara
On sale 3/36
FANTASTIC THREE!
After Ben Grimm has suffered a terrible (and very public) defeat at the hands of Doom, he’s left lost, adrift – and more vulnerable than he has been in years. And when a trip to New York goes wrong and his fate suddenly turns from bad to worse, Ben has never been more vulnerable – and soon takes a shocking shortcut he won’t be able to undo! This is one Thing and Alicia story you won’t soon forget!
DOOM ACADEMY #2 (OF 5)
Written by MacKenzie Cadenhead
Art by Pasqual Ferry & Joao M.P. Lemos
Cover Pablo Villalobos
On sale 3/26
LOST IN LATVERIAN LEGEND!
As if the world with Doctor Doom at the wheel isn’t crazy enough, Zoe finds herself sucked into a fairy-tale book. But not a modern, NICE fairy tale book – the old kind where the kids die and scare you, but in this case, Zoe’s the kid about to die. Meanwhile, her friends and frenemies are looking for Zoe, but they find something even more troubling than their missing friend as Latveria’s secrets start to reveal themselves.
IRON MAN #6
Written by Spencer Ackerman
Art by Julius Ohta
Cover by Yasmine Putri
On sale 3/12
“STARK INSURGENT” PROLOGUE!
The kickoff of an earth-shattering arc and a perfect jumping-on point! Doctor Doom is Emperor of the entire planet! And everyone is…happy about it?! Governments and populations all over kowtow to the Sorcerer Supreme, Emperor Doom, savior of the world. Even the Avengers cannot find the evil in his schemes – not yet, anyway. But Tony Stark isn’t built to sit back and wait. Equipped with new, deadly armor, Iron Man will take the fight to Doom’s door – alongside some unlikely allies. Spencer Ackerman and Julius Ohta turn legacy on its head for a story that will shatter Iron Man’s status quo. Don’t miss history in the making!
RED HULK #2
Written by Benjamin Percy
Art/Cover by Geoff Shaw
On sale 3/26
THE GREAT ESCAPE!
Thunderbolt Ross stages an escape from the “Think Tank” where Doctor Doom has imprisoned him. He’s been underground so long the powers of the Red Hulk are fading! He’ll need the assistance of the misfit crew of Machine Man, Deathlok and General Simon Ryker if he’s going to outsmart and outmuscle the legion of Doombots that are after them.
THUNDERBOLTS: DOOMSTRIKE #2 (OF 5)
Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing
Art by Tommaso Bianchi
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
On sale 3/26
SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE!
After a devastating defeat, Bucky decides to hit Doom where it hurts – and he’s bringing in some old friends to do it. It’s a modern-day Hellhunters reunion as Bucky brings in Ghost Rider ’44 for a daring train robbery! With Sharon Carter and U.S.Agent backing them up, it seems like nothing can go wrong. But it’s not easy to get the jump on Doom…
Check out the covers and preorder these upcoming ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM tie-in issues at your local comic shop today!
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #2 (of 5)
Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (W) • Tommaso Bianchi (A)
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
Variant Cover by Federico Vicentini
On Sale 3/26
SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE!
After a devastating defeat, Bucky decides to hit Doom where it hurts – and he’s bringing in some old friends to do it. It’s a modern-day HELLHUNTERS reunion as Bucky brings in Ghost Rider ’44 for a daring train robbery! With Sharon Carter and U.S.Agent backing them up, it seems like nothing can go wrong. But it’s not easy to get the jump on Doom…
“One World Under Doom,” an overarching status quo that sees Doctor Doom reign supreme, begins in February! In addition to a core title spotlighting the iconic supervillain’s rise to glory, Doom’s rule will impact the entire Marvel Universe throughout 2025, particularly in tie-in issues and series. Marvel has revealed Thunderbolts: Doomstrike, an exciting new “One World Under Doom,” tie-in series where Doom will assemble a new—and classic—iteration of one of Marvel’s most iconic Marvel super teams this February.
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike will be a five-issue limited series written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and drawn by rising star artist Tommaso Bianchi. Recently, Bucky Barnes boldly assembled a team of black-ops heavy hitters to pursue the world’s most dangerous individuals–inadvertently aiding Doom’s power grab! Now, his guilty conscience will drive him to challenge Doom’s authority head-on and become a living symbol of resistance!
And, just what fans have been clamoring for–the beloved original team is back! And they’re not happy with what Bucky’s doing in their name… Get ready for THUNDERBOLTS VS. THUNDERBOLTS as Doom recruits original members including Moonstone, Atlas, Fixer, and more.
REVOLUTION… LIKE LIGHTNING! Doom took over the world. And Bucky Barnes helped him do it. To atone for his unwitting role in Doom’s triumph, Bucky assembles a team with one goal: burn it all down. But when Bucky’s saboteurs – including Black Widow, Songbird, USAgent, Sharon Carter and a few surprise wildcards – launch a no-holds-barred campaign to tear Doom’s Empire apart, Doom decides to prove that revolution ends in blood…
Check out Leinil Francis Yu’s cover and preorder Thunderbolts: Doomstrike at your local comic shop today! Stay tuned this week for more “One World Under Doom” news.
Daredevil #8
(W) Saladin Ahmed, Ann Nocenti, D.G. Chichester, Elsa Sjunneson, Erica Schultz, Ty Templeton (A) Aaron Kuder, Tommaso Bianchi, Stefano Raffaele, Ken Lashley, Eric Koda, Jan Bazaldua, Ty Templeton
(C) Jesus Aburtov, Dee Cunniffe, Juan Fernandez, Ceci De La Cruz (L) Clayton Cowles
(CA) John Romita Jr. (VCA) Frank Miller, J. Scott Campbell, Stephen Segovia
Rated T+
In Shops: Apr 24, 2024
SRP: $9.99
SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE MARKING 60 YEARS OF DAREDEVIL! A dragnet is closing around Matt Murdock, A.K.A. DAREDEVIL! Police on both sides of the law are hunting him, something vicious with a deep connection to Matt’s very soul is hunting his friends and, in the midst of that chaos, an old foe with the blood of Matt’s closest allies on his hands returns…
Daredevil #8
(W) Saladin Ahmed, Ann Nocenti, D.G. Chichester, Elsa Sjunneson, Erica Schultz, Ty Templeton (A) Aaron Kuder, Tommaso Bianchi, Stefano Raffaele, Ken Lashley, Eric Koda, Jan Bazaldua, Ty Templeton
(C) Jesus Aburtov, Dee Cunniffe, Juan Fernandez, Ceci De La Cruz (L) Clayton Cowles
(CA) John Romita Jr. (VCA) Frank Miller, J. Scott Campbell, Stephen Segovia
Rated T+
In Shops: Apr 24, 2024
SRP: $9.99
SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE MARKING 60 YEARS OF DAREDEVIL! A dragnet is closing around Matt Murdock, A.K.A. DAREDEVIL! Police on both sides of the law are hunting him, something vicious with a deep connection to Matt’s very soul is hunting his friends and, in the midst of that chaos, an old foe with the blood of Matt’s closest allies on his hands returns…
In April 1964, fans witnessed the birth of a new super hero icon in Stan Lee and Bill Everett’s Daredevil #1, and in the six decades since, the Man Without Fear has headlined some of the most acclaimed runs in Marvel Comics history. This April, celebrate the character’s incredible legacy with Daredevil #8. In addition to ta main story continuing Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder’s hit run, the special super-sized issue will be packed with guest talent, including legendary creators from Daredevil’s history!
Ahmed and Kuder’s Daredevil finds Matt balancing his new duties as a Catholic Priest with an ongoing war against mysterious demonic entities targeting those close to him. After discovering that the demons are the living embodiment of his own seven deadly sins, Matt and Elektra are ready to go on the offensive. In Daredevil #8, the duo finally confront the unsettling truth of the mysterious new gang terrorizing Hell’s Kitchen. In the midst of that chaos, an old foe with the blood of Matt’s closest allies on his hands returns and ushers in the next phase of what’s shaping up to be one of the most thought-provoking and pulse-pounding Daredevil eras ever!
Fans can also look forward to these other stories:
Featuring covers by John Romita Jr., Frank Miller, J. Scott Campbell, John Romita Sr., Simone Bianchi, and Stephen Segovia.
