But Jim knows me quite well and came at me with a pitch that was really difficult to turn down. I won’t lie, I was very hesitant about taking on THUNDERBOLTS, another team book.
SEAN IZAAKSE : I had just finished working on FANTASTIC FOUR: LIFE STORY (2021). It was a really organic and fun process and they gave me lots of room to add unexpected elements into the mix. As ideas bounced back and forth between C.B., editor Tom Brevoort, and I, the concept started to take shape. At the same time, I’d been itching to do something Avengers-adjacent and Hawkeye was a logical choice to front this team. Cebulski and I were talking about the post-DEVIL’S REIGN landscape Chip Zdarsky was putting together, and the concept of spinning out a new team book from that aftermath seemed pretty natural. How did this particular iteration of THUNDERBOLTS come together and how did you both become part of the project? In the next issue though I did get to draw more Winter Soldier and Captain America. In this case drawing Moonstone, Songbird, and Atlas was particularly fun. But like with most projects, I usually end up enjoying drawing the characters that I previously had no interest in and then they become my favorites.
Funny story-when I was asked to work on THUNDERBOLTS, the character I was most excited to draw of that version of the team was Winter Soldier and he only showed up on the last panel of the first issue that I drew. SEAN IZAAKSE : THUNDERBOLTS was the very first gig I got at Marvel. JIM ZUB: THUNDERBOLTS (2016) was actually my first writing work in the mighty Marvel Universe, so I definitely have a soft spot for the title and am absolutely thrilled to be back launching this new version with Sean here in 2022. You've both worked on THUNDERBOLTS before this-can you give a brief backstory on your past association with the group? The “villains in disguise” reveal was masterfully done and generated a ton of momentum to carry the book forward. JIM ZUB : The original THUNDERBOLTS launch by Busiek and Bagley is still one of the best surprises I’ve ever experienced in Super Hero comics. It’s still crazy to think I’m drawing the new version of the team that I read as a kid. So, yeah, as a fan I have a bit of history following the team in the early days of their run. My favorite issue of THUNDERBOLTS was when Hawkeye fought the whole team for leadership. Citizen V is the whole reason I love Baron Zemo. The villain reveal shook me even more than the twist in The Sixth Sense! I remember in the original team that I was just enamored with Citizen V’s costume design. SEAN IZAAKSE: Mark Bagley is one of my favorite classic artists so everything he drew or worked on was something I wanted to pick up and THUNDERBOLTS (1997) was one of them. Prior to working on THUNDERBOLTS, what were your thoughts on the team as readers and fans? We spoke with Zub and Izaakse ahead of THUNDERBOLTS (2022) #1 to learn more! Will this go-around hearken back to days of yore…or try a new mission statement? Through the ensuing 25 years, the Thunderbolts name has encompassed a number of groups seeking redemption.
The original run of THUNDERBOLTS first struck in 1997 when Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley pulled off the epic reveal of the Masters of Evil posing as Marvel’s newest heroes. Both creators have history with the Thunderbolts, who celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. On August 31, one of Marvel’s most storied franchises makes a monumental return with writer Jim Zub and artist Sean Izaakse on THUNDERBOLTS (2022), a new series set squarely in New York City following the events of DEVIL’S REIGN.
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