Thunderbolts, Volume 2: Caged Angels

The second half of Warren Ellis' time on Thunderbolts is a more isolated story, but in my opinion a more interesting one. Further issues arise with the team thanks to injuries sustained and Penance's mental issues, and things start to get ugly once they capture a bunch of telepaths without restraining their abilities properly. Soon teammates are turning against each other and pretty much only working for themselves, their dark natures properly awakened by psychic prodding. Things really start to hit the fan once Norman starts to really lose it and unleash his inner Goblin. It's an interesting little story, dark and violent as expected while still lined with intelligence and a bit of humorous levity. As humorous as a story of a bunch of psychopaths turning on each other in a closed space can be, anyway. The really cool stuff Ellis has done with Bullseye continues to pay off as I realize how much Colin Farrell's lackluster portrayal of him as made me underestimate the character. The conclusion isn't terribly climactic, and being a comic it of course has to leave several loose threads for the next writer to deal with, but it was a solid, fun read, and pretty darn quick. I don't know if I'll be reading anyone else's Thunderbolts, but I'd definitely like to check out more of Ellis' work.