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I see people (not here) complaining about comic book fans' disappointment with Thunderbolts as more whining from comic book fans, which I think is absurd.

This has literally no spirit of the Thunderbolts at all, and this is going to be another generic group up hero movie. We've seen that. We've had that. Will it be entertaining? Sure. Maybe. But we could have had a hell of a lot better than what they're about to present to us. Three of the people in the group are literal Captain Americas.

We could have had something interesting here, where we have a group of villains masquerading as heroes for their own selfish gain, and the various drama in between there. But instead we're going to get the same uninspired stuff we've already went through with every character in the movies they're already from. It's fucking boring. There's nothing groundbreaking here. It's the same old shit.

Fans of the comics were excited because it's something completely different and interesting. Instead, we're about to get the same trash shoveled at us yet again. Who could blame people who actually enjoy the Thunderbolts thinking this was incredibly awful? What comic book fan would pick up a book with this line-up? It sucks.

You might not care for Zemo, but this would have been an opportunity to show an entirely different side of him that lined up entirely with the character. It would have given us dynamics and stories that we loved about him. His entire MCU run practically felt like it was building up to him taking heroism into his own hands (and to line his pockets). And now we have Zemo not actualized. This sucks.

I'll hold out for Dark Avengers maybe, because there may be good that comes from that concept, but the issue isn't that "Wow, these characters might all be fun together" moreso that "We could be having something so much more interesting and fun."