Dark Avengers # 1 (Marvel) (US$3.99) Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Mike Deodato Jr
During the last Year of the Ox (in 1997), Marvel repackaged a group of B-graded villains into stand-ins for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (who were whisked away into a pocket universe). Then, with the right media coverage and backing, Baron Zemo pulled off a major con job by remodeling his Masters of Evil into the Thunderbolts. However, the team’s goody two shoes act was so convincing that some of its members decided to stay on the side of the law.