(W) Fabian Nicieza, Kurt Busiek (A) Mark Bagley, Patch Zircher The Thunderbolts face the Avengers with Hawkeye in the middle!As Wonder Man and Black Widow drop by, could this be a warmup for a full-on Avengers/Thunderbolts crossover? You betcha! But even the combined forces of the T-Bolts and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will have their hands full with the powerhouse that is Count Nefaria, master of ionic energy! And even before they can confront the Count, they’ll have to deal with their own ion-empowered teammates, Atlas and Wonder Man — both of whom have fallen under Nefaria’s thrall and now act as his henchmen! Old friends return, a new Scourge attacks, Moonstone reaches a crisis point and sparks fly between Songbird and Captain Marvel — but as more secrets spill out, will this be the end of a beautiful friendship for Hawkeye and the Thunderbolts?COLLECTING: Thunderbolts (1997) #42-52, Avengers (1998) #31-34, Thunderbolts: Life Sentences (2001) #1
