#&^%...Or Maybe Not

We saw earlier that Thunderstrike had been duped by S.H.I.E.L.D. into hunting Luke Cage.

Let's see what happens when they meet. If the past decade has taught us anything, this should be filled with plenty of fake swears and, ahem, inner- city dialect...

You know, I've critiqued Tom DeFalco's writing before, especially on the Fantastic Four and Legion Lost.

But damn if he didn't just write Luke Cage better in 5 panels than Bendis did in a decade. I'm just sayin.'

(and I always like his Thor/Thunderstrike work better than I did the rest of his stuff).

From Thunderstrike #13 (1994)

The Hidden Downside Of Seuquestration

As you're sick of hearing this week, "sequestration"--mandatory across-the-board government budget cuts--may kick in next Friday.

I try to keep it relative apolitical around here, but there is one enormously negative consequence if sequestration goes through:
 

Yes, that's right, if Congress doesn't act now...

S.H.I.E.L.D. is going to have to hire Thunderstrike to hunt down framed heroes, instead of doing the job themselves. And we don't want that, do we?

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From Thunderstrike #13 (1994)