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Marvel’s Thunderbolts* shines a light on men’s mental illness

Thunderbolts* shows progress on depictions of men's mental illness, but doesn’t quite escape old tropes.

8 May 2025 9:44

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Lewis Pullman as Bob Reynolds in Thunderbolts*. Image: Marvel.

Thor’s depressed in Avengers: Endgame. Tony Stark has panic attacks in Iron Man 3. Peter grieves in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

But Yelena and the Thunderbolts fight their way to him, embracing him in a hug, and their support gives him the strength to confront his trauma.

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