The Marvel Cinematic Universe officially kicked off in 2008 with Iron Man, and is still going strong nearly two decades later with its 36th feature film, Thunderbolts, opening in U.S. theaters on May 2.

Jeff Parker’s Thunderbolts run uncaged one of the most unorthodox teams in the comic’s history. While heroes like Hawkeye, Luke Cage, and the Winter Soldier have served as part of the Thunderbolts, the team’s ever-evolving roster typically consisted of supervillains — some reformed,

Populated by the schlubs of the superhero world, "Thunderbolts*" is another step in the right direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it continues extricating itself from the mess of the Multiverse Saga.