Thunderbolts* follows Yelena, who all of a sudden finds herself caught in a rut and feeling alone and remoted after working for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine for a number of years. When she finally ends up preventing alongside Bucky Barnes, John Walker, Ava Starr, Alexei, and a mysterious new man named Bob, Yelena all of a sudden finds herself on an unlikely crew of heroes.