Marvel Has Disrespected Bucky Barnes For Years And It Needs To End In Thunderbolts

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By Molly Freeman

Published Dec 24, 2023

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has dishonored or minimized Bucky Barnes' character a number of times, and that needs to end in Thunderbolts.

Bucky Barnes deserves a leading role in the MCU, and Thunderbolts should explore his character fully after years of being a supporting character.
Steve and Bucky's friendship was overshadowed in Avengers: Endgame, leaving Bucky without a proper ending to his relationship with Steve.
Bucky's healing journey was not fully addressed in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special treated his disability as a joke.