With the upcoming release of Thunderbolts*, I'm feeling the loss of a cut Black Widow storyline that would've added to Bucky's next appearance.

In Marvel Comics, Bucky Barnes had a closer connection to the Red Room and Black Widow than the MCU lets you think.

Sebastian Stan was once [cough] forced to discuss an eventual end for Bucky Barnes (and he previously discussed the subject on a more humorous basis), but the Winter Solder’s MCU run isn’t ...

Advertisement Thunderbolts follows the Marvel Comics team comprised of Bucky Barnes (Stan), aka Winter Soldier, Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), a Black Widow, Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour), aka ...

and Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour), crossing paths with figures from other corners of the franchise including long-time fan favorite James “Bucky” Barnes/the Winter Soldier ...