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mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Not clear if this is a re-print or a rewrite. But it is definitely set at the end of the in-print Civil War. Presumably it came in to tie in with the MCU Civil War. It was fine, but it could have been better. But in the Marvel Universe people don't seem to stay dead and that lessens the impact. That and the characters were close to write but always felt like near-misses - whether Logan or Peter Parker or Ben Grimm. Clint Barton was an improvement on typical but in general it was just a nice try.
siria's review
3.0
This is a collection of five one-shots, showing how a variety of Marvel superheroes react to the death of Captain America. Since I haven't (yet) read any of the Civil War series, this maybe had less emotional impact on me than it would have otherwise, but I thought Falcon's eulogy and Wolverine and Bucky's angry conversation were both quite well done.
mermeladademora's review against another edition
4.0
No sé qué decir al respecto: el Cap ha muerto. Déjenme procesarlo.
josb's review
1.0
I think this was supposed to make me feel things? A weak exploration of grief imo.
zephyrsilver's review
4.0
I probably should have read this after the first volume of Death of Captain America, but it still worked okay even after finishing this series.
This book did a fantastic job. I loved that it used the stages of grief for each chapter. I loved the way it showed how all of the heroes were reacting to Steve's death. That was something we didn't really have time to see in Brubaker's run, which is understandable, because there were villains that had to be fought. This is purely about Steve's friends grieving over Steve's death.
Also, Falcon's speech at Steve's funeral was wonderful.
I will say, Steve's coming back to life now feels cheap after how deep and heartfelt this was. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we've gotten Steve Rogers back, and obviously comics are never going to stop bringing characters back to life, it still makes moments like these lose their impact when I can read it and know Steve will be back in about a year's time (or a couple hours, depending on how quickly you can read the comics).
Still, this was a good book and it was a nice change; seeing a book just about the emotions and crap these superheroes are dealing with. A reminder that they are people, too. People who deal with death and grief in the same way we do.
This book did a fantastic job. I loved that it used the stages of grief for each chapter. I loved the way it showed how all of the heroes were reacting to Steve's death. That was something we didn't really have time to see in Brubaker's run, which is understandable, because there were villains that had to be fought. This is purely about Steve's friends grieving over Steve's death.
Also, Falcon's speech at Steve's funeral was wonderful.
I will say, Steve's coming back to life now feels cheap after how deep and heartfelt this was. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we've gotten Steve Rogers back, and obviously comics are never going to stop bringing characters back to life, it still makes moments like these lose their impact when I can read it and know Steve will be back in about a year's time (or a couple hours, depending on how quickly you can read the comics).
Still, this was a good book and it was a nice change; seeing a book just about the emotions and crap these superheroes are dealing with. A reminder that they are people, too. People who deal with death and grief in the same way we do.
katgriff's review
4.0
found this after it was forgotten on my shelf for years. some of the scenes didn’t fully land with me, but the wolverine and spider-man issues hit hard. and i loved the first interaction between clint barton and kate bishop about legacy and carrying on titles in someone’s honor.