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captwinghead's review against another edition
4.0
2nd time reading this arc. I'd forgotten about some the changes made in the film.
I like the way this story showed Steve struggling with trying to save Bucky when everyone else was convinced he was someone to be stopped. Interestingly enough, 616 Sam was on board with trying to save him when MCU Sam thought he was too far gone. I liked seeing the flashbacks to Bucky's life before he became Cap's sidekick.
The decision to have Steve use the cube to give him his memory back is something I actually like that the film changed. It was a little too easy. While they ultimately didn't show us the work put into Bucky getting his memories back (and they also sort of gave us an annoying magical fix), The Winter Soldier film made us believe we might get Bucky working out his past on his own. I find it much more compelling to see the leg work vs just showing us a magical object solved all of his problems.
(Although, if this was a story from the 60s or 70s, that most likely would've happened the same way).
Anyway, if you're a Cap fan or a Winter Soldier fan, you've probably already read this. It was nice going back and reading this arc again.
I like the way this story showed Steve struggling with trying to save Bucky when everyone else was convinced he was someone to be stopped. Interestingly enough, 616 Sam was on board with trying to save him when MCU Sam thought he was too far gone. I liked seeing the flashbacks to Bucky's life before he became Cap's sidekick.
The decision to have Steve use the cube to give him his memory back is something I actually like that the film changed. It was a little too easy. While they ultimately didn't show us the work put into Bucky getting his memories back (and they also sort of gave us an annoying magical fix), The Winter Soldier film made us believe we might get Bucky working out his past on his own. I find it much more compelling to see the leg work vs just showing us a magical object solved all of his problems.
(Although, if this was a story from the 60s or 70s, that most likely would've happened the same way).
Anyway, if you're a Cap fan or a Winter Soldier fan, you've probably already read this. It was nice going back and reading this arc again.
billykaplan's review against another edition
5.0
this was my 3rd or 4th time reading this, and still i was just in awe of how fucking good this is. my god. ed brubaker put his whole pussy into these comics and yet marvel is completely derailing mcu bucky’s storyline and pulling that dumb ass white wolf shit just to avoid using brubaker’s storylines so they don’t have to pay him MY GOD can you imagine what mcu bucky would be like if they just followed brubaker’s storyline oh my god. ANYWAYS let me get back on track this is just amazing incredible showstopping spectacular, brubaker and epting are an amazing team epting’s art here is INCREDIBLE i love how... dark? it is, idk if dark is the right term but i think the art really fits the mood of this series, it’s not bright and colorful and dramatic like a lot of comics art but it’s darker and moody and has a lot of shadows and just really reflects the dark heavy mood of this (not a dig at bright colorful art tho!) but yeah i could go on and on about how good this is so i’m just gonna stop here. i cannot recommend this enough, brubaker’s cap run is always my go-to recommendation to anyone looking to get into comics especially to bucky fans and anyone who likes the winter soldier movie so if you are thinking about reading it PLEASE do
colleenfoley64's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bloodredrache's review against another edition
4.0
I wish I could be coherent when reviewing these but I just don't have any words.
youstina_m's review against another edition
hyped for avengers but also dreading it bc what's gonna happen to my favs? so i'm "taking study breaks" by rereading something familiar
ipacho's review against another edition
4.0
Somehow this is an unsatisfying ending to a great beginning. It feels rushed, like that they should have left off some of the flashbacks. It is abrupt, like "you cannot kill a classic vilain like that, so you must bring it back again no matter the method". But still is a great read, one of Cap's finest reads.
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