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painterz's review against another edition
4.0
Hmm, adding this volume seems a quicker way than trying to figure out which TPB collections were in it... not so good for my annual reading target, but hey. Saves cluttering this up with a dozen TPBs.
Captain America. Never thought I'd enjoy it, but I read one in one of the crossover events, and was interested enough to go and read the rest. And lo and behold I suddenly found myself really enjoying this series.
Captain America. Never thought I'd enjoy it, but I read one in one of the crossover events, and was interested enough to go and read the rest. And lo and behold I suddenly found myself really enjoying this series.
pulpmonkey66's review against another edition
4.0
The stories are quite good for the most part and there is a nostalgic feel to most of the stories with Nick Fury, Sharon Carter and even Falcon in them.
I'm not the biggest fan of Marvel's Civil War and am pretty disappointed with the whole "Death of Captain America" storyline, but the Winter Soldier arc and where that is leading are a redeeming factor.
I'm not the biggest fan of Marvel's Civil War and am pretty disappointed with the whole "Death of Captain America" storyline, but the Winter Soldier arc and where that is leading are a redeeming factor.
teejay76's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent way to experience Ed Brubaker. In the omnibus format, you can enjoy in one volume the tale he took over two years to spew out one issue at a time. I wouldn't have had the patience to do it that way, nor do I think I would have enjoyed it as much.
joshbriggs's review against another edition
5.0
I can't stress enough how fantastic this is. It is THE great Cap story arc, and reading it all at once was wonderful. Features all of the great villains and supporting characters that make Cap so great, plus a level of intrigue too often missing from his stories. Brubaker is the new master, and Steve Epting's art is perfect. The only thing missing from this is the other Civil War stories leading up to issue #25 (which you can now find in soft cover, and I'd recommend reading to get the full impact). There's even a great "Marvel Universe"-style history of Cap in the back, plus great interviews, etc. Thanks, Matt!!
medium_dave's review against another edition
4.0
I like graphic novels; I'm not really a huge comic book fan, though. The old, established heroes have too much back story, too many weird points in history, especially if they've been around long enough. But Ed Brubaker can flat out WRITE and he can write Captain America very well. I'm not a big fan of the art and it's a bit convoluted, but the writing is well done and tight.
lunchlander's review against another edition
4.0
Ed Brubaker's Captain America run has been pretty astonishing, not just because of the solid level of craft involved, but because he's managed to do what every writer who has written Cap for the last 10 or so years has said they were going to do: Incorporate politics, action and superheroes and do it well. A little Tom Clancy, a little 24, and a lot of Marvel characters.
This is the start of Brubaker's run, but it's also the swansong for Steve Rogers, the original Captain America. This hardcover collects the first twenty-five issues of Brubaker's run, which ends (not really a spoiler unless you don't follow the news) with Cap being killed. It's a dark story, and one fraught with potential problems, especially if you're a long-time fan of the character as I am.
But Brubaker makes it work, and follows up on it nicely (although that's not the job of this Omnibus). It's the culmination of a gigantic plot by Cap's longtime foe the Red Skull, now fused with a corporate raider/ex-Soviet general (it's two post-Cold War villain archetypes in one!), and it's also the climax of a story involving Cap reuniting with his lost love Sharon Carter, a SHIELD agent who was brought back in the '90s by Mark Waid but who really comes into her own as a character in Brubaker's action-by-way-of-noir book.
The artwork by Steve Epting, Mike Perkins and the rest is phenomenal as well. I'll always hold up the Mark Gruenwald Cap as my ideal Cap, a guy who was more than a little bit liberal, who represented an unrealistically noble spirit of the American dream, but Brubaker's Cap, a more realistic portrayal of the cracking of the symbol of America in a fractured post-Bush world, is pretty damn entertaining.
This is the start of Brubaker's run, but it's also the swansong for Steve Rogers, the original Captain America. This hardcover collects the first twenty-five issues of Brubaker's run, which ends (not really a spoiler unless you don't follow the news) with Cap being killed. It's a dark story, and one fraught with potential problems, especially if you're a long-time fan of the character as I am.
But Brubaker makes it work, and follows up on it nicely (although that's not the job of this Omnibus). It's the culmination of a gigantic plot by Cap's longtime foe the Red Skull, now fused with a corporate raider/ex-Soviet general (it's two post-Cold War villain archetypes in one!), and it's also the climax of a story involving Cap reuniting with his lost love Sharon Carter, a SHIELD agent who was brought back in the '90s by Mark Waid but who really comes into her own as a character in Brubaker's action-by-way-of-noir book.
The artwork by Steve Epting, Mike Perkins and the rest is phenomenal as well. I'll always hold up the Mark Gruenwald Cap as my ideal Cap, a guy who was more than a little bit liberal, who represented an unrealistically noble spirit of the American dream, but Brubaker's Cap, a more realistic portrayal of the cracking of the symbol of America in a fractured post-Bush world, is pretty damn entertaining.
lindsaylacher's review against another edition
5.0
If you are an MCU fan that’s looking for a good place to jump into the Captain America comics, this is a great option. While not like the movies, the storyline is both similar enough to not feel overwhelming and different enough to keep you wondering what will happen next. I very much enjoyed this collection and the artwork was superb. Can’t wait to read more of Brubaker’s work.
brim010's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
iurionaguena002's review against another edition
4.0
Lo mejor, los primeros dos arcos. El guión y el dibujo son excepcionales. Pierde nivel en la parte de Civil War, claro. Es lo que tienen los crossovers. Pero es un pepino de tebeo.