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victorvxle's review against another edition
4.0
I started it the middle but it was good, very biased because catws is my favourite marvel movie
ynbushehri's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best Captain America stories that I have ever read. Multifaceted characters, a superb plotline, and very good character development.
ari_odinson's review against another edition
5.0
"Are you a classic Bucky fan or a Winter Soldier fan?"
Somebody asked me that question the other day before Marvel's new announcement. I told them, "Of course Winter Soldier." After expressing my excitement for the new installment of Captain America. I realized very few people understand my love for Captain America: Winter Soldier. Therefore, I decided to review this piece and find it in myself to define how incredible of a story Ed Brubaker created for Marvel fans.
A good comic writer is able to take something unbelievably ridiculous and then write the plot well. Ed Brubaker has a talent for that. Winter Soldier follows a mystery Steve Rogers starts to uncover. It flashes back and forth between the present and his days at war leading to the demise of James "Bucky" Buchanan Barnes.
Throughout Steve's life, he regrets the day Bucky died. He struggles to accept the fact that he lived while other good men lost their lives during the war. Then assassinations start to come up. The Red Skull is murdered and he learns of an old tale about the "Winter Soldier". As Steve digs more into the story, he realizes that the man they are after is Bucky Barnes. The Bucky Barnes.
Captain America slowly learns that he is quite in a predicament that involves old friends and the Cosmic Cube. Steve Rogers has always been the one hero able to make noble decisions and does his best to as good as he can be. But the fact Bucky now dangles in his line of fire, it helps build and develop him in a different fashion as he struggles to make the right decision.
Brubaker does an excellent job of expressing human emotion. "Human" may sometimes seem funny but there are moments where Steve Rogers seems to perfect. For me, I never liked Captain America until I picked up this comic. His values and morals made him to perfect. While he has to decide on how to treat Bucky truly makes him into an interesting, modern character compared to that of Captain America appearing in the 1940s and then later during the Silver Age.
Whenever Brubaker writes, he does a beautiful job of creating a 'noirish' under layer. Due to the mystery that wraps the story together along with other characters pulled into the mess, his style is perfect for the story. He is able to take a trite plot about Russians brainwashing somebody into an assassin and turn it into something new and surprising. The end left me silent and close to crying as it suddenly struck me the issues that both Steve and Bucky faced.
Bucky Barnes was never a fully fleshed out character in the classic comics. He struck me more as the embodiment of guilt. To Steve Rogers, he was what his nightmares were filled of. The young boy who helped him in war. A boy who grew up to become a soldier and is noted as a 'sidekick' grows up into a creation of his own.
Winter Soldier is only the beginning to Brubaker's work for Captain America. It only becomes greater and more interesting wise for when it comes to Bucky and other characters such as Falcon and Black Widow. But without a doubt, Winter Soldier remains as my favorite plot and possibly one of my favorite comic stories.
Somebody asked me that question the other day before Marvel's new announcement. I told them, "Of course Winter Soldier." After expressing my excitement for the new installment of Captain America. I realized very few people understand my love for Captain America: Winter Soldier. Therefore, I decided to review this piece and find it in myself to define how incredible of a story Ed Brubaker created for Marvel fans.
A good comic writer is able to take something unbelievably ridiculous and then write the plot well. Ed Brubaker has a talent for that. Winter Soldier follows a mystery Steve Rogers starts to uncover. It flashes back and forth between the present and his days at war leading to the demise of James "Bucky" Buchanan Barnes.
Throughout Steve's life, he regrets the day Bucky died. He struggles to accept the fact that he lived while other good men lost their lives during the war. Then assassinations start to come up. The Red Skull is murdered and he learns of an old tale about the "Winter Soldier". As Steve digs more into the story, he realizes that the man they are after is Bucky Barnes. The Bucky Barnes.
Captain America slowly learns that he is quite in a predicament that involves old friends and the Cosmic Cube. Steve Rogers has always been the one hero able to make noble decisions and does his best to as good as he can be. But the fact Bucky now dangles in his line of fire, it helps build and develop him in a different fashion as he struggles to make the right decision.
Brubaker does an excellent job of expressing human emotion. "Human" may sometimes seem funny but there are moments where Steve Rogers seems to perfect. For me, I never liked Captain America until I picked up this comic. His values and morals made him to perfect. While he has to decide on how to treat Bucky truly makes him into an interesting, modern character compared to that of Captain America appearing in the 1940s and then later during the Silver Age.
Whenever Brubaker writes, he does a beautiful job of creating a 'noirish' under layer. Due to the mystery that wraps the story together along with other characters pulled into the mess, his style is perfect for the story. He is able to take a trite plot about Russians brainwashing somebody into an assassin and turn it into something new and surprising. The end left me silent and close to crying as it suddenly struck me the issues that both Steve and Bucky faced.
Bucky Barnes was never a fully fleshed out character in the classic comics. He struck me more as the embodiment of guilt. To Steve Rogers, he was what his nightmares were filled of. The young boy who helped him in war. A boy who grew up to become a soldier and is noted as a 'sidekick' grows up into a creation of his own.
Winter Soldier is only the beginning to Brubaker's work for Captain America. It only becomes greater and more interesting wise for when it comes to Bucky and other characters such as Falcon and Black Widow. But without a doubt, Winter Soldier remains as my favorite plot and possibly one of my favorite comic stories.
combledore's review against another edition
5.0
Loooooooooooove it. I'm not incredibly well-versed in all the Cap stuff (basically I just know the movie and whatever happens in Avengers books), but this was not difficult to follow, though it was weird to have Nick Fury as a white dude. The flashbacks were really well done and I loved issue #11, filling in Bucky's history, especially. Basically, now I want to read all of Ed Brubaker's run on Captain America.
Also, I find Bucky's metal arm super-sexy and I am not entirely sure why.
Also, I find Bucky's metal arm super-sexy and I am not entirely sure why.
writerlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This was tipping my toes into the Marvel Avengers kinda universe. Since the second Captain America is probably loosely based on Winter Soldier and that Winter Soldier was somehow said to be quite good I thought it would be a good place to start. And it was.
I especially liked the way the story unfolded, the flashback, the way the cube influences everyone's action, how it messes with Steve's mind and emotions. I like the plot and most of the graphics. It was much more in depth then I expected.
I'm definitely gonna read more although I have no idea where to go from here. I know there are two Winter Soldier book coming out this fall, I'll probably look into that. Suggestions welcomed.
I especially liked the way the story unfolded, the flashback, the way the cube influences everyone's action, how it messes with Steve's mind and emotions. I like the plot and most of the graphics. It was much more in depth then I expected.
I'm definitely gonna read more although I have no idea where to go from here. I know there are two Winter Soldier book coming out this fall, I'll probably look into that. Suggestions welcomed.
marvesel's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this up on a whim in the library knowing that graphic novels/comics read faster than novels.
This was quite entertaining and I read it in one day. Since Infinity War is coming out soon, I also wanted to find out more about these characters. One part that really stood out is "Who the hell is bucky?" Like... now I know where that comes from. Also I really liked the afterword. I don't know, the fact the author of it was a huge fan of these comics and then he got to work on them is trully inspirational to me.
This was quite entertaining and I read it in one day. Since Infinity War is coming out soon, I also wanted to find out more about these characters. One part that really stood out is "Who the hell is bucky?" Like... now I know where that comes from. Also I really liked the afterword. I don't know, the fact the author of it was a huge fan of these comics and then he got to work on them is trully inspirational to me.
scaly's review against another edition
2.0
Feels somewhat repetitive and joyless. No real ending or closure.
itsanniek's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
bohemienne's review against another edition
5.0
While ultimately I like the way the story unfolded in the movies better, this was deeply satisfying in its own way and I loved the focus on Lukin, Karpov, and Red Skull's role in Bucky's transformation. (Also--1944 Bucky speaking Russian in Kronas--<3333333) I made the mistake in 2014 of trying to jump into this storyline with the Winter Soldier omnibus--this is a much better starting point!
I loved Brubaker's original pitch notes in the back of this edition, too--it was super cool to see all the wack-ass plot threads he originally wanted to put in it, and how he thought he'd put the Bucky reveal in Issue 2. LOL LOLOLlll glad to know even professionals completely lose their sense of pacing sometimes. But yeah, I definitely need to read other Brubaker projects.
I loved Brubaker's original pitch notes in the back of this edition, too--it was super cool to see all the wack-ass plot threads he originally wanted to put in it, and how he thought he'd put the Bucky reveal in Issue 2. LOL LOLOLlll glad to know even professionals completely lose their sense of pacing sometimes. But yeah, I definitely need to read other Brubaker projects.