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Captain America: Sam Wilson, Vol. 3: Civil War II by Nick Spencer, Ángel Unzueta, Daniel Acuña
blairconrad's review
4.0
Sam continues to be my Captain.
I generally find him to be a more sympathetic, nuanced character than Steve Rogers.
And the got me a little choked up…
I generally find him to be a more sympathetic, nuanced character than Steve Rogers.
And the
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wide shot to the outside of the funeralscottpm's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this collection!! It had nice writing and fine art. It accented Civil War and didn't let that story take over.
I am enjoying the use of social media here as well to keep the story current with the times, however this is going to date the story. Still it's a nice touch.
We also got a taste of Hydra Captain here at the end.
I was going good to give this a 4, but with the addition of John Walker USAgent this gets a 5! Please use him more here!
I am enjoying the use of social media here as well to keep the story current with the times, however this is going to date the story. Still it's a nice touch.
We also got a taste of Hydra Captain here at the end.
I was going good to give this a 4, but with the addition of John Walker USAgent this gets a 5! Please use him more here!
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
One of the better Sam Wilson books. But a little too on the nose. And it is definitely working against the being a Civil War II book, which was an annoying series that I'm tired of. And I didn't buy the very ending. But as a character, Sam Wilson has a good voice in this one. 3.5 of 5.
ma0acdh13's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
avrilhj's review
4.0
Really enjoying #BlackLivesMatter Sam Wilson. But even knowing what's happening with Steve Rogers and where that will go, my heart breaks at the relationship between the Captains America.
lukeisthename34's review
3.0
Ugh! So much to work with yet a swing and a miss. The subject matter is IMPORTANT! It's a great idea but no sooner do you start it up and have a great discussion of 'how would America treat a black man as Captain America'? you start to pull it back and have Steve become a Nazi and all that? But even more than that, I don't think Marvel understands, at times, how diversity should work. It does work when you have a character like Sam take over the mantle. It doesn't work when you have Rhodey die and have Sam have a meeting with his 'family' which is every single black hero in the universe, even those he never interacted with. When the focus becomes, 'Hey, let's make every black character interact with every other black character and all be friends and all be teams' then you're really running up against separate by equal and it REALLY, REALLLLLLLLY smacks of the sort of base accidental racism you get when you ask a black person if they know another black person JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK. 'Hey, Sam Wilson, I bet you know Storm, right?' That assumption is based on...........? Yeah. Nice try Marvel, but do better.
fishmeal's review
5.0
I needed this comic book.
I after a string of bad comic reads, I needed a book that reminded me that I actually enjoy reading these things.
More than that, though, in a week/month/year of tough news, I needed the message coming from this book.
Captain America: Sam Wilson Volume 3: Civil War II (which has possibly the worst title of any comic I’ve ever read), is a rather intimate (compared to pretty much all of the other Civil War II books I’ve read) portrayal of one man’s experience with Civil War II. Sam Wilson is the current Captain America, but Steve Rogers is back and a lot of people are clamoring for Sam to return the shield and the mantle. Plus, of course Carol is demanding that Sam declare his allegiance – which side will he pick?
The best plot thread in this book, though, is one incredibly relevant to today’s world. Robot police have been released upon the populace, and while some people believe they’re reducing crime and making cities safer, others believe they’re unjustly profiling. Sam strives to keep clashes between people of color and the robocops peaceful, but when a fight inevitably breaks out between and robocops and Rage, also a black hero, Sam is stuck in the middle – caught “playing politics” either way. He can support the robocops he believes are unjustly profiling people of color, or support Rage and the rest of the black community even though they’ve escalated to violence. And remember – Sam is facing this dilemma while bearing the mantle of Captain America, while many believe he should step down because of his “drama” and “politics”.
I love seeing the nuance in perspective between Sam and Rage. Sam agrees that the robocops are profiling and unjustly “predicting” crimes, but he’s not willing to resort to violence, especially as Captain America. Rage believes the issue has gone on long enough, and is ready to riot to achieve justice.
Although it was well-done, I do wish Rage’s side had been shown with a little more sympathy – there’s a point, I agree, where violence is the answer. And maybe the Marvel Universe isn’t to that point yet, but Sam should know that it’s a valid stance for Rage to take. It’s an MLK vs. Malcom X argument.
I also loved how this story was a smaller, street-level version of the Civil War II as a whole – the robocops are profiling and predicting crime just as much as Ulysses is. If you were on Carol’s side of the Civil War II before reading this book, I doubt you will be after.
I was so happy to see more of Misty in this book (she was my favorite part of another Civil War II book, Choosing Sides). The media was portrayed so perfectly in this book it was scary. Also perfect were the senators, all old, white men – who were written with a spooky, reticent racism that gave me the shivers.
The only thing that disappointed me about this book was.
I will be catching up on and then following the Captain America: Sam Wilson series. It’s wonderful for its relevancy, its complex characters, its progressive story and its spooky realism.
Read more of my reviews (plus cat pics!) on Her Little Book Review.
I after a string of bad comic reads, I needed a book that reminded me that I actually enjoy reading these things.
More than that, though, in a week/month/year of tough news, I needed the message coming from this book.
Captain America: Sam Wilson Volume 3: Civil War II (which has possibly the worst title of any comic I’ve ever read), is a rather intimate (compared to pretty much all of the other Civil War II books I’ve read) portrayal of one man’s experience with Civil War II. Sam Wilson is the current Captain America, but Steve Rogers is back and a lot of people are clamoring for Sam to return the shield and the mantle. Plus, of course Carol is demanding that Sam declare his allegiance – which side will he pick?
The best plot thread in this book, though, is one incredibly relevant to today’s world. Robot police have been released upon the populace, and while some people believe they’re reducing crime and making cities safer, others believe they’re unjustly profiling. Sam strives to keep clashes between people of color and the robocops peaceful, but when a fight inevitably breaks out between and robocops and Rage, also a black hero, Sam is stuck in the middle – caught “playing politics” either way. He can support the robocops he believes are unjustly profiling people of color, or support Rage and the rest of the black community even though they’ve escalated to violence. And remember – Sam is facing this dilemma while bearing the mantle of Captain America, while many believe he should step down because of his “drama” and “politics”.
I love seeing the nuance in perspective between Sam and Rage. Sam agrees that the robocops are profiling and unjustly “predicting” crimes, but he’s not willing to resort to violence, especially as Captain America. Rage believes the issue has gone on long enough, and is ready to riot to achieve justice.
Although it was well-done, I do wish Rage’s side had been shown with a little more sympathy – there’s a point, I agree, where violence is the answer. And maybe the Marvel Universe isn’t to that point yet, but Sam should know that it’s a valid stance for Rage to take. It’s an MLK vs. Malcom X argument.
I also loved how this story was a smaller, street-level version of the Civil War II as a whole – the robocops are profiling and predicting crime just as much as Ulysses is. If you were on Carol’s side of the Civil War II before reading this book, I doubt you will be after.
I was so happy to see more of Misty in this book (she was my favorite part of another Civil War II book, Choosing Sides). The media was portrayed so perfectly in this book it was scary. Also perfect were the senators, all old, white men – who were written with a spooky, reticent racism that gave me the shivers.
The only thing that disappointed me about this book was
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Cap’s betrayal. He should know better what the right thing to do is. On the other hand, it’s nice to see some depth to his character, instead of just generic goody two shoes guyI will be catching up on and then following the Captain America: Sam Wilson series. It’s wonderful for its relevancy, its complex characters, its progressive story and its spooky realism.
Read more of my reviews (plus cat pics!) on Her Little Book Review.
invioletshadows's review
4.0
4.5 I'm really sad that I had to start in the middle of this series, because this was amazing. I'd love to go back and read the first two, and of course continue on with the series if I can find copies.
amarieb's review
4.0
If you want to read a comic that is holding an extreme mirror up to the sentiments of what is happening right now in history, this is the book for you. Profiling of people and extreme policing (albeit from a private agency), spineless senators and opportunistic business men turned politicians, tossing around terms of "un-American," "disgrace," "dishonor", "real Americans,"and of course the extreme followers and twitter hashtags (#givebackthesheild.) So much is piling up on Sam that one has to ask how much more can one man take!
I haven't been following the events of this Second Civil War marvel event, but I didn't feel that I lost too much from this story line, it references it just enough so that I understood what was going on but it didn't drag it down either.
I haven't been following the events of this Second Civil War marvel event, but I didn't feel that I lost too much from this story line, it references it just enough so that I understood what was going on but it didn't drag it down either.