adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

*3.5


Ok, so I think I might be the outlier on this one, but I was kinda bored throughout this. Issue 2 was really intriguing, and my rating bumped a .5 star because of issue 7. But I wasn’t really feeling this overall. Maybe I need a break from Captain America. That’s all I’ve been reading for two weeks now lol

Read this because I was curious about the Russo brothers source material. It is different enough that the film is a loose adaptation but each medium has its own strengths. Great storytelling and great job with the big reveal of the winter soldier.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I've never been very interested in Captain America, because, like many others, Captain America seemed boring to me, too goody-two-shoes and good at everything, like Superman, to be appealing. However, I'm impressed by Ed Brubaker's reboot of Captain America. He manages to make the story and characters grittier and more emotionally complex without making the series too dark, or making Steve Rogers too angsty. I think that the addition of flashbacks to Captain America's World War II days successfully incorporates the idea that past experiences sometimes haunt people, especially servicemen and women, and the moral ambiguity that occurs during wartime in the attempt to build a brighter future, both of which are themes which are, relevant in the US, especially in the wake of 9/11 and the armed conflicts in which the US military is involved. Brubaker also deals quite well with the lore timeline, and possible inconsistencies with previous runs. The art for both the present timeline and flashbacks (two different artists) is great, conveying mood and action while melding seamlessly with the text.

Just what I was looking for in a comic book
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced