Reviews - Captain America: Winter Soldier, Vol. 1

128 reviews for:

Captain America: Winter Soldier, Vol. 1

Ed Brubaker

3.98 AVERAGE

thepoisonwoodreader's review against another edition

4.0

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

abinthebooks's review against another edition

3.0

*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

themtj's review against another edition

4.0

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.

jbavaro's review against another edition

4.0

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

iffer's review against another edition

4.0

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.