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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
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.
doublefantasy's review against another edition
5.0
#1-#14:
this was... everything and more? (and THEN much more); I can't believe it took me so many years to get through this bad boy, this is one of the best comic stroylines I have ever read in my entire god damned life (I know, I know, there'll always be more but whatever) and I want to thank thee king Ed Brubaker for gifting us this wonderful and thrilling piece of art (I will admit that the slight changes made to Bucky's Winter Soldier backstory in the MCU are kiiiinda better? but that's just me, though).
love the boooooatloooooooads of great sharon and steve content, as always <3
65th Anniversary Special:
Bucky is the world's greatest little shit and I loved reading about his little adventure with Gretchen <33333 (their kiss! be still my beating heart!) and the art style was so so so gorgeous I just want to live in it!!! the callbacks to Jack Kirby's unique style were obvious and made me I love it even more (it also reminds me of the art in Gotham Academy, ngl?).
a wonderful adventure and great addition to the Bucky and Steve mythos of their WWII history for modern audiences (can I just say, that panel of Steve holding the little camera inside that Hydra tent with Fury? adorable beyond reason).
#15-#25 + Winter Kills:
reading a summary about what went down in Civil War years ago does not do it any justice, especially once you actually read it (from the Captain America perspective, of course)... truly just an unhinged piece of writing and I just think it's brilliant; who ELSE is doing it like Brubaker???? no one. period.
just a class act of a story (maybe one day I'll sift throught the whole CW story in its entirety... maybe...)
Winter Kills was so sad, I love Bucky :'( and this reminded me just how much I love Kate Bishop, she's such a dumb bitch, but she's MY dumb bitch !
it's 6 am and I haven't slept at all as of writing, reading nothing but cap comics has melted my brain into a pool of shit. toodles xx
this was... everything and more? (and THEN much more); I can't believe it took me so many years to get through this bad boy, this is one of the best comic stroylines I have ever read in my entire god damned life (I know, I know, there'll always be more but whatever) and I want to thank thee king Ed Brubaker for gifting us this wonderful and thrilling piece of art (I will admit that the slight changes made to Bucky's Winter Soldier backstory in the MCU are kiiiinda better? but that's just me, though).
love the boooooatloooooooads of great sharon and steve content, as always <3
65th Anniversary Special:
Bucky is the world's greatest little shit and I loved reading about his little adventure with Gretchen <33333 (their kiss! be still my beating heart!) and the art style was so so so gorgeous I just want to live in it!!! the callbacks to Jack Kirby's unique style were obvious and made me I love it even more (it also reminds me of the art in Gotham Academy, ngl?).
a wonderful adventure and great addition to the Bucky and Steve mythos of their WWII history for modern audiences (can I just say, that panel of Steve holding the little camera inside that Hydra tent with Fury? adorable beyond reason).
#15-#25 + Winter Kills:
reading a summary about what went down in Civil War years ago does not do it any justice, especially once you actually read it (from the Captain America perspective, of course)... truly just an unhinged piece of writing and I just think it's brilliant; who ELSE is doing it like Brubaker???? no one. period.
just a class act of a story (maybe one day I'll sift throught the whole CW story in its entirety... maybe...)
Winter Kills was so sad, I love Bucky :'( and this reminded me just how much I love Kate Bishop, she's such a dumb bitch, but she's MY dumb bitch !
it's 6 am and I haven't slept at all as of writing, reading nothing but cap comics has melted my brain into a pool of shit. toodles xx
rnbhargava's review
5.0
Put simply, Brubaker’s run on Captain America with mostly Steve Epting on art is a masterpiece of superhero comic book writing. The reexamination of Captain America’s history to reveal how the Winter Soldier came to be and culminating in a humongous moment post Civil War just has to be read. I patiently await the reissuing of Omnibus volume 2 of this stunning character defining run.
honguan's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
rabnerd28's review against another edition
5.0
This prepared me in no way for Captain America Civil War! If anything it made my stress about the movie worse!