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A review by captwinghead
The United States of Captain America by Mohale Mashigo, Darcie Little Badger, Alyssa Wong, Christopher Cantwell, Joshua Trujillo
5.0
Very good! And I hope it pissed off all the really sensitive, bigoted dudebros, too!
As a very big Captain America fan, this is a perfect series to hopefully get the point across that Captain America is more than just Steve Rogers. I love Steve a lot and this series did a great job demonstrating (for the HUNDREDTH time) that Steve Rogers fights for the oppressed, not out of blind patriotism. The mantle can be held by anyone who does the same and I really loved that Cantwell decided to have the majority of this story be about Sam and Steve going around the country meeting the other captains.
I can feel that some of this was probably a nod to the Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV show - which I didn't like to be honest. I'd much prefer we keep that version of Sam and Bucky's partnership (where Bucky treats Sam like shit and Sam is literally just his support system) out of the comics where they actually have a good partnership and friendship. Please don't drag the MCU's mess into the comics!
However, I think that's partially why this story is about Sam and Steve. They’re my favorite of Steve's partnerships, their banter was hilarious and I liked seeing them discuss their differences in ideals. I loved seeing them take on sort of a mentor type role to Aaron, Nichelle and Aurielle. I wish those characters would show up again in the future, but who knows what Marvel has planned.
I feel like this shows you can have multiple captains at once and, hey, we have multiple spider men, so why not? The shield is so much bigger than one person and each person carrying it makes an attempt to show up for the people the rest of the country leaves behind. Nichelle is a great example of that.
So, I really liked Joe, Aurielle, Nichelle and Aaron. I loved seeing Sam and Steve guide them and help them realize their work is just as important. I am really looking forward to the new books coming out with Sam and Steve!
As a very big Captain America fan, this is a perfect series to hopefully get the point across that Captain America is more than just Steve Rogers. I love Steve a lot and this series did a great job demonstrating (for the HUNDREDTH time) that Steve Rogers fights for the oppressed, not out of blind patriotism. The mantle can be held by anyone who does the same and I really loved that Cantwell decided to have the majority of this story be about Sam and Steve going around the country meeting the other captains.
I can feel that some of this was probably a nod to the Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV show - which I didn't like to be honest. I'd much prefer we keep that version of Sam and Bucky's partnership (where Bucky treats Sam like shit and Sam is literally just his support system) out of the comics where they actually have a good partnership and friendship. Please don't drag the MCU's mess into the comics!
However, I think that's partially why this story is about Sam and Steve. They’re my favorite of Steve's partnerships, their banter was hilarious and I liked seeing them discuss their differences in ideals. I loved seeing them take on sort of a mentor type role to Aaron, Nichelle and Aurielle. I wish those characters would show up again in the future, but who knows what Marvel has planned.
I feel like this shows you can have multiple captains at once and, hey, we have multiple spider men, so why not? The shield is so much bigger than one person and each person carrying it makes an attempt to show up for the people the rest of the country leaves behind. Nichelle is a great example of that.
So, I really liked Joe, Aurielle, Nichelle and Aaron. I loved seeing Sam and Steve guide them and help them realize their work is just as important. I am really looking forward to the new books coming out with Sam and Steve!