A review by rtimmorris
Captain America: Red Menace by Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Ed Brubaker, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martín, Javier Rodriguez, Frank D'Armata

3.0

This second volume loses a little steam, but it's no surprise considering just how far out of the park Ed Brubaker hit Volume One. There's certainly nothing "wrong" about Red Menace; it's a superb dose of superhero/spy stories with a wonderful, dark tone. The first arc deals with Captain America trying to track down the whereabouts of the Winter Soldier, and takes him into small-town America with dirty secrets hidden (literally) beneath the streets. There is a 65th Anniversary one-shot in the middle which, upon first read, seems to be nothing but filler, but it does play into the 3 issues before it and the 4 issues after. The final arc is the highlight, full of great action and intrigue, and definitely leaves the reader itching for the next volume.