A review by iffer
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 1 by Ed Brubaker

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.