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A review by coffeeandink
Captain America: The Death of Captain America, Volume 1: The Death of the Dream by Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Ed Brubaker, Joe Caramagna, Frank D'Armata
2.0
Captain America after Steve Rogers' resumption of the title has gone drastically downhill. It's decent espionage-ish superheroics, I guess, but the characterization is flat and the plotting unsurprising. There's nothing here that hasn't been done better before, often by Brubaker himself.
Post-Rogers resurrection Sharon Carter continues to be a cipher.
In retrospect, it seems very clear that what makes Brubaker's run so distinctive is Bucky Barnes -- the Rogers storylines derive much of their tension and emotional impact from the fall-out of his survival and trauma, and Bucky's attempts to deal with Steve's death and legacy are compelling. (Honestly, I kind of think of Bucky as Brubaker's Mary Sue -- but it's Mary Sue done right.)
Nice art.
Post-Rogers resurrection Sharon Carter continues to be a cipher.
In retrospect, it seems very clear that what makes Brubaker's run so distinctive is Bucky Barnes -- the Rogers storylines derive much of their tension and emotional impact from the fall-out of his survival and trauma, and Bucky's attempts to deal with Steve's death and legacy are compelling. (Honestly, I kind of think of Bucky as Brubaker's Mary Sue -- but it's Mary Sue done right.)
Nice art.