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A review by iffer
The Death of Captain America, Volume 2: The Burden of Dreams by Ed Brubaker
4.0
I'm still loving this, and it pulls me along with glee, but I can't help but think, when I do step back, "No wonder people say comics are like soap operas!" Mind control, people coming back from the dead, unplanned pregnancies. It's all there, except better, in my opinion, than a soap opera because there's some serious butt-kicking and political social commentary.
My only bone to pick with this run is that, despite being a strong female character in her own right, Agent 13/Sharon is eye rollingly the subject of typical comic book fan service, since there are always butt shots, changing shots, etc. That, and I find it mildly annoying that the thing to break her mind control, a mind control that was strong enough that she, was the idea of protecting . I guess it's better than instances of comic book fridging, but bleh.
My only bone to pick with this run is that, despite being a strong female character in her own right, Agent 13/Sharon is eye rollingly the subject of typical comic book fan service, since there are always butt shots, changing shots, etc. That, and I find it mildly annoying that the thing to break her mind control, a mind control that was strong enough that she