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A review by navyasinha
Captain America: Man Out of Time by Karl Kesel, Mark Waid, Jorge Molina, Scott Hanna, Paul Neary, Bryan Hitch
3.0
Mark Waid introduces Captain America to the 21st century. Capsicle is discovered by the Avengers (current line-up: Iron Man, Thor, Giant Man and the Wasp) and the rest of the story follows as he adjusts to his loss and to the new millennium. This story-line calls back to the original Captain America 'discovery' issue (also included in the collection) in many ways, but introduces many new things that impress.
Waid makes a good choice in focusing on Steve Rogers with the villain of the week, fights and other Avengers becoming only an interesting background here. Many scenes and plot points are very well-crafted, as Captain America comes to terms with the new world and his own role in it.
I think fans coming from the MCU (like me) who felt that Steve Rogers' Adjustment to the New Millennium was glossed over will particularly like this story-line. A lot of details are put in, from the funny to the heartfelt. Steve Rogers also gets to play a more active and decisive role in choosing his world, so to speak, which. Well. Let's say it is a idea that is not quite explore in the cinematic universe.
What needed work, in my opinion, was the artwork. The utilized style often lent a comical or exaggerated note to the work, even in places where the story required more subtlety. Not bad enough to be truly terrible, but enough that it affected my overall reading experience.
Overall, a solid one.
Waid makes a good choice in focusing on Steve Rogers with the villain of the week, fights and other Avengers becoming only an interesting background here. Many scenes and plot points are very well-crafted, as Captain America comes to terms with the new world and his own role in it.
I think fans coming from the MCU (like me) who felt that Steve Rogers' Adjustment to the New Millennium was glossed over will particularly like this story-line. A lot of details are put in, from the funny to the heartfelt. Steve Rogers also gets to play a more active and decisive role in choosing his world, so to speak, which. Well. Let's say it is a idea that is not quite explore in the cinematic universe.
What needed work, in my opinion, was the artwork. The utilized style often lent a comical or exaggerated note to the work, even in places where the story required more subtlety. Not bad enough to be truly terrible, but enough that it affected my overall reading experience.
Overall, a solid one.