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A review by captwinghead
Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vol. 5 by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3.0
Overall, I appreciate that Coates is the first Captain America writer I've seen dedicated to writing female characters with significant roles. Sharon Carter, the Daughters of Liberty, Selene, Sin and the other female villains were dealt significant time and involvement in the plot. It's refreshing, to be honest.
However, after the fantastic first volume, this series really dipped for me. I love the internal monologue, but after 2 volumes, it's sort of the same thing over and over again. Made even more noticeable by the fact that Steve doesn't express his great speech to ask Americans to keep the faith until the last volume. And it didn't stand out all that much, in my opinion.
The plot just didn't really hold my attention. I was really bummed that Sam was only in a few pages of the entire run but they brought Peggy Carter back from the dead for some reason. It felt like they were trying to drag parts of the MCU into the comics and my god, I really, really, really hate it when they do that.
So, I feel like Coates executed this well, but it was elements I just wasn't here for. I'm sure this was totally someone else's jam. For me personally, it's not one of my favorite Cap books.
However, after the fantastic first volume, this series really dipped for me. I love the internal monologue, but after 2 volumes, it's sort of the same thing over and over again. Made even more noticeable by the fact that Steve doesn't express his great speech to ask Americans to keep the faith until the last volume. And it didn't stand out all that much, in my opinion.
The plot just didn't really hold my attention. I was really bummed that Sam was only in a few pages of the entire run but they brought Peggy Carter back from the dead for some reason. It felt like they were trying to drag parts of the MCU into the comics and my god, I really, really, really hate it when they do that.
So, I feel like Coates executed this well, but it was elements I just wasn't here for. I'm sure this was totally someone else's jam. For me personally, it's not one of my favorite Cap books.