| Title | : | Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 1 |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0785119205 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780785119203 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 |
| Publication | : | First published July 19, 2006 |
It's a new beginning as four-time Eisner-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker makes his Marvel debut, joined by white-hot artist Steve Epting. As the new regular creative team, they will take Cap's life in directions fans will never see coming!
Collecting: Captain America 1-7
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 1 Reviews
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I've been kinda slow to jump on the Captain America fan club train. Probably because he comes across as so sugary sweet that it hurts my teeth. But then, I usually cheer for the bad guys so what do I know?
My friend
Jeff had told me that I should read Brubaker's version. I figured if anyone could make me like this character..Brubaker was it. He is one of my comic authors I actually don't one star.
This one isn't bad. It starts off with Red Skull plotting dastardly deeds but that stops in its tracks. This book is actually really well done but there were times I got bored in it. Yes, I expect to be entertained. A graphic novel/comic book only has a short time to catch attention because I read them fast..and I want them to do it.
I don't want to tell much about the plot of this one because it could easily go into spoiler territory. So if you are interested in old Sugar Boy Captain pick it up. He didn't make me want to punch him.
Booksource: Library.
Reviewer Spotlight
I've featured Jeff's reviews before here and he technically read a different version of this one that I did so I'm going with
Kemper on this one. If you are not following or friends with Kemper..just go do it right now. He and Dan (the original) were two of the first reviewers that made me realize "Hey, reviewer's are cool!"..not that I'm ever going to get near as cool as these two guys. -
Coming soon to a theater near you…
Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Actually, I’m not sure how much of this one will be in the upcoming movie because it mainly sets the stage for what happens next. When I read it originally I gave it three stars, but looking back now you can see how much Ed Brubaker accomplished in arranging all the pieces to start his run of writing Cap. Considering that it was one of the longest and most satisfying eras of a mainstream superhero I’ve seen in some time, I’ve gone ahead and bumped this up a star.
Cap has long been the wise old man of the Marvel Universe, the guy that all the other superheroes respect and admire, but Brubaker wisely took the opportunity in his solo book to measure the weight that Steve Rogers carries around as not just a hero, but as a symbol.
This one starts with Cap reeling after the events of Avengers: Disassembled. When the Red Skull launches a new plot involving a damaged cosmic cube, it looks like Brubaker is going to follow some of the classic Cap story patterns. But things soon take a surprising turn that will find Steve confronting elements of his past and shocking revelations that will have a profound impact on his future.
As I stated before, this one is mainly set-up so don’t expect to get the whole story, you’ll have to turn to the second volume to find out how this ends. (Actually, you’ll probably have to read the whole Brubaker run if you want to get the whole story.) The entire Winter Soldier saga ends up being a critical part of the Captain America mythos, and it’s one of my favorite superhero comic stories.
One note about the movie version. The ultimate revelation about the Winter Soldier has been common knowledge to Marvel fans for years now. Hell, he has his own comic book these days. However, the movie marketing has done a surprisingly good job of not spoiling that so that people interested in seeing the film who aren’t familiar with the story or only know the film version of Cap might want to avoid reading the comics or reading reviews until after they’ve seen the movie. -
I still own the trade paperbacks that came in a Volume 1 and Volume 2. I see that The Winter Soldier has since been published in a single volume (
Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection) which makes perfect sense. It’s impossible for me to rate the two volumes separately.
So, I just wrote a single review, which will be exactly the same for both:
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 1
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 2
This is a prime example of how good the graphic medium can be when done right. There’s very little, if anything, wrong here. Every single panel is pure class. Visually arresting, the use of dark colours captures the emotional mood perfectly and lends a cinematic sweep to the story. The plot is ingenious and much deeper than most (where “comics” are concerned). Of course, we all know where this arc eventually ended, but let’s not go down that road right now. The Winter Soldier sequence often makes it to lists of the “best Marvel graphic novels”, but it should be on the list of best ever graphic novels… period.
It’s a funny thing. I find myself wanting to write something about the story, and at the same time I don’t want to. There is a brobdingnagian potential for inadvertent spoilers. So I’ll just say…
…Highly recommended. And another thing: this actually serves as a good place to jump in if you haven’t read a lot of Captain America previously, because of the ample use of flashbacks and the rich back story. -
Here we go! A re-read I wanted to do for awhile.
When I was in High School I began working around 14. I liked doing it more than going to school, and would even cut school, just to go to work more to get money. Besides using it to make music I loved buying comics. I tried to keep up with Ultimate Spider-man and Amazing Spider-man back then among other titles. However, my aunt got me the Captain America Ominbus of Ed Brubaker as a gift for my 18th Birthday. I opened it up and fell in LOVE with the character right away.
More than 10 years later I've decided to re-read this entire run, this time finishing it, and giving my opinion. SO here we go.
The first arc of Brubaker's story is actually a slow burn that dives deep inside Steve's mind. He is going through a lot right now, especially with the loss of friends, and the breakup of the Avengers. He's not too sure what's real in his head either, as old memories are coming back but some seem made up...fake...the cube is in play. The first issue opens with Red Skull planning to exact revenge on the good old American hero but...Ed Brubaker cleverly pushes the expectations out of the way and issue 2-7 is Captain America catching up on a big plan involving some friends and more.
I love this first arc. It's the best way to create a atmosphere for Brubaker's style and run. Steve is a hero but he's also human. Him dealing with his own guilt and issues on top of trying to save everyone is compelling. On top of that the art is wonderful. Dark and moody but hopeful when needs to be. The twist and turns are great and make you realize this is a much more serious Captain America than you might expect.
My only negative maybe Monroe's single issue. I get why it's there, and it is well written, but I kind of didn't care much about him.
This is a great jump on point by the way for any fans of Captain America. A very easy 4.5. Go check it out. -
I really enjoyed this. I was never really attracted to Captain America when i was younger. I thought he was cheesy and yet i loved Superman!?
Anyway i was recommended the Brubaker Omnibus collection by Blindzider and Relstuart and i'm glad they did.
In this first volume you can see that Brubaker has really invested a lot of time into this. In the foreword he basically said that he was a massive fan of Cap, but only one person really did him any justice and so he wants to do it right. This run on Captain America like his Fantastic Daredevil run is full or realism and try and captures the realism with the artwork.
So as most people will know from the film, this is about espionage and spy stuff. Damn this is good. It's much better than the film and i really loved the film. The reasoning being that it goes into so much more detail. You really see Rogers start to fall apart at the seems and his ex-girlfriend Agent 13 points this out continuously. She can see straight through him.
When he sees the Winter Soldier he refuses to believe that it's his old friend and more cracks start to appear.
I'm really looking forward to the whole series. I think i'll take my time! -
Σε αυτή τη νέα ιστορία (νέα για εμένα προφανώς που δεν την είχα ξαναδιαβάσει) ο βασικός πρωταγωνιστής είναι ο Στηβ Ρότζερς, γνωστός κι ως Captain America.
Ο Στηβ αποτελούσε μέλος των Εκδικητών, οι οποίοι μετά την απώλεια μερικών μελών τους διαλύθηκαν, κάτι που τον έχει επηρεάσει αρνητικά, καθώς οι Εκδικητές ήταν η οικογένειά του.
Έκτοτε ο Στηβ βυθίζεται στη μοναξιά και δεν διστάζει όταν υπερασπίζεται την πόλη από εγκληματίες να γίνεται πιο άγριος και ριψοκίνδυνος, φτάνοντας πολλές φορές μαλιστα σε σημείο να σκοτώνει πολλούς από αυτούς. Αυτό ανησυχεί τον Νικ Φιούρι που θα επιθυμούσε ο Στηβ να κρατήσει ένα χαμηλότερο προφίλ, καθώς και την πρώην κοπέλα του Σάρον που ακόμα νοιάζεται για αυτόν και μετά από προτροπές του Φιούρι, τον επισκέπτεται.
Όσο όμως κι αν νομίζει ο Στηβ πως τα προβλήματά του έχουν τελειώσει και δεν έχει πια εχθρούς που ζητούν την καταστροφή του, κάτι τέτοιο δεν ισχύει.
Ο Ρεντ Σκαλ (Red Skull) το γνωστό υπερόπλο του Χίτλερ κατά τον Β' Παγκόσμιο, είναι ακόμα εκεί έξω κι έχει στην κατοχή του τον Κοσμικό Κύβο, τον οποίο σκοπεύει να φορτίσει σκοτώνοντας ανθρώπους, μετατρέποντας την ενέργεια του θανάτου, σε ενέργεια για τον κύβο.
Παρακολουθεί μήνες τον Ρότζερς και περιμένει υπομονετικά στις σκιές, ετοιμάζοντας υπομονετικά το σχέδιό του.
Πέρα από τον Ρεντ Σκαλ όμως, γνωρίζουμε και τον στρατηγό Αλεξάντερ Λούκιν, έναν λιποτάχτη που έχει κλέψει κρατικα μυστικά της Ρωσίας και κατηγορείται για εσχάτη προδοσία. Ο Λούκιν έχει στην κατοχή του πολλά υπερόπλα που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια του πολέμου και τα ξεπουλάει ένα ένα. Εκτός από ένα.
Γνωρίζει πως ο Ρεντ Σκαλ έχει τον Κύβο και όπως θα περίμενε κανείς, τον θέλει για τον εαυτό του.
Ξαφνικά, λίγο πρι�� το σχέδιό του τεθεί σε εφαρμογή, ο Ρεντ Σκαλ δολοφονείται από ένα μυστηριώδη σκοπευτή.
Τα τσιράκια του, μην μπορώντας να περιμένουν άλλο, προχωράνε στην εφαρμογή του σχεδίου και όπως θα περίμενε κανείς, ο Στηβ τα σταματά. Όμως και ο ίδιος με τη σειρά του, δεν μπορεί να πιστέψει πως ο πιο παλιός και μεγαλύτερός του εχθρός, δεν ζει πια.
Αυτό όμως που δεν γνωρίζει ο Στηβ, είναι πως ο Ρεντ Σκαλ είχε τον Κύβο της Πραγματικότητας, ο οποίος με τη σειρα του πέρασε σε εκείνους που έβγαλαν τον δεύτερο από τη μέση.
Η Ασπίδα, μαζί με τον Στηβ, προσπαθεί να εντωπίσει τον Κύβο, αυτούς που σκότωσαν τον Ρεντ Σκαλ, αλλά και να σταματήσουν το ήδη εξελισσόμενο σχέδιό του.
Όμως ο Στηβ δυσκολεύεται να μείνει απολύτως συγκεντρωμένος στην υπόθεση.
Τα όνειρά του ειναι στοιχειωμένα από τον πόλεμο και τον θάνατο.
Πιο συγκεκριμένα, ο Στηβ βλέπει τον τελευταίο καιρό στον ύπνο του μάχες στις οποίες πήρε μέρος αλλά όλες λήγουν με τον θάνατο του αγαπημένου του φίλου Μπάκι.
Ο Μπάκι ήταν ο βοηθός του Στηβ όσο εκείνος ήταν ο Κάπταιν Αμέρικα κατά τη διαρκεια του Β' Παγκοσμίου πολέμου, και υπονοείται πως εκείνος ήταν διαθέσιμος να κάνει κάποιες πιο "βρώμικες" δουλειές, που ήταν απαγορευμένες στον Στηβ.
Θεωρήθηκε νεκρός -όπως άλλωστε και ο Στηβ για αρκετά χρόνια- όταν στην προσπάθειά του να απενεργοποιήσει έναν πύραυλο, εκείνος ανατινάχτηκε με τον Μπακι γαντζωμένο πανω του και τον Στηβ να εκτοξεύεται στον ωκεανό.
Ο Στηβ λοιπόν, έχοντας επίγνωση του αληθινού τέλους του φίλου του -ή έστω αυτό που μέχρι τότε νομίζει ως τέλος- σιγά σιγά αντιλαμβάνεται πως κάποιος παίζει με το μυαλό του και αποφασίζει να επισκεφτεί καποια από τα μέρη που βλέπει στον ύπνο του προκειμένου να καταλάβει αν είναι πραγματικές αναμνήσεις ή όχι.
Από την άλλη, ο Νικ Φιούρι αποκαλύπτει στη Σάρον πως βρήκαν τα αποτυπώματα του ελεύθερου σκοπευτή που σκότωσε τον Ρεντ Σκαλ. Ανήκουν στον Τζακ Μονρό, έναν σωσία του Μπάκι που έδρασε κατά τη διάρκεια του Ψυχρού Πολέμου στο πλευρό ενός σωσία του Στηβ. Παρόλα αυτά, και οι δύο θεωρούν κάπως βολικό το ότι έφτασαν σε όλες αυτές τις ανακαλύψεις τόσο εύκολα και στέλνει τη Σάρον να τον εντωπίσει.
Η Σάρον όμως απαγάγεται από ανθρώπους του Λούκιν που τη χρησιμοποιούν σαν δόλωμα για να εντωπίσουν τον Κάπταιν Αμέρικα και να τον βγάλουν από τη μέση μια και καλή. Ο Στηβ μαθαίνοντάς το, τρέχει να τη σώσει και άθελά του μπαίνει στο στόχαστρο του παλιού του φίλου ο οποίος δεν είναι νεκρός κι έχει λάβει ξεκάθαρες εντολές να τον σκοτωσει.
Η ιστορία -του Στηβ- τελειώνει με την αποκάλυψη (πιο πολύ επιβεβαίωση υποψιών) ότι τον Κύβο τον έχει παρει ο Λούκιν.
Ακολουθούν μερικές σελίδες αφιερωμένες στον Τζακ Μονρό, τον σωσία του Μπακι που αναφέρθηκε πιο πανω.
Ο Τζακ, οικειοποιήθηκε την ταυτότητα του Μπάκι Μπαρνς κι έδρασε δίπλα σε έναν σωσία του Καπταιν Αμέρικα, αναβιώνοντας το δίδυμο Μπακι-Στηβ. Είχαν μαλιστα στο αίμα τους τον ίδιο ορό που είχε δώσει στον Στηβ τις δυνάμεις του και πολεμούσαν το έγκλημα κατά τη διαρκεια του Ψυχρού πολέμου.
Όμως σιγά σιγά, ο ορός εκφυλίστηκε κι άρχισαν να χανουν τα λογικά τους, διαπράτοντας οι ίδιοι εγκλήματα. Αυτό οδήγησε στο να μπουν και οι δυο στον παγο μέχρι να βρεθεί θεραπεία, τους απελευθέρωσε όμως ένας πολίτης.
Ο Τζακ για λίγο καιρό στέκεται τυχερός, αφού λαμβάνει τη θεραπεία και δουλεύει για λίγο στο πλευρό του αληθινού Κάπταιν Αμέρικα, όχι μόνο με την ταυτότητα του Μπάκι, αλλα και με την παλιά ταυτότητα του Στηβ, του Νόμαντ. Παρόλα αυτά, η ζωή του και πάλι δεν είναι εύκολη. Έχει χάσει επαφή με την κόρη του που έχει υιοθετηθεί από ένα άλλο ζευγάρι, δεν έχει άλλη οικογένεια και φίλους, παλεύει καθημερινά με την κατάθλιψη, αφού νιώθει ουσιαστικά ένα τίποτα που προσπαθούσε μια ζωή να παίξει τον ρόλο αλλων ανθρώπων. Έχει ακόμα προβλήματα με το αλκοόλ, παραισθήσεις με τον αληθινό Μπακι να τον χλευάζει, και σαν να μην έφταναν όλα αυτά, ο ορός που είχε στο αίμα του, τον έχει αρρωστήσει και η θεραπεία ενδέχεται να τον σκοτώσει πιο γρήγορα.
Θεωρώντας το τέλος του προδιεγεγραμμένο, αποφασίζει να μην τα παρατήσει μέχρι να τον λυγίσει η ασθένειά, και κυνηγάει εγκληματίες προκειμένου η κόρη του να μεγαλώσει σε έναν καλύτερο κόσμο.
Η ιστορία του όμως έχει διαφορετικό τέλος από αυτό που περίμενε.
Ήδη από τα μισά του τόμου, ξέρουμε πως τον Τζακ τον σκότωσε καποιος μυστήριος δολοφόνος μετά από μια νύχτα σε ένα μπαρ.
Στις τελευταίες σελίδες, αποκαλύπτεται πως αυτός που το έκανε ήταν ο αληθινός Μπάκι, κατι που δεν περνά απαρατήρητο στον Τζακ, στις τελευταίες του στιγμές.
Περίπλοκη ιστορία, δεν λέω, με αρκετά flashbacks και σκηνές που σε κάνουν να αναρωτιέσαι αν έχουν γίνει όντως ή όχι.
Η δράση είναι έντονη και προσωπικα μού άρεσε που είδαμε κάποια πραγματα πιο ψυχολογικής φύσεως, όπως τα τραύματα που έχει αφήσει ο πόλεμος στον Στηβ, όπως και η απώλεια αρκετών φίλων του. Ή όπως η ιστορία του Τζακ που ασχολείται με την κατάθλιψη, τη γνώση ότι έχεις λίγο καιρό ζωής και τις κρίσεις ταυτότητας.
Οι χαρακτήρες είναι συμπαθείς και το τέλος σίγουρα σε κάνει να περιμένεις για περισσότερα στη συνέχεια.
Υ.Γ. Πρέπει να το δώσουμε στον Ed Brubaker, ο οποίος ήταν φαν του Μπακι από μικρός και ήταν δυσαρεστημένος με το ότι δεν είχαν δείξει ποτέ τον θάνατό του σε καποιο κόμικ και δεν τον έφερναν και πίσω όπως γινόταν με άλλους χαρακτήρες, κι έτσι χρόνια αργότερα, δουλεύοντας πια για τη Marvel, έφερε πίσω τον Μπακι. Respect dude.
If you made it this far, congratulations!
'Til next time, take care :) :) -
More like 3.5 stars.
So Captain America 2 is going to be subtitled Winter Soldier. Cue me tracking down the Winter Soldier comics to get an idea of what's coming. I'm not sure how this will translate, but I guess we'll see. I have faith. For the most part.
Possibly the best thing Brubaker has done here is his Cap. His characterization feels spot-on to me. There's the beginning of a very interesting story here, with the Red Skull seemingly assassinated and somebody messing with Cap's memories. There are loads of flashback sequences, back to Cap's World War II days, all done very well. And I'm really fond of the art, especially the scene set on the Russian front.
But it's very slow to get moving. The story has barely gone anywhere by the time the seven issues are done. And the last story (focused on a former Bucky) just aren't quite as good as the others.
This is just the first half of the story, though, and can't judge too harshly until I see how it ends. And there's far and away enough good here for me to be interested. -
There is a mysterious figure causing trouble in Captain America's life. Who could it be? Oh, wait. They put the name of this mysterious figure on the cover of the book. Oh, well. I guess that spoils the mystery that this story is trying to tell.
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3.5 stars. I was really torn between 3 and 4 stars on this one so I ended up at 3.5 stars. There are some really good aspects to this revamp of Cap as well as a few drawbacks that hopefully will be corrected in later volumes.
PROS: On the good side, Brubaker does a nice job finding Captain America's "voice" in this series. Cap, like Batman, has been around for so long that his persona has gone through a number of iterations, some of which have failed to truly reflect who Cap is. I think this series, at least in these first seven issues, gets it right. Cap was a physically deficient "art student" who was rejected by the army when he tried to enlist before being given the opportunity to volunteer for the "super soldier" program. I always thought that this transformation from humble (and insecure) beginnings to perfect soldier (analogous to America's rise from humble beginnings to world power) would have given Cap a unique voice and I think Brubaker finds it.
Also on the PRO side, the gritty realism of the story is much more fitting to Cap then when he is battling "super villains" that can crack the planet in two (i.e., when fighting with the Avengers). I like Cap acting more like James Bond than Superman. Again, I think Brubaker gets it right here.
Finally, on the PRO side, I think the writing is pretty good and the art is fantastic. Therefore, for all of the PROS, I will certainly be reading the next volume in this series.
CON: Now on the negative side, I think the storyline for the first seven issues was a little boring and didn't hold my interest as much as I would have liked. Alos, the last issue (i.e., the flashback issue about Jack Monroe) was horrible and knocked the grade down half to one star.
However, given than both those CONS can be remedied and don't appear to be endemic to the series, I will certainly give the next volume a read.
Overall, good with the potential to be great.
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This digital edition collected the first seven issues of Ed Burbaker's masterful run on Captain America. The first six actually formed the first story-arc that reintroduces Bucky Barnes, the sidekick who was thought to have died during Steve Rogers' last World War II mission. This was an excellent example of retroactive continuity that is the trend du jour of this modern era of comics and continues even until now.
This was an excellent story by Brubaker. He avoided the pitfalls of bringing back a character known for staying dead and instead of a gimmicky resurrection gave us this superb premise of the Winter Soldier, a legendary Soviet operative. This gave Captain America the feel of a spy novel, not unlike John LeCarre or Robert Ludlum.
The art team of Steve Epting and Michael Lark, with the latter providing the art for the World War II flash back scenes was an inspired combination and helped enhance the storytelling by making the current and flashback scenes distinguishable but not jarringly mismatched.
The seventh issue was a standalone story that gave us a look into the last days of Jack Monroe, another former Steve Rogers sidekick who's on the wrong end of an unfortunate decline as his variant super soldier serum degrades and will slowly kill him. This issue really hits all the right emotional notes of a sad story of dying man who thought he was saving the world but was the actual danger himself because of his delusions. This was probably the storngest issues in this collection of excellent issues. -
Ο Κάπτεν Αμέρικα είναι ένας από τους υπερήρωες της Marvel που συμπαθώ περισσότερο, έστω και αν αυτό οφείλεται σχεδόν αποκλειστικά στις ταινίες που τον έχω συναντήσει, μιας και δεν πρέπει να έχω διαβάσει πάνω από δυο κόμικς όπου είχε συμμετοχή. Τέλος πάντων, η ιστορία είναι πολύ δυνατή, πολυεπίπεδη και καλογραμμένη (ο Ed Brubaker του "Criminal" αποτελεί εγγύηση για μένα), με ένταση, νεύρο, δυνατές σκηνές και ιδιαίτερα ικανοποιητική σκιαγράφηση των βασικών χαρακτήρων. Επίσης οι κακοί της υπόθεσης είναι πολύ ενδιαφέροντες και σίγουρα βάζουν δύσκολα στον Κάπτεν Αμέρικα. Όσον αφορά το σχέδιο, κατά τη γνώμη μου είναι εξαιρετικό, με ρεαλιστική και δυναμική αποτύπωση των σκηνών δράσης, απολαυστικά κινηματογραφικά πλάνα, ωραία σκηνικά και πολύ καλό σχεδιασμό των στολών. Το μόνο... αρνητικό της υπόθεσης, είναι το ανοιχτό τέλος του τόμου, μιας και η ιστορία συνεχίζεται σε επόμενο τόμο. Ελπίζω να δούμε τη συνέχεια σχετικά σύντομα, αν και βέβαια μια επανάληψη θα την κάνω έτσι κι αλλιώς, όταν έρθει εκείνη η ώρα.
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I guess I never wrote a review for this.
This is the second time I've read this volume. I'm re-reading because I want a refresher on Bucky Barnes - as he's written in the comics, anyway. The films didn't really give him a lot of the same depth.
Anyway, this is really just a glimpse of the Winter Soldier. Whatever my complaints about the way this run chose to use Sharon Carter (poorly, lets just leave it at that), I like the way Brubaker set up the plot with the Winter Soldier. It's well paced, the story builds well with Red Skull's apparent death and Lukin.
Most importantly, I'm a sucker for any story that shows how grief has affected Captain America's life. This series takes place after the Avengers Disassembled storyline and it shows how losing the team and Hawkeye's death have affected Cap. He's meaner, he's having trouble sleeping and he's spending all of his time alone. All he has is the job and... that's pretty much always how Steve's life has been. He gets a new purpose (taking down Red Skull in the 40s, the Avengers in the 60s, SHIELD in the 70s, Avengers again later on) and then the rug gets ripped away from him (frozen in the ice, the team breaking up a few times, becomes disenfranchised with the government and becomes Nomad, the Avengers break up). Steve keeps having to start over and it's an intriguing thing to watch.
Anyway, if you're a Cap fan like me, you've already read this so I don't have to say it's a recommend. Admittedly, if you also hate seeing Sharon Carter get the short end of the string, this series becomes painful to read towards the end of this arc. -
This has been one of my favourites since I first read it, which must be about 5 or 6 years ago now (maybe longer).
I remember when I first started reading it and thinking how realistic Steve Eptings art looks, yet it still has a comic book touch to it, how great it would be as a movie. And now we're seeing this stuff adapted into the movies.
This is what made me a Brubaker fan and lead me to read all his creator owned work and most of his Marvel & DC stuff.
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След изчитането на петнадесетата графична новела от Върховната колекция на Marvel вече спокойно мога да заявя, че ситуацията в тая необятна Мултивселена е горе-долу като при "творчеството" (кавичките са умишлени) на Криско - там, чул ли си една песен, значи си чул всичките, принцип важащ с пълна сила за болшинството от сценарийните решения, пръкнали се в Дома на идеите. Което, държа да отбележа, не намалява възторга ми от кампанията на издателство Ашéт, нито пък помрачава особено детинската радост при разлистването на разкошно оформените книжни тела - все пак не съм очаквал някакви високо интелектуални прозрения...
Седемте броя на Капитан Америка се завъртат както около героя, сражавал се още през ВСВ, така и около неговия помощник Бъки Барнс. Общо четирима художници са замесени в арта на изданието - един рисува основните илюстрации в първите шест броя, втори - решените в черно-бяло спомени на Кеп (също в тях), а другите двама се изявяват в последната, седма част. Уви, точно сътвореното от дуета никак, ама никак не ми се понрави... -
Another superhero that I mostly know through the movie adaptations. I like the movie Winter Soldier quite a bit.
The artwork was mostly ok. Parts where flat and not terribly good in my opinion. The story started interesting enough with the Red Skull.
A lot of flashbacks, a bunch of superheroes and bad guys. The story was suspenseful enough to hold my interest to about the midpoint, then the whole thing lost steam for me. Ok, I guess, but nothing special. -
That was a nice introduction into the comic book world! I definitely need to get more knowledge on the MCU but I liked it!
Since Steve and Bucky are my favorite characters and TWS my fave movie, I figure I would start with that one. I probably should have gone with the basics, but I’ll get there! -
Ed Brubaker je jeden z těch autorů který dokáže mimo skvělých autorských věcí napsat i super mainstream. Jeho Cap je výborný, skvěle se do něj dostane kdokoliv kdo o této postavě čte poprvé a zároveň do zavedeného světa přináší nové věci. Tenhle Cap není jen superhrdinování, ale přináší i pátrání po pravdě nebo rozbor osobních démonů. Ale jakmile na akci dojde je dynamická a příjemně se na to člověku dívá. Jen Frank D'Armata není tak dobrý colorista takže místy Eptingovi a ostatním tolik nepomáhá. Jinak je to výborná a zábavná věc.
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In one word: Underwhelming. Lots of back story, lots of time spent on Agent 13, Nick Fury, Nomad, Bucky Barnes, and various villains, what time there is spent with Cap alternates between him brooding and hallucinating, there's not a ton of action, and the final issue is an aside focused solely on Nomad, which isn't very good. Oh, and not much is resolved by the end of this volume, as the arc finishes in
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 2. So I guess I have another trade paperback to read before seeing the movie. Hopefully I get a satisfying resolution, and Cap kicking some ass, in this second volume. -
The Winter Soldier movie, which was shockingly good, inspired me to dive into the already "historic" Brubaker take on Cap. Because of the heavy symbology inherent in the character, Cap stories are hard to get right. Brubaker gets it right, taking the reader on a sort of mythic tale through American history and both reimagineing and updating The Captain America mythos, including the now well-known "resurrection" of the formerly late and super-lame Bucky. Even Nomad comes across as interesting. My only minor gripe is that everything is all so heavy-handed.
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I really enjoyed this. The interlude about Jack Monroe was a really cool addition to the end of it. I'm definitely going to read the next one in this series.
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This book was too good, focusing on Steve as he starts a new life and then shifting focus to Red Skull whose meeting with Alexander Lukin and comes across Winter soldier and knowing who it is he wants that and things with cosmic cube and then the story shifts to him dying and Cap investigating that sets off a whole lot of things from him remembering the past in weird ways, fighting AID and then crossbones, going to Russia and remembering the incident with Vasily Karpov and the Kronas village to then rescuing Sharon and ultimately seeing how its all connected...the return of Bucky aka the winter soldier and its massive and such a big revelation and changes everything and the plans of Kronas corporation is set into motion! And other stories focusing on Jack Monroe aka Scourge!
This volume was really good and focuses on so many things of Steve's past and builds up his best friend as a great threat and shows steve really is a man out of time and its filled with such suspense and its a thrilling read and then we have the focus on other characters like just watching a movie! The art is the best part, so easy on the eyes! -
De todos os heróis da Marvel o meu favorito é Steve Rogers. Já vi todos os filmes do Capitão América e gosto de pesquisar sobre esta incrível personagem.
Steve Rogers é mais que um simples herói, ele é um patriota e um verdadeira amigo. Sempre pronto a ser útil pela sua pátria e amigos.
Pensei que os filmes seriam fiéis as comics. Mas neste a Agent Carter parece não morrer e é a namorada do Capitão. A Shield e a Hiydra existem mas na comic é muito mais desenvolvida a história. Gosto muito como o protagonista foi construído e as cenas de acção são muito boas. -
Тази книжка не съдържа една история, а две-три, разказани непълно и хаотично. Персонажите, особено капитан америка, се държат глупаво. Ще запомня единствено наци-антипода му на име (не се шегувам) "Майстер мен", на което се смях няколко пъти и с глас. Американци...
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The Basics
Red Skull, Captain America’s most notorious foe, is found murdered by a sniper. Through a flurry of flashbacks, Steve Rogers has to find out who is seemingly targeting him and why.
My Thoughts
This book had a flaw for me that couldn’t be avoided: I know who the Winter Soldier is. When you get into comic book culture, an osmosis takes place wherein you’re spoiled richly for things you haven’t even read yet. The magic of this story is clearly in discovering that the impossible has happened, by sharing the look that Cap wears when he discovers it. So as the story meanders its way there (and I imagine it wouldn’t feel like meandering if I didn’t know what was coming), it felt somewhat slow and “get it on with it” to me.
That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy delving into Cap’s history and seeing him faced with these memories, experiencing them as a reader for the first time. That’s also not to say that seeing how taken aback Cap is at the reveal didn’t have an impact. It did. It’s one of those moments that makes you realize why the next movie is going the route that it is.
Can I recommend it? Sure. As a novice as far as Captain America’s source material is concerned, it was easy to follow and didn’t contain a lot of confusing reference to things that might bog the story down. One of its greatest strengths is that this story concerns itself very closely with Steve Rogers, his friends and history, and works really well for newcomers.
Final Rating
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As a fan of the movies, but someone who hasn't ever read any Captain America stories, I was curious to see how this would work. For the most part, the story provides sufficient detail as to who and what the people involved are, and it sets up the stakes pretty well to start. Red Skull is about to power the cosmic cube with lots of suffering from simultaneous attacks, when a third party assassinates him. Captain America spends most of this volume investigating with Agent 13, trying to figure out what is going on while also dealing with strange dreams and distorted memories. There actually isn't a whole lot of action here; it's mostly intrigue and flashbacks, and strange asides to peripheral characters who I'm guessing will become important, but never get there in this first volume. The art is fairly good, and the plot is convoluted but understandable. It's biggest flaw is that it never actually seems to get to the point in this first volume, and I'm not sure it's convinced me it's worth finding the second volume; I know the basics from the movie, and while this veers sharply away from the Cinematic Universe in the details, the big picture hints at what will come. I'll give Brubaker the benefit of the doubt just on the basis of all of his other works, and he does some strong character work here. But it really didn't dawn on me until writing this that nothing really happened in this volume.
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This is my first real captain america story i invested time in and it's amazingly good! Its a great story about The Winter Solider a mysterious new villain. With the movie they made, they got most of it right except in this book they go in much more detail with Winter Soldiers origin story which they were very vague with in the movie. This book is fun and serious, and i think Ed Brubaker did an amazing job with his vision of Captain America! Highly recommend it!
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I just love Cap.
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Not really a big fan of the Cap. But you can never go wrong with the great Brubaker !
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It cannot be overstated how big of a deal the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been, not only restrained to pop culture - of which it is an integral part of -, but movies as a whole. Ever since the release of Iron Man way back in 2008, the build-up to the Avengers began, which culminated with the release of Avengers:Endgame, the highest-grossing movie of all time. I watched almost all of these movies on the big screen, and during the entirety of the 22-movie run, one character always sprung to mind when thinking about the Avengers: Captain America. A man literally from another time in our modern world. A World War II veteran, who finds himself surrounded by government agents, conspiracy theories and mass surveillance, all the while trying to hold on to the ideals he is supposed to uphold. It makes for riveting storytelling, and the character on the big screen owes a lot of its inspiration to the comic book medium.
This comic book serves as an inspiration to one of my favorite movies in the MCU -
Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The story presents one of the most enduring aspects of Steve Rogers in the modern world, which is his distrust in the government. He has always been a person who values comradery over governmental supervision, and tends to be very cautious towards trusting higher power that could force control. In this story, he is very reluctant towards his allies, and often ventures head-first into unknown territory; it feels as though he is still fighting in the Great War, and believes that his own brand of justice is the only one that matters. It should also be noted that his suspicions toward governmental power is rooted in his experiences fighting against the Nazis, as there he witnessed what sorts of horrors await those who refuse to abide by the rules. This story helps understand that the world has not changed at all, that even though Rogers has all ready seen the worst in people, and that the world has changed in the period of time he was frozen, the people have not. I believe that what scares him the most is the fact that despite his best attempts to uphold ideals, there is very little use for them in the modern world. -
El inicio de la que quizás sea la mejor etapa moderna del personaje. Brubaker le da a las historias del Capitán un aire de cine de espías que le sienta bastante bien, y además consigue hacer de lo que podría haber sido una resurrección facilona una transformación plausible e interesante de un personaje al que se había dado por muerto 40 y pico años antes de la publicación de este arco. El dibujo de Steve Epting, sin ser mi favorito en lo personal, le viene como anillo al dedo a la historia.
Y si alguien necesita más alicientes para leerlo, la segunda película del Capi está basada en esta historia.
