| Title | : | Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Vol. 1: Revolution |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1302931431 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781302931438 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 |
| Publication | : | First published February 14, 2023 |
COLLECTING: Captain America (2022) 0, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) 1-6
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Vol. 1: Revolution Reviews
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THIS ONE WAS SO GOOD!
There are books like this which sort of reveals an yet undisclosed truth about a character and really twists the whole myth of the character and I love the way it happens here and the writers introduce the concept of the century game and how it maybe connected to Steve's shield and the new foes being "The Outer circle" and its so awesome and I love the way this conspiracy reveal happens and how it hits Steve like a ton of bricks and its awesome and really like a mystery, spy-fi thriller it reveals slowly and its perfect, the fights and all he gets into with new enemies like "Destroyer" and "Redacted"!
Plus the main thing with what happens to BUCKY BARNES and its one of those changes that will really stand out and one of the biggest moments of the character I feel like and it will be interesting to see where they go from that ENDING which was insanely cool.
Clearly I love this, the reveals and all and the new conspiracy and it will be interesting to follow this run and see how it affects Steve's world! Plus I love the way they focus on his personal life also and flesh that out with new supporting characters, thats awesome btw!
But the main thing being the art by Carnero which is freaking gorgeous and she maybe one of my fav artists ever on Cap books because she makes each page look like a million bucks!!
So yeah a must read and trust me the next thing coming is the COLD WAR crossover and I have high hopes for it! -
Really enjoyed this book. I especially liked the artwork, issue 0 in particular, and the book is very action-packed. The story is good. I like the balance of Steve Rogers trying to make a life for himself but being the icon of Captain America. I think Bucky's part was done very well.
Steve Rogers is trying to make a civilian life for himself. The trouble is that everyone knows who he is. However, the history of "Captain America" might be a lot darker than he thought. Now he and Bucky are pulled into a "game" that is centuries old. Are they players or pawns?
A big part of me really likes the fact that despite all the darkness Steve has seen, he still looks for the good in everything. A small part sees this as being a bit too naive. I tend to agree with Bucky more. Going back to the artwork, I love the spiral artwork. I remember first seeing it in Batman Court of the Owls. There are some big changes and lots more action to come. The book finishes with a cover gallery. Variant covers are spread out throughout the book at the start of every issue/chapter. -
This was a pretty solid Cap comic, and reading it in parallel with
Captain America: Symbol of Truth, Vol. 1: Homeland has been a lot of fun. I will definitely continue from here!
Come for the symbolism, stay for the rip-roaring action sequences! -
lost a star because bucky and steve didn't kiss.
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2.75 stars. Man, this was a chore to get through. I had to came back to this book 3 times throughout the day to finish it. Feel like it was over written. A lot of time spent trying to be philosophical or patriotic. Just get to the story already. The story? Wasn’t that great. I feel like with all the extra writing, it didn’t transition well from one story beat to the next. The concept behind the story I thought was pretty weak also. Plus I found it funny how Bucky was able to beat Cap at the end some how but got his ass handed to him a few issues back by Peggy who has no super soldier serum in her. I had such high hopes for this with all the positive things I had been hearing about this. Shame.
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I’ve been emotionally compromised by this book.
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This started so well, Steve trying to get himself grounded again after all the conspiracies and cosmic craziness of recent years, moving back into his old (as in before the War, let alone the serum) flat, getting back into drawing and befriending normal people. But we can't even have one full issue of that before there's another sodding conspiracy, which of course has to be even bigger and deeper than all the previous ones. Yet more 'everything you know is wrong' hints about Steve's past, this time centred on his shield, by way of the cryptic last words "It's not your symbol, it's theirs." Which, even if we hadn't just established that there have been too many Cap stories like this, would risk being too reminiscent of all those blockheaded conspiracy theories about how the secret rulers of the world for some reason feel compelled to flaunt their iconography in music videos. And as for the subsequent twist that the whole Second World War was part of a game played by the secret organisation here introduced, who still control everything from the US government to organised crime...that reminds me of other real-world conspiracy theories, and worse ones. Which, I should add, I don't for a minute think anyone involved in making this comic intends to propagate, but it does feel like they haven't fully thought things through, or else that they couldn't find an angle on Captain America which wasn't mired in this stuff, neither of which is a happy notion. The writers' recent Kang miniseries managed to tell a story with real emotional resonance despite starring a character whose cross-time antics can easily end up feeling baffling and/or inconsequential, but it turns out that navigating timey-wimey pitfalls must be easy compared to addressing the question Whither America? in the 2020s.
On top of which, by the end it's also another Cap comic which ends up as more of a Bucky story, and that was good the first time but again, it's been done. Although Bucky versus Peggy does feel like a scene certain sections of the MCU fandom have been waiting for. -
Read in single issues #0-6
I may still have some conflicting feelings when it comes to this run (not totally sold to the outer worldy conspiracy, but it wasn't that bad played in the end... I don't know, still need to think about it ...), but sure I do not have any conflicts when it comes to Carmen Carnero's art!
She's amazing and her strong female gaze is a breath of fresh air in the superhero genre.
I wish there were much more female artists working in comics today, it's a need!!! -
Excellent throughout.
This gave me strong Brubaker era vibes in that it dealt with a fun conspiracy and drew on obscure aspects of Cap's past, but it also had some fun mixed in like when Cap had to learn Photoshop (or maybe Procreate) and make new friends at school. -
4 1/2 stars. The conspiracy plot is crazy, but the depiction of Steve's character/mindset/personality/emotions is excellent. And Bucky's depiction is quite good, too. The art is gorgeous overall.
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I'm gonna say something controversial here - I think this is the best Captain America has been since Ed Brubaker was writing it. Symbol of Truth's great, but honestly, Sentinel Of Liberty is on fire.
With a new conspiracy to unravel, Steve Rogers faces off against a new cast of shadowy cabal characters. It's not a new plot line, but it's executed in a way that I really appreciate, and it seems like it's going to be a long-term story rather than just a six-issue-and-done thing, especially given the developments involving Bucky towards the end of the book.
But Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly really seem to get Steve moreso than anyone else has in recent memory. His interactions with his friends, and the new civilian characters, just feel so quintessentially Steve Rogers, it's superb, and a great a counterpoint to the impressive action set pieces, both ably brought to beautiful life by Carmen Carnero.
Cap's had some ups and downs across the last decade or so, so if you're a lapsed Cap reader, I definitely, definitely recommend you jump back on right now. -
At this point, I roll my eyes at the existence of yet another shadowy (and possibly supernatural?) organization that's actually running the world but nobody has ever heard of before. It's a bit done, and it really strains credulity that Steve Rogers, of all people, has never heard so much as a hint about its existence. That said, I think it could, in this case, lead to some actually interesting stories, particularly where Bucky is concerned. Peggy might also have a cool story ahead of her. And I'm really enjoying how Kelly is writing Steve so far. I'm not yet convinced by the basic premise, not entirely, but I'm willing to see where this is going, and I think Kelly could turn me around yet.
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This Captain America series feels like a strong return to form for Steve Rogers. There is espionage, over the top action, heart and more building blocks added to the Bucky/ Steve friendship.
Good stuff.
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"Bucky, you've been my best friend for eighty years. Thought you would've learned by now. You never fight alone."
"One hundred and four years young. I've thrown every kind of punch there is and taken twice as many on the chin. But this part never gets old.
The heroes who followed me didn't have the benefit of dr. erskine's vita-rays. So they wrapped themselves in armor, technology and self-made symbols. They had to work at it. Forge something new and hope to god it lasted.
But I'm the lucky one. Even in my worst fights and darkest days. Because everytime I step onto the field... I get to armor myself in meaning"
TA TENHO COISAS A DIZER
Dando 4 estrelas pelo bucky e o steve sendo power couple durante o quadrinho inteiro
Porem nao dei 5 estrelas pq nao gostei do plot twist do final. Introduziram um role que muda totalmente a historia do Bucky e eu nao gostei.
Mas fora isso amei tudo. Minhas observaçoes de sempre o cabelo do bucky: LINDO PERFEITO AS ONDAS O MOVIMENTO AO VENTO O CASTANHO ACOBREADO *chefs kiss*. Como sempre Bucky de cabelo longo sendo SUPERIOR. O Steve entrega varios discursos bem fortes e bonitos. A paleta de cores do quadrinho é maravilhosa. 10/10 -
3.5 Stars.
The Volume stars off with the same issue as the Sam Wilson Cap book does, both of them in an action packed battle against Armin Zola. Once we get firmly back on to Steve though, we discover something involving the shield. Having used that his whole career, to find out "It's their symbol, not yours," leads him down a path of discovery that has him reaching to his oldest and most trusted friends.
There is an organization called the Outer Circle, that controls much of the world, led by 5 shadowy individuals: The Machine, The Money, The Power, The Love, and The Revolution. They are not only the outer circle of the shield, they are also the five points of the star on the shield.
Though Bucky is helping Cap with this, his real motives are unclear. Does this have something to do with his programming??
Overall, the story had a nice flow, but dragged a little in the middle. The ending was wonderful, but I am wondering how far Bucky is going to take things... and is he a double agent?
Pick this up if you are into Captain America. -
2.5 Stars
I liked the "Symbol of Truth" first volume much better than this one, which surprised me since I'm partial to Steve Rogers as Captain America.
It feels like a lot of comic book creators are trying to reinvent the wheel lately. You don't have to retcon everything and rip at the foundations of previous comic lore in order to tell a good story. Now we find out Cap's shield represents some kind of cabal that's been controlling history for a hundred years, and this cabal was behind the winter soldier. So considering the entire history of the Winter Soldier was sorta retconned to begin with, are we now retconning the retcon? Seems like a bit much to me.
We did get most of a full issue dedicated to a Cap vs. Winter Soldier fight, which was kinda cool, but the fact they were fighting at all was kinda silly.
The art was good, but the story was just too overdone for me. I still want to see what happens next, but for now I'm a little underwhelmed. -
Bold statement: The best Captain America stories are the ones that show Steve taking the time to connect with an America that would pass him by.
A secret organization running the world? A revised origin story for Cap's shield? Even MORE Winter Soldier angst?? Sign me up. I'm totally invested in learning more about the 'Outer CIrcle' and what they're been up to. I'm glad to see they continue to give dimension and weight to the legacy of Captain America. Between Bucky, Sam, and Steve they have each added something to the extended history.
The best writers work on humanizing the hero within.
Bonus: Captain America #0 is a solid set up for both 'Sentinel of Liberty; and 'Symbol of Truth'
Bonus Bonus: Who THROWS a Sidewinder missile at an opponent? Seriously! Power move!! -
I liked it! Aside from the weird #0 issue, it's got a nice tone to it, reminding me of Brubaker's run. It reads as a little bit dark/morose, but usually with a bit of uplifting from Steve. Steve's thoughts are very present, with captions serving as the internal dialogue. It's very clear what he's thinking and feeling which helps for readers to connect with him. The story isn't too preachy or washed in patriotism; it's in the three bears region, "just right".
The art is also excellent with a slightly gritty look to it and a natural feel like a Lee Weeks style. Excellent variety of panel layouts and storytelling, with both one page pin-ups as well as double-page spreads featuring a continuous motion of Cap fighting across the pages.
It's still not, well, revolutionary, pushing it to the 4-star level. The plot is another hidden group that's been manipulating things for years. That mystery and how it is connected to Bucky have all sort of been done before, but at least the ride is fun. -
This started out so well for me. My favorite stories for Steve are the ones that dig into his struggle to have a real personal life outside of the shield. We start out seeing him rent his old apartment, start taking community college classes, make friends and befriend a neighbor boy, Amari. All of that and the introspection about what the shield means is wonderful! The best parts of the 70s run were the moments that explored this aspect of Steve's life.
We started with a story that was focused on Steve and this quickly devolved into the Bucky show. The same way The Falcon and the Winter Soldier did. I just wanted a story about Steve. *sighs* -
Revolution offers the stronger intro volume between the two Captain America series currently running, but it as well suffers from a surfeit of conspiracies. As always seems to be the case, Cap (Steve Rogers in this case) uncovers a vast organization with five leaders who have been pulling the strings all along. Bucky, Cap's shield, and more - all outcomes of this organization's secret work.
This would be stupid and redundant if not for the fact that I'm a sucker for big, silly, vaguely cosmic organizations. At least here we get the giant invisible sky castle holding the leadership committee (all with code names!) who communicate via world-scale chess moves on a secret radio channel. Classic comic book stuff! Captain America rarely feels so silly, which is oddly a plus for me.
Of course, the volume devolves into a big, dumb twist . I return to my argument with
Sam Wilson's Captain America volume: why can't we just talk these things out sometimes? Even I, a filthy comic book degenerate, can get tired of superheroes punching each other. -
I really liked this book. We get to see Steve reintegrating himself into society and just doing people things, he goes to community college, he talks to his neighbors, he goes to bars and cafes, and he teaches a kid how to stand up to bullies. All these things are used to show who he is, and then he asked the people he’s met, “what does the shield mean to you?” That’s really important because this book deals with a secret organization who’s been running the world for a long time, and the shield was their symbol first, so he needs to take it back. The idea of a secret society like that is pretty basic but it’s done really well here and ties back to Captain America mythology pretty well. Especially with what they did with Bucky, they’ve been controlling Bucky his whole life, they made him their agent when they made him the Winter Soldier. Bucky takes the fight right to them and gets his revenge, but he sets off some pretty big events for the upcoming arcs in the ongoing book. The art was fun too, Carnero did a great job at making it dynamic and having Steve running across various landscapes but making it all into one picture was great. I look forward to seeing what Kelly, Lanzing, and Carnero have in store for this book.
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Title: Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Vol. 1: Revolution
Author: Collin Kelly
Format: ebook
Description: When Arnim Zola launches a catastrophic attack on New York City, he meets his match — in two Captain Americas! A brand new era of shield-slinging begins…but for the senior Cap, a shocking secret about his iconic weapon will change the way Steve Rogers views the 20th century he came from…and how he chooses to fight in the 21st! Steve follows a trail of coded breadcrumbs to Germany in pursuit of an elusive organization making bold and deadly moves, while Bucky Barnes’ own investigation leads him to the high rollers tables in Madripoor. Thousands of miles apart with no backup, will Steve and Bucky find what they’re looking for, or are they both in over their heads?
Thoughts: I'm totally in love with Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes, both comic and live-action versions lol, so I'll pretty much read anything with one or both of them and be hooked. That aside, I need the rest of this series now. This book covers issues #1-6 and Marvel Unlimited has up to issue #8. Now I'm just sitting here waiting for issues #9-11 to be available on Marvel Unlimited with bated breath like this is the lead up to No Way Home all over again. C'mon Marvel...help me out here!!
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Fair warning, I went into this expecting it to be a hate read and I was right (if it hadn't been on the Marvel app I wouldn't have bothered). The premise: a cabal called the Outer Circle has been pulling the world's strings since after WW I. Their iconography is the symbol on Cap's shield (because everything is surrounded by an Outer Circle, get it?); Bucky has been their puppet and so has Peggy Carter, unknowingly
First off I hate this kind of conspiracy theory, particularly in comics. Second, reducing Peggy to a total puppet feels sexist as hell. Third it would help if instead of vague discussions of how they control the board we got some specifics about what they've done and what events they've influenced. Third, the US military is not "socialist" — it's an employer that provides generous benefits for the people in the service (Not. The.Same.).
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I've been real picky about Captain America books since Brubaker's time writing Steve, but I heard good things about this so I gave it a try. I want to like it more but it's a smidge bogged down. Something is missing to make this special.
It's mainly tied around a conspiracy, secret cabal in control type framing, which either is very played out or brilliant, but I think this is leaning on the former. Steve waxss on about patriotism, theres some buzzwords thrown around by the normies Steve talks too, and we have another Bucky vs Cap confrontation. I would love to praise Carmen Carnero's brilliant artwork, we need more rising female artists in this medium.
I hope the second volume lands better than this one. It's missing..... something to be really good. -
This started with some promise for an interesting story, but perhaps that was my bias in that some of my favorite Captain America comics begin with him interrogating what it means to be a symbol.
However, the "another shady organization that actually controls the world" is boring. Same with any type of pitting Steve and Bucky against each other.
Can we, for the love of kittens, come up with another name besides The Circle? It has been used to death.
1 star for Bucky's cat.
Ultimately, this was fine. But it's not anything we haven't seen from a zillion other mediocre Captain America comics. -
This was kind of a dull, talky beginning to a new story/creative team. Supposedly, there's been some shadow conspiracy in place, like the Illuminati, shepherding all the events of the 20th century, and Captain America's shield is actually their insignia (or something). This cabal doesn't really do anything in this story arc and isn't particularly scary. The art's not bad, though it is much stronger in issue #0 than in the rest of this. I guess I might check out the next volume just to see where this goes, but I'm not really impressed.
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There's a new conspiracy (seems to happen with every new run) and this one goes back to when the shield was created. After a Captain America #0 that kicks off both new Captain America titles, we switch over to the regular creative team and this OK conspiracy. What is more than OK is Carmen Carnero's art. She kicks butt all over the place. It's always nice to see women create comics especially when they are this good at it.
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I honestly questioned why I bought this. I was like why do I want to read this. I remember why, it's because I still love Steve and Bucky. I also wanted to see what Sam Wilson was like as Captain America.
Not going to lie, I enjoyed seeing Steve struggle through things. Like he was a normal person and he was trying to figure everything out.
I still want a Happy Ending for Bucky Barnes, but I know that's not going to happen. The twist at the end with Bucky was amazing!
