These three issues of Avengers wrap up the Kang Dynasty storyline that began in issue #41. In issue #49, the Earth—and the Avengers, represented by the Wasp—surrendered to Kang, but the team has not finished fighting, especially after Captain America learned of the surrender at the end of issue #50. Also, we have two pages... Continue Reading →
One long month since his untimely passing—as previewed in that very comic—Captain America returns to the land of the living in the Dead Men Running miniseries. These three issues deal with a group of soldiers trapped with a bunch of children in the Colombian jungle on a mysterious mission, as narrated by Sergeant Solo, who... Continue Reading →
The fifth issue of the groundbreaking series Alias, which introduced former superhero and current private investigator Jessica Jones to the Marvel Universe, involves Captain America in an oblique but interesting way. It also introduces writer Brian Michael Bendis' take on the character he will start writing as an Avenger starting in 2004, and highlights the... Continue Reading →
The final issue of volume 3 of Captain America may the first example we've covered here of something which by now has become a regular occurrence: the oversized anniversary issue, either based on issue number or calendar years, containing a number of shorter stories commemorating the title character(s). DC Comics had been doing this for... Continue Reading →
The more things change... again, these two issues carry on the "Kang Dynasty" storyline that began in issue #41, which has involved Cap very little. Here, we see him leading his specific Avengers team in a few panels from issue #48 and then more in issue #50 as their mission coincides with the Triune Understanding,... Continue Reading →
This issue deals with two romantic entanglements involving Captain America as we head into the climactic final issue of this run next month. (Do not worry, Sue Storm is not one of them, despite the cover which, at least to me, seems to show our hero emerging from the shadows to sneak up on the... Continue Reading →
THE VIRTUES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 