This issues wraps up the first half of the first arc of the fourth volume of Captain America, which began with our hero reacting to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, before moving several months ahead to another incident in the town of Centerville, which we learn in this issue is the location of... Continue Reading →
This issue continues the story on terrorism that began in the first issue of this fourth volume of Captain America, with our hero intervening in a hostage situation in the small American town of Centerville, which prompts some thoughtful insights about the nature of evil and war. Even though he had feet on the ground by... Continue Reading →
This issue launches the fourth volume of Captain America, this one under the Marvel Knights imprint, which by this point had already featured groundbreaking re-imaginings of Daredevil and Black Panther. The intent was to ground the stories of Captain America more firmly in the real world—and nothing was more current in the United States of... Continue Reading →
These two issues complete the storyline that began in issue #45, dealing with the Red Skull's latest attempt to defeat America by exploiting its racial tensions, all against the backdrop of Captain America's friends and allies gathering for a funeral. As issue #47 opens, it is Earth's Mightiest Heroes who assemble in honor of a... Continue Reading →
These two issues of Captain America start off a four-part story detailing the Red Skull's latest attempt to overthrow American democracy by stirring up racial hatred. We also have two issues from the second U.S.Agent miniseries, featuring some good interaction between Walker and Cap. Not bad for this blog's 600th post! With respect to the... Continue Reading →
This annual is a standalone story that does not occur at any particular time relative to the current run of the title (although it was released the week before issue #47). But it can be placed squarely in real time, given the identification of the U.S. president, George W. Bush, and reference to his just... Continue Reading →
This issue of Black Panther reveals Captain America's first meeting with the King of Wakanda—not T'Challa, whom he met in Tales of Suspense #97, but rather his father T'Chaka, whom he met in early 1941, months before the United States entered World War II. (This meeting would later be expanded and revised in the Captain... Continue Reading →
This issue finishes the story begun in the last issue, in which both parts of Captain America's life began to converge. As the Sentinel of Liberty, he is working with Sharon Carter and SHIELD to bring down AIM before they can create another Protocide, while as Steve Rogers he is growing more uncomfortable with his... Continue Reading →
This issue strikes a solemn note, as Captain America gets reflective about the nature of war and is reminded of the circumstances of the "death" of his young partner Bucky Barnes, while at the same time conflicts deepen between him and his girlfriend Connie Ferrari regarding the legal services she provides to unsavory characters and... Continue Reading →
This issue completes the long Protocide storyline that began behind the scenes back in issue #25 but only involved Captain America as of issue #35, which culminates in an important choice for our hero. At the end of the last issue, in a Hydra warehouse, Protocide had defeated Cap and tossed him into the energy... Continue Reading →
THE VIRTUES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 