This incredible six-part miniseries from the second half of 1991 was the inspiration behind the last two Avengers films, Infinity War and Endgame, especially Thanos's infamous snap (seen in the middle of the first issue of the series rather than the halfway point). Captain America's role in this story is limited but important—he is not... Continue Reading →
These two issues launch "The Collection Obsession," a six-part biweekly storyline (much like "The Superia Stratagem" in Captain America that started this month) that features a new threat from beyond the stars, Thane Ector (seen above), who is a large enough threat that the Watcher does that think he's not supposed to do (but often... Continue Reading →
As previewed at the end of the last issue as well as the covers above, these two issues of Avengers have Doctor Doom himself visiting the team, but this is no normal throw-down between capes, mainly owing to the purpose and motivation of Doom's visit. If that weren't enough, we get some minor Avengers appearances... Continue Reading →
The two issues of Avengers covered in this post finish up the storyline introducing Rage and involving the Tetrarchs of Entropy (which would make an awesome name for a death metal band) that began in issue #327. Captain America has a more active role in the first part, stepping back to supervise in the second,... Continue Reading →
This issue celebrates Captain America's 50th anniversary, based on the March 1941 cover date of Captain America Comics #1. Of course, Cap didn't appear regularly for all of those fifty years, as he acknowledges at one point in the main story—and it wasn't always Steve Rogers wielding the shield—but it's still a notable date to... Continue Reading →
Since issue #16, Avengers comics that herald new line-ups have always been special, and this one is no exception. But as with most such issues, it is much more than a roll call, culminating in a continuation of the storyline begun in issue #326, focused on new character Rage as well as inter-dimensional shenanigans. The... Continue Reading →
These two issues of Avengers finish the storyline that introduces Rage, "guest-stars" founding member Iron Man, and leads into the landmark issue #329, in which yet another new line-up is introduced. Also, at the end we see a few panels from a Vision story in Avengers Spotlight and a Thor story in... well, Thor. (Surprise?)... Continue Reading →
Like last month's Avengers #325, this issue of Captain America bridges a gap, this time between the twice-monthly story, "Streets of Poison," that began in issue #372, and the three-part Diamondback-centered storyline starting in the next issue (with a preview in this issue's back-up, which is touched on at the end of this post). The... Continue Reading →
These three issues of Captain America comprise the title's involvement in the "Acts of Vengeance" crossover (which you may have noticed blazoned across each of the covers above), in which the Marvel villains got together (under the crafty leadership of Loki) and decided they'd have a better chance against the heroes if they switched foes.... Continue Reading →
These two issues track Captain America's hunt for the Bloodstone Rachel Leighton, aka Diamondback, after Crossbones abducted her (following the destruction of the Bloodstone), and the story is split between Cap's search and Diamondback's escape. Do those wacky kids finally get together in the end? Wait and see! Plus: A bonus tale from Marvel Comics... Continue Reading →
THE VIRTUES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 