These three issues—plus a prologue in Fantastic Four #6—comprise the first crossover event of the "Heroes Reborn" era, which ends in Captain America #6. We'll get to our brief coverage of that story later in this post, but first we discuss the bulk of that issue, which deals with our hero meeting someone from his... Continue Reading →
This is it, the culmination of the Onslaught Saga and the issue that leads to... well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. As with the first two installments of this story (here and here), Captain America serves mainly as field leader and—as emphasized in Avengers #402—supporter of morale among his fellow heroes and the population... Continue Reading →
This is the second post focused on the Onslaught Saga, which brings the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four together to battle Onslaught, an entity formed from the warped consciousnesses of Professor Xavier and Magneto, who plans to wipe out humanity for the sake of mutants. More important for us, the issue of Avengers covered here... Continue Reading →
This post covers the first month of the Onslaught event that spelled the end of the first volumes of many Marvel titles, including Captain America and Avengers, which were relaunched afterwards as part of the "Heroes Reborn" initiative (on which more soon). In the story itself, a psionic entity known as Onslaught, formed from the... Continue Reading →
The big 400th issue of Avengers is a celebration of the team's history, written by Mark Waid and penciled by Mike Wieringo, who had collaborated on a well-received Flash run (1993-1994) and would later produce a legendary Fantastic Four run (2002-2005) before Wieringo's untimely death in 2007. The anniversary issue is preceded by the final page of... Continue Reading →
These four issues compromise the "First Sign" crossover that was meant to fully bring the "Avengers Prime" back into the team after they were all brought into the aftermath of "The Crossing." (Why is the Iron Man cover missing above? Cap ain't on it, of course!) Fair warning: Most of the interesting material with Captain... Continue Reading →
Oh boy... this one's gonna take some explaining. Since the Avengers found Captain America missing and presumed dead at the end of Captain America #443, they (and the poor readers) had to endure "The Crossing," a mini-event between their own title, Force Works, Iron Man, and War Machine, that involved many interweaving events. Most important... Continue Reading →
After the valiant efforts in Captain America #437 and Iron Man #314 on the part of Tony Stark and Hank Pym to save Captain America's life after his super-soldier serum finally failed him, leaving him paralyzed and in cardiac arrest, this issue introduces the infamous armored exoskeleton that restores his mobility and allows him to... Continue Reading →
This issue of Captain America is the epilogue to "Fighting Chance," the arc that began a year ago in issue #425 and detailed Captain America's gradual physical decline as his super-soldier serum broke down. At the end of the last issue, he was completely paralyzed and suffered a heart attack while his fellow Avenger Hank... Continue Reading →
This issue wraps up the final trilogy in the long "Fighting Chance" arc, and in it we see Captain America finally succumb to the gradual deterioration of the super-soldier serum in his body, spelling a very uncertain future for the Sentinel of Liberty. (Don't expect a last-minute deus ex machina to restore him at the... Continue Reading →
THE VIRTUES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 