While I have minor gripes with the (deliberate) inconsistency in the artwork, this is, overall, a great issue that illuminates Bucky's character and establishes him as his own unique hero, quite apart from Steve Rogers or the Captain America persona. The story is gritty and compelling, and the art reaches heights that we haven't seen in a Cap book for a long time. Very well done. Read Full Review

By the end of Fear Itself and the film, of course, fans are surely going to tire of anything Red Skull. That doesnt leave too many intriguing foes for the blonde guy with the big shield. Read Full Review

Gah, what was this all about?! Usually I absolutely love this series, but this issue was just... All over the place... Sure, there were parts of this issue that bugged me on the heels of reading Fear Itself #3(which I won't get into in case you've yet to check it out), but still, I expected to enjoy(and understand!) this issue a lot more than I did. Normally I'd say the sooner this storyline was over the better, but in light of recent events, maybe I should be cherishing a certain character in this series while I still can... Read Full Review