Pascal Alxie steps in on art in this issue and it's a mixed bag. The world looks great as Alxie renders it in stunning detail. The evil characters look superb, as well. This issue has one of the best looking Red Skulls ever. There's so much menace and horror in the details, the evil practically oozes off the page. The problem is, the regular characters look just as menacing. Jet has too many lines on her face; she's often covered in scratchy shading. It also appears that Alxie drew Jet mostly nude and that Marvel decided to just color her in as if she were wearing tights. It's distracting, to say the least. Read Full Review

While it is in the best interest of Marvel's marketing to include their major motion picture star characters in their own titles, "Captain America" #16.NOW is a fine, enjoyable comic book, despite the missing super soldier. Stalwart Cap fans might feel slighted and that is certainly within their prerogative, but if they give "Captain America" #16.NOW a chance, they'll find a real good comic story. Read Full Review

So the next chapter of Remenders Cap story begins here. Big threats are coming to tear apart the fractured man. We will see this disillusionment continue to bubble in the oncoming issues. A broken Cap and morally grey sidekick will carry one of the best and most original Captain America stories ever told into a new age. I want more NOW. Read Full Review

Writer Rick Remender tells a pretty strong story of Jet Black, but it's not very clear if she'll be a hero or villain, or something in between. As she adjusts to this world and interacts with the city and people within, we get some insight into her character and what she values, as well as her motivations. The story ends with a surprising villain that adds more questions to Black's immediate future. If Remender spent a whole issue exploring this character, I hope that this Iron Nail storyline includes her so Remender can keep her development going. This issue was a mixed bag in terms of overall enjoyment. The story was solid even though Captain America didn't appear in the book, but the art wasn't a great fit for me, I'm looking forward to getting Pacheco back on board. Read Full Review

Cementing repeatedly the characteristics of Jet Black and presenting once more some of his concepts for the Marvel universe, Remender does not manage to do much beside this in this issue. Combined with somewhat good yet problematic art and colorization, the message is sent, but does not make for a nice introduction to the series, the characters or the themes in way that could be deemed effective. A very mixed bag. Read Full Review

Pascal Alixe artwork is bizarrely inconsistent. His line work is thin, and he tends to pencil characters in small, far-off shots, which makes them look either disfigured or unfinished. What's odd is that the Jet Black scenes, when she's jumping buildings, are wonderful. Alixe has an exceptional ability to communicating movement. The problem is that what's moving often looks like blobs of color. Even faces look off, which is never a good thing for a book that already lacks clarity. Read Full Review

I'm truly glad to see Jet Black getting more page time. I was initially worried that she would slip into the background in the wake of "Dimension Z" and eventually disappear. And while I have big hopes to see what Mr. Remender does with her role in Cap's cast of supporting characters (especially that sneaking suspicion that she may be positioned as a possible love interest somewhere down the road), this issue feels like a missed step to me. A serviceable story (at best), filled with suspect motivations, unclear connections to a new arc, a whole lot of messed-up art and an ending that leaves us wondering just what the hell actually happened. We know you have the ability to do better in you, Rick. And while we feel we deserve to see it, even more so than us, Jet deserves to live it. Read Full Review

Arnim Zola's daughter, Jet Black, hates our world. It would take two pages, tops, to sell that, but Rick Remender does it in roughly 12. Read Full Review

It's fashionable to hate on New York. I get it. And it's easy to be glib and brush off Captain America #16.NOW as pure Yankee-hating, Patriots-loving, anti-Big Apple propaganda. But in all seriousness, despite Jet Black's rootfop hopping choreography, this comic feels like it barely takes any steps forward. There's a semi-interesting twist, but with the lack of progression and the alienating artwork, this isn't a great way to set up your next story arc. Read Full Review