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Cap takes the initiative, boldly destroying the Nuke army and handing its creator, Zeke Stane, over to T'Challa and Okoye. Meanwhile, Sharon is getting dangerously close to the Power Elite. Taking the heroes out of reactive mode is the key to elevating this into a fully satisfying comic, and the art does a stellar job of selling the big-budget action.
A good, satisfying story also makes the philosophy more engaging, but some of the author's points trouble me. The premise that "Flyover America" is in crisis, abandoned by its culture and government, is strong. Leaping to the conclusion that Flyover Americans would sell their souls to cartoonish super-fascists like Hydra and the Power Elite is pretty nasty. Absolving them of responsibility for that soul-selling is downright insulting. "Poor ignorant redneck sheep," it says. "Of course they'd sell out for good wages and decent healthcare, you can't blame them for their childish dumbness."
I'm overstating for emphasis, and the author's surely aware of the complexities. The civilian Cap interviews has pangs of conscience. Cap's inner monologue also chews on the problem. It's the big theme this volume is evolving: America's too broken to start fixing itself just because Cap stands up and tells it to do the right thing. Isn't it?
This feels like an opportune moment to point out that in dozens of issues by dozens of authors, the only time Marvel mentioned ordinary Americans resisting Hydra during Secret Empire was in David Walker's Occupy Avengers. The series and those issues are hardly flawless, but it is nice that SOMEBODY in the Bullpen thought Flyover Americans might not surrender their country to Hydra without a fight. more
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8.5
Bet issue yet. Not ignoring Secret Empire and actually building on its main ideas. You cannot just brush that whole disaster aside like it was nothing. The complexities of what America has become today features heavily here. It doesn't go for the easy road either. Coates still has room to improve as his transitions are still off a bit.
leinil Yu is in top form and is aided by Alanguilan inks and Gho colors. Beautiful panels.
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8.5
This issue starts with a beautiful cover that describes in a perfect way the new Cap, a man lost but with still inside the flame of his ideals. The first pages are very hard to read especially for them that really love Steve Rogers and with these above pages continue the Cap's inner journey to tray to fix himself after Hydra. Cap is also full of doubts and questions about the America new situation and with T'Challa wants to try to understand how to come back to the old ideals of freedom and democracy, that seem be disappear, and who is behind this new era of terror...and the answer could be terrible.
A beautiful issue strictly related with the current America situation that continues, after these first three issues, to involve and more than ever. more
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8.0
Don't care for the trillion Nukes making fewer that were more capable and unique would have made this arc a lot more interesting. That being said I like this run so far Caps potential is not being wasted. I liked the Hydra vs Cap economic battle. Good stuff.
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I'm pretty interested in this and how it's going.
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while I don't like the art, it isn't distractingly bad... and it is good to read an actual Captain America story where he isn't a nazi and the art isn't hot garbage either.
from a base of 6, this gets a rating of: 8.
+1 because: Cap's motivation is true and pure, and I like it.
+1 because: some small pull.
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8.0
Probably the best issue so far. This book has an awesome feel to it. It's very movie like and actually is fully based off the aftermath of Secret Empire unlike any other book. Lenil Yu is one of my favorite artists and his Cap is just amazing. Overall, this series is heading in the right direction and it's a good time to hop on.
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7.5
Anyone reading a book titled ‘Captain America’ and thinks politics won’t be in it is unrealistic. I do not feel Coates is pushing any agenda and while Secret Empire was unpopular I’m glad Coates isn’t ignoring it. It makes for a more layered and complicated Cap, which is also more interesting. Why is there some unwritten rule a writer can’t include another character they are writing in a book? I think it’s cool Black Panther is involved.
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7.0
I find it really hard to care about what is happening.
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THE GOOD:
-The art was very good. Detailed and unique, and captures the characters well.
-I liked the exploration of Hydra's effect on society. This is the kind of deep-thinking issue that I love when Coates puts out and this issue is no exception.
-The end was a very effective conclusion to the issue. A good reveal and a good cliffhanger. A twofer, if you will. The best kind of end.
-The action scene that occurs a little over halfway through the issue was really good. It felt like a blockbuster movie action sequence. Anyone else want Ta-Nehisi Coates to write the script for the next Captain America movie?
THE BAD:
-I actually thought the narration during the action scene was distracting. That action sequence was so good, and yet nothing about the narration at that point in the issue stood out to me.
-The inclusion of Black Panther, for me, was a slip-up. He had no real purpose in the issue, he just added a familiar face to the roster and combined Coates two current series, which are, quite frankly better on their own. more
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1.0
Whining, everybody hates me Captain America is back in another self loathing example of poor, narrow minded, one sided political satire. Pure crap. Can’t even muster the writing skills up to have Cap in his own story without dragging in the writers own goto character. The story is weak.
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