THE FIGHT FOR LIFE! Just when Steve Rogers believes the fight against Asmoday is won, he meets a strange new ally named Lyla, guardian of the mysterious Front Door Cabaret - and learns that Asmoday's defeat has unleashed a new threat that only Steve can stand against. A bold new arc that will send ripples across the Marvel Universe begins here!
Rated T+
What readers will discover is that this entire installment is centered around setup, which is fine. However, the opening-ended ambiguity left a little to be desired. Captain America #7 was certainly striking but its mystery added some unwanted confusion to the story. Nevertheless, the fantasy element in a Captain America story has this reader intrigued. In a Cap comic, this feels new which is why I can give this story a couple more issues before making my final judgment. For now, Im a bit hesitant in this almost dark fairy tale story. Yet, I cant help but have my interest piqued. Read Full Review
Captain America #7 kicks off a new adventure that draws Cap much deeper into the mystical side of the Marvel universe. The art and story feel like a Sandman story from DC, but in this case, that might be a good thing, Read Full Review
Captain America abandoned the exposition-heavy soapbox of the obvious that it spent its first six issue on, only to trade it on for a new story that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Read Full Review
Plot
Steve Rogers is visited by a strange woman named Lyla with magical powers who offers him an invitation to the FRONT DOOR CABARET, this place is an old and abandoned theater that brings together a certain group of exceptional people and they do a series of circus activities on a mutant scale. Exceptional means Agents of Change, the same definition by which Asmoday wanted to eliminate Steve in 1940.
But Steve is actually invited to stop a threat from another world, this theater is a portal to Pale City, a place that was a paradise but the deaths of the Holocaust affected him deeply and he became a protector who went crazy with pain and was Asmoday's right hand man.
Since Cap destroyed Asmoday, now Pale City is more
I didn't like this as much as I liked the first arc, but it's still very good. A big reason why is the art. I've never been a fan of Magno, they're just not for me.
This arc starts in a promising way but still not as intriguing as the past one. Magno's art is not bad but is off from his best. Plenty of detailed work but the figures and faces seem off to me.
It was probably the most entertaining 6.5 book I've read. It kept me engaged, but after all was said and done, it didn't really mean much or give us a whole lot to care about.
Surprised that Straczynski missed the obvious "SHUT the FRONT DOOR" joke.
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