Captain America: Cold War: Alpha #1 was fast-paced, explosive, and gets readers all caught up with those who have been out of the Captain America game for quite some time. Upon entry, the story beats appear to be promising to incorporate a rich history of Captain America Lore as well as American History showcasing the Outer Circle as the figure thats always been behind the curtain. It feels like Hail Hydra, meets evil Cap, meets First Avenger except with Bucky replacing Steve and some Dimension Z on the side. Readers should be prepared for an exciting ride that I cant help but recommend. Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God Bless! Read Full Review

Cold War is off to a great start, and I can't wait to see what these writers have in store next. Between the two books and this event itself, this is shaping up to be one of the great Cap eras. Read Full Review

Good, solid start to this crossover. It goes a little wild for my tastes, but that's just me. The characters work well together, and the villains are fun, so I have hope. Read Full Review

Captain America: Cold War Alpha has its moments and feels like a summer popcorn action film, but, it also feels like a story that you really need to know what has been going on before. The issue does what it can to catch readers up but it doesn't quite nail that down and might leave readers even more confused. If Dimension Z or Ian are completely foreign to you, this is a kick off that might fall a bit flat. Read Full Review

Despite some problems with balancing characters, Cold War seems to be heating up rather nicely. Read Full Review

The comic has interesting stakes but I think this opening chapter feels a bit too much like moving pieces into position for an event than actually telling a good story. Read Full Review

Captain America: Cold War #1 is a lackluster start to a lackluster event that continues the storyline from the lackluster Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty series. The Outer Circle's motivations remain a mystery, the team-up between Bucky and White Wolf doesn't have a clear point, and the art is a mixed bag. Read Full Review

It's an exciting story and it moves fast but not too fast. The storytelling is improvable, though. It's stiff throughout. The line-to-line flow in the dialogue is often rough and there's a bit too much exposition. The art, though incredibly detailed, gives little sense of motion or emotion.

The dark truth is, when you add Symbol of Freedom to Sentinel of Liberty, you get a mathematical average of the series' quality levels. It's a bit better than Freedom and not nearly as good as Liberty.

I've been really enjoying both Cap series up to this point, but this alpha issue felt like it was doing a ton of work to move everything into place, and not in a satisfying manner. The art did not help, either. It's a shame.

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This is not good enough from Kelly, Lanzing and Onyebuchi. I'm not excited for the rest of this mini-event. Magno on art on the other hand delivered detailed and moody art that fits the tone but his art is far above what the writing is achieving. Kudos to Carlos Magno for giving a 100% always. Guru-eFX's colors weren't bad either.

Bad art. Sorry.

Story is convoluted, art is terrible. Not a great start.

meh. It's fine, but it's nothing special. Was kinda let down a bit.