The events of Captain America: Sam Wilson #19 and the attempts by both Sam and Rage to make a difference lead to potentially even worse, unintended outcomes–pretty much just like in real life. It can be frustrating to rarely see the protagonist get a solid win, but maybe the fact the good guys can be brought down through no fault of their own is a painful lesson we need to learn. It's certainly something Sam Wilson readers should be used to by now, even if's a little more heavy-handed in this issue. Read Full Review

Pacing and art kind off threw this issue off its tracks from last time, despite that it was an awesome read. The end with the verdict and the young man taking his RAGE out was the best part, really hit home. Solid issue.

Rage's trial goes as bad as it could go. Riot time! Aside from happening with fictional quickness, every adversity this trial throws at Rage and Cap is depressingly realistic. It is a bit shortsighted of Cap to forget about catching the real culprits in Rage's burglary until the 11th hour. It makes him look absent-minded at best and at worst it suggests that Cap might be concentrating too much on identity politics.

I think it is great that Nick Spencer is not afraid to dive in deep when it comes to social issues. It is fitting for the character to focus on the divide happening right now and this issue does not hold back. So much so that this issue gets dark at the end implying a major problem stemming from this one event. While the guest artist is not as impacting for me it still works. The focus is more on the story and message being told. Rage is being held on trial for a crime that has been proven he did not commit. To prove a point he refuses any help outside of what your average citizen would get in his position. Showing the flaws in the system. A powerful story that is well done.