Empyre: Captain America #2 is a perfect embodiment of who Steve Rogers is. Phillip Kennedy Johnson could write the main Cap title. Read Full Review

The plot threads here make sense and over all, it pushes the whole spin-off forward. That said, it's still a far cry from being an essential part of the overall story of Empyre but after the improvement from issue #1 to #2, I'm anxious to see where this book goes next. Read Full Review

Well, this issue is pointless as a Cap story and an Empyre tie-in. The story could have been told in a few panels in the main Empyre title, but we get a whole lot nothing. The art is good enough, the coloring is also quite good, but anything of the remotest of substance is pointlessly dragged out just to fill up the page count. The bottom line: you can completely skip this issue and be just fine. Read Full Review

Cap uncovers the Cotatis' body-snatching ability and rallies conventional forces to save Mexico City. On the one hand, I really like the often-overlooked "what are military and government forces doing during a comics crisis?" plot. On the other hand, the characterization is woeful. This is a particularly cardboard-y rendition of Cap.

This is just a Cap story. That's all. This gets a big ol' shrug emoji from me. It has something to say, but what's being said is nothing new. And honestly, it just depresses me, given the circumstances under which this comic came out.

Better. Some really crazy and wacky plant stuff occurring in this issue, it was kind of frighting. It also had a nice sequence about Cap and how people should see not only him but those who help him. The art, ehhhh. It has its moments, but its rather inconsistent. In one panel, its very rough with grit, clear pencil work, and at another time, it looks like art done by a computer art app. Writing was okay, minimal action, but it sets up something big to come.

This is certainly a comic that I read!