It sheds a lot of light on some of the self-doubt that one of Marvel's most iconic heroes carries with him. I'm not sure if this is a throughline that will continue in subsequent issues, but I enjoyed this first installment a lot because of how different it was compared to what I was expecting. Read Full Review

It did everything that a tie-in issue should do. It reinforced the themes and personalities of my favorite hero and his longtime companions. It had a clear and meaningful character arc, and it gave us some good-looking fight scenes. Read Full Review

The story was jumpy and confusing at times with some of the representations being almost out of character. For an issue centered around CAPS mental gymnastics, Lore made the issue feel more surface level. Overall, as someone searching for a strong CAPTAIN AMERICA story, I simply got more Falcon and Bucky than I anticipated as well as the entry-level course of what makes Steve Rogers CAPTAIN AMERICA. If your new to CAP and love KING IN BLACK, this issue is for you. Otherwise, Id pass this week. Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God Bless! Read Full Review

In the scheme of things, King in Black: Captain America doesn't do a lot to move the story of Steve Rogers or the war with Knull forward. It's more of a character study, providing a new and interesting look at Steve Rogers in the face of such adversity. On the surface, Captain America is this square-jawed symbol of power and respect, but he's got doubts and insecurities just like any of us. The symbiotes brought all that to the surface, forcing him to question what he's doing. That's the hook for this. Read Full Review

"King in Black: Captain America" has an interesting Steve that is in line with what we are seeing from the Coates run but ultimately doesn't add anything new. Read Full Review

A tie-in that unfortunately suffers from being not essential reading to either King in Black or Captain America fans, this is one for die hards only. The story is entertaining in its own right. It’s an interesting concept of exploring the lasting damage of Knulls hold over Captain America, but ultimately feels like it doesn’t live up to the potential by being resolved in a one shot. It's there to flesh out King in Black and tells a self contained story which leaves it feeling a bit lacking when compared to some of the other tie-ins out there. Read Full Review

A truly terrible entry in the Captain America mythos, dull, ponderous, completely boring, and guilty of over-telling a paper-thin story.The score of two? Well, the art's not awful. Read Full Review

Chaotic action would define it, I liked seeing Cap together with Winter Soldier and Falcon, but at some point everything was confusing for me in the fight with Cap and King, on the other hand the action was agile, good art and with the price it is quite acceptable.

Bucky and Sam are there to support their pal as Cap struggles to shake off the psychological after-effects of being Knullified. It's a decent idea, but it's not really executed with competence. Being thrown on the Artist Carousel does Danny Lore's script no favors, but it's got problems of its own. This feels like a teachable moment where a veteran editor should sit down with the author and parse the comic panel-by-panel, identifying the faults and suggesting improvements.

The idea is there, but the execution is not very good.

This was so annoying to read, it took me so long.