Civil War: Captain America
by:
Mike Perkins (author)
Ed Brubaker (author)
Lee Weeks (author)
Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government and his friends, and the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Cap's girlfriend, Agent 13, is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. Elsewhere, a new villain emerges; the Red Skull begins to...
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Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government and his friends, and the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Cap's girlfriend, Agent 13, is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. Elsewhere, a new villain emerges; the Red Skull begins to make himself known; and the Winter Soldier again comes face-to-face with Cap. But which side will he choose? Plus: James Buchanan Barnes, Captain America's one-time partner Bucky, faces his first Christmas of the 21st century - and the truth of the terrible things he was forced to do as the Winter Soldier. And with Cap caught in a conflict he can neither take a side of - or understand - what moves can he make to try to redeem himself?! Collecting Captain America #22-24 and the Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shot.
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Format: Graphic novel
ISBN:
9780785127987 (0785127984)
ASIN: 785127984
Publish date: May 6th 2007
Publisher: Marvel
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Series: Marvel Civil War
I think that reading this alone out of the whole series doesn't give you the entire picture. I feel like I have some holes in my understanding. I am hoping my library has all or most of these. I like the idea of presenting the situation through the eyes of various characters in the Marvel world. Eac...
I will have to look up the complete Civil War arc (I have it in French at the library) but Captain America's side of the arc combined with Winter Soldier's Winter Kills makes for a solid opus. It offers action, spy games, regrets, redemption. I am still learning my way through the whole Marvel unive...
Cap barely appears in his own issues (and is a bit of a cipher in the whole Civil War storyline, unlike Tony, who is absolutely everywhere but never says anything interesting). The flashbacks in the Winter Soldier bit are sweet, though.
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