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Captain America: Winter Soldier, Volume 1 (Captain America vol. 5 #1)
Cap is awakened in the dead of the night by agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who need the kind of help only he can provide. But the corpse he finds on the Heli-carrier brings him face-to-face with the unthinkable, and opens doors to terror and manipulation he never dreamed possible Collects Captain America (2004) #1-7.
Hardcover, 168 pages
Published
August 17th 2005
by Marvel Comics
(first published 2005)
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Red Skull is apparently murdered and his cosmic cube stolen by a violent Russian former KGB operative with dark designs for its use. Meanwhile Cap's been having strange hallucinations and memories that seem to be fabricated. As he tracks down the cube, his haunted past and the guilt he's carried around with him keep drawing him back to one person in particular, his old side-kick Bucky. But Bucky died - didn't he?
I saw a clip of Marvel's presentation at Comic-Con this year and saw that the next C...more
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Funny thing: Ed Brubaker's all-ages comix read more mature than his "adult" work. Deprived of all his T&A and F-bombs, he's forced to concentrate on basics such as plot, dialog and character development, and he shows himself quite capable of solid thriller writing. In "Winter Soldier," Cap dives headlong into a terrorist gang war as he investigates the assassination of his archfoe, the Red Skull (formerly "Hitler's strong right hand"), a case with roots reaching back to Cap's time as an Inva...more
One of the joys of vacation is the time to lie about and read! I have been enjoying Ed Brubaker’s run as Captain America’s scribe for the last several years, but I have been reading each issue as it came out and I found myself a little confused as to what has transpired during this rich and layered storyline. So I went back and dug out the last fifty or so issues of Captain America, collectively known in comics terms as volume 5. I am currently reading issue 29 and I am enjoying these stories im...more
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First let me say that I'm old enough to remember Captain America. I collected comics during what is usually called the Silver Era of comics.I collected Avengers and had the mag from #4 (the reappearance of Captain America) on. I had Tales of Suspense from his arrival and then Cap's comic which started at #100. I at one time ran down all the "prehistory of the character I could. He was developed in the 1940s by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Finally (some years ago) I had to sell my collection, but I...more
More like 3.5 stars.
So Captain America 2 is going to be subtitled Winter Soldier. Cue me tracking down the Winter Soldier comics to get an idea of what's coming. I'm not sure how this will translate, but I guess we'll see. I have faith. For the most part.
Possibly the best thing Brubaker has done here is his Cap. His characterization feels spot-on to me. There's the beginning of a very interesting story here, with the Red Skull seemingly assassinated and somebody messing with Cap's memories. Ther...more
So Captain America 2 is going to be subtitled Winter Soldier. Cue me tracking down the Winter Soldier comics to get an idea of what's coming. I'm not sure how this will translate, but I guess we'll see. I have faith. For the most part.
Possibly the best thing Brubaker has done here is his Cap. His characterization feels spot-on to me. There's the beginning of a very interesting story here, with the Red Skull seemingly assassinated and somebody messing with Cap's memories. Ther...more
Mar 11, 2013
Helmut Barro
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4 of 5 stars
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Cap, die Fünfte
Captain America, inzwischen in der 5. Inkarnation, ist mit eines der besten Comics, die Marvel in der letzten Zeit herausgebracht hat. Die Story ist keine typische Superheldenaction, sondern deutlich düsterer angelegt als die vorhergehenden Varianten. Brubaker hat einen sehr eigenen Schreibstil, und es scheint, dass alles, was er anfasst, erfolgreich läuft (Criminal, Daredevil). Er hat auch keine Scheu, an den "Ikonen" des Marvel Universe zu rütteln und, wie sich in Ausgabe 25 sei...more
Captain America, inzwischen in der 5. Inkarnation, ist mit eines der besten Comics, die Marvel in der letzten Zeit herausgebracht hat. Die Story ist keine typische Superheldenaction, sondern deutlich düsterer angelegt als die vorhergehenden Varianten. Brubaker hat einen sehr eigenen Schreibstil, und es scheint, dass alles, was er anfasst, erfolgreich läuft (Criminal, Daredevil). Er hat auch keine Scheu, an den "Ikonen" des Marvel Universe zu rütteln und, wie sich in Ausgabe 25 sei...more
I am glad that I picked this up as my first Captain America graphic novel. It doesn't require too much background knowledge of Cap's history in order to enjoy this book. Steve Epting's art work for #1 to #6 just feel right for the tone of the story.
Somehow I see similarity between this story and Batman's "Under the hood", where the main character is trying to deal with the return of a sidekick who was once thought dead and somehow the said sidekick didn't come back for a tearful reunion.
I am lo...more
Somehow I see similarity between this story and Batman's "Under the hood", where the main character is trying to deal with the return of a sidekick who was once thought dead and somehow the said sidekick didn't come back for a tearful reunion.
I am lo...more
Oct 30, 2010
Mark
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4 of 5 stars
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Finally catching up with this highly "buzzed" series . . . and it's good fun. The story compares favorably to current movie thrillers (I suppose most superhero comics that want any hope of success have to, these days), and Brubaker does a nice job with some pretty radical updates, retcons, and resurrections. It's a fast and fun read, with very capable glossy drawings by Epting and Lark (the latter handles the WWII flashbacks very effectively, and is probably the better cartoonist), and it seems...more
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An interesting look at an icon.A character like Captain America could easliy be reduced to a set of cliches but Ed Brubaker does a great job in exploring the darker side of a world war 2 legend.he also ties some of Captain America's mythology to actual events in our history,building a sort of alternate reality.Nick Fury's characterization is great ,and the tragic life of Jack Monroe is well handled also. Not as hard edged as Marvel's MAX titles (for example The Punisher) but definitely worth rea...more
Sep 20, 2010
Stephen
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3 of 5 stars
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3.5 stars. I was really torn between 3 and 4 stars on this one so I ended up at 3.5 stars. There are some really good aspects to this revamp of Cap as well as a few drawbacks that hopefully will be corrected in later volumes.
PROS: On the good side, Brubaker does a nice job finding Captain America's "voice" in this series. Cap, like Batman, has been around for so long that his persona has gone through a number of iterations, some of which have failed to truly reflect who Cap is. I think this ser...more
PROS: On the good side, Brubaker does a nice job finding Captain America's "voice" in this series. Cap, like Batman, has been around for so long that his persona has gone through a number of iterations, some of which have failed to truly reflect who Cap is. I think this ser...more
I have never been a huge Captain America fan. I never disliked him but I found him to be somewhat overly iconic and almost borderline extreme with the spoon-fed imagery. I enjoyed this book but I was greatly take aback by the art for the Jack Monroe flashback story. For a first volume, the book begins to tell a story but takes so long and has so much dialogue that I feel that it lost a lot of momentum. I might continue this run to finally see some Bucky vs. Cap action.
"cap is reborn...again (but in a good way)"
i was never really that big a cap fan when i was growing up. an overly patriotic superhero that was a tool of the govt, no thanks! however, after really getting myself into comics a few years back, i finally decided to give cap a try (i mean he was great in ultimates). it turns out, he is one bad arse war machine!
what makes this book great is the direction that brubaker takes to make the cap universe seem almost real, and giving him a much more human as...more
i was never really that big a cap fan when i was growing up. an overly patriotic superhero that was a tool of the govt, no thanks! however, after really getting myself into comics a few years back, i finally decided to give cap a try (i mean he was great in ultimates). it turns out, he is one bad arse war machine!
what makes this book great is the direction that brubaker takes to make the cap universe seem almost real, and giving him a much more human as...more
Si hay un mérito en el trabajo de Brubaker es el de aprovechar la historia de un personaje veterano sin hacer sentir el peso de ésta.Lejos de guiños innecesarios o meros datos para el fan, la premisa de este Capitán América es encarar un pasado que viene a ajustar cuentas en un trance que bien puede destruirlo o liberarlo de cara a una nueva etapa. Y aunque sabemos la respuesta de antemano, vale la pena comprar el boleto.
A neat, twisty turny story - superheroic thrills and spills, plenty of Cap chucking his shield around, joined by lots of S.H.I.E.L.D. hardware. If this volume has a fault, its that the Cap just gets led around, mainly by SHIELD, all responding to the villain's plot. The sidekick going bad is not exactly an original storyline either.
It all sort of works.
It all sort of works.
I'm not really a big Cap fan and more or less picked this up on a whim. I'm sure if I was a fan of the character I would have liked it more, but I'm not. There wasn't anything really bad about the book, it just didn't grab me and make me want to read more.
Dec 20, 2011
Federiken Masters
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Veremos...
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Que el #2 taba barato.
"Aunque a este no lo encontré de oferta ni nada, supongo que es más inteligente leérmelo antes que el #2 que sí conseguí, así que lo marco como to-read hasta nuevo aviso."
Obviamente no hice caso una mierda. Me lo terminé leyendo bastante más tarde que el #2. Y la verdad que creo que hice bien, porque me enganchó bastante más aquel que este. Acá todo parece muy introductorio, muy secreto, muy "ya van a ver" la historia está bien contada y los dibujos acompañan, pero poco más. La verdad que sigo p...more
Obviamente no hice caso una mierda. Me lo terminé leyendo bastante más tarde que el #2. Y la verdad que creo que hice bien, porque me enganchó bastante más aquel que este. Acá todo parece muy introductorio, muy secreto, muy "ya van a ver" la historia está bien contada y los dibujos acompañan, pero poco más. La verdad que sigo p...more
This was my first inro to Captain America. Maybe not the best starting point. I found it a little confusing, though not as much as Green Lantern: Rebirth. Maybe the movie coming out this summer will get me excited about learning more...
I was cynical when I heard that Marvel was resurrecting Bucky Barnes (dead since 1945!), but it's an engaging saga. The whole resurrected Bucky as Winter Soldier storyline runs through Volume II.
Captain America comes back from the dead to find out someone else has also come back from the dead and other people aren't dead that should be and someone wants to return him to the dead.This is good, but it's so clearly all setup.
The final issue in this collection is a nice story to end on.
The final issue in this collection is a nice story to end on.
Mar 28, 2013
Christine
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3 of 5 stars
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Ahh, that's the 'everything is about me and my obligation to serve America' Steve Rogers I know. The one from the movies is too huggable and broken. He hasn't quite captured the arrogance yet.
Oct 04, 2012
Jeff Morris
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3 of 5 stars
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A great introduction to The Winter Soldier saga. However, compared to Volume 2, this volume falls flat. Brubaker's great at immersing a reader into the details and immediacy and immediacy of the story; however, the character development doesn't show up until the final two issues, which is too little, too late.
good art. well written.
not fun. boring. not a pageturner. did not make me care about the characters.
I will try to stick with this though maybe the series will grow on me.
not fun. boring. not a pageturner. did not make me care about the characters.
I will try to stick with this though maybe the series will grow on me.
Quizás sea porque no conozco demasiado el mundo del Capitán América y sus secundarios, pero me he perdido bastante en esta lectura y casi no le he encontrado el sentido.
This is really well-written. But the art is pretty superhero-standard and the story dragged a bit for me at points. It's a good comic, but it's really only that.
Who is the the one-armed solider?
A darker Captain America in the wake of Avengers Disassembled and the death of Hawkeye. The Red Skull returns only to be assassinated. Jack Munroe, the Bucky from the 50's who was also Cap's recent partner, is also assassinated. Sharon Carter (aka Agent 13), is also kidnapped. A mysterious figure, the Winter Soldier, is seemingly responsible for all these acts.
Very good artwork. Good fighting choreography. The inking is heavy which contributes to the espionage f...more
Who whacked Red Skull? Cap is out to solve that mystery in this trade. The big twist at the end is pretty jaw dropping, even if you know it's coming.
When the Red Skull is shot by a sniper, Captain America is called in to identify the body and verify that his longtime nemesis is dead. So it seems. However, there is some other enemy out there. Captain America has to work with S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury to find who killed the Red Skull. And why are his memories coming back so strongly at this time? Excellent art brings this story to life. A good story overall. As this is the first volume, I will try to find the next volume. The only thing that...more
Takes a while to get moving, and I was a little confused, not knowing very much Captain America lore, but this was a good start. The resolution comes in Vol. 2.
Jun 06, 2008
Gary Lee
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
comic fans, relapsed Captain America fans
At times, this (fifth) instatement of the Captain America title/series dips a bit too much into 24 territory for my tastes, but the overall strength of the writing and the artwork can make me overlook such things.
Hopefully with this new jumpstart, people will start seeing what a great and worthy character Captain America is/was. I hesitate to say "what a great and worthy character Steve Rogers is" given how things ended up post-Civil War, but then again -- maybe such events will get the new gene...more
Hopefully with this new jumpstart, people will start seeing what a great and worthy character Captain America is/was. I hesitate to say "what a great and worthy character Steve Rogers is" given how things ended up post-Civil War, but then again -- maybe such events will get the new gene...more
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Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central, Sleeper, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men: Deadly Genesis, and The Authority, and for helping...more
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Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central, Sleeper, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men: Deadly Genesis, and The Authority, and for helping...more
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