The new Captain America is here and whether you like it or not the new guy doesn't do a bad impression of the deceased original. Let's give you the rundown, first the new Cap is Bucky; equipped with the a brand new, Tony Stark created uniform, the shield, and now he has a gun. For the purpose of this review I'm going to call him Bucky. Bucky is now working Shield, covertly, becuase he's still an unregistered super hero and Tony Stark can have no connection to him for that obvious reason. This book was all about re-introducing us to Bucky, not as the Winter Soldier, but as Captain America. So lets start the review.
The writing on this book was well crafted, as usual, when it comes to writer Ed Brubaker. We find Bucky donning the new Captain America suit for the first time and the Black Widow hot on the trail of the Red Skull who's making his move against the America. We find the Red Skull, with the help of ex-Soviet General, Alexander Lukin and his energy and financing corporations crushing the American economy. We find Lukin's corporations dramatically increasing the price of oil and foreclosing on thousands of mortgages around the U.S.. This in turn has led to numerous protest around the country. As the book progresses we find Bucky talking to the Black Widow, as he comes to terms with the fact that he is now Captain America. Before the book gets too heavy with Bucky's identity crisis A.I.M attempts to steal America's gold reserves and we are treated to a fight between the new Captain and his oldest enemies. Bucky and the Black Widow dispatch the terrorist with ease as Bucky uses the shield and his gun to subdue them. Brubaker, once again shows that Bucky is the new Captain America, but with a more vicious side, as he shoots the A.I.M terrorist in their legs as they try to attack. So the whole, "Captain America is packing heat" controversy makes since. Bucky knows and understands that he can't or won't try to be like Steve Rogers. His firearm is apart of him, like the shield was apart of Steve Rogers, he knows Steve would only want him to be true to himself, even if it means being a bit more brutal while fighting for justice. The ending to this book is what leaves me wanting more Captain America as Shield agents (under Faustus' mind control) shoot unarmed protesters in Washington D.C. and Bucky still on the hunt for the Red Skull.
With good writing, one would hope that the artwork is done just as well. That happens in this book as Steve Epting, creates a darker side of America that comes through in a very dramatic way. As Bucky goes through the transition of putting on the new Captain America suit, the visuals of man who's decision to replace the original pillar of American justice, still weighs heavy on him a bit. The artwork does a great job exhibiting the seriousness of this issue, along with the action scenes. This is my book of the week so go pick it up .
Captain America #34
Writing-5 out of 5
Art-5 out 5
Overall-5 out of 5
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