When an argument divides the Underground, will hope survive? Now that Rick Jones' cellphone has been decrypted, the Underground hears out what he found out about Steve Rogers and the Cosmic Cube that rewrote history. By gathering the pieces of the Cube, which have been scattered all over the planet, our heroes can restore history... Continue Reading →
Civil War II #1 Review
Prepare yourselves for war! Again! Hot off the heels of a Civil War movie -- which, in turn, was based very loosely on the comic crossover of the same name -- comes Civil War Part Dos #1. Written by Brian Michael Bendis with beautifully rendered panels from artist David Marquez and colorist Justin Ponsor, the... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Home — Captain America #10
Apparently, last issue's anti-climactic battle that finished with Arnim Zola's death wasn't the end of Zola after all. With Zola's battlestation still heading towards Earth, the stakes are raised when Princess Jet Black, overcome by grief, fights to keep her father's dream alive while Captain America and Sharon Carter give chase. The plot thickens when... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] The Fall of Zola — Captain America #9
Reeling from the loss of his adopted son, Captain America meets with Sharon Carter who tells him he's been implanted with false memories. Seriously?! Carter claims she was 30 minutes behind the Captain when he boarded that train, and there's no way he's been in Dimension Z for that many years. After the Captain finds... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] The Son Also Rises — Captain America #8
No. Not like this. Just when it looked like Captain America was nearing the top of a blood-drenched, flesh-strewn, sinew-snapping climb, another much bigger mountain crumbles on him. Since the Marvel NOW! relaunch, writer Rick Remender has made it his mission to run Steve Rogers through a brutal gauntlet of torture and pain. For the... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] The Dark Before the Dawn — Captain America #6
Things were escalating to a fever pitch last issue as Arnim Zola brought the war against the Phroxians down on their doorstep. A skirmish between Captain America and Princess Jet ended with Zola making a personal and frighteningly physical appearance, dominating the injured and infected Steve Rogers. Taking back his biological son, Zola left the... Continue Reading →
War: Captain America #5 Review
The battle for Dimension Z begins as Armin Zola's army descends upon the last of the Phroxians. Captain America and his young charge, Ian, after finding a possible exit to Earth, rush back to fight alongside their comrades. From the get-go, things aren't looking great for Steve Rogers. It almost feels like an understatement to... Continue Reading →
Captain America #4 Review
Captain America continues the fight against Arnim Zola in Captain America #4 which takes place 11 years after the events in issue #3. Last seen in a moment of horror, Steve Rogers uncovered his chest in to find Zola's face embedded into it. Since then, the past decade hasn't been kind to Rogers and his... Continue Reading →
Captain America #2 Review
A year passes in between issue #1 and issue #2 of Captain America, and the bearded superhero with his young charge have survived off instincts. The never-ending quest to find his way back home has numbed Steve Rogers, but it hasn't broken him though the thought to end it all with a self-inflicted wound is... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Another Dimension — Captain America #1
Marvel NOW!'s relaunch of Captain America starts off with a flashback of Steve Rogers' childhood. A son of struggling Irish immigrants, Steve sees firsthand how destructive violence can be, how it affects children, Â and what kind of strength can be found in simply rising to the task. It's a great introduction with emotional impact that... Continue Reading →