Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11766 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

Civil War: Guest starring Captain America
Firstly, this is not a poor collection by any means; the art is attractive and the plot strong while clearly tying in to the civil war story line. Unfortunately for fans of Caps' he's barely in it. The first book centers around a S.H.I.E.L.D agent while two and three feature Bucky and Nick Fury more than Rodgers himself. Worth a look by all means if you want an understanding of all the inter-weaving story lines but I wouldn't recommend it for readers looking for a Captain America fix.

Quality through and through
I've been reading this title since it's 1st issue and at this point yet to find a bad issue, the art is a perfect match for the action thriller script and the lead character is so fleshed out and grounded that you feel he's always been the way Brubaker writes him. My only concern was the frankly awful Civil War. These tie in issues ran the risk of being the first dud issues of this run. But it worked. Although Cap himself is almost absent for most of this collection. The stories about and around him do work. Although reading Civil War may fill in the blanks about this collection, it hangs together well without it. Even the obligatory one shot featuring the Winter Soldier works by showing his sadness at his first 21st Xmas with his own mind. If you were reading Civil War, pick this title up, if you were already reading Captain America, then this also furthers the main story along, so it's worth picking up. Even if you just enjoy good comics, pick this up.

Not what I expected
Don't buy this expecting to understand Captain America's perspective on the Civil War, he's hardly in this graphic novel at all. It follows the perspective of a SHIELD agent, and of Bucky - and yes, it ties together a few Captain America loose ends from Civil War, but..

If you want Cap's take on the War, its mostly in the main Civil War graphic novels. I don't feel this added much to the story. Just details.

Bit of an empty read, really.