Product Description
Collecting Eisner Award-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker’s first 25 landmark issues of Captain America in one titanic tome, plus the Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shots! This deluxe hardcover, fat-packed with extras, features the story that stunned readers worldwide and sent shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe: the death of Captain America! Also including the return of Cap’s wartime partner, Bucky Barnes, as the Winter Soldier; the death and life of his greatest enemy, the Red Skull; and the emergences of a new threat, General Aleksander Lukin, the head of one of the most powerful corporations in the world! Collecting Captain America #1-25, Captain Am… More >>
Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1
Ed Brubaker’s (Sleeper, Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men) controversial run on Captain America has garnered critical acclaim and has been filled with plenty of espionage, action, and surprises; all of which can be seen here in this handsomely designed Omnibus containing the first 25 issues of Brubaker’s run along with some one-shots. Beginning with the aftermath of the Avengers Disassembled storyline, Cap finds his past and memories being messed around with, and Brubaker takes no time in shock value by seemingly killing the Red Skull. Later on, Cap comes face to face with the Winter Soldier, who is really his old World War II partner Bucky. Brubaker’s freight train doesn’t come to a stop there, as the Omnibus concludes with the even more controversial aftermath of the Civil War, which ends in the much lauded death of Cap. Brubaker’s run has gotten much acclaim, but a majority of the stories are hit and miss, and really nothing we haven’t seen before with Cap either. Bringing Bucky back from the dead and killing off Cap have garnered more groans from fanboys than almost anything else to come out of the Marvel universe in the past couple years, and it’s easy to see why. The art is solid throughout, featuring work from Steve Epting, Michael Lark, and Lee Weeks among others. All in all, if you’ve enjoyed any or all of Brubaker’s run on Captain America, or are just a die hard Captain America fan, this Omnibus is worth picking up, but don’t go blindly into it until you know what you’re getting. Rating: 3 / 5
I’m not a Captain America fan or fan of the author so I’m reviewing this book as a person totally new to this character and book. I can’t really say I enjoy the story. It is so slow and the action wanes back and forth. When there is action, Captain America is a pretty boring character. All he has is his shield that he uses either to block bullets or as a boomerang to knock out villains. He can punch and kick as well, but that’s about it. I guess you can say the same for Spider-Man, but then he can shoot webs, punch, kick, climb walls, has spider-sense and has a way more interesting personal life. The artwork, however, is suprisingly good. It is on glossy pages and the illustrations are very polished and somewhat video game looking. Rating: 3 / 5
The product took forever to get here. I had to contact the seller, but it did come and it was in great condition Rating: 3 / 5
This Omnibus is a huge book covering 25 issues of Captain America, and it is an amazing look into Captain America. I grew up with the 80’s version of Cap, who (in my mind) was just a noble guy with a shield. He didn’t have a lot of depth, actually he was quite similar to Cyclops of the X-Men. He’s the leader, he gives orders, that’s about all you got from the character.
Enter Brubaker’s take on Cap. The first two series involve the Winter Soldier, and highlight the fact that Cap isn’t some one-dimensional character. Cap is a product of WWII, he’s a soldier that will kill for his country, and Brubaker enjoys showing how grim WWII was. Cap fought through hard times with Bucky, and viewing both of them working together was a treat.
But once the Winter Soldier bit ends, the Omnibus falls apart. Cap loses the center stage because he’s being used in other comics (the Civil War series) and you don’t really get a three dimensional feeling of it anymore. Instead, there’s this gradual sense of foreboding followed by the issue where Cap dies. The thing is, I wasn’t as attached to the character by then as I was at the beginning of the Omnibus. Too much happens with Cap that doesn’t appear in this book. He’s the leader of the Superhero rebels in Civil War, yet you never see that. He and Fury are forced out of Shield, you don’t see it. He gives himself up, you don’t see it.
The Omnibus is a great read for the Winter Soldier series and I love the return of Bucky…but seeing as how this is Cap’s swan song, I would have liked to have had his character get the spotlight more than Bucky did. Rating: 3 / 5
I saw this collection and the Superman Omnibus collection in a “chain” bookstore that should remain nameless. I have a friend who works for that chain, I asked him about his employee discount, he suggested AMAZON. Go to AMAZON the price drops in half(more than the employee discount) and the books come in Hardcover not a soft cover. I am so happy, I could cry. Rating: 5 / 5