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Captain America Reborn #6 of 6
Marvel Comics
Brubaker, Hitch & Guice

Steve Rogers returns in this mini series finale. This is not a surprise because Steve Rogers has been in multiple Marvel titles since the beginning of December. What is surprising is how this issue plays out resolving the Ed Brubaker epic about the conspiracy, assassination and fallout from the Death of Captain America storyline that has been building for some three plus years. This issue is an okay story with some hokey elements and decent action, but doesn't come close to providing a fitting end to an otherwise amazing saga. To be blunt, this issue is among the worst, for various reasons, in the Brubaker run on Captain America.

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Captain America Reborn #3 of 5
Marvel Comics
Brubaker, Hitch & Guice

Captain America continues to relive his life over and over again as he's still trapped in time. Meanwhile, his friends in the present continue to try to outmaneuver Osborn and his malicious intentions. The issue is an enjoyable read as many characters have smaller roles, which helps to keep the issue at a strong pace and it continues to explore many of the angles that make up this complex plot. I enjoyed the issue more than any other in this mini series because there was a huge development in the plot tucked away in one throwaway piece of dialogue in one of the flashbacks. This was a good read.

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by Elisabeth@TFAW

New Reviews of This Week’s Releases!

Hey there, true believers! Pull up a chair and watch our latest Wednesday New Releases video blog! Here, Josh and I quickly review Blackest Night #3, Walking Dead #65, Battlestar Galactica 1980 #1, Archie #601 (the wedding issue!), Ex Machina #45, and Captain America: Reborn #3:

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Captain America Reborn #2 of 5
Marvel Comics
Brubaker, Hitch & Guice

This issue gives us more Steve Rogers trapped in time and a little bit more about the manner in which Steve was "killed". As for Bucky, he takes on a bit of a new role as he seems to be playing second fiddle in this issue. It's a decent issue but if you have come to appreciate Bucky as the real deal and have enjoyed watching him being built up for a couple of years then this comic might disappoint you a little bit. As a side note, this issue takes on more of a science fiction approach to storytelling as the overall Red Skull plot begins to unfold.

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Captain America Reborn #1 of 5
Marvel Comics
Brubaker, Hitch & Guice

The return of Steve Rogers is upon us. This comic has one major thing going for it that makes jump from an average comic to a very good comic. The idea behind how Steve Rogers will be saved is different and unexpected and definitely a refreshing look at returning from the dead. The story content of the comic is very typical for an opening issue of a mini series overall. There is some task that’s executed to get all the main players introduced and set up the gravity of the situation. It’s a good comic but it is not a true indication of how well the whole series will actually be. We’ll have to see how the return from the dead actually plays out.

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Captain America #600

Marvel Comics

Origin: Ross, Dini & Klein
One Year Later: Brubaker, Guice, Chaykin, Albuquerque, Aja, Breitweiser, D’ Armata, Delgado, Hollingsworth & Breitweiser
In Memorium: Stern, Andrasofszly & Garcia
The Persistence of Memorablia: Waid, Eaglesham & Mounts
My Bulletin Board: Simon
Captain America Comics: Lee & Avison

The overly hyped, over-sized, strangely numbered, five dollar sixth-hundredth issue is here! This comic stood zero chance of living up to the major publicity and controversy prior to being shipped. Whether it was the debate about what “Reborn” was all about or the speculation about Marvel’s press release or the angry retailers over the early, Monday release, this comic has had a ton of build up. Alas, the comic is a good read but is fairly a standard “status quo check-in” issue. Sure, there is a lot of material here, contributed from a lot of resources, but the comic doesn’t have anything that is particularly memorable, certainly nothing worthy of the mammoth build up.

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Suspended Animation Review

Cap's Revolving Rep.

If you've never read a single comic book in your life, you've probably still heard the name Captain America. Though not the first character inspired by national patriotism, he is definitely the most well known. But, let me suggest something else that makes Cap stand out - something that sets him apart from any other comic book character: I'm talking about his representative baggage.

As far as I can tell, there have been three distinct periods in which Captain America was a representative of a particular time, event, and even a distinct frame of mind. Anyone slightly familiar with comics history knows that the character got his start during World War II, a time that needed noble figures, as co-creator Jack Kirby once stated.

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Captain America #48
Marvel Comics
Brubaker, Guice, Ross & D’Armata

This issue wraps up the short three issue arc that deals with the new Captain America’s struggle with his own past. It’s a good issue because Bucky aka Captain America can’t save the day all by himself. He relies on his support system and a little bit of luck. It helps to keep this character grounded a little bit and doesn’t make him grow up too quickly.

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