Cap
and Jet have returned from Dimension Z with many scars. 12 years have passed
for the Sentinel of Liberty, but Steve Rogers hasn’t aged a day. Once again, he
finds himself a man out of time. Not only that, he’s lost the love of his life,
Sharon Carter as well as his adopted son to Armin Zola. Guilt and separation
weigh heavily on the good Captain.
Trying to move on, Jet helps Cap to do
something that left me speechless. What he does is so unlike him and yet, Steve
Rogers has to do it in order to let go of the past and become a man of the 21st
Century.
Adding to Captain America’s problems is the
loose cannon, Nuke. With an American Flag tattooed on his face, Nuke is the Vietnam
War’s answer to the Super Solider. Armed with a powerful serum and amphetamines.
Nuke is a patriotic ball of rage who won’t allow the US to lose another war.
But can Cap and The Falcon stop him before the crazed soldier single-handedly
destroys a small European nation?
Captain America just keeps getting better
and better. Even though he needs to adjust to life in the 21st
century, he’s still static as a pure symbol of freedom and justice. That’s why
he’s my favorite super-hero of all time. Nobody tries to turn him into a
messiah or a pariah unlike what DC’s done lately with Superman. Cap’s role in
this century has to change so he can let go of the ghosts of the past, but that
doesn’t mean he’s got to become a Commie or Anti-American.
I also enjoyed some flashback scenes into
the early days of SHIELD as well as experiencing how the agency operates in a more
modern world. Kudos to Marvel finding a way to introduce the Samuel L Jackson
Nick Fury (JR) to the Marvel universe without erasing the original SHIELD
agent, Nick Fury of Howling Commando fame.
Warning, the end of this book introduces
perhaps the most idiotic super-villain since Stilt-Man and Crazy Quilt. I hope
this guy gets better quick in volume 4 which I am eagerly awaiting.
Worth
Consuming.
Rating:
9 out of 10 stars.
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