Captain America by Ed Brubaker 4 - Hardcover

Brubaker, Ed; Bunn, Cullen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785160779 ISBN 13: 9780785160779

Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, 2013

Synopsis

Still reeling from Hydra's Madbombs, Cap finds himself the target of a vicious media smear campaign. Who are the Discordians, and what will they blow up next? As Discordian cells attack American interests all over the world, shock journalist Reed Braxton is turning the public against the Sentinel of Liberty. As riots beak out in the streets and society begins to crumble, the Discordian assault continues - and the Omega-Madbombs are unleashed! Targeted for death, Cap tackles Codename: Bravo and Queen Hydra with the fate of the world in the balance! Meanwhile, Sharon Carter and Dum Dum Dugan duke it out with Baron Zemo ... in the depths of space! It's the end of an era, brought to you by Eisner award winner Ed Brubaker & rising star Cullen Bunn!

COLLECTING: Captain America 15-19

About this title

From Booklist

Of all superheroes, Captain America benefits the most from a writer who is sensitive to the political tenor of the times. When Brubaker took over scripting duties on the title, it had been floundering somewhat, looking for such a voice. Brubaker hit hard, with darker, espionage-oriented tales that thrust the Captain into a murkier moral environment that challenged his Depression-era patriotism. Here, Brubaker brings his eight-year tenure to a close, throwing the character against a group of super-terrorists and a television hate-monger seeking to undermine the country’s belief in him and concluding Cap’s several-volumes-long hunt for Agent Bravo. Brubaker, with an assist from Bunn, tells an action-oriented story but also manages to ask disturbing and relevant questions about a man who represents a country whose political environment is increasingly debauched. The art is solid throughout, particularly in the last part, where Epting, Brubaker’s original collaborator, imbues the story with the sense of deep melancholy that has been an emotional hallmark of Brubaker’s history-making run. Add to that the character’s recent cinematic successes, and this title demands shelf space. --Jesse Karp

Edition details

• Publisher: Marvel Enterprises
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0785160779
• ISBN 13: 9780785160779
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 120
• Illustrator: Eaton Scot, Epting Steve