Rob Leifeld, you are SO not an artist.
Plot Summary: Captain America has been retired by his country, and is living a normal suburban life in the city, oblivious to his former nature. Meanwhile, his arch-nemesis the Red Skull has rounded up the rest of the Third Reich and is brainwashing the youth of today in Pennsylvania. In order to remove the threat once and for all, the Red Skull sends his agents to kill Cap once and for all - but they bargain without the intervention of one of Cap's old friends, and Captain America is reborn once more!
Dramatis Personnae:
Captain America/Steve Rogers
Red Skull
Master Man
The Falcon
Nick Fury
Baron Zemo
Assorted racists
Doctor Doom
Some superheroes
Verdict:
...
Well, I'm gonna be fair to the comic and start with the positives. The storyline is pretty good, with quite a bit of suspense generated as we view Cap's transformation from good ol' normal guy to the hope of America. There's also quite a bit of character development with the eponymous hero; Captain America finds that the U.S.A has moved on since the Second World War, and is questioning his role in a country that no longer shares his values. All very good stuff, and in any other comic this would get quite a favourable review.
BUT THE ART!
Rob Leifeld is the sole reason many Nineties comics sucked. His art is god-awful. Literally. I just looked at one panel and Cap's chest is three times the size of his body. His hands are twice the size of his head! As a result, I hate this damn comic, all the more so for the fact Leifeld took the story and made it over-violent, stupid, and full of nonsensical stuff, such as a racist southern cult (who bear a suspicious resemblance to Cobra from G.I Joe) being able to afford a huge futuristic fortress. All Marvel had to do was hire someone competent. Jeeeezus.
I would still advise reading it, as it's not too bad (Falcon is freakin' badass) but do not pay money for it. Hire it from your local library. That way you won't have to keep it.
Rating: 4/10 (saved by the very basic plot)
Plot Summary: Captain America has been retired by his country, and is living a normal suburban life in the city, oblivious to his former nature. Meanwhile, his arch-nemesis the Red Skull has rounded up the rest of the Third Reich and is brainwashing the youth of today in Pennsylvania. In order to remove the threat once and for all, the Red Skull sends his agents to kill Cap once and for all - but they bargain without the intervention of one of Cap's old friends, and Captain America is reborn once more!
Dramatis Personnae:
Captain America/Steve Rogers
Red Skull
Master Man
The Falcon
Nick Fury
Baron Zemo
Assorted racists
Doctor Doom
Some superheroes
Verdict:
...
Well, I'm gonna be fair to the comic and start with the positives. The storyline is pretty good, with quite a bit of suspense generated as we view Cap's transformation from good ol' normal guy to the hope of America. There's also quite a bit of character development with the eponymous hero; Captain America finds that the U.S.A has moved on since the Second World War, and is questioning his role in a country that no longer shares his values. All very good stuff, and in any other comic this would get quite a favourable review.
BUT THE ART!
Rob Leifeld is the sole reason many Nineties comics sucked. His art is god-awful. Literally. I just looked at one panel and Cap's chest is three times the size of his body. His hands are twice the size of his head! As a result, I hate this damn comic, all the more so for the fact Leifeld took the story and made it over-violent, stupid, and full of nonsensical stuff, such as a racist southern cult (who bear a suspicious resemblance to Cobra from G.I Joe) being able to afford a huge futuristic fortress. All Marvel had to do was hire someone competent. Jeeeezus.
I would still advise reading it, as it's not too bad (Falcon is freakin' badass) but do not pay money for it. Hire it from your local library. That way you won't have to keep it.
Rating: 4/10 (saved by the very basic plot)
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