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A review by nmcannon
Captain America: Reborn by Jackson Butch Guice, Roger Stern, Rick Magyar, Ed Brubaker, Mark Waid, Rian Hughes, Paul Mounts, Luke Ross, Justin Ponsor, Joe Caramagna, Bryan Hitch
3.0
Another fast-paced, hold-tight-to-your-hat adventure! Cap is back mostly because it's the Marvel Universe, and the poor fellow is stuck in a hopping time loop of his life's tragedies until his friends bust him out. I enjoyed the Avengers teamwork in this one: there's lots of Bucky, Sharon, and Nat holding their own and kicking HYDRA butt. Again, the story and art (especially the art) are male power fantasy with a side of testosterone cocktail. Steve is more myth than man in Brubaker's work.
On a fannish side note, I now have even more questions about Cap's adventures. Why do the same villains just keep fighting him again and again? It's either Red Skull, Zola, Zemo, or Namor, with little mini-bosses of Crossbones or Green Skull. All of them have weird homoerotic villain-hero subtext with Cap. What is going on? Do I want to know what's going on? How many days of the week does Steve spend punching people? It's like 8 days a week of punching with this Cap. Why were there no sad memories of Peggy or dropping his favorite ice cream in the dirt? Why do I keep writing these annoying reviews insisting Steve be a human being and not just a superhero? I just want Steve Rogers, the hero of our country, to be a fleshed out character, guys. I want him to kiss his husband Bucky good morning and discover vegan muffins. This might be too much to ask.
On a fannish side note, I now have even more questions about Cap's adventures. Why do the same villains just keep fighting him again and again? It's either Red Skull, Zola, Zemo, or Namor, with little mini-bosses of Crossbones or Green Skull. All of them have weird homoerotic villain-hero subtext with Cap. What is going on? Do I want to know what's going on? How many days of the week does Steve spend punching people? It's like 8 days a week of punching with this Cap. Why were there no sad memories of Peggy or dropping his favorite ice cream in the dirt? Why do I keep writing these annoying reviews insisting Steve be a human being and not just a superhero? I just want Steve Rogers, the hero of our country, to be a fleshed out character, guys. I want him to kiss his husband Bucky good morning and discover vegan muffins. This might be too much to ask.