Steve Rogers: Super Soldier (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
This certainly isn’t groundbreaking by any means but if you’re interested in a straight forward Captain America story, this is for you. Yes, technically, Steve Rogers isn’t Cap in this story but he’s still the same man. Ed Brubaker has a really good feel for Rogers as a character and the art by Dale Eaglesham is really good. While the villain, and plot are a little hokey it fits the story well. This was a fun book that reminded me of years past. Good stuff! In this miniseries, Brubaker takes Steve Rogers through the wringer that's usually reserved for Daredevil. Every few years, Daredevil writers will write a story where a villain (or just a constellation of circumstances) tears apart the hero from every angle that touches something or someone he loves, and the raw essence who is left claws his way back up.Brubaker, oddly enough, didn't go that route with Matt Murdock, who he wrote shortly before putting together this terrific Steve Rogers story, but he makes it clear here that he knows how that kind of story should work. In this case, Steve Rogers has come back from the dead and found a new role that doesn't involve being Captain America anymore. He is quickly confronted with a major threat based on the super-soldier serum that created him, so at his core level, he has to respond and save the day. Brubaker also hits him from other angles, bringing in a vintage villain who hasn't been seen in a while, presenting a woman who may just be a woman with whom Cap fell in love during the war (that part actually falls a little flat for me - how many times did our hero really fall truly and madly in love? It seems like so many writers want to create his One True Love out of thin air, and the field is a little crowded by now - but if you forget about all of the other One True Loves, Brubaker does a very nice job selling this one), and with all of the sleek spy action and respect for the character that has characterized Brubaker's work since he starting revitalizing Captain America a few years ago. This story may not be a game-changing revelation, but it's a phenomenal Captain America story that is well worth a read.
What do You think about Steve Rogers: Super Soldier (2011)?
Not bad for a short miniseries. Fun, fast-paced and with some interesting twists.
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