I really wanted to like the third volume much more than this rating indicates. There are many good things to say. I think writer Ed Brubaker gets to scratch his super spy 'plode itch, and he does it very well. The reasons for The Winter Soldier's actions are well defined, including the stupid mistakes he makes. So why three instead of four or even five stars.One reason is that whole three volume set is a little bit of a rip off by Marvel Comics. and, like when you pay full rate instead of the discount amount for a movie it does affect my overall rating of the set. I mean Avatar was all right at the matinee price, and I'm glad that I didn't pay for the evening show. The entire story should have been collected in one volume from the start. One of the few times DC Comics deserves credit this year was that instead of splitting The Shade mini-series into two or three sets they collected all 12 issues into one and it was a much better read that way.The secondSpoilers sweety....So Leo's ultimate revenge on The Winter Soldier is to erase everything the Widow knew about Barnes including her emotions for him. Essentially ending their, for the most part, well written romance. A partial lobotomy if you will. I am so tired of seeing this done to female characters in all media that it left a slightly sour taste in my mouth. Quite frankly I was bored. I put this on hold at the library because it came up on my search for Black Widow collections (of which there are only 6, according to the back of this TPB). I might have been more invested if there were more comic collections that focused on Natasha's perspective of how she's been brainwashed, used, and been made into a weapon more times than anyone can survive sanely. But there aren't, and I'm sick of her story being told through men's narratives (and I wouldn't have to complain on a book that is clearly going to focus on Winter Soldier's if they gave Black Widow her own run!). Man pain, boring. As a relationship geek, I enjoy her exes (and Wolverine, whom I still have a childhood crush on- they never made out at any point that I missed, right? because ew, he's an uncle figure to her) ganging up to save her/help her "current" partner, Bucky. Also, Captain America's buff-ness was over the top and kinda gross. Male muscle fantasies run amok!
What do You think about Winter Soldier, Vol. 3: Black Widow Hunt (2013)?
Que buen sabor de boca, deja Brubacker en el final de su etapa... un sabor de boca bueno y amargo.
—Samintha
romantika jak hrom!!! kam sa do prčic hrabe Romeo a Júlia!!!!
—Yomanaa
brubaker começou sua run tão bem e terminou tão-- meh. :(
—fantasy
Make sure you have a box of tissue handy.
—fifteenthpredicament
