Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1 [Hardcover]

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Title : Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1 [Hardcover]

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This time I did not post about figures, but I believe the comic is also very related to the figure, we know a lot of the page / cover of the comic which is used to manufacture figure. This time I will present a collection of comics by title  Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1 [Hardcover]

• Hardcover: 744 pages
• Publisher: Marvel; First Edition edition (October 3, 2007)
• Language: English

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Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1 Description
Collecting Eisner Award-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker's first 25 landmark issues of Captain America in one titanic tome, plus the Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shots! This deluxe hardcover, fat-packed with extras, features the story that stunned readers worldwide and sent shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe: the death of Captain America! Also including the return of Cap's wartime partner, Bucky Barnes, as the Winter Soldier; the death and life of his greatest enemy, the Red Skull; and the emergences of a new threat, General Aleksander Lukin, the head of one of the most powerful corporations in the world! Collecting Captain America #1-25, Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills.


Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1 Review 

by :  S. Curley (Charlottetown, PE, Canada)
Recently, Ed Brubaker's "Death of Captain America" story made national headlines (on a slow news day) for killing the American icon, and there was a major spike of interest in the the series. Many people suddenly found themselves aware, momentarily, of what has been Marvel's best ongoing series for the past three years.

Ed Brubaker took over with the relaunch of volume 5 of Captain America's title, part of the linewide revamp of the Avengers titles post-"Avengers Disassembled." The most consistent artists have been Steve Epting and Mike Perkins, who art is scarily similar, with smaller contributions by such names as Michael Lark (who would go on to work with Brubaker on Daredevil). The focus is on Captain America as a secret agent in the world of international espionage, joined by SHIELD Agent 13/Sharon Carter (his initially-ex-girlfriend), SHIELD Director Nick Fury, and eventually his partner the Falcon/Sam Wilson. But the biggest initial jolts come with the seeming assassination of the Red Skull, and the return to life of Cap's dead sidekick Bucky, now a brainwashed Soviet assassin. Over the 25 issues (and two specials) that make up this run, Brubaker sticks with one consistent story, in multiple variations:

"Out of Time" - the opening six issue arc; until "The Death of the Dream", it was the finest part of the series; Brubaker builds to the big revelation, but, even knowing it, it is still a riveting read. By the end of it, you know everything you need to know about Captain America.

"The Winter Soldier" - the following arc, for me, the weakest part of the series, but still incredibly good.

"Collision Courses" - Cap and Sharon go up against Sin and Crossbones in the American heartland.

"21st Century Blitz" - another contender for the series best arc, this one sees Cap and Sharon travel to London to team up with Cap's old friends Union Jack and Spitfire, as, like any good Nazi, the Skull tries to bomb London.

"The Drums of War" - a series of three tie-ins to Marvel's major "Civil War" event that mostly keep the series' main plots in focus, and set up what's to come next.

"The Death of the Dream" - part one, anyway; this issue sees the shot that was heard around the world. This single issue is gutwrenching to read.

Also included are the "65th Anniversary Special", a "House of M" tie-in, and, my personal favourite, "Winter Soldier: Winter Kills", a great solo story for Bucky, guest-starring the Young Avengers.

Captain America has never been this good. This collection is heartily recommended. And keep following the series, because something tells me that things will only get better.

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