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Whistle Stopper - The Death of Captain America, Vol. 1
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List Price: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785128496
ISBN: 0785128492
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2007-11-21
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Summary: Captain America dies and the series just gets better
Comment: You'd think a story titled "The Death of Captain America" would be the end for the series, but it turns out, surprisingly, to be a new beginning, a breath of fresh air. While Steve Rogers will be sorely missed, the book's supporting cast fill his shoes admirably. As Agent 13 and the Falcon search for Rogers' killer, Bucky embarks on a single-minded mission to assassinate Tony Stark, who he believes is responsible for the death of his oldest friend. Meanwhile, the Red Skull and his cohorts, Arnim Zola and Dr. Faustus, plot the destruction of America from behind the scenes.
Ed Brubaker has always been one for bold moves and here he makes the boldest--yet by killing off the main character, he has opened up so many more opportunities. And as the final pages of this volume show, he has allowed room for a new bearer of the shield, as well. This story is epic in scope and extends beyond this volume, but it's well worth the time. Every issue rewards the reader as more and more of the Skull's twisted plot is revealed and the good guys get closer to the truth.
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Summary: Way to spoil the ending on the cover!
Comment: Brubaker brings us to the inevitable turning point of his Captain America arc. Captain America might be dead, but the story is is just getting rolling. More Action..More Adventure..More Skull Faced Imortal Body Snatching Nazis..and 100% more dying Captain Americas than have ever been seen before!
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Summary: Captivating Even Without Steve Rogers
Comment: I'm a guy who waits for the collected editions of my favorite comic books, so my knowledge of the death of Steve Rogers arrived long before I read the actual volume in which it occurred. And you want to know something? It didn't lessen the impact one iota.
This is because Ed Brubaker's Captain America is masterful. This is not a title looking to shock you in one-and-done scenarios, this is a title where each issue builds off the prior and the author clearly has an epic plot in mind. The story progresses organically and logically.
Collecting issues #25-30, Steve Rogers dies in the first installment and then his supporting characters take center stage. Brubaker gives us a level of richness and complexity with Tony Stark, Sharon Carter, the Falcon, Nick Fury, the Black Widow, and Bucky Barnes rarely seen in comic books. The fact he keeps Captain America just as intriguing and captivating without Captain America is proof enough as to why this man won the Eisner award.
Now we all know who the current Captain America is, and this volume, as well as the preceding issues of this series, really sets up the events leading to Barnes donning the Captain America mask. It makes total sense and it didn't feel at all forced.
In fact, I'd like to briefly congratulate Brubaker for reinserting Barnes into the Marvel Universe in a seamless, rational, and consistent manner. Unlike another once-thought-dead partner, Barnes has been handled with care and intelligence.
Furthermore, Steve Epting's art is the perfect compliment to Brubaker's realism. While cinematic in execution, Epting delivers characters and action that are believable yet extraordinary. His angles and layouts please the eye while strengthening the overall story.
Brubaker's Captain America has been a delightful and unpredictable joy from the get-go, and I look forward to seeing where he takes us next!
~Scott William Foley, author of The Imagination's Provocation: Volume I: A Collection of Short Stories
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Summary: the most important comic of the year
Comment: the death of captain america, the hero from the 40's. the quintessential american. 'Nuff said.
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Summary: A comic death done right
Comment: In comics, heroes are killed and resurrected so often it has become something of a joke. It's very hard for writers to give a death proper weight, but with "Death of the Dream" Ed Brubaker has become a comics god. He has given us hope for the future of graphic storytelling. As publicized as issue #25 was, it is astonishing the impact with which it lands. The issues that follow it are also superb, and they exist as proof that a series can actually thrive without it's title character.
If there is a problem with this item specifically, it's that it is only half a story arc. Why MARVEL packages it this way is beyond me, but what is here is too good to miss.
With this and "Daredevil" as evidence, I declare Brubaker the best-suited writer for every human hero at the "House of Ideas."
Now, that I've finished gushing praise through your monitor, buy this book.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The death of Captain America! Leaping from the final pages of Civil War, this is the biggest Cap story that Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting have yet to tell - guaranteed to stun readers and send shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe for the next year! As repercussions ripple outward, the Winter Soldier finally chooses a side, after the Civil War has ended - his own. But what are the Red Skull and his minions up to behind the scenes? Collects Captain America #25-30.
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