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Captain America #1 Review |
3 / 5
Steve Roger's debut in Marvel Now is a plain, murky book. It starts off with a look back at the dysfunction in his family as a child, fast-forwards to a present day encounter with the Green Skull, and never really stops from there. It jumps from idea to idea, without ever really establishing anything along the way. The only passage of any real value is midway through the book when he's talking to his fiancee. It's a fleeting moment that I wouldn't mind seeing more of. Before we can settle into that for too long we're whisked away into what is certain to be the focus of this book's first arc. Captain America finds himself trapped Dimension Z.
Of note, I like the style of art quite a bit, but the art itself is actually pretty rough. In one panel Steve's mother is supposed to have a nose bleed. Between bad coloring and bad inking she looks more like her face is melting off. Between panels the colors of her clothing aren't consistent - it's just a mess.
I don't think there was really anything terrible about this book. It certainly won't stop me from reading the other 3 I have on my desk. I'm disappointed with my first Captain America book, however.
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