Captain America #35 By Hervé St-Louis Mar 26, 2008 - 8:56:13 AM

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Marvel Comics
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Steve Epting, Butch Guice
Cover By: Butch Guice
Colours: Frank D'armata
Lettersy: Vc - Joe Caramagna

Captain America is doing crowd control, trying to figure out how the Red Skull will try to infiltrate America next. The stakes are high, as SHIELD has been implicated in a controversy and it will take all of the Captain’s skills to get bottom of it.

This is Captain America, the way I like to see him, fighting fascists who are fear mongering and fighting the public. This issue and many before that are highly symbolic and show Captain America us the one man who stands between liberty and fascism.

Of course, Brubaker plays it all at the intrigue level, but even with this new Captain America, which I didn’t initially like, I feel hope and the ideals of America and I want Captain America to win.

Shrouded with layers of depth, this story is still about fighting the good fight and letting go of cynicism. We need more ideals and heroes like this.

Butch Guice is doing some of his best work in years here and I like how his Captain America is stepped in that real gritty political thriller world. Thanks to colourist Frank D’Armata, the transition from Guice and previous artist Steve Epting is smooth and it still feel like we’re reading the same series.

7/10

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