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Asterix the Gaul, Captain America, and Steroids

by Marc DiPaolo | in Articles | Sat, 5 July 2014

What if Tyrion Lannister had Popeye’s super powers? What if Thor had the appetite and I.Q. of Cookie Monster? What if the Spartacus universe was cross-pollinated with the Smurfs? Well, then you’d get Asterix, Obelix,… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #21

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Fri, 20 June 2014

“The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.” —Mahatma Gandhi. So reads the penultimate panel of Captain America #21. The… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #20

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sun, 1 June 2014

Steve Rogers wakes in a hospital bed. He’s been dreaming of his mother, whether she made the right decision to stay with her worthless husband. Maybe it was a mistake; maybe she just should have… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #19

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Fri, 25 April 2014

It took a long time in coming, but the pay-off is finally here. After what seems like half a year of paralyzing misgivings, Cap, the ultimate, ethical hero is back! “Fallen into weakness in the… [more]

Capital Thoughts: An Open Letter on The Winter Soldier

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sun, 20 April 2014

Dear Steve Englehart, This past week, I took my Graphic Novels class to the cinema to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The class has both serious and not-so-serious comic book readers: A few are… [more]

The Winter Soldier as an Indictment of the Post-9/11 Military Industrial Complex

by Karra Shimabukuro | in Articles | Thu, 17 April 2014

SPOILER WARNING… Much like Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier wants you to view the events through Steve Rogers’s World War II lens. The events are framed through the true evil… [more]

The Politics of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

by Greg Carpenter | in Articles | Mon, 14 April 2014

CHARLIE GIBSON: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine? SARAH PALIN: In what respect, Charlie? GIBSON: The Bush — well, what do you — what do you interpret it to be? PALIN: His world view. GIBSON: No,… [more]

On Your Left: A Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

by Kevin Thurman | in Reviews | Tue, 8 April 2014

ALERT: THERE BE SPOILERS HERE!! Let me be upfront: The Avengers is a fantastic movie. It is. If you haven’t seen it, you are missing out. But, it really missed an emotional core that left… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #18

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sun, 6 April 2014

Cap #18 has our heroic team racing off to a top-secret SHIELD installation. But Mindbubble is already there and has used his psychotropic powers to convince Fury and his agents that Hydra has taken over… [more]

Captain America, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, and the Truth

by Greg Carpenter | in Articles | Mon, 31 March 2014

I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. The Captain America film is coming out, but I’m not happy. I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel. I just don’t understand Captain… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #17

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sun, 30 March 2014

Captain America # 17 is ostensibly about Dr. Mindbubble’s attack on Nick Fury and SHIELD. Mindbubble seems to be doing the bidding of Iron Nail, who argues that SHIELD exerts “fascist control” over the planet.… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #16

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sun, 23 March 2014

Issue #16 of Captain America lacks a lot of things, including Captain America, who does not make an appearance except in a hallucination where he appears as the Red Skull’s domesticated pet—I kid you not.… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #15

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 8 February 2014

Iron Nail… Cap’s newest villain. Inventing a Cap villain can’t be easy. Any new character is immediately compared to the Red Skull, among the most iconic villains in comics, right up there with Batman’s the… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #14

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 25 January 2014

Issue #14 nicely ties up the Nuke story-arc. Nuke justifies his psychotic murder spree by stating that he’s only doing it for the troops, and to keep America strong. He further states that Cap, despite… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #13

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 14 December 2013

Cap wallowing in bed, grief-stricken over the loss of his son; in the next room, Zemo’s daughter, the shapely Jet, works a heavy bag and tells Sam that he’s no longer numero uno in Steve’s… [more]

Slip and Slide

by Christopher Maurer | in Articles | Wed, 20 November 2013

A few weeks ago, I went to the New York City Comic Con for the first time in my life and suffice it to say, it was an incredible experience. From meeting creators who were… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #12

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 16 November 2013

This issue has Cap taking stock of his life. He confesses to the Falcon that he feels lost. Meanwhile, Nuke is on a killing spree in Eastern Europe, fighting a war for hearts and minds… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #11

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 26 October 2013

Consistency. It’s not much to ask for in a serial. In fact, without consistency, the serial form is moot. Last issue, Remender told us in the “letters” section that Cap “has spent more time in… [more]

Capital Thoughts: Captain America #10

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 12 October 2013

Last time, we explored the death of Cap’s son, Ian, and its emotional fallout. We wondered, for example, how Ian’s death would affect his relation with Sharon, who killed the boy. At least some of… [more]

Capital Thoughts: A Column on Captain America

by Jeffrey Kahan | in Articles | Sat, 14 September 2013

Dear Readers, I’ve been collecting and thinking about Captain America for the better part of 40 years and am delighted to offer this monthly column on his ongoing adventures. For my first piece, I’ll be discussing… [more]

A Smarter World: Hickman’s Avengers #1-3

by Kevin Thurman | in Reviews | Sat, 31 August 2013

Judging a long form story based on a small glimmer of it month to month doesn’t make much sense. You can judge a cake from a slice, but this isn’t cake! Stories trace trajectories. … [more]

Captain America #8 Review

by Markisan Naso | in Reviews | Sun, 30 June 2013

Captain America #8 Written by Rick Remender Art by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson & Scott Hanna Colors by Dean White Published by Marvel Comics Rating: 9 (of 10) SPOILERS! Captain America should be dead.… [more]

Yellow Capes and Nondescript Domino Masks: Examining the Recently Enhanced Value of the Sidekick

by Nathan Harmon | in Articles | Thu, 20 December 2012

One of the most known comic book conventions is the insertion of a sidekick into the main character’s plot.

Sharpening the Image: Rob Liefield’s Youngblood, the Man and the Comic that Started it All

by Forrest Helvie | in Articles | Thu, 6 September 2012

By many accounts, it was Rob Liefield who initiated talks about forming Image Comics and encouraged other rock star artists of the late 1980s and early 1990s into breaking away from the mainstream to form… [more]