The villains were devious and their leaders’ plans were so good they barely had to lift a finger. There are also cameos from Sharon Carter, Falcon, and Nick Fury, who all play crucial roles in this series from start to finish. This series breaks everything you thought you knew about Captain America and thensome. He has a personal life, and he’s a lot more passionate than you’d think. It isn’t always about the American Flag and the Avengers. He’s tough, one of the greatest strategists in comic books, and he can kick ten kinds of crap out of anyone who threatens him or the people he loves. Everything people say about him is wrong. Reading this run gave me a new appreciation for Captain America. That was until a friend recommended Ed Brubaker’s Captain America run. The biggest misconception about Captain America is that he and his stories are boring. 'So it's exciting, as the guy who gets royalties for that book.Image Source: Marvel Digital Comics Ed Brubaker’s Captain America run is a great place for new readers.Īrtists: Steve Epting, Michael Lark, Mike Perkins, Butch Guice, Luke Ross That is the first time Marvel has one specific book to point people to, as opposed to when X-Men: First Class came out and there's 15 trade paperbacks and people who see the movie don't know which one to pick up. 'They're putting out a hardcover collection of Captain America: Winter Soldier and that's because that movie is coming out. And now they're doing that with Avengers: Age of Ultron. 'But to me the biggest thing, too, is it's the first time Marvel has put out a movie where there's a specific book the title of the movie relates to. 'The tone of it and the Bucky stuff is so perfect and the way I'd want it to be. 'I read the script and I was really blown away by it,' he told USA Today. Brubaker launched the storyline in 2005 during his extended and acclaimed run on Captain America. The comic book writer said that he was 'blown away' by the screenplay for the Marvel Studios sequel.īrubaker also revealed his excitement about the film, which will be the first based on a specific Marvel Comics run. Ed Brubaker has praised the script for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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