rtimmorris's review
3.0
Alan Davis' work has never looked better, a reminder that when paired with an inker who is NOT Mark Farmer it just cannot compare. Ed Brubaker continues to write exciting Captain America stories, but this one falters a little. Though there's nothing that's inherently wrong with this storyline, it just seems to be missing an extra plot twist or a real A-HA moment. Why was the mad-bomb set exactly? For what purpose did Cap need to lose his powers? And when he lost his serum-enhanced abilities, why was he also not reverted back to his true age like has been done so in so many previous stories? There was a terrific collection of secondary characters (Machinesmith, Serpent Squad, Zemo & Bravo) and Sharon Carter and Falcon continue to shine, but when it's all said and done we're kind of left thinking what the whole point was. But maybe we've just been spoiled by so many stellar Brubaker/Cap stories of late.
coffeeandink's review
3.0
Slightly better than Volume 1, but I can't help feel that Steve Rogers returned to his pre-Serum state -- possibly because of internal conflicts -- had more potential than is fulfilled here. Sharon Carter does at least get something to do, although her characterization still feels like paint-by-the-numbers Action Girlfriend.
Alan Davis' art is more cartoony than the previous artists for Brubaker's run, but it still works, and his facial differentiation and expressiveness is excellent.
Alan Davis' art is more cartoony than the previous artists for Brubaker's run, but it still works, and his facial differentiation and expressiveness is excellent.
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