skywalkersyd's review against another edition
5.0
I'm REALLY loving all of these so much. There are so many parallels to tfatws throughout!
siria's review against another edition
2.0
The best part of this collection is the fact there is an extended scene in which Bucky, shirtless, is forced to fight a brown bear while imprisoned in a gulag. I mean, this asks you to buy that there are gulags in contemporary Russia, and that Steve Rogers would be okay with leaving a friend of his in a forced labour camp because to do otherwise would be to start an international diplomatic incident (this is Steve Rogers! Have you met him?), but you know: Bucky wrestles a bear! The filler short stories at the end range from the mediocre to the confusing to the deeply weird—there was one bizarre one that featured a clone of Adolf Hitler that made me just want to back away slowly from whoever wrote it.
iffer's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the story and the gulag/Breitweiser art, but the more cartoony art for the other characters' sections was unappealing.
hulk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
invisibleninjacat's review against another edition
4.0
The parts with continuity were good and interesting, though I was hoping for some more Cap-Bucky interaction. The later bits that weren't part of continuity were... weird. Also, vampires???
subhamroxx's review
3.0
I just read till like 150th page because after that the stories were becoming unbearable to read like the art was just becoming bad and thats why I hate anthologies. God dont collect them in trade ever marvel else it just ruins the reading experience.
SO it starts with Bucky being in Gulag and there we see him fighting different people in order to survive encountering the former Crimson dynamo and people he might have done wrong but not remembering, and then fighting wolf spiders (think male version of red room) and some others foe until finally the big fight in the end where he might make his escape with widows help and we see her adventures and missions and what they cost and finally Steve's dilemma with will he be captain america again? So yeah a fun story which does well to continue the big story and also give character moments for both Steve and Bucky and builds towards something exciting.
I read two other stories like one with a woman named Jenny and how Steve sort of rescued her and it was alright and then something with Ghost-towns and fighting AIM Robots which bring into question some things about small towns and the desperation which leads them to do bad things, so not bad overall but not needed in this volume but then again anniversary celebrations are like that and some might enjoy that more so yeah upto you to decide whether to read this or not.
SO it starts with Bucky being in Gulag and there we see him fighting different people in order to survive encountering the former Crimson dynamo and people he might have done wrong but not remembering, and then fighting wolf spiders (think male version of red room) and some others foe until finally the big fight in the end where he might make his escape with widows help and we see her adventures and missions and what they cost and finally Steve's dilemma with will he be captain america again? So yeah a fun story which does well to continue the big story and also give character moments for both Steve and Bucky and builds towards something exciting.
I read two other stories like one with a woman named Jenny and how Steve sort of rescued her and it was alright and then something with Ghost-towns and fighting AIM Robots which bring into question some things about small towns and the desperation which leads them to do bad things, so not bad overall but not needed in this volume but then again anniversary celebrations are like that and some might enjoy that more so yeah upto you to decide whether to read this or not.
mckinlay's review
3.0
I didn't like the first 2 issues but enjoyed the second 2. So 2.5 stars. I'm actually really glad this run is over because I didn't love Bucky as Cap.
katgriff's review
4.0
As someone usually distracted by shifting art styles, I will admit that I think it worked well in this volume as a way to distinguish between the different point of views: Bucky, Steve, then Natasha / Sharon. Plus, I’m never going to complain about pages from Chris Samnee any way I can get them.
andthenweread's review
2.0
the misogyny really jumped out! also let steve and bucky rest... they have been through enough...