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All-New Captain America, Volume 1: Hydra Ascendant by

heydianemccune's review against another edition

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3.0

I really liked the first issue so sprung for the trade. Sam isn't nearly as fun in the later issues... Granted that's because there's a lot of death and sadness. And an annoying number of people who come back from the dead in just 6 issues.
I am interested in continuing mainly to see what's up with Misty Knight. Sam is great and all, but it seems Captain comics aren't for me

sodope's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

First things first, I'm more into DC comics but I supposed that reading Marvel would be nice, so this is my first time with Cap. I expected way more from this but well, it is what it is.

What is it about? Steve Rodgers retired being Cap because of his age, so Sam Wilson a.k.a Falcon will take his place, with Steve's son (Ian) they will try to stop Hydra from Zemo and some other villains

alexegol's review against another edition

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1.0

Sam Wilson apparently hates India and loves repeatedly threatening to injure people so bad they'll be "eating through a straw"

subhamroxx's review against another edition

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3.0

This one was so fun!

Sam takes on the legacy of Cap and well he is confronted by Hydra goons and well a ton of Cap's former enemies and as he fights Batroc the leaper and then stops the plan of Sin who has taken her father (Red skull's) legacy and thus he has to stop her plans and there is an epic moment of convo between them and well then Baron Zemo comes in, multiple things going on with Ian and how he is a great partner to Cap and then finally stop Hydra's big plans to infect people of earth with some blood of an inhuman kid and thus to stop him Sam has to finally fight a Nazi Vampire in Baron Blood and is awesome the big fight that happens and the twists and turns, Misty, Armadillo and Ian and others and what not!

ITS A BOUFFET of Supervillains is what I felt reading it and this volume certainly feels like too much is thrown in one volume and it feels compressed and it makes sense considering secret wars was approaching and yeah thats kinda sad how writers had to quit their plans for it but then again Remender does a good job of balancing so many plot lines and give a good moment of Sam to fight these enemies and prove why he is the hero we need atm and also good moment between him and Ian and I love the multiple storylines set here like "Not my Captain America" "Where is Ian now" and others. Plus the art by Immonen is so good and makes this a terrific read!

sapphicsolace's review against another edition

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3.0

Art was a little hard to follow but I really liked seeing Sam as Captain America, and was happy to see Misty show up. And can't say no to some good punching of Nazis.

tmaluck's review against another edition

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3.0

I am all about some Sam-Wilson-as-Cap adventures, but there are a couple too many bait-and-switch moments for me to call this excellent.
Really happy to see
Spoilerducks save the day
, though.

puddingtaco's review against another edition

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4.0

Sam Wilson takes over as Captain America whilst Cap is out of commison (because he is no longer a super soldier, I think, though the book didn't seem to mention why). So Falcon takes up the mantle. The book was fun and entertaining, especially when Sam fails to handle the shield with as much ease as Steve Rogers.

rach's review against another edition

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3.0

I really enjoyed my introduction to Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, in the Cap Am movie last summer, so when I heard Sam was going to be the new Captain America, I wanted to check it out for sure.

It's kind of a weird adjustment. Yeah, Sam is Cap now, but he's still Sam. He's not a super soldier, he still have his winds, but he has Cap's shield now. Is that the only difference? And a new outfit? I love that Sam kept his humor, and it's awesome to hear more about his backstory, and how much he values all life. It'll be interesting to see him grow into the name of cap am and make it his own.

As a previous non-reader of the cap comics, I was very grateful for the one page history lesson at the start of this issue, otherwise I would have had no clue why Steve gave up being Cap and who this rando Nomad guy was. Knowing he's Steve's adopted son definitely gives me some insight into his character, but I still couldn't really tell if his "I'm better than you" comments were just friendly ribbing or actually arrogance and discontent. I guess we'll have to wait in see.

The best part of this comic was Sam's sidekick and shield-rescuing-brother, Redwing. Can Sam talk to birds? Is that a thing?

This is another that I'll add to me list to pick up when the trade comes out, though I don't know how high of a priority it will be with all the other books out there. The art was ok, but nothing particularly special. The frustrating part of books like this is that it feels like you need to know the whole history of marvel to figure it out, or else you'll be missing something. Like that last page, filled with all those villains; I'm sure a marvel fanatic would recognize all those guys. I didn't even know one. And I just don't have the time to read through the whole Marvel catalogue.

The main reason I bought this single issue was for the adorable Skottie Young variant cover. Which remains adorable, regardless of my feels about the content of the book. :)

tabman678's review against another edition

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2.0

This book has some interesting ideas like Sam dealing with his father. And it also has some really bad back and forth decisions it makes.

Like what the current state of Ian is and whether he is a Zola or a Rogers. It gets very tired quickly.

The art is good and it was interesting enough for me to read all six issues but there were times I let out a groan or rolled my eyes.

rlaferney's review against another edition

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3.0

I strangely really liked Remender's bizarre run on Cap'n in Dimension Z, so naturally I dug the All-New Captain America. Rick Remender’s basic premise in this volume is legit. This story is about everyone, including Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, questioning the legitimacy of Sam taking over the role of the star spangled shield thrower. In many ways, Wilson is an average man - he didn’t get juiced up on super-soldier serum to fight the Nazi hordes and punch Hitler. Remender gives Sam a genuine backstory, one that makes a compelling case for him to be called Captain. The pulpy nature of Remender writing tends to bring this story down a little bit for me - every villain in Captain America's history seems to be targeting Sam - and trying to crush his confidence while trying to destroy the world. Sam, of course, earns his stripes but not before fighting a rather silly vampire super villain.

I did love that Steve Roger's son from Dimension Z lives and fights beside of Sam!