A review by navyasinha
Captain America: Steve Rogers, Vol. 1: Hail Hydra, by Nick Spencer, Javier Pina, Jesus Saiz, Miguel Sepúlveda
3.0
I was trying to find a good series to start again on comics and my criteria to choose were simple and few -
- a character I was at least somewhat familiar with
- a series whose first issue was available in my local library
I had no idea that I ended up picking that Captain America series. You know. That one.
Without giving any spoilers, I am enjoying this so far and will be reading ahead. The art is well done and the story is engaging. There are some references to characters/events not all new or returning readers will get, but it doesn't distract too much from the main plot.
But of course, the meat of the review is in the spoilers. Find it below
The story devotes some time to discuss the modern neo-nazi/alt-right movement, and perhaps there is something to be said about the rise of these movements within USA coinciding with making Cap America himself aligned to it, but that is a discussion for another time.
Meanwhile, if I leave aside Captain America, I am certainly enjoying the villainous Steve Rogers. He is as strategic and organized as ever, and it is interesting to see how these abilities will now be used against the rest of heroes (and, according to this series, have always been).
Enough for me to keep reading, and recommend this series to others.
- a character I was at least somewhat familiar with
- a series whose first issue was available in my local library
I had no idea that I ended up picking that Captain America series. You know. That one.
Without giving any spoilers, I am enjoying this so far and will be reading ahead. The art is well done and the story is engaging. There are some references to characters/events not all new or returning readers will get, but it doesn't distract too much from the main plot.
But of course, the meat of the review is in the spoilers. Find it below
Spoiler
I saw the whole news and subsequent controversy about Hydra!Cap with some bemusement. It is obvious how aligning Captain America to Hydra/Nazis will be offensive, given the character's and its creators' history. But it was also fairly clear to me that this would have a comic-book typical explanation (it does) and would definitely not be permanent (I haven't gotten to that part yet).The story devotes some time to discuss the modern neo-nazi/alt-right movement, and perhaps there is something to be said about the rise of these movements within USA coinciding with making Cap America himself aligned to it, but that is a discussion for another time.
Meanwhile, if I leave aside Captain America, I am certainly enjoying the villainous Steve Rogers. He is as strategic and organized as ever, and it is interesting to see how these abilities will now be used against the rest of heroes (and, according to this series, have always been).
Enough for me to keep reading, and recommend this series to others.