![]() The issue opens with Fury explaining that he believes Lukin was involved in Red Skull’s death. Four parts in and already Brubaker’s mystery is weaved expertly, dropping enough hints to keep the reader on their toes without giving it all away - and it’s masterfully paced to boot. In the meantime, Sharon’s investigation gets her into a world of trouble when a mysterious assailant takes her down. After the segments of Steve at the other Captain Americas’ graves, he has his first confrontation with Crossbones. Meanwhile, Steve visits the graves of the other Captain Americas, with Brubaker once again portraying the immense guilt Steve keeps on his shoulders. He tells Sharon he found the weapon that killed Red Skull, and the fingerprints match Jack Monroe. In the meantime, Fury lies to both Steve and Sharon, coming up with excuses to get them in different places. In the opening segments, Lukin is brought back into the fold. In the final pages, Jack Monroe, one of the people to hold the mantle of Bucky, is murdered. That’s the thing about Brubaker’s run - everything seems grounded in some sense of reality and the characters feel so genuinely human. It’s a mature and realistic look at relationships that comics rarely have. Through these scenes, a picture is thoroughly painted of two people who still know and care for each other, though they haven’t quite taken that leap to be together yet. After the team dissects more of the Red Skull murder/mystery plot, Steve and Sharon take a night out, noting that the two are often too entrenched in work to have any time for themselves. ![]() Some of that personal strife includes more dreams about Bucky, some of which make Steve doubt the authenticity of his own memories. While she can be prickly and no-nonsense, he’s able to perfectly portray her softer nature in how she worries for Steve, who is clearly going through a lot of personal strife. ![]() The work Brubaker does with Sharon in these early issues with Steve is truly great stuff. Crossbones gets introduced in this issue, subtly setting up a core conflict of Brubaker’s run. It’s a treat to see the two together in action, bantering and keeping up with another beat for beat. Brubaker plays up the tension between Steve and Sharon, showing just how well she knows and believes in the Star-Spangled Avenger. As Fury, Steve, and Sharon go to the crime scene where Red Skull died, it’s clear something fishy is going on –and Steve doesn’t trust it. His guilt over Bucky’s death manifests in interesting ways as Steve imagines new ways that Bucky dies, waking up in a cold sweat in the dead of night. In the opening pages, Steve has a nightmare about Bucky dying, proving that he’s still deeply haunted over the death of his sidekick. As the Red Skull paints his terrifying picture for Steve’s future, holding the cosmic cube in his hands, Brubaker does something unconventional: he kills him. Gone is the blue-eyed boy scout now is the time for the war-weathered soldier. It feels like the natural progression for Steve in a post-9/11 world (and remember, this comic came out in 2005). It’s here that Brubaker begins to paint a different picture of Steve Rogers, this time as a man driven to recklessness out of his dedication to his duty. Sharon’s reintroduction into Steve’s life is completely out of love - he’s been reckless and that doesn’t just worry her, it worries S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison is perfect and will become a huge plot driver particularly during the Civil War arc. The role of Sharon as Steve’s S.H.I.E.L.D. As the two interact, it’s clear that chemistry never wavered and they prove just how well they know each other. He wanted to get back together, she wanted to focus on getting her life back on track. 3, picking up right where we left off with Steve and Sharon’s undeniable chemistry. In many ways, this book feels like the follow-up arc to Mark Waid and Dan Jurgens’ work on Captain America Vol. As soon as Steve shows up, he’s joined by Sharon Carter, his ex-girlfriend. The plan Skull lays out is vague, but Epting’s visuals and Brubaker’s narration boxes paint a menacing picture. ![]() The opening shots paint an eerie picture, portraying the evil deeds both Red Skull and Aleksander Lukin are capable of. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! Out of Time: Part 1Īs the first arc in Brubaker’s legendary run, the collection starts at issue #1. ![]()
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