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Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 3: Captain America Lives (2011)

by Ed Brubaker(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0785145141 (ISBN13: 9780785145141)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Marvel

review 1: The third omnibus of Ed Brubaker’s award-winning run on Captain America continues to be outstanding on multiple levels, from the dark-toned artwork to the realistic sounding dialogue to Brubaker’s uncanny ability to weave multiple arcs together to make the entire run feel like one cohesive story.Much has been said about Captain America’s rebirth that doesn’t need to be repeated here—all that is worth noting in addition to points made is that Brubaker very smartly weaves Cap’s “lost in time” storyline with a more grounded storyline involving the rest of the Captain America cast of characters—the Falcon, Sharon Carter, Red Skull, Sin, Crossbones, Bucky and many others—that is the more satisfying story of the Reborn arc. (It’s also worth mentioning that ... morethe Winter Solider plotline early in the omnibus is similarly satisfying).Bringing any character back from the dead is always going to be controversial, if only for the cynical machinations that serve as the precursor to the “death-to-boost-sales—revive-18-months-later-to-boost-sales” cycle that comic fans have been forced to become accustomed to. We’ve had Superman revived by a Kryptonian birthing matrix, we’ve had Johnny Storm actually dying over and over again so that he is fundamentally changed (not to mention countless other death/return arcs over the years)… and here we have a complicated plot involving crazy science, a journey through time, body swapping, and a battle inside Captain America’s head. The point being that the revival of characters in comics is always deeply preposterous—comics fans only ask that it makes its own sort of sense, is an enjoyable read, and leaves us satisfied that the whole affair was worth the trouble. And in this case, with credit to Brubaker and his amazing collaborators (Bryan Hitch as the standout in this volume), Captain America Reborn is a success.
review 2: Okay, so Cap isn't dead and this is the story of how he comes back. If you liked the first two omnibuses than you'll enjoy this one too. Just not as much. It's hard to live up to the 5 star standard and this one fell just a little short but by no means is that a suggestion against reading this. It was still a great tale of adventure and overcoming death/being misplaced in...well, just read it and you'll see. The first bit is a little slow but then it picks up nicely and even though it is the cliche "superhero-who-died-but-is-coming-back-to-life" story, it didn't annoy the hell out of me like another recently departed man who rhymes with "Shat." This is Brubaker, he's earned your trust. Give him the benefit of the doubt and read along. less

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