Comments on: Review: Captain America – Reborn #1 (of 5)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:20:10 +0000

Since the “Captain America” title is already taken, maybe Steve Rogers can become the new “Captain Chaos”. Its open.

By: Stuart Conover

Stuart Conover — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:47:47 +0000

“I wish that Cap does stay dead. I like BuckyCap.”

Even if we do have Steve Rogers come back… that doesn’t have to mean he instantly becomes Captain America again. It’s not new for Marvel to give characters new identities… perhaps a lot of therapy for having to relive his life constantly.. or if the villains bring him back he may even be under some sort of mind control for awhile and be ‘bad’ (Which could also leave him not wanting to be Cap again if he’s forced to be a Dark Cap…) So many ways to go with this.

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By: Kurt Fenreer

Kurt Fenreer — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:32:00 +0000

The Quantum Leap garbage is more than a little annoying, and I got sticker shock at the register after being away for so long.

But, it’s Steve, and his return means I return to giving Marvel my money while filling in the gap from #25 to present. *grumble*

By: Ricco

Ricco — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18:38 +0000

@Brother129: maybe the cap we get back will be one prior to the Avengers, we could have the whole “teaching him about this brave new world” with Bucky and Sharon as his guides. It could work as a way to keep BuckyCap active while Steve adapts to the futur.

By: CMonocle (Eric)

CMonocle (Eric) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:33 +0000

This isn’t stealing from Lost, it is stealing from Slaughterhouse Five.

By: Brother129

Brother129 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:48:11 +0000

Time travel stories always make my head hurt. I think the only thing that will make this truly interesting is if there is a big swerve none of us can anticipate…

By: ~wyntermute~

~wyntermute~ — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:28:44 +0000

Anthony: Yeah, I “get” that not everybody will get my jokes… But, like, when I _CLEARLY_ identify it as such, thus labeling it worth of VERY little ’serious’ thought and consideration, and then you go off like you did… It kinda feels like the guy who says “Well, chickens don’t really HAVE a reason when they cross the road, y’know. They’re just chickens.” Okay, well, you didn’t think it was funny. That is your prerogative. Do you stand up and correct comedians in comedy clubs? Don’t try to treat it as a serious argument just because I’m too zany for you, or unfunny in your eyes, or whatever. :) Discussion of ALL sorts is, as I’ve been made to feel, welcome — even the “silly crap” I bring to the table. I made a funny — that was all I was trying to do — and (unlike half the time) I even put a honkin’ big disclaimer on it. I don’t even know why you bothered to take the time to seriously rebut my “point” when I already SAID I honestly didn’t have one. *lol* Like, I’m not turning this into an issue. This is all I gotta say about it. :) I just don’t want this place getting TOO serious. Jeez. Even though it IS “somebody’s work”, it’s still the internets, and it’s comics. Don’t take the ‘jokes’ too seriously, because that’s part of the atmosphere.
P.S. I’m here for the Matthew. And the Stephen. In pretty much equal doses, so I’m not particularly biased that way. :)

By: Slappy

Slappy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:58:51 +0000

Salieri Says: July 2nd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
This just in – Captain America reviewer Matthew Peterson’s catchphrase is dying…

Can we kill another hero so that Matthew may then continue the phrase? Maybe Blok? That’s right he is already puzzle pieces if you cling to pre 0 hour continuity if it still exists which I don’t think it does anymore.

I wish that Cap does stay dead. I like BuckyCap. His series is much more interesting now that there is a new hero. I do sometimes wish for the occassional complete reboot. The Golden age to silver age was wonderful. They kept the names, but changed the heroes. I know that it creates an Earth -2 Earth-1 Earth 616 bit, but who gives a flying f*%(. Sometimes starting from scratch is good, sometimes it sucks. Put more dirt over Steve Rogers & Forget how to travel through time for Bruce. I am starting to like Dick. I always liked Dick, but now I am liking Dick even more. A strong Dick is adding more to the action and story very much in the way a strong Bucky is doing the same.
More Bucky and more Dick is what we need.

By: Ricco

Ricco — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:03:49 +0000

Didn’t they bring Baron Zemo back to life in almost the same way in “Thunderbolts: Zemo – Born Better”? Instead of jumping forward in time to a blood relative like Zemo, Cap is jumping around in time to the location he was at that time and his body rearranges itself from the chronal jump. It’s not just his consciousness but his whole body superposing his “current time” one, what do I base this on? If it’s not the case he’ll jump back into his dead body once Sharon is used as a time anchor and they get the time machine…

By: mosdef

mosdef — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:01:31 +0000

Anthonly the only thing im saying Marvel stole from Lost is the time hopping thing. I really highly doubt Marvel had Cap’s revival planned like this, if they did im wrong.

By: Anthony Schiavino

Anthony Schiavino — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:51:09 +0000

Matthew Peterson: Good one! He has to have a major part in this! It’s either that or his “soul” might go into it when he comes back. Can they pull a body out of time without messing up the timestream? I didn’t read Iron Man when they did it as somebody else said.

By: Josh P.

Josh P. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:48:19 +0000

As for the why Red Skull, Zola and Faustus were bringing Steve back? Put Reddie’s mind in Rogers’ body. So nice, we’ll do it twice.

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:43:50 +0000

Matthew…I believe we may be fraternal twins…because you last paragraph reflected soooooo much of how I feel about the book. Truly, after what has been probably one of the most readable runs of Captain America – and a one that just seemed so down to earth – the SciFi (SyFy?) twist is a jolt.

And yeah, it feels too soon.

By: Salieri

Salieri — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:40:24 +0000

Cap got a bum deal compared to Batman, didn’t he?

Marvel: “Oh, Cap’s Really Dead, This Is A Respectful Death That’ll Have Lasting Change…NOT! Fooled Ya! Nerny-nerny-ner-ner!”

DC: “Grant, Make It Very Obvious That Batman Is Still Alive At The End Of Final Crisis. Our Readers Aren’t Stupid, They Know He’s Not Gone For Good, We Can Play Around With The Inevitability Of His Return Via The Writing.”

Cap’s Death: Gunned down ignobly after conceding defeat in a war against his best friend; sent to relive his worst moments ever through time.

Bat’s Death: After defeating a figure who for all intntsand purposes was Satan, uses his own memories as a weapon against mad science and is killed striking the first killing blow against the God Of Evil while saving Earth; sent back in time to hang with cavemen and influence humanity’s ancestors.

Cap’s Legacy: One or two memorials, several broken friendships, a few pretenders, an unborn child and a replacement who faints at the word ‘Sputnik’.

Bat’s Legacy: A city united against crime. One brief pretender. Three sons, one a worthy successor, one who denies his death, and one who is a supremely capable if annoying 10-year-old.

Cap’s Epitaph: A six-issue series by Jeph Loeb that only makes sense based on the idea of every character it features having slept with Steve Rogers at least once.

Bat’s Epitaph: A two-issue series by Neil Gaiman that works on a hundred levels in celebration of the character. Instant classic.