Captain America: Ice (Captain America)

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Summary: Pretty weird, but not bad..
Review: Alot of people trash Rieber for his views but I love what he's doing, although I have to agree the writing is a bit odd and Jae Lee's art isn't helping at all. I can never get used to Jae Lee. When you put Jae Lee with the writer of "Books of Magic", you should know what to expect.

It's an interesting spin on Cap, I say go for it, but just remember Rieber was going to build something out of this storyline, and he was never able to complete it, thus the volume after this goes in a totally different direction and will likely never touch upon these topics again. As far as I'm concerned it's an uncompleted work.

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Summary: Not Worth Two Cents
Review: I was already outraged by the storyline of "Captain America: The New Deal" in which the writers of Captain America seem to suggest that America deserved 9/11. Now Marvel revisits the controversy surrounding the decision to drop Atomic boms on Japan at the end of World War II. In this story it turns out Captain America was against this action and was so outraged by it that the "evil" U.S. government decides to place him in suspended animation in order to silence him. (Isn't it amazing the way all of Marvel Comics' characters share the exact same political views as the Baby Boomers?). For those looking to read some quality Captain America stories I would suggest buying "The Essential Captain America" volumes one and two. "Captain America:Ice" ranks down there with "Captain
America: New Deal". Both books are incredibly biased and one sided left wing diatribes. Jack Kirby must be spinning in his grave!

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Summary: leftist garbage
Review: it seems the left has control of all our heroes theses days.when the rawhide kid was written as a homosexual i hated it,but this is even worse because ive been reading cap since 1984. this story destroys his mythology and trashes america.im sick of liberals rewriting our history and our mythology.

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Summary: Stunning!
Review: Jae Lee's art is simply stunning. This comic book is not the usual crappy comic drawings. Every page of this graphic novel (and half of the previous CA graphic novel, The Extremists) is a work of art. Jose Villarrubia's pseudo-psychedelic yet somber colors perfectly enhance Jae Lee's evocative drawings and that even if it's all extremely stylised, the end result is more real than real. Personally speaking, this is the best US-made comic book since the original DEN series by Richard Corben.

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Summary: Amazing story
Review: My all-time favorite Captain America story. The story tackles so many topics: Killing, Duty, Illusion, Trust, Isolation

The art by Jae Lee is mesmerizing and it matches the tone perfectly. He is now one of my favorite artists.

As for the [those] who see this as some sort of vile left wing political story, that shows [your] bias. Because Captain America questions his government, that's totally within his character of fighting for freedom and justice. Every soldier should question why he is fighting. That's more important now than ever before.

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Summary: Why let someone who HATES America write Cap, anyway???
Review: That's the real head-scratcher here.

Why would a writer whose entire political agenda amounts to a massive urination upon everything and all things that Captain America stands for, even WANT to do this? To tear down something that he hates because it is better than he can ever be himself?

Perhaps.

That would fit in with his extremist political POV. His side always tries to tear down that which is better than them, rather than exert the effort necessary to rise to the higher level.

Buy this book ONLY if you viscerally hate America and the ideals upon which it is based.

But if you are sickened by freedom, this one is for you.

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Summary: Don't buy this book
Review: This storyline comes with a political agenda. If you like having someone else's political views rammed down your throat in a puerile fashion, this book is for you. If you like to make your own decisions on politics, look elsewhere. Marvel allows this "writer" to undue over 40 years of characterization (next to Superman, Captain America has been displayed as one of the most patriotic figures in the comics genre), to produce this storyline which I'm certain is entirely consistent with the writer's extreme views. Even putting this aside, the writing is poor, the art is no more than adequate, and the story drags. If you are looking for a good Captain America storyline, try some Kurt Busiek/George Perez Avenger Compilations. This book is a waste of money.

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Summary: Dreadful
Review: When "Captain America" was relaunched under Marvel Comics' "Marvel Knights" imprint, it began with about a year of good, solid, thought-provoking stories by John Ney Rieber. Then, for no apparent reason, Rieber was removed from the book in the middle of this story arc and replaced by Chuck Austen, who treated us to inane characters, insipid dialogue and contrived soap opera plotlines that were enough to get me to drop the book. (And having been a Captain America reader for close to a decade, that was not an easy drop for me to make.)

As far as the artwork goes, Jae Lee did a marvelous job as always. He manages to fit superheroes into his darker style without losing what makes them majestic in the process. But he was saddled with such a lousy story and bad dialogue that you just wind up wishing he could have given his talents to something more deserving instead.

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Summary: Story is Wanting
Review: While not delving into the political aspects of this book or the reviewer who appears to take issue with those who disliked this book, I have to say this story misses the mark. Captain America is merely a one-dimensional character in this storyline. The dialogue is trying at times and the plot is jumbled. I have to say, however, that the artwork was more than acceptable. If you are interested in this character, there are some much better offerings out there. Pass this one up unless you are a completionist.

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Summary: Not Cap's Finest Hour
Review: While the artwork in this compilation is very sharp, I was disappointed with the overall storyline. The characterization of Cap was unnatural, at times, and the plot was often implausible. Was the storyline politically charged? I'll leave that for the reader to decide on their own. If you are interested in this book, I would suggest tracking it down at your local library as opposed to buying it. It is not one you will want to keep around after suffering through it once.