Doom’s Shadow falls over Captain America. Everyone is vying for a piece of Latveria. Marius Wolf under the pseudonym Salvation leads the violent True Latverians sect. While sent on a S.H.I.E.L.D. mission to recover Doom’s secret arsenal, Cap was contacted by Alina Von Doom as well as Mara and Melor Sandu, heads of the other sects. How will Cap handle a mission to recover stolen weapons when he’s instead found mass graves?
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Creative Team
Writer: Chip Zdarsky
Artist: Ton Lima
Color Artist: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist: Valerio Schiti
Cover Color Artist: Frank Martin
Writing
Captain America doesn’t make threats; he makes promises. Chip Zdarksky’s Captain America is quickly becoming my favorite Captain America. This Cap chooses pride and honor not because he hasn’t seen anything, but because of what he has seen. Zdarsky’s Cap feels firmly planted like a tree with deep roots in a world where no one’s intentions, even his own country’s, can be trusted.
This issue really ramps up the activity in Latveria. It definitely feels like Chip Zdarsky has a plan for where this is going, and honestly I’m just happy to be along for the ride. After reading this week’s issue, I fully understand why Marvel is making the unique decision to release Captain America #9 and Captain America #10 in back-to-back weeks. As great as this series has been so far, this may be the best issue yet.
Art
Tom Lima and Romulo Fajardo Jr. do an amazing job with art in this issue. The series continues to be a pairing of amazing written word with amazing visual artists. Lima hits all of the right notes in this issue. Scenes that should feel gritty and grimy feel that way. Scenes that should feel crisp and clean are picture-perfect.
Romulo Fajardo Jr. does a beautiful job with colors and shadow. You feel the brightness and energy of the people of Latveria through his colors, contrasting against the dark and forboding hues of True Latveria. Even with the colors Fajardo Jr. shows great attention to detail like the rest of the creative team, with certain bricks being just the right different shade. Joe Caramagna brings everything together, choosing to highlight the perfect words providing emphasis and power and some really well done SFX.
Final Thoughts
Chip Zdarky’s Captain America run has been transcendental. This is exactly what Captain America should be. This is a Cap that knows that doing what’s right isn’t always the same thing as doing what’s popular. If you aren’t reading this run, you should run out and pick it up now. It’s that good!
Overall Grade: 10/10
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