A tone Brubaker had long proven in his wheelhouse in the first several years of his lengthy Captain America run.Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. Once again thought dead by the world at large, and with his lover and ally Black Widow by his side, W inter Soldier puts Bucky Barnes firmly into the shadowy world of espionage spy action. Bucky’s seeming death in that crossover was revealed to be a ruse in a post-event epilogue issue, handily included in the collection for readers who aren’t die-hard Fear Itself fans. The series caps off a lengthy and acclaimed run with a series that perfectly encapsulates Ed Brubaker’s Marvel career’s peaks and valleys.įor context, Winter Soldier picks up almost immediately after the events of the now largely forgotten Fear Itself crossover. However, nearly a decade later, and the newly re-released complete Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker collection reveals itself as the writer’s proper farewell to Marvel Comics. The first solo series for the revitalized Bucky Barnes, spinning out of his short-lived stint as Steve Rogers’ successor in Captain America, upon release, it seemed like another entry in the strangely growing mini-line of Captain America titles in the wake of the success of his MCU movie debut. Winter Soldier is more than it appears at first glance.
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