Ed Brubaker isn't exactly moving along at a whirlwind pace in this limited series. This issue gave us more of Steve Rogers' point of view as he continued to jump through time. I do think Brubaker has Steve's voice down, Cap sounded familiar and likable, even if he did resort to a little cussin'. Bucky Cap and Black Widow take on Ares and Venom, and it is fun seeing that one of those things is not like the others; Ares is the real deal. He took out Bucky pretty easily and I believed it, while I had a harder time accepting that Venom could actually defeat the Black Widow.There was no real develoment with the Red Skull or Arnim Zola, the real mastermind for this issue was Norman Osborn. Osborn informed the press of Sharon Carter's culpability in Cap's death, making her a wanted woman. He then informs Bucky and Widow that if Carter doesn't turn herself in, she will be responsible for the death of more than one Cap. It's intriguing stuff, and I have to think that Osborn has some sort of plan that can get Rogers' returned and prepped to be taken over by the Red Skull. Crossbones and Sin did show up briefly, so I'm thrilled that their story isn't over yet.
Bryan Hitch and Butch Guice do a great job with the art once again. The sequence with Master Man was tremendous, with Cap doing some nice aerial acrobatics to drive MM two stories down into a parked car. Hitch definitely does well at the widescreen action. I'd say the art nudged this up from a high "Fair" to "Good."
Good
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