I'm impressed at how much exposure Ed Brubaker is giving the entire Marvel U while he spends time bringing back Captain America. Steve Rogers gets some time here, and he seems to finally be taking an active hand in his own fate (what secret message did he give the Vision?) but I'm still impressed. This issue had the Thunderbolts, Vision, Hank Pym, Falcon, Red Skull, Sin, and Crossbones. This is a great little window into the current state of the Marvel U.Steve Rogers is still bouncing around in time, and from what he says, it seems pretty random to me. He opens the issue trapped in ice and later re-experiences key moments from the Kree-Skrull War. Back in the present, the Avengers (well, really only the Falcon) stage a big rescue, attacking the Thunderbolts while they are transporting Winter Cap. Brubaker did a great job with only a few panels with the T-bolts. Ghost seems superior and condescending, Scourge seems brutal and over confident. Paladin seems laid back (that shot of him unconscious is great) and Ant-Man III seems desperate to be out of there. Ant-Man's actions are fantastic, a great glimpse at the character and how desperate he is. I'm looking forward to seeing what the Vision's message from Cap entails. Vision is another character getting valuable face-time in this series that he doesn't really get elsewhere these days.
I'm so amused by Bryan Hitch as I read this thing. It is so clear which panels interest him and which ones don't. The Namor splash, the awesome flashback to the Kree-Skrull War? Filled with Hitchy goodness. The new Thunderbolts or Hank Pym? Not quite as much time spent there, since they look a lot more Butch Guice-ish. Don't get me wrong, I like both pencillers, but man, it must have been amusing seeing this put together.
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