Il new deal. Capitan America

In the wake of 9/11, Captain America is forced into action as terrorists strike at an American town. Cap is once more reminded of the tragedy of war. The New Deal is quite the introspective piece looking at the cause of 9/11 and whether America is as innocent as Americans believe. The world has monste Leggi tutto

This was pretty damn good. After the events of 9/11 we have a broken cap. Trying to piece against the world again. The first issue of him digging through the pile of the buildings where he's trying to save a few people is just perfect captain America. Then have Captain America stop a hate crime from Leggi tutto

It's a nice, fast paced story, the artwork is nice too. This post-911 short story has a sensible political message, although I honestly don't know how realistic this message is, or how useful it's when applying to the real world.

Little torn about how I feel on this one. On the one hand, I do get why Marvel would want a character like Captain America handling 'real-world' events, especially 9-11. But on the other, I want my super hero comics to be escapism from the real world. Sure, Captain America was a big propaganda figur Leggi tutto

Βαθμολογία: 7/10 Χμ, δεν μπορώ να πω ότι ξετρελάθηκα. Το πιθανότερο είναι ότι απλώς δεν με ενδιέφερε η πλοκή, δεν με άγγιξε η όλη θεματολογία, μιας και διάβασα το κόμικ σαν Έλληνας το 2020 και όχι σαν Αμερικάνος όταν αυτό κυκλοφόρησε (το 2003 νομίζω). Μέσω της πλοκής μιλάει για τον πόλεμο, την τρομοκ Leggi tutto

Not being a citizen of the US and being somewhat removed from the times of the event I found this a suitably balanced comic book reply to the horror that was 9/11. It posed some interesting questions, which presumedly would have brought some interesting reactions at the time from people in the State Leggi tutto