Captain America: White - Issue 5 (Final Issue) - Comic Book Review

Captain America: White - #5 - Marvel

Written By: Jeph Loeb

Art By: Tim Sale

Captain America is racing up the Eiffel Tower on his motorcycle attempting to stop Red Skull from blowing up the tower and killing Bucky, who he holds prisoner. Meanwhile, the French Resistance, Fury and the Howling Commandos are being held prisoner by Baron Von Strucker in the Louvre. Separately, but at the same time, the battles ensue and, as wars go, not everyone makes it out alive. 

The final issue in the series delivered splendidly on everything it was building towards. There were twists throughout this series that each were impacting enough to create a feeling while reading. The twists in this issue were just as powerful. There was even a moment where a character alludes to another popular character in the Captain America mythos. It’s all tied up wonderfully as the final page and the final panel end this Captain America run. 

The conclusion of this series really reinforces the bond and friendship that existed between Cap and Bucky during the 1940’s. It raises the bar on story telling when detailing friendship and commitment to another individual. It even makes my excitement for the movie “Captain America: Civil War” so much more because of my deeper understanding of Cap’s feelings towards his friend Bucky. 

I recommend you take time to enjoy this series. It’s an incredible series and if you wait for it to become available in Trade Paperback I’d understand. However, if you decide to purchase each issue like I did you won’t be disappointed. The issues are available now while the trade probably won’t be for a little while. Such an incredible run on the World War 2 version of Captain America. Plus the artwork is spectacular. The entire series felt like it was a painting. It’s remarkable, unique and visually exciting. I just can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed this series without being overly wordy and possibly repetitive. Go read this series!

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Captain America: White - Issue 4 - Comic Book Review

Captain America: White - #4 - Marvel

Written By: Jeph Loeb

Art By: Tim Sale

The Red Skull is giving a speech attempting to persuade listeners that he is the savior of France. While Captain America, Bucky, Fury, the Howling Commando’s and the new French Resistance team all sit by waiting for the moment to strike. After some time a mole inside the Nazi camp reports plans by Red Skull, Von Strucker and Hitler and a decision is made to stop the plans of Hitler. As it turns out, not everyone agreed to those plans and things don’t turn out as well as the heroes hoped. 

The Red Skull’s monologue was brief but it provided everything to show how twisted his sense of self is. He is a character who knows how to manipulate feelings and provide a sense of twisted logic that any good sociopath or politician would be envious of. 

The character development for the leader of the French resistance team is superb. She is a strong leader who prizes a French victory by France over anything else. She’s intelligent, stunning, calculated and lethal. Additionally, she seems to be Cap’s equal with regard to patriotism and removing the Nazi’s from power for the sake of her people. She doesn’t see the lines as clear as Cap though and that is felt in this issue when she and Cap exchange words and more.

The issue ends with a dynamic twist for all parties and again and I won’t mention what it is. However, it felt appropriate and left me excited to read the conclusion next issue.  

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Captain America: White - Issue 3 -Comic Book Review

Captain America: White - #3 - Marvel

Written By: Jeph Loeb

Art By: Tim Sale

Captain America, Nick Fury, Bucky and the Howling Commandos are in custody of the Nazi’s in France. After some difficulty Cap and team earn their freedom and begin a journey through a snowy France when they are met by a band of gypsies who are more than they appear to be. What awaits them all, however, is more deadly than any single one of them could believe. 

Clever dialogue that reads like film dialogue sounds. I can’t help but hear individual voices in my head reading this issue. It’s incredible. Each character has such a particular voice that it’s developed into more than just a story about Captain America. This is a story about them all and Captain America’s journey along with them. 

The action sequences continue to impress as each panel still continues to look painted. It’s clear what is taking place as well. The art work is crisp, clean and visually delightful. The characters are expressive, the landscape is detailed and colorful and the action is distinct and magnetic. This third issue has developed a world that is ripped from the World War 2 era with such perfection. There’s great enjoyment reading this series so far and I believe that it will continue. 

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Captain America: White - Issue 2 - Comic Book Review

Captain America: White - #2 - Marvel

Written By: Jeph Loeb

Art By: Tim Sale

After being shot out of the sky on a covert mission we find Captain America sinking to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, unconscious. Fury, the Howling Commando’s and Bucky are trying to find means to stay afloat when Bucky realizes that Cap is nowhere to be found. Frantically swimming to the depths of the ocean floor he manages to save Captain America but not his shield. Cap, Fury, Bucky and the Commando’s make it to land but trouble and danger still linger as they search for who or what shot their plane out of the sky. 

This issue really serviced the personalities of the characters well. We now get a firm sense of the individuals, their personalties and the connection they have to each other from war. There’s still Captain America monologuing his perspective on things that occurred during World War 2. We enjoy the look back on his days fighting Nazi’s as well this issue and dialogue between characters is more driving the story than his view of things. It’s nice to see the characters take shape this issue and read their individual voices.

There’s also a few surprises in this issue that I won’t mention. I will say that each of the moments caused a different reaction and feeling. This second issue is great and it built momentum quickly. I no longer have the impression this series will take time to create but we will enjoy the time it takes to develop the characters in the story. I’m enjoying this series a great deal. 

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Captain America: White - Issue 1 - Comic Book Review

Captain America: White - #1 - Marvel

Written By: Jeph Loeb

Art By: Tim Sale

Captain America wakes up among “earth’s mightiest heroes” only to discover that he is no longer frozen in the year 1945. After he realizes that he is a man out of time he retreats to a church to do some thinking and has a brief discussion with Nick Fury. He begins to confess his regret and how his actions led to Bucky’s demise, or so he feels. 

This is a thick issue filled with incredible monologue. It’s actually two issues combined into one. It starts with Issue 1 and then jumps back into Issue 0 before the final page. It’s definitely worth the price because you get a fair amount of material in two issues. Additionally, Jeph Loeb masterfully writes the thoughts of a man who discovers his friend is dead and he is displaced in time, unfamiliar with life as an average person understands it. 

The majority of the story revolves around Captain America recalling the events that led to him being frozen and Bucky’s death. It’s filled with deep, introspective considerations regarding Cap’s actions and decisions during the second world war. The art work detailing Cap and Bucky’s battles with Nazi’s and helping the Howling Commandos looks like an actual painting. It’s incredible. There’s a lot to process for the first issue of 5 but it reads well and I found myself almost flipping pages before I finished reading. I was that engrossed in the story and Captain America’s perspective on things.

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