This was fantastic. After reading this, it made me think of a line from the Avengers movie were Tony Stark is mad and tell's Steve Rogers that the only thing special about him came out of a bottle. That couldn't be further from the truth. Steve Rogers is one of those larger then life men. Not because he is a chemically enhanced super soldier, but because he is a man with a strong moral compass, personal conviction, and can properly act on his emotions. One of the reasons Steve Rogers was chosen to be Captain America was because of his quality of character. This large omnibus covers the first 25 issues of Ed Brubakers run of Captain America. The art was excellent and extremely consistent throughout the entire book. The Winter Soldier story was probably my favorite in the entire book and (re)introduces a character I can't wait to watch develop. Another thing I really enjoyed about Captain America was that he truly is the man out of time. He brings a certain point of view and value system from days gone by. He isn't just a pawn for the U.S. government. He is the embodiment of the idea of America. One of the things he said that made me think was that sometimes freedom comes at a cost of security. We as a nation now fight that. Are we willing to give up more and more freedoms in the name of security or do we value our freedom more where we will sacrifice some security for it? This book was difficult to find and with another Captain America movie coming out in 2014, the price will only go up. If you can find this at a reasonable price, pick it up, you won't regret it.
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