Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel)
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- Author：Alan Gratz
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new， original Captain America graphic novel！
In this thrilling historical adventure， 18 year-old Steve Rogers （AKA Captain America） and his young sidekick， Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army。 The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life， impervious to bullets， flames， or anything else the Allies can throw at them。 The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace。
How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead？ And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo， sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain have to do with this？
Award-winning， New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz （Refugee， Ground Zero） merges the worlds of historical fiction and super hero comics in this one-of-a-kind graphic novel that is sure to be met with major enthusiasm from fans of all ages。
In this thrilling historical adventure， 18 year-old Steve Rogers （AKA Captain America） and his young sidekick， Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army。 The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life， impervious to bullets， flames， or anything else the Allies can throw at them。 The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace。
How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead？ And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo， sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain have to do with this？
Award-winning， New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz （Refugee， Ground Zero） merges the worlds of historical fiction and super hero comics in this one-of-a-kind graphic novel that is sure to be met with major enthusiasm from fans of all ages。
Reviews
Brittaney
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Two of my ALL-TIME favorites come together！ Great story。 Great characters。 Great art！ Just great！
Shakera
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This was a fun way to start off the year。 The story was fun and the graphics were amazing。 The story was easy to follow with great flow。 As a huge fan of Marvel （movies and comics）， this did not disappoint。 I would say this might be a little too violent to be middle-grade， but I did enjoy it。
James F
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interesting story， but at times it felt like they were trying too hard
Jim
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v。 enjoyable。 plants some seeds for the future of the Marvel Universe， Gratz is a novelist that knows his comics。
A Blue Box Full of Books
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Steve Rogers and his young sidekick Bucky Barnes are sent in Europe to give a hand to the American Army。 What seems to be a banal battle turns rapidly into a dangerous adventure against a ghost nazi army and a powerful magician。Captain America : the Ghost Army was a very interesting read : I loved the historical context， as well as the story。 All the characters have intriguing background stories， and the villains have solid motives。 The art is beautiful and detailed， without being too violent， s Steve Rogers and his young sidekick Bucky Barnes are sent in Europe to give a hand to the American Army。 What seems to be a banal battle turns rapidly into a dangerous adventure against a ghost nazi army and a powerful magician。Captain America : the Ghost Army was a very interesting read : I loved the historical context， as well as the story。 All the characters have intriguing background stories， and the villains have solid motives。 The art is beautiful and detailed， without being too violent， so young readers can enjoy it as well。 Consider this graphic novel more like an historical fiction with superheroes。 World War 2 is omnipresent in the story : death is one of the main characters， and soldiers and civilians are in constant danger。I really enjoyed this adventure of Captain America。 I love how the importance of team work is emphasized in the story。 There is no downtime， and it is definitively a fun and entertaining read。 。。。more
Deborah Zeman
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Ghost army？ Zombie ghosts？ Captain America & Bucky？ History？ Alan Gratz delivers it all in this MG graphic novel。 It’s WWII and Cap & Bucky are in the midst of fighting the Nazis when they come up on a ghost army。 With the help of some other army personnel， they fight back to protect the citizens and stop this Ghost Army。 This was my first foray into the world of Alan Gratz and it didn’t disappoint。 The illustrations lifted up the story and draws the reader right into the action。 This is one tha Ghost army？ Zombie ghosts？ Captain America & Bucky？ History？ Alan Gratz delivers it all in this MG graphic novel。 It’s WWII and Cap & Bucky are in the midst of fighting the Nazis when they come up on a ghost army。 With the help of some other army personnel， they fight back to protect the citizens and stop this Ghost Army。 This was my first foray into the world of Alan Gratz and it didn’t disappoint。 The illustrations lifted up the story and draws the reader right into the action。 This is one that will NOT stay on my library’s bookshelves。 。。。more
Becky
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Confession time: I always *want* to read more graphic novels， but finding ones I actually *like* once I crack them open is often a challenge。 But I love Captain America in theory and from the Marvel movies--and I know who Bucky Barnes *is* （again， in the MCU; his origin story is slightly different here）--plus it's set in WWII， so I thought， why not？This time the gamble paid off！ I found Captain America: The Ghost Army to be very accessible to this newbie reader--the story was easy to follow， the Confession time: I always *want* to read more graphic novels， but finding ones I actually *like* once I crack them open is often a challenge。 But I love Captain America in theory and from the Marvel movies--and I know who Bucky Barnes *is* （again， in the MCU; his origin story is slightly different here）--plus it's set in WWII， so I thought， why not？This time the gamble paid off！ I found Captain America: The Ghost Army to be very accessible to this newbie reader--the story was easy to follow， the graphics were colorful and interesting， and hey， the fact that the villains （besides the actual Nazis） and the more ghost-like Ghost Army （there's actually two groups using the name， you'll see when you read it） gave off OG Scooby-Doo-ish vibes didn't hurt either。 For plebs who've mostly just watched the movies， there's all kinds of that's from the movies！ moments to add to the fun。Plus--the good guys win， Bucky gets a sweet romantic plotline on the side， the bad guys are in retreat （but probably not gone forever， stay tuned， readers！） and there's a teensy teaser for an upcoming Miles Morales story at the end。 Win-win！Captain America: The Ghost Army is published by Scholastic。 Cap is 18 and Bucky is 15， but the Allied soldiers and the antagonists are all adults and there is some fighting and quite a few explosions， so I wouldn't say it's for the youngest of readers。 Probably intermediate school-aged readers and up would be the best audience。。。or， you know， grown women who really， really appreciate America's you-know-what ;）Rating: 4 stars / A-I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book。 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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A MG superhero graphic novel from @alan。gratz Yes， please！🦸🏽 Steve Rogers aka Captain America and his sidekick， Bucky Barnes are fighting during WWII when suddenly a ghost army appears！ They will have to wage war upon ghosts from previous wars plus the deceased from this war too。 How do you fight an army of ghosts？🇺🇸 You wouldn’t know this is Gratz’s first foray into the world of graphic novels as it reads like a fast-paced， action-packed superhero comic book！ This is great for fans of superhero A MG superhero graphic novel from @alan。gratz Yes， please！🦸🏽 Steve Rogers aka Captain America and his sidekick， Bucky Barnes are fighting during WWII when suddenly a ghost army appears！ They will have to wage war upon ghosts from previous wars plus the deceased from this war too。 How do you fight an army of ghosts？🇺🇸 You wouldn’t know this is Gratz’s first foray into the world of graphic novels as it reads like a fast-paced， action-packed superhero comic book！ This is great for fans of superheroes， but also those who are history buffs， as Gratz brings his signature style of historical fiction to the story as well。 @bschoonyart artwork just adds a whole other level to the story as well。 Grab this title when it releases January 3！CW: loss of a limb， violence， war， blood 。。。more
Trisha
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This is a great Graphic Novel set in WWII where Capt。 America （Steve Rogers） and his best friend Bucky Barnes encounter something no one has ever come across yet in a war， maybe ever。 Capt。 And Bucky and some new friends who will serve next to them need to beat a bunch of like ghost zombies， but how do you fight beings that are already dead？This is wonderful graphic novel that is part historical fiction and part superhero。 Bucky is my favorite as he has no super powers just lots and lots of trai This is a great Graphic Novel set in WWII where Capt。 America （Steve Rogers） and his best friend Bucky Barnes encounter something no one has ever come across yet in a war， maybe ever。 Capt。 And Bucky and some new friends who will serve next to them need to beat a bunch of like ghost zombies， but how do you fight beings that are already dead？This is wonderful graphic novel that is part historical fiction and part superhero。 Bucky is my favorite as he has no super powers just lots and lots of training。 This is a good book even for all the reluctant readers out there， so lets go jump in and rock and roll。 。。。more
Kris
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This throwback comic was definitely interesting and in my opinion a good entry point for newer comic fans to Captain America and Bucky’s story。 You see classic Cap。 with his trusty and resourceful teen sidekick Bucky！ The overall story was interesting especially the aspect of magic and the Ghost Army。
Olivia
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GHOST ARMY is a new graphic novel adventure of Captain America during WWII。 Captain America is fighting off the emeny soldiers with a small team， including 15-year-old Bucky Barnes， when it seems they are vastly outnumbered。 Luckily， the United States Ghost Army comes in with their tricks to make it seem like they are bringing in the cavalry。 Later that night， as they sit around the campfire， a literal ghost army begins to attack。 They are unable to attack them back and only CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GHOST ARMY is a new graphic novel adventure of Captain America during WWII。 Captain America is fighting off the emeny soldiers with a small team， including 15-year-old Bucky Barnes， when it seems they are vastly outnumbered。 Luckily， the United States Ghost Army comes in with their tricks to make it seem like they are bringing in the cavalry。 Later that night， as they sit around the campfire， a literal ghost army begins to attack。 They are unable to attack them back and only make a retreat by using the knowledge of a Japanese American soldier who knows the mythology that they cannot travel over moving water。 They make their escape across the river。Attacks are escalating as the man in the castle improves his weapon of resurrecting ghosts to fight the allied forces。 Captain America and Bucky Barnes will have to defeat him before it is too late and his weapon can be deployed on the larger scale and a demon brought out of another dimension。What I loved: The illustrations are really fantastic with lots of detail。 They really bring the characters to life with plenty of emotion and color。 The amount of dialogue was great too， with a focus on the images。 It was easy to follow and see who was talking and heavily relied on the images to tell the story， which they did quite well。 There were a few important themes throughout， touching upon a history of prejudice with the Japanese American having been put in an internment camp with his family （and the main characters pointing out that this wasn't right） as well as the Romani characters later discussing the terms they use and the things they have seen and faced as part of WWII。What left me wanting more: This is being billed as a middle grade， and it was very violent with war scenes （a character loses a hand， though not as bloody as you might expect） plus guns and bombs throughout。 The majority of the story is battle scenes。 The characters are also older， 18-19 for most of the soldiers and even Bucky was 15。 While this may work for some older middle grade readers， I think this would be better targeted to a YA audience。 Additionally， the plot came with a few random surprises that seemed a bit out of the blue for drama at the end。 It made the story feel less smooth and a bit more convoluted。Final verdict: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GHOST ARMY is a graphic novel adventure of Captain America and Bucky Barnes that will appeal to fans of superhero warfare with a supernatural twist。Please note that I received an ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Melissa
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I am not the target audience for this。
Liz Carr
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Gratz uses the real story of the US’s ghost army， the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops， to anchor this Captain America graphic novel。 The blend of this authentic unit and the Marvel universe works well。 I wish there was end matter that directed readers to the information， but the book trailer Gratz did for Scholastic covers that informationZ
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusIt's World War II， and our heroes are fighting the Nazis in Lateria。 Steve Rogers was a 98 pound weakling having sand kicked in his face before he participated in an Army program that treated him with Vita-Rays and Super Soldier Serum and became Captain America。 Bucky Barnes， his sidekick， was a ward of the state and raised by soldiers at an army camp after the death of his parents。 During a particularly heated battle， while Capt。 America soldiered on in his tight E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusIt's World War II， and our heroes are fighting the Nazis in Lateria。 Steve Rogers was a 98 pound weakling having sand kicked in his face before he participated in an Army program that treated him with Vita-Rays and Super Soldier Serum and became Captain America。 Bucky Barnes， his sidekick， was a ward of the state and raised by soldiers at an army camp after the death of his parents。 During a particularly heated battle， while Capt。 America soldiered on in his tights， and Bucky faced the enemy armed with just a knife， they are saved by Jim Morita， who arrives with his unit， which is dedicated to keeping the enemy at bay by creating false troops to scare them away。 However， there is an even graver threat than living Germans-- dead Nazis who come back as ghosts！ Baron Mordo and his grandfather Viscount Krowler are based at Wundagore Castle， where they have a Ghost Machine that is bringing back the ghosts of people who died violently and is turning them into mindless killing machines。 As one does。 Mordo is angry with his grandfather for killing his father， but has an evil plan to tear a hole in reality and free Dormammu from imprisonment in the Dark Dimension。 Dormammu will then make Mordo the "prince of what survives"。 Add to the mix Dugan， a soldier from Boston who is fighting with the British， and Sir Anthony Baskerville， who has lost a hand and makes a deal with Mordo to get it back if he helps out。 When Capt。 America and Bucky go to a local village to try to figure out how to thwart Mordo， they meet Mosha， a Romany man， and his granddaughter， Sofia。 Sofia is an intrepid fighter with a keen knowledge of science， and she and Bucky become fond of each other while uncovering secrets about the murderous ghost Nazis。 When Mosha is killed in fighting， this only firms Sofia's resolve to bring down Mordo。 Will Captain America's powers， Bucky's knife wielding， Batman's Robin presence， and Jim Morita's theatrics be enough to turn the tide and save the world from evil？N。B。 I had to edit out a TON of snark out of this review。 Sorry about what remains。 Gratz's story， which is absolutely true to the comics of the 1940s and 50s， is great， but about the whole evil villain and ghost Nazi premise made me roll my eyes。 I am not a comic book reader， but I can appreciate that Gratz， who also wrote The League of Seven based on what he wanted to read as a child， wanted to memorialize this style of comic book。 Strengths: I have a very soft spot in my heart for the late Paul Janeczko's Secret Soldiers: How the U。S。 Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis， and I love that Gratz headed up his own fictional special troops with a Japanese American soldier。 For those unfamiliar with Capt。 America and Bucky， we get enough background to understand their roles in the war。 There's plenty of fighting to interest those who like battlefield tales， albeit against ghost soldiers。 Baron Mordo is definitely an archetypal evil villain; there's not way releasing Dormammu will end well for him。 There are some clever bits， like the various ways people avoid the ghosts by using running water， and I adored Sofia， whose skills were much better than Bucky's！ It's evident that Gratz put a lot of thought into his story， and Schoonover's illustrations are a great tribute to the style of the original comics。 Young readers who are actually familiar with Captain America will be thrilled to see this。 Weaknesses: I'm not entirely sure how young readers will react to the depiction of the Nazis-- it is much kinder thatn the actual 1940s depiction， and there is even some discussion on how not everyone who isn't fighting the Nazi is not necessarily a Nazi sympathizer， but for those too young to have seen Hogan's Heroes or Arte Johnson's Wolfgang on Laugh-In， the depiction may seem odd。 Also， I wasn't quite sure who Dugan was and why he was around。 （Okay。 Officer of S。H。I。E。L。D。; I knew I was missing some Marvel backstory！）What I really think: I'll definitely have to purchase this， since Gratz has legions of fans in my library， and the ones who love graphic novels might be coerced to pick up The League of Seven after reading this。 Interesting combination of Marvel and Scholastic， which we've also seen in Miles Morales: Shock Waves。 。。。more
Tiffany
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