Captain America: Secret Empire
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Michael Butler
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Besides being bothered by the whole Secret Empire storyline， this volume of collected issues of both Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson did fill in some areas of the story。 I probably need to go back and re-read the Secret Empire main story just to get where are all of these fit in。
Kevin Carey
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2。5 Stars- I read this for the conclusion of Sam’s journey as Captain America。 The books that fill this collection are kind of in betweeners to the Secret Empire event。 There are some great moments here but Sam’s biggest moments come in Secret Empire。 It’s a solid read that helps fill in some gaps as Sam’s time as Cap comes to an end
eli
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I read this after I had already finished Secret Empire， and this did help to fill in some of the gaps but Secret Empire wasn't that hard to follow without it。 All I read before Secret Empire was all the Captain America: Sam Wilson and Captain America: Steve Rogers stuff and then Secret Empire itself， and I didn't find it too hard to keep up with Secret Empire。 This just gave a little bit more context to everything and made me go "Ohhhhhh so that's why they did that" a few times。 I read this after I had already finished Secret Empire， and this did help to fill in some of the gaps but Secret Empire wasn't that hard to follow without it。 All I read before Secret Empire was all the Captain America: Sam Wilson and Captain America: Steve Rogers stuff and then Secret Empire itself， and I didn't find it too hard to keep up with Secret Empire。 This just gave a little bit more context to everything and made me go "Ohhhhhh so that's why they did that" a few times。 。。。more
Tacitus
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While I did not love Secret Empire， I liked this collection because it expanded the storyline in the main series。 However， the better stories tended to be dialogue heavy。A good example was Steve Rogers: Captain America #17， in which a reporter engages in a long and somewhat combative interview with Bad Cap。 It was a TV interview， and the whole thing was mainly dialogue bubbles。 An important plot point in this issue revolves around the fact that the destruction of Las Vegas （which harbored resist While I did not love Secret Empire， I liked this collection because it expanded the storyline in the main series。 However， the better stories tended to be dialogue heavy。A good example was Steve Rogers: Captain America #17， in which a reporter engages in a long and somewhat combative interview with Bad Cap。 It was a TV interview， and the whole thing was mainly dialogue bubbles。 An important plot point in this issue revolves around the fact that the destruction of Las Vegas （which harbored resistance elements） apparently is a state secret， or at least is a topic Steve doesn't want to talk about openly。What's strange about this issue is that it seems that Hydra doesn't have full control of the media。 While there is a dark edge to this that sets up a grim twist at the end， it's striking that the interviewer is so confrontational。 What's also odd is that Steve spends a lot of time here， as he does in the main series， arguing forcefully that the Hydra takeover is everyone else's fault， that he's simply using the powers granted to him。 There's never much discussion here or elsewhere in Secret Empire of how the USA got to this point， but I suppose it's like the real-world Patriot Act， but only worse。 Maybe there's a moral there， something about the dangers of so easily signing away our freedoms out of fear， but it's not deeply explored， ultimately。Another interesting issue （Sam Wilson: Captain America #24） also featured a lot of discussion， mainly between Misty Knight and Sam Wilson。 Sam is on the fence about becoming Captain America again， and Misty is pivotal in changing his mind。 This also added some much-needed depth to their relationship， especially as she has an intensely emotional reaction when Sam is wounded in the main story。 Patriot also happened to hear all of their arguing， and he has his own influence on Sam。 All of these interactions made Sam feel more well rounded and human， if also at the cost of seeing him punch some bad guys。It's noteworthy that there are essentially 3 Caps going on at the same time， which is difficult for a new or casual Marvel fan to grasp。 In any event， these scenes are well written， but what makes them great also makes them paradoxically forgettable， as they are side vignettes in the wider story。 However， if you liked Secret Empire and want to know more about the setting， these stories will add to the experience and deepen your understanding of the main event。 。。。more
Christopher
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Captain America: Secret Empire see Sam Wilson out aiding people to freedom as they try to escape Hydra and the takeover of the world that they are attempting！ This provides us with great insight into how Sams activities after refusing to be Captain America！ At the same time Steve Rogers grip on Hydra and the world is increasing all the time！The plots neatly dovetail together with us seeing the former Captain America's and how there different approaches both mirror and reflect each other！ Steve R Captain America: Secret Empire see Sam Wilson out aiding people to freedom as they try to escape Hydra and the takeover of the world that they are attempting！ This provides us with great insight into how Sams activities after refusing to be Captain America！ At the same time Steve Rogers grip on Hydra and the world is increasing all the time！The plots neatly dovetail together with us seeing the former Captain America's and how there different approaches both mirror and reflect each other！ Steve Rogers really fits into the role of ruler with ease and makes you see how different the non Hydra version runs the Avengers！ On the flip side Sam Wilson is actually finding the role of Captain America！ This all mounts up to explosive plots where you can see the grip of a tyrant and how this in turn triggers uprisings and resistance which is a classic like you see in Star Wars， Babylon 5， Honor Harrington etc but done in a way that like those and others is equally new and brilliant！ :DThe are really reflects the style of the script and neatly ties into Captain America: Secret Empire tones！ This gives every a cinematic feel and neatly dovetails with the books script to produce plots that will keep you guessing from the start！ Make sure you have the next book as plot points are dealt with while at the same time spawning new ones all the time！ :D Brilliant from the beginning！ Crisp High Five！ Get it when you can！ 。。。more
Peter Krol
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Good collection of side narratives during the Secret Empire event。
Quentin Wallace
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Basically the tie in issues to Secret Empire。 At least these were fairly relevant to the story unlike some of the others， which we really could have done without。
Rolando Marono
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*Leí la edición Mexicana "Historias de la rebelión" que contiene los números de Steve Rogers de este tomo， pero también los tie-ins One Shots de Uprising， United y Underground， además del epílogo de Civil War II， The Oath。De la edición mexicana lo único que vale la pena leer son los números de Steve Rogers y el epílogo de Civil War， pero el epílogo también venía en el tercer tomo del Cap América， así que eso nos deja con los cuatro números del Capitán que aunque no son primordiales para disfruta *Leí la edición Mexicana "Historias de la rebelión" que contiene los números de Steve Rogers de este tomo， pero también los tie-ins One Shots de Uprising， United y Underground， además del epílogo de Civil War II， The Oath。De la edición mexicana lo único que vale la pena leer son los números de Steve Rogers y el epílogo de Civil War， pero el epílogo también venía en el tercer tomo del Cap América， así que eso nos deja con los cuatro números del Capitán que aunque no son primordiales para disfrutar Secret Empire， si disfrutaste del Cap Hydra， y eres fan del personaje， estos números te van a gustar。Lo primero que noté y me gustó es que en estos números queda muy claro que el Capitán América no cambió nada。 No es que sea malvado o que su personalidad haya cambiado， sigue siendo el personaje recto， justo y fuerte con sus convicciones， pero sus convicciones ahora son fascistas。Lo que nos lleva al segundo punto， es interesante como el fascismo abordado hace un gran guiño， muy notorio y no tan sutil， a los distintos gobiernos que estamos viendo en países desarrollados al rededor del globo。 Aunque en el evento principal se aborda， creo que en este tomo， aún con los olvidables y aburridos one shots de Uprising， United y Underground， podemos ver de primera mano los tratos secretos realizados bajo el agua， las mentiras， la separación， darle el sentimiento de fortaleza a la gente a costa de grupos vulnerables， los campos de concentración， etc。 Eso queda muy bien retratado en los números del Cap。Y lo tercero que me gustó fue el número 17 del cap， incluido en este tomo， en donde tenemos una entrevista de Sally con el Cap。 Me gustó que Sally comienza a decir que lo entrevistó anteriormente dos veces， durante la primera Civil War， y fue cuando recordé quién era Sally， era la protagonista del Tie in Frontline， uno de los que leí posterior al evento pero de los que más disfruté， donde vemos las verdaderas motivaciones detrás de la guerra， pero principalmente la vemos retratada desde el punto de vista del ciudadano normal， un poco como lo que vimos en Marvels de Kurt Busiek y Alex Ross。 Este número es interesante y nos muestra un poco de lo que está hecho el Cap Hydra， además que Sally está muy bien escrita。Los números también incluidos de los one shots son aburridos y no merecen la pena ni leerlos ni criticarlos， no los lean。 。。。more
Brian Longtin
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Just ok， but still interested。A bit disjointed compared to previous volumes， definitely more a bridge to what's next， but some good character moments all the same。 Just ok， but still interested。A bit disjointed compared to previous volumes， definitely more a bridge to what's next， but some good character moments all the same。 。。。more
Danny
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7/10
Adan
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A bunch of in between stories from Secret Empire that were。。。 okay。 I read this in between reading the Secret Empire trade because Cap #25 suddenly came up in there。 There’s nothing in here that’s really necessary to understand the main story， but there are some neat character moments， and this awesome thing about a New York subway line magically transported to Montana thanks to some homeless magicians。 I mean， superhero comics can be pretty awesome sometimes。
Jessie B。
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Ugh
Dimitris Papastergiou
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Hail Hydra！
Joe
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Hard to see him with Hydra
Kimber Buelow- 561 Bookgirl
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This actually terrifies me。 Yes， I know that this was compiled last year， so that everything in our political climate would come into play， but the idea that everything is so topsy turvy， and just how far this could go scares me。 I really hate the idea that a hero is actually a villain。
Wren
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wow bad
Shannon Appelcline
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Nick Spencer's frequently troubled Captain America series unfortunately go out on a low note due to a combination of bad and inconsequent writing。These stories are all interstitials， set between issues of the actual Secret Empire comic。 They're mostly about people talking， and entirely forgettable。 In fact， that's the entirety of the Steve Rogers issues， with their only redeeming value being a few talks between Steve and Sharon。 The Sam Wilson issues similarly have an issue talking with Misty an Nick Spencer's frequently troubled Captain America series unfortunately go out on a low note due to a combination of bad and inconsequent writing。These stories are all interstitials， set between issues of the actual Secret Empire comic。 They're mostly about people talking， and entirely forgettable。 In fact， that's the entirety of the Steve Rogers issues， with their only redeeming value being a few talks between Steve and Sharon。 The Sam Wilson issues similarly have an issue talking with Misty and some kid about wearing the suit。 However， they also had two really bad issues where Spencer was all like， "What if it was a literal underground railroad"， and then Sam and friends literally fight the Mole Man's monsters。Some have suggested that these issues should have been interwoven with the Secret Empire as part of a larger collection， but they're so unimportant that they would have just broken the flow。 。。。more
Scott Lee
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Fairly decent issue-by-issue work ruined as a collection by its total incoherence without a full copy of Secret Empire to fill you in on all the important stuff happening elsewhere before and after the quiet moments included here。 I'm sure reading it context would have helped a lot。。。I suppose with the title I should have known better。 Fairly decent issue-by-issue work ruined as a collection by its total incoherence without a full copy of Secret Empire to fill you in on all the important stuff happening elsewhere before and after the quiet moments included here。 I'm sure reading it context would have helped a lot。。。I suppose with the title I should have known better。 。。。more
Babs
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He broke bad。 Interesting to see the different WW2 Hydra tainted exploits。
Kyle Berk
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There’s some really fun side stories here， I’d say the Steve portion is much more necessary then the Sam portion though the Sam portion is still pretty entertaining。 My main annoyance with this volume is that you have to read Secret Empire first or read this concurrently with it。Other than that which is more a criticism on the idea of large scale event comics in general this is solid。Well written handled well， a bit wordy and doesn’t show as much as it tells。 I’m adjusting to that with Spencer’s There’s some really fun side stories here， I’d say the Steve portion is much more necessary then the Sam portion though the Sam portion is still pretty entertaining。 My main annoyance with this volume is that you have to read Secret Empire first or read this concurrently with it。Other than that which is more a criticism on the idea of large scale event comics in general this is solid。Well written handled well， a bit wordy and doesn’t show as much as it tells。 I’m adjusting to that with Spencer’s writing though。 But when he does show it’s powerful。 It works better in Secret Empire then it does here。3 stars 。。。more
Juan
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I really enjoyed this combined series volume however it really needs to be read in concert with the Secret Empire series by Nick Spencer。 On Steve Rogers side it shows us a series of stories that include connections to the cosmic cube fragments as well as show us events in which he reluctantly feels like he has to use capital punishment to people he really wishes he could bring over to his cause。 On the other side， we see how a Sam Wilson that has cast away the mantle of Captain America comes in I really enjoyed this combined series volume however it really needs to be read in concert with the Secret Empire series by Nick Spencer。 On Steve Rogers side it shows us a series of stories that include connections to the cosmic cube fragments as well as show us events in which he reluctantly feels like he has to use capital punishment to people he really wishes he could bring over to his cause。 On the other side， we see how a Sam Wilson that has cast away the mantle of Captain America comes into the fold of the resistance and how it tries to make him into the leader that is needed。 。。。more
Scott
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Does a good job of getting the two main ideas of this book across: Steve-Cap is a facist jerk， and Sam-Cap is sad。
Alex Sarll
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Often， tie-in issues set on the margins of a big superhero event can be better than the main book - less need for synergy and big bangs， more space for character work and interesting little side-notes。 This is even， or maybe especially， the case when they're by the same writer as the main book。 I'm thinking here of stuff like Bendis' Secret Invasion - while the main book started with one astonishing issue， then stalled painfully， his tie-in issues of Avengers contained gems like the one where th Often， tie-in issues set on the margins of a big superhero event can be better than the main book - less need for synergy and big bangs， more space for character work and interesting little side-notes。 This is even， or maybe especially， the case when they're by the same writer as the main book。 I'm thinking here of stuff like Bendis' Secret Invasion - while the main book started with one astonishing issue， then stalled painfully， his tie-in issues of Avengers contained gems like the one where the Skrulls impersonating wife-beating science twat Hank Pym kept killing themselves， because it's simply too depressing being Hank Pym。 And Secret Empire was a promising concept executed poorly， so maybe this could be another such case， right？ Well， not so much。 There's one great issue where Hydra Cap tries to lay down the law to the rest of the world， forgetting that he operates in a world where T'challa and Namor are also heads of state。 But apart from that you basically have two vignettes I've already pretty much forgotten， further establishing that yes， this Steve Rogers isn't very nice。 And three more issues of Sam Wilson dithering about whether America deserves a hero， which had already got old before the event proper kicked in。 。。。more
Anne
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This is labeled as what comes after Captain America: Steve Rogers: Empire Building， so I thought it was what I should read next。No。And I basically realized my mistake right away， because at the start of each issue it would say read Secret Empire # whatever。。。before you read this one。 But I already had the comic check out from my library， so。。。eh。This is a collection of both of the Captain America comics that are happening between （duh） the Secret Empire stuff。 Now， I haven't managed to get my ha This is labeled as what comes after Captain America: Steve Rogers: Empire Building， so I thought it was what I should read next。No。And I basically realized my mistake right away， because at the start of each issue it would say read Secret Empire # whatever。。。before you read this one。 But I already had the comic check out from my library， so。。。eh。This is a collection of both of the Captain America comics that are happening between （duh） the Secret Empire stuff。 Now， I haven't managed to get my hands on the main Secret Empire story， so I was admittedly lost for quite a bit of this。 To be honest， I really haven't kept up with Sam lately， and I was hoping to just cliff note it into whatever was happening。 <--I don't suggest this for anyone actually looking to understand the plot Just going off of what I could glean as a tourist？I like the way Nick Spencer writes， so it's not like it was boring to me at all。 And I could basically use my admittedly poor powers of deduction to cobble together missing pieces and infer shit。Fair warning: This is reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally fucking political。Do what you want with that information。If I were a smart girl， I would have waited to read this till I had Secret Empire in my paws， though。 。。。more
Paul E。 Morph
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This entire book is just filling in the gaps between issues of the Secret Empire mini-series。 As there weren't really any major gaps， what you end up with is a series of 'for flavour only' character pieces。 Entirely disposable。。。 especially if I'm right with my guess as to how Secret Empire is going to end。 This entire book is just filling in the gaps between issues of the Secret Empire mini-series。 As there weren't really any major gaps， what you end up with is a series of 'for flavour only' character pieces。 Entirely disposable。。。 especially if I'm right with my guess as to how Secret Empire is going to end。 。。。more
Ana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don't even know where to start。 If anyone has been following my status with these books， it really has been a struggle but I kept pushing through it。 Now， I actually didn't keep up with the whole "Secret Empire" Marvel event so maybe that is what I am missing。 But no。 At this point I think I need to take a break from this title。 I really think it is just a personal thing because the reality is that what is being expressed in these books is very scarily relevant to things that are actually bein I don't even know where to start。 If anyone has been following my status with these books， it really has been a struggle but I kept pushing through it。 Now， I actually didn't keep up with the whole "Secret Empire" Marvel event so maybe that is what I am missing。 But no。 At this point I think I need to take a break from this title。 I really think it is just a personal thing because the reality is that what is being expressed in these books is very scarily relevant to things that are actually being said and expressed in our current society。 So to have these and additionally vile things come from Steve Rogers actually， physically turns my stomach。 I， no joke， got sick to my stomach to the point where I am speed reading over it because I cannot stand it。 Why do I keep reading this title you might ask？ Well it is because I was hoping/praying that I would see the resurrection of MY CAPTAIN AMERICA， MY STEVE ROGERS and it still hasn't happened。 I do like seeing where Sam Wilson is going， but my heart breaks for him and how they have destroyed such a great friendship between these two。 I am sick of Hydra Cap and am just over what they did to his character。 Really that is all。 In the end I think I am just going to have to wait until I see that the Steve Rogers we know and love comes back。 At that point I will go back and finally see how he triumphed over this awful period。 The reason why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 is the fact that it caused a physical reaction in me。 This proves， on some kind of level， that it is being written well enough to make my skin crawl。 。。。more
Adam Fisher
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If you read Secret Empire already， this is just a little more into the behind-the-scenes stories of both Steve and Sam。 The only really amazing story contained in this Volume is when Hydra-Cap confronts the United Nations with a "not giving you an option or asking your opinion， I'm telling you what's going to happen" speech。 Really strong and very like a dictator。 Other than that， not much here。 Read Secret Empire。。。 this one is for completionists only。 If you read Secret Empire already， this is just a little more into the behind-the-scenes stories of both Steve and Sam。 The only really amazing story contained in this Volume is when Hydra-Cap confronts the United Nations with a "not giving you an option or asking your opinion， I'm telling you what's going to happen" speech。 Really strong and very like a dictator。 Other than that， not much here。 Read Secret Empire。。。 this one is for completionists only。 。。。more
Joshua Bertram
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As a narrative in itself， Captain America: Secret Empire doesn't offer a whole lot。 It is interesting how they've structured the book to collect Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson titles， so that the character arcs focus on Steve's ease and willingness to claim the title of Supreme Leader （including his shows of force on the world stage）， and Sam's reluctance to claim the title of Captain America。 I read this in conjunction with Secret Empire， which I think is the only way it makes sense。 Nick Spencer As a narrative in itself， Captain America: Secret Empire doesn't offer a whole lot。 It is interesting how they've structured the book to collect Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson titles， so that the character arcs focus on Steve's ease and willingness to claim the title of Supreme Leader （including his shows of force on the world stage）， and Sam's reluctance to claim the title of Captain America。 I read this in conjunction with Secret Empire， which I think is the only way it makes sense。 Nick Spencer writing all three （Wilson， Rogers， and Secret Empire） creates a consistency in tone that makes these feel like nice supplementary chapters in the bigger Secret Empire saga。 But it's so inextricably connected to that story that reading this on its own would make very little sense。 。。。more
Jim
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Meh。 Some OK-to-good moments here and there， but mostly feels like an abuse of Captain America 。。。 just because。 I get it。 MacGuffin 。。。 yada-yada。 But I'd just as soon like to pretend this storyline doesn't exist。 Meh。 Some OK-to-good moments here and there， but mostly feels like an abuse of Captain America 。。。 just because。 I get it。 MacGuffin 。。。 yada-yada。 But I'd just as soon like to pretend this storyline doesn't exist。 。。。more
Scott
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