This is wildly different than Brubaker's run. But that's a good thing.

I love Brubaker's run but after many spy thriller stories and plenty of WW2 flashbacks, Remender went on a whole new route. Now, we go into a alternate reality where Red Skull is not the baddie here but Zola is! Cap is transporter here and implanted with something but escapes with Zola's child. Then he raises the boy. This is basically a lot like the New God of War, which is awesome. We also get flashbacks to when Steve was a child with his mother and other kids.

I was really surprised a bit how much I enjoyed this. I'm not a mega fan of the whole alternate reality thing. But it worked here really well. Probably because Remender writes a really solid Steve, the action is intense, and the struggle is real. I also enjoyed the flashbacks a lot and wanted more. Learning about Steve as a child is great. The art is good though I've seen Romita Jr. do better.

Overall, I'm excited to get further in Rick's run. A 4 out of 5.