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Captain America, Volume 1: Castaway In Dimension Z, Book One
by Rick Remender
This Cap comic has so much potential and they do a lot with it, but juuuuust a smidge not enough to have me give it only 3 stars.
As is, the story is very strong. It's imaginative, emotional, and just the right kind of comics-action-y insane to really get the reader's blood pumping and tickle the little kid inside. The art is perfect and in tune with the story's tone: gritty, jagged lines and dull purple and brown colors blend with the alien bleakness. Cap becomes very desperate and that's reflected in his look, dialogue, and paneling.
AND YET, I wanted more. I'm unsure of the copyediting process within Marvel, but there's holes galore. Steve goes through a lot of physical pain, but the pain doesn't carry: at one point he explicitly breaks his hand, but approximately 5 minutes later goes on a date with Sharon looking very cleaned up and healthy. Does he have a Wolverine-level healing factor in this 'verse? Who knows. Not me.
But the biggest plot hole that I desperately wanted to fill was the parenting. Yep, you read that right. Cap is entrusted with a literal baby. Why do they time skip the parenting adventures? In addition to grappling enemies, Steve grapples with his soldiering life in this 'verse. It's a theme of this story, if not the entire Captain America comics. What's the toll of always being a solider? What is the emotional cost of always fighting, and is Steve willing to pay it? Yet the perfect opportunity for him to explore other roles are glossed over with time skips. How does he deal with feeding the baby? Does he sing old Gaelic lullabies to the baby and when they're still crying sing them the National Anthem? Does he freak out when the baby starts crawling? What's it like being on the run with a baby? Does he use a papoose? I NEED ART OF CAP RUNNING AROUND WITH A PAPOOSE. *grabby hands*
With the present internal struggles though, I did connect more to this Captain America more than CIVIL WAR's. DIMENSION Z is surprisingly good, with an obviously dedicated team behind it. I just wish they realized what a golden opportunity Daddy!Cap is.
As is, the story is very strong. It's imaginative, emotional, and just the right kind of comics-action-y insane to really get the reader's blood pumping and tickle the little kid inside. The art is perfect and in tune with the story's tone: gritty, jagged lines and dull purple and brown colors blend with the alien bleakness. Cap becomes very desperate and that's reflected in his look, dialogue, and paneling.
AND YET, I wanted more. I'm unsure of the copyediting process within Marvel, but there's holes galore. Steve goes through a lot of physical pain, but the pain doesn't carry: at one point he explicitly breaks his hand, but approximately 5 minutes later goes on a date with Sharon looking very cleaned up and healthy. Does he have a Wolverine-level healing factor in this 'verse? Who knows. Not me.
But the biggest plot hole that I desperately wanted to fill was the parenting. Yep, you read that right. Cap is entrusted with a literal baby. Why do they time skip the parenting adventures? In addition to grappling enemies, Steve grapples with his soldiering life in this 'verse. It's a theme of this story, if not the entire Captain America comics. What's the toll of always being a solider? What is the emotional cost of always fighting, and is Steve willing to pay it? Yet the perfect opportunity for him to explore other roles are glossed over with time skips. How does he deal with feeding the baby? Does he sing old Gaelic lullabies to the baby and when they're still crying sing them the National Anthem? Does he freak out when the baby starts crawling? What's it like being on the run with a baby? Does he use a papoose? I NEED ART OF CAP RUNNING AROUND WITH A PAPOOSE. *grabby hands*
With the present internal struggles though, I did connect more to this Captain America more than CIVIL WAR's. DIMENSION Z is surprisingly good, with an obviously dedicated team behind it. I just wish they realized what a golden opportunity Daddy!Cap is.