Captain America: Man Out of Time

by Mark Waid, Jorge Molina, Jack Kirby, Bryan Hitch

Overview

Collects Captain America: Man Out of Time #1-5 & Avengers (1963) #4. In the waning days of World War II, Steve Rogers - Captain America - seemingly sacrifices his life to save his nation. But decades later, he finds himself revived, thrust into a strange new America he barely recognizes. As he meets the heroes his legend inspired, Cap comes to understand what his sacrifice has meant. But it doesn't change one fact: His partner and friend, Bucky, is dead - and Cap may have the means to return to the past and save him. For the sake of the timestream, the Avengers must do everything in their power to stop him!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781302370336
Publisher:	Marvel
Publication date:	05/28/2015
Series:	Captain America: Man Out of Time , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	95 MB
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About the Author

Mark Waid is a legendary comic book writer and editor best known for his long tenure as writer on Captain America in the 1990's as well as his 8 year run on the Flash for DC Comics.

Editorial Reviews

In the mid-1990s, Waid (Irredeemable; Kingdom Come) wrote the excellent Captain America: Operation Rebirth. Here, he returns to retool the story of Cap's revival after decades of suspended animation. Near the end of World War II, Cap and his partner, Bucky, discuss what they might do after the war, and Cap finds it difficult to imagine life away from combat. Following the accident that (supposedly) killed Bucky and put Cap on ice, Cap is revived by the Avengers in a present-day world of cell phones and email where he feels entirely out of place. In a plot innovation by Waid, Cap's first thought is that he wants only to time-travel back to his own era—an ambition that's thwarted until a villain provides a possible solution. VERDICT Waid's portrait of Cap as a soldier struggling to find a new identity and understand his changed environment is convincing. A couple of plot points feel forced, and Molina's artwork indulges in too many cartoony facial expressions, but overall this fine book will satisfy both longtime fans and those introduced to the character by Hollywood.—S.R.

Library Journal