Captain America Volume 1: The New Deal HC (Captain America (Quality Paper)) [Hardcover]

John Ney Rieber (Author), John Cassaday (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (February 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785109781
• ISBN-13: 978-0785109785
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,056,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars conservative? liberal? who knows?, December 15, 2005

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Wayne A. Chandler (Maryville, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America Volume 1: The New Deal HC (Captain America (Quality Paper)) (Hardcover)

This wasn't a bad read. The art and the scripting are pretty solid. However, this book demonstrates the dangers of attempting to say something politically relevant in a mainstream super-hero comic, because *everybody* seems to have decided they're going to be offended by it. The conservatives are whining about how "anti-American" the book is, while the liberals are grousing because the book is filled with pro-Bush "propoganda."

If you can take a healthy dose of realism, even when it's uncomfortable, without getting your panties in a wad because your favorite political position may be shown as (GASP!) flawed, then you might enjoy this book. If, on the other hand, you're too thin-skinned to think about unpleasant realities like an adult, then 1) avoid this book, and 2) get over yourself. Please.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic art... horrible read, September 12, 2003

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"wintermute007" (Jasper, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain America Volume 1: The New Deal HC (Captain America (Quality Paper)) (Hardcover)

John Cassady is one of the most talented superhero artists outside of Alex Ross. It is VERY unfortunate that the story that accompanies his art is so bad.

This book is a shining example of: "Great art does not a comic book make". The story revolves around Captain Americas activities after 9-11 of 2001. It shifts, with little explanation, from one series of events to another. There is WAY too much exposition between scenes which makes for a very boring read.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stunning art, but plot needs a lot of work, July 15, 2003

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Tim Sipes (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain America Volume 1: The New Deal HC (Captain America (Quality Paper)) (Hardcover)

The story is very manipulative and requires too much suspension of disbelief, even for a world with superheroes. The master villain is not a fanatic Muslim but simply wants revenge on the world for his disfigurement. The terrorists seem to move at will across the country. Highly unlikely with the high alert status. Cap fails to remember that in Dresden, Hitler deliberately placed a command infrastructure among civilians to use them as human shields. Therefore, the analogy between 911 and the Dresden bombing is false. Also, what was the point of Cap removing his mask for the cameras? He had no reason to apologize for killing Al-Tariq. The man was about to detonate a series of bombs that would kill everyone in town. In that situation, pulling your punches does nothing to help the hostages. And does anyone believe that a town with a factory that makes bomb components would only have about 600 people?
I'm not buying that the shrill wife in the church didn't know what her husband's job was and if she found it so horrible, why did it become okay when he told her it was only components instead of complete bombs?
Again, brilliant art but the writer has turned Cap into a guilt-ridden charicature. Based on this, I see no reason to even look at Red, White, and Black.