Captain America: The Man with No Face [Paperback]

Ed Brubaker (Author), Luke Ross (Illustrator), Steve Epting (Illustrator), Butch Guice (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2009

Bucky has survived his first major trial as the new Captain America, but now a villain from his past - both as Bucky in WW2 and as the Winter Soldier during the Cold War - has come to the U.S. and he'll have to face his history just as he's finding his feet in the present. The beginning of a gripping war and espionage tale, with some familiar faces for long-term Cap readers, as the New Captain America moves further into the Marvel U. Collects Captain America #43-48.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (September 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785131639
• ISBN-13: 978-0785131632
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brubaker's excellent run continues, June 23, 2009

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America: The Man With No Face (Hardcover)

Ed Brubaker's prolific run on Captain America continues with The Man With No Face storyarc, which finds good 'ol Bucky getting more comfortable in his new role as Captain America. Keeping his rekindled relationship with Black Widow together while he fights crime and gains some acceptance from the superhero community in this post-Secret Invasion world, Cap learns that some old enemies from his checkered past as the Winter Soldier are lining him up in their sights. This leads to some dynamite action developments, as well as an entertaining team-up with Namor as they scramble to save the legacy of their old World War II comrade, the original Human Torch. While The Man With No Face doesn't reach the same kind of brilliance that Brubaker's Death of Captain America trilogy did, he still manages to weave a thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable ride that is loaded with equal parts action, intelligence, intrigue, and espionage. I really didn't like the idea of a non-Steve Rogers Captain America, but the more that Brubaker fleshes out Bucky, the more I dig it. The artwork from Steve Epting, Luke Ross, and Butch Guice is impressive as well, as all parties involved continue to be what may go down in comic history as being the definitive Captain America team. All in all, if you've been reading Brubaker's run on Captain America, there isn't any reason to stop, and if you haven't read any of his run yet, you are doing yourself quite the disservice. Mainstream superhero comics rarely get better than this.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I don't care if Steve Rogers never comes back, September 12, 2009

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Michael Penketh "theonepig" (L.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America: The Man With No Face (Hardcover)

Ed Brubaker continues his amazing run on Captain America. He makes old villains relevant - Batroc the Leaper is a bad ass. The Man with No Face is a real threat and Professor Chin becomes an important player in the development of the Captain America legend. The story of Bucky / Winter Soldier coming to terms with his transition to Captain America flows without effort and it all seems appropriate. Not an easy feat in the world of comics. Ed has made Bucky so interesting that I don't care if Steve Rogers ever returns from "the dead".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bucky Cap rules!!, May 15, 2010

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S. Penrose (Small Town, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America: The Man with No Face (Paperback)

Wow! Who thought that I would have ever typed that. I've said before that Ed Brubaker did the impossible. Not only did he kill off Captain America, but he replaced him with the recently returned from the dead (or so everyone believed) James "Bucky" Barnes. It sounds crazy and it shouldn't work but this trade proves how good it can be. Bucky has so much hidden history since World War I up to the present that there is so much potential. I love it! The art by Steve Epting, Luke Ross, and Butch Guice all complemented the story so well. Overall a really great read with the only drawback being be the less than stellar villains.