Captain America: Operation Rebirth [Paperback]

Mark Waid (Author), Ron Garney (Illustrator), Pino Rinaldi (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

The world again believes Captain America dead, but his life is saved by one he himself thought lost forever: S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sharon Carter, the gallant girlfriend he saw perish in flames long before! But his one-time true love has only rescued him on behalf of his deadliest enemy, the Red Skull, who can't conquer the world until he and Cap stop Adolf Hitler and the Cosmic Cube from doing it first! Will working with one evil against another cost Cap his place as the U.S.A.'s premier protector? Guest-starring the Avengers and Doctor Doom! Collects Captain America #444-448 and #450-454

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (July 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785131264
• ISBN-13: 978-0785131267
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.5 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Waid, a New York Times bestselling author, has written a wider variety of well-known comics characters than any other American comics author, from Superman to the Justice League to Spider-Man to Archie and hundreds of others. His award-winning graphic novel with artist Alex Ross, KINGDOM COME, is one of the best-selling comics collections of all time. (Secretly, however, he prefers SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT and his IRREDEEMABLE collections as his favorite works he's produced.)

With over twenty years of experience in his field, Waid maintains a blog at www.markwaid.com that is full of advice for beginning writers and experienced authors both.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, June 12, 2002

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America: Operation Rebirth TPB (Paperback)

With the Super-Soldier Serum wearing off, Captain America's body decays, and begins to die. Left alone in his death throes, Cap is spirited away, and revived by his old enemy, the Red Skull. Working with Cap's old flame, Sharon Carter, the Skull needs Cap's help to defeat a common enemy. Can Captain America trust the Red Skull? No. But, to save the free world, he might have to work with him.

It is great to see Captain America again, and this comic novel carries him forward as the great hero we remember. The story is very good, and the illustrations are nothing short of excellent. I bought this book for my son, who liked it a lot, but I just had to steal it away and read it for myself. It's a great book, and my son and I both highly recommend it to you!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Waid "Rebirths" Cap, April 25, 2003

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Christopher S. Kirby (Macon, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America: Operation Rebirth TPB (Paperback)

The "Operation Rebirth" storyline was a major factor in reintroducing Captain America to a new generation in the late 90s. After Cap suffered a terrible run in the late 80s-early 90s (D-Man, anyone?), Waid was able to re-invigorate the character and give him something to fight for and against. The story is taut and tense; the art is crisp and clean. And the Red Skull is there as well. What more could you ask out of a Captain America story?

While Waid and Garney's relaunching of the Captain America title and franchise didn't last beyond a handful of issues, this story still stands as one of the strongest ever. Read and enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Cap at his best, December 28, 2006

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Chris Murdoch (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain America: Operation Rebirth TPB (Paperback)

When Waid and Garney took over Cap, I was thrilled. Waid had made some wonderful stories for the Flash, and he did not disappoint with Operation Rebirth.
As a longtime Captain America fan, I was thrilled to read this short run by Waid and Garney. The stories were great: Cap was re-invigorated; Sharon Carter was brought back in a way classic readers never expected; Shield was right there in your face; and of course, Cap's nemesis, the Red Skull has a leading part.
The artwork on this comic is just beautiful. It was way ahead of all of it's counterparts at the time.
Marvel made the disastrous decision of doing the Heroes Reborn re-launch of many Marvel comics, which ended this run by Waid and Garney.
After having read the best Cap that I had ever read, I ended up cancelling comic book subscription to Cap when the Inferior 'Heroes Reborn' Captain America took the place of this run by Waid and Garney.
I have never been so thrilled to read a comic as much as I was for Captain America in this era.
If you like Captain America, this is a MUST READ!