PREVIEW: Captain America #616 Boasts Cavalcade of Creators

Posted on 02/25/11 at 1:30 PM in Articles by Paul Montgomery 15 Comments

Cap turns 70 this year and Marvel's celebrating with a patriot-sized anthology in Captain America #616. The creative teams have us pretty damn excited. And there's a werebear. 

If you've been following the marketing campaign for the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger film, you'll note that some of Chris Evans' duds are already being handed down, slowly, subtly, to his 616 counterpart. Again, nothing dramatic, but keep an eye out for that helmet. 

Ready for life, liberty, and the dogged pursuit of Hydra agents? Let's move out.

It all starts with a cover by Travis Charest capable of reducing even the most jaded eagle to tears:

Next up, Ed Brubaker, Mike Deodato, and Ed McGuinness team for a modern tale spiraling out of "The Trial of Captain America" story line. Bucky's behind bars in Russia and it's up to Steve to exonerate his old sidekick. What's the original Captain America willing to do to render justice in a corrupt system? WARNING: WereBear ahead…

  

 

Howard Chaykin delivers a lost tale from the days before Steve developed freezer burn. 

    

 

Then another modern yarn from Frank Tieri and Paul Azaceta. Captain America vs. the threat of genocide! 

        

 

You've heard of CapWolf, but you'll fangs Mike Benson and Paul Grist for the memories as they recount a bout of vampirism from WWII!

            

 

Then, Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel and Pepe Larraz present a team-up with Union Jack!

              

 

Last but not least, The Sixth Gun's Cullen Bunn and Jason Latour send Cap on a mid-west treasure hunt from which he may never return! 

 

                  

 

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #616

Written by ED BRUBAKER, HOWARD CHAYKIN, FRANK TIERI, MIKE BENSON, KYLE HIGGINS, CULLEN BUNN, AND ALEC SIEGEL

Penciled by MIKE DEODATO, ED McGUINNESS, HOWARD CHAYKIN, PAUL AZACETA, PAUL GRIST, JASON LATOUR, PEPE LARRAZ, AND TRAVIS CHAREST

Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST

Rated T+ …$4.99

FOC-2/28/11, On-Sale-3/23/11

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  1. origamikid origamikid says:
    February 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    The last two of those look bloody amazing!

  2. wallythegreenmonster wallythegreenmonster says:
    February 25, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    i definitely love the diversity of art styles. I think i’ll have to pick this up. 

  3. blulew23 blulew23 says:
    February 25, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    I like the helmet.

  4. AlanRob AlanRob says:
    February 25, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    That vampire kinda looks like one of the characters in Captain Britain and MI13

  5. WilliamKScurryJr WilliamKScurryJr says:
    February 25, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Nice… I can’t wait for this, and to have the monthly art situation calmed down with a dose of Breitweiser.

  6. harwellpkg harwellpkg says:
    February 25, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Damn!!!!!

  7. ed209AF ed209AF says:
    February 25, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    I’m excited for helmets and Union Jack, but Chaykin’s art looks skippable

  8. muddi900 says:
    February 25, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    Why? Why the pouches?

  9. Conor Kilpatrick conor (@cskilpatrick) says:
    February 25, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    @muddi900 Soldiers in the field wore belts with pouches.

  10. TheNextChampion TheNextChampion says:
    February 25, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Oh I see, Union Jack gets a nod but not USAgent? I see how it is….

    This does look pretty good though. 

  11. Heroville Heroville says:
    February 25, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    @AlanRob  It’s Baron Blood

  12. Journal Journal says:
    February 25, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    This is going to be beautiful. I wish it had a continuous story feel like the Batman Gothom Knight.
     

  13. ccarney ccarney says:
    February 26, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Yes I like it!

  14. oopsxlandmine says:
    February 27, 2011 at 1:49 am

    omg.. fuck that helmet! I hate it so much!

  15. andybmcd andybmcd says:
    February 28, 2011 at 4:25 am

    Jason latour….. mmmmmmm

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