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CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1


Price: $3.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 7.7%

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  1. Avatar photo jobob247 says:
    March 30, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    So is this another Marvel cop out? You know, no extra pages but a 3.99 price tag?

  2. Avatar photo miyamotofreak says:
    March 30, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    I dunno, this seems to me to maybe be a extra sized issue.

  3. piscespaul says:
    March 30, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    James Robinson AND Marcos Martin!? Sold!

  4. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    March 30, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    Yeah it’s a big issue plus an old captain america story, kinda like a giant size isue

  5. Avatar photo Garrett says:
    March 30, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    Cool Nazi cover. I may have to pick this up. Cap doesn’t have the most exciting origins story and I’ve read a few different versions, but I love WWII Cap and Bucky.

  6. Avatar photo Fvckstick says:
    March 30, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    I’m game for anything Cap. I miss steve rogers.

  7. Avatar photo brianmaru says:
    March 30, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    I had no idea Martin was doing this. Now I am even more stoked. 

  8. Avatar photo DarthDuck says:
    March 30, 2009 at 7:05 pm

    I knew Marvel turning 70 was going to hurt my wallet!  This issue sounds great though, bring it on!

  9. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    March 30, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    So excited for this! I can’t wait to see Marcos Martin draw old-school Captain America.

  10. Avatar photo ScottB says:
    March 30, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    I’m so excited for this. I hope this won’t disappoint and will be my Pick of the Week.

  11. danj says:
    March 30, 2009 at 10:43 pm

    Looking forward to this… what happen to Captain America White?

  12. Avatar photo evil09 says:
    March 31, 2009 at 12:26 am

    Is this comic book gonna tell how Steve Rogers became Captain America will some of Cap’s old enemies have a part in this comic book saga like the Red Skull, Baron Zemo, Hate-Monger, or the Evil Organization known as HYDRA? If they will or not I planned to buy this comic book anyway. 

  13. Avatar photo WinTheWonderboy says:
    March 31, 2009 at 1:22 am

    James Robinson + Marcos Martin + WWII Cap kicking nazi ass = Awsome!!!

  14. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    March 31, 2009 at 1:31 am

    This will be a flip through. While I’ve been enjoying Brubaker Cap, I can’t say I’m a fan of the specials we’ve been getting since then.

  15. Avatar photo miyamotofreak says:
    March 31, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Yeah, I checked, 48 pages.

  16. Avatar photo cylonpete says:
    March 31, 2009 at 7:48 am

    James Robinson AND Marcos Martin…I think I just wet my pants. The cover is awesome, Martin draws a great Hitler (is that an oxymoron?), the perfect mix of pathetic to the outside world, and at the same time completely convinced of himself. Kick some Nazi-ass, Cap! 

  17. Avatar photo Paradiddle says:
    March 31, 2009 at 11:27 am

    This wasn’t even on my radar until yesterday, but with Robinson and Martin doing a WWII Cap story therer’s no way in hell I can pass this up.

  18. Avatar photo KickAss says:
    March 31, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    James Robinson should take over CAP from Brubaker.  I’m calling that now.  Enough with the bboooorring I’m snoring Brubaker comics.  I’m looking forward to this, hopefully the new story won’t be disappointing.

  19. Avatar photo Diabhol says:
    March 31, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    I’m on the fence with this. We’ll see.

     

  20. ScottR33 says:
    April 1, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    I’m a fan of Marcos Martin, but has anyone ever had a neck as long as wimpy Steve Rogers in the beginning of this book? it’s like sideshow long.

  21. Avatar photo ActualButt says:
    April 2, 2009 at 8:35 am

    So what’s the next "Celebratory Special"?

  22. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    April 2, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    The double page spread of 1940s NYC where Steve is walking through the crowd and Human Torch ver. 1.0 is flying in the background emblazened a huge smile across my face.

  23. Avatar photo Kartoffelkopf says:
    April 3, 2009 at 9:55 am

    I thought this issue was great….. for the 17 seconds it took me to read.

    I was looking forward to some awesome nazi-bashing but it wasn’t to be, it was all over way too quick. Get this commisioned as a mini right now. I’d even buy a WW2 set ongoing if it was this evocative. Martin is a genius!

  24. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    April 3, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    Great art, mediocre story. I really think of too much to say about this issue. It was certainly fun, but it didn’t add anything to the characters.

    @actualbutt Sub-Mariner. 

  25. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    April 3, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    I enjoyed it thoroughly. Mostly for the art, but the writing was on point as well.

  26. Avatar photo flakbait says:
    April 3, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    Art’s great, but overall it doesn’t inspire me to pick up the rest of the 70th anniversary issues

  27. Avatar photo Anville says:
    April 4, 2009 at 2:19 am

    I thought the story and art were both fantastic.  This is the first time I’ve ever seen it suggested that the pre-Super-Soldier Steve Rogers had heroic potential.  Clearly this scrawny dude was a tactical genius before he was enhanced.

    And yes, that 2-page spread was just beautiful.

     

  28. Avatar photo 400yrs says:
    April 5, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    I flipped this in store.  I saw that much of it was reprints and passed.  The art seemed ok, but not enough for me to pay $3.99 for it.  Marvel can thank the recent Deadpool special for turning me off to their specials for the time being (except Iron Fist because those have always been solid).

  29. Avatar photo thebear says:
    April 5, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    I was looking forward to this book all week, and while the Robinson-Martin story was fantastic, my copywas misprinted – every other page is off-center. I’m cool with the occaissional misprinted page, but when it jacks up the story flow as a result… Sucks.  🙁 

    Anybody else have an issue with the print-job on this book?

  30. Avatar photo jamesschneider says:
    April 6, 2009 at 7:42 am

    It took Robinson a little while to warm back up into comics, but man has he been fantastic lately. We’re not quite at the heights of Starman, but I don’t think that’s what he’s going for now. I’m in love.

  31. Avatar photo KickAss says:
    April 6, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    This shows we NEED a new creative team on Captain America, badly.

  32. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    April 6, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    @ Kickass

    Nnnno… I don’t really think it does. I loved this issue and would gladly donate my hands to Marcos Martin if ever anything were to happen to his, but I also enjoy the regular Cap book.

    Also, if Martin were a regular artist (I mean regular to a book, of course) don’t you think his work would stand out less since we’d be getting it so frequently?

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