I picked up this particular run because of Bucky Cap, and it is everything I wanted it to be. Uncertainty of his own skills, but assurance that he's doing the right thing (Bucky smiling). Yeah, I'm very content.

As you can see by the cover, this volume concerns the new Captain America. Who it is wasn't too much of a surprise. Plus, I'm no sure I like the idea of the new Cap needing to use a gun to be a relevant hero. Though the original Cap used guns in WWII, I kind of liked the idea of him not needing to when not fighting a war. I will admit that the reasoning the new Cap gives for using guns, though.

I'd say this book is for Cap fans only, casual fans most likely won't be thrilled by it. Don't get me wrong, this storyline was well written, it just didn't resonate with me.

Another amazing entry in Brubaker's Captain America. This set of issues has a lot of set up, but it still has some amazing action and some real jaw dropping plotting.

I enjoyed getting to continue following the Death of Captain America arc in this volume

Only one collection after Steve Rogers was shot, there's a new, gun-wielding Captain America in town, trying to deal with the huge mess created by the Red Skull's latest plan.
Ed Brubaker keeps up his compelling work. The Skull's evil plan has a few too many "ripped from the headlines" plot points (a recession, a housing crisis, Blackwater-like security troops, high oil prices) to which Captain America can't possibly be the salve.
Also, there's a bit too much mind control going on for my liking. Still, Brubaker nails the characterizations for Bucky Barnes, Iron Man (who isn't totally evil as SHIELD Director), Falcon, and Red Skull.

Ignoring everything with Sharon, this is a pretty solid volume.

I loved re-reading Bucky's first days with the shield. He talks a lot about the different way he carries it in comparison to Steve. He definitely has a different style (still laughing at him stabbing Crossbones in the leg). This was more of a set up for him being Cap.

Again, the Sharon bits are just annoying. I'm struggling to think of times where I thought a writer did a great job with this character.

Loved seeing Sam, as always.

The bits with Bucky and Nat were lovely. (Although, there's not a ton of Natasha's personality shown here).

Good FOOD.

Bucky has been captured by Dr. Faustus who tries to turn him back into the Winter Soldier while Falcon and the Black Widow race to save him. After that, Bucky decides to follow through with Steve's last wish: that Bucky would take the Captain America mantle. He knows how to fight but he doesn't really know how to be Captain America.

Twirling my hair & kicking my feet at all the Winter Widow content in this!! They are everything to me and them fighting together and her helping him on his first outing as Captain America was *chef's kiss*.

There was a lot going on in here and it was so entertaining. So many moving parts and there's still so much it's setting up. This entire storyline is so iconic.

The art is fineee I'm still not a fan but it fits the tone of this perfectly. Love this run so much.

I love Bucky!

Dr. Faustus tries to break Bucky and return him to his role of Winter Soldier but Bucky escapes with the "help" of Agent 13 and is taken into SHIELD custody by the Black Widow. Bucky and Iron Man finally butt heads and Bucky takes up the mantle of Captain America. But can he measure up?

In the second Death of Captain America volume, Bucky steps up and tries to fill Captain America's shoes. While he didn't roll over the bad guys, he did pretty well for himself in his first outing, all things considered. Shooting bad guys in the leg and stabbing Crossbones was a nice touch. I like that Bucky realizes he's not Steve Rogers and fights a little dirtier than Cap ordinarily would.

Brubaker sows seeds for countless future stories in this volume.

Spoiler

Sharon Carter pregnant with Cap's child? Steve Rogers floating in a tank in the Red Skull's headquarters? Romantic feelings between Bucky and the Black Widow?

There's not a whole lot else to tell. I'm rating this volume a little lower than the second one since it felt more like setup than anything else. While I know Steve Rogers is already back in the costume in comics currently being published, I'm still looking forward to reading about his former sidekick trying to fill his shoes.

This was amazing