Archive for the ‘Baron Zemo (WW2 era)’ Category
September 22, 2015
Ed Brubaker // Bryan Hitch
January 2010
***
Cap returns to Now to serve as the host for an uploaded Red Skull. It’s as good as Waid’s ’90s resurrection, but revivals are rarely as compelling as deaths. Here, non-Cap characters (eg Dr Doom) crowd out the book’s cast (eg Zola), with the Vision acting as Cap’s message-in-a-bottle.
last issue: Captain America: Reborn #3 of 6
next issue: Captain America: Reborn #5 of 6
also indexed for Jan. ’10
Fantastic Four #573
Guardians of the Galaxy #20
Nova #31
Realm of Kings #1 of 1
Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1 of 5
Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1 of 5
Tags:Bryan Hitch, Ed Brubaker
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August 2, 2015
Ed Brubaker // Lee Weeks
October 2005
***
Week’s fill-in art adds little to the long-perspective reminisce that provides backstory for the alt-timeline that’s swept across Marvel’s comics. In one early fork, Cap & Bucky kill Baron Zemo then capture Hitler! But Cap makes enemies in the ’50s “Mutant Scare”—& walks on the moon in ’55!
last issue: Captain America #9
next issue: Captain America #11
also indexed for Oct. ’05
Daredevil #76
Iron Man #4
Runaways #7
Young Avengers #7
Tags:Ed Brubaker, Lee Weeks
Posted in Adolf Hitler, Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Cloak, Dum Dum Dugan, Emma Frost, Human Torch (J. Hammond), Luke Cage, Master Man (WW2), Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD, Peggy Carter, President Truman, Red Skull, Spider-Man, Toro, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
July 10, 2014
Kurt Busiek, Karl Kesel, & Barbara Kesel // Mark Bagley
January 1999
***
Marvel’s ’98 annuals are team-ups: here it’s Captain A on a mission from the T-bolts mag. Backstory: in his plan for world domination, Baron Zemo had impersonated the grandkid of Citizen V, a WW2-era supersoldier. Now the true grandchild (& her back-up team) works w/ Cap to stop Baron Z from launching a super-rocket. Props to Bagley, who pencils a whole annual w/o stinting on style or setting!
continued from Thunderbolts #22
continued in Thunderbolts #23
see also Thunderbolts #0
also indexed for Jan. ’99
Avengers #12
Avengers Forever #2 of 12
Thunderbolts #22
Thunderbolts #0
Tags:Barbara Kesel, Karl Kesel, Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley
Posted in Baron Zemo (modern era), Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Dallas Riordan, Fixer, Golden Age Heroes | Leave a Comment »
June 19, 2014
Kurt Busiek // Steve Epting
July 1997
***
I’m not an Epting fan, but inked by Wiacek here, he’s A1. Ish #-1 is one of those ’90s gimmicks, showing the criminal genesis of its protags. It’s formulaic, except for (a) Songbird, fleeing an abusive dad, & (b) Zemo, whose father relates how he strangled the WW2 Cit V w/ bare hands!
last issue: Thunderbolts #3
next issue: Thunderbolts #4
also indexed for Jul. ’97
Thunderbolts #4
Thunderbolts Annual ’97
Tags:Kurt Busiek, Steve Epting
Posted in Atlas (AKA Power Man), Baron Zemo (modern era), Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Beetle, Doc Samson, Fixer, Golden Age Heroes, HYDRA, Jolt, Moonstone, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Songbird | Leave a Comment »
October 7, 2013
Kurt Busiek // George Pérez
December 2003
***
The crossover ends as it must: in an enormous brawl of punching & zapping. Still, the mag’s creative duo amazingly avoid even a whiff of the corporate avarice that must underpin this mini. The grand scope & casual confidence prove a good capstone to the super-teamwork dynamic that defines the Avengers run of Busiek & Pérez et al. Think of it as a victory lap AWA an impressive work of fan-service.
last issue: JLA/Avengers #3 of 4
also indexed for Dec. ’03
Alias #27
New X-Men #148
Tags:George Pérez, Kurt Busiek
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October 6, 2013
Kurt Busiek // George Pérez
November 2003
****
JLA/Av retcons annual super-teamups btw Marvel & DC, a late-era Crisis (in DC terminology) complete w/ overlapping Earths. The art of mature Pérez is even better than in his ’80s Crisis. Busiek writes a tighter plot, tho it suffers from self-reference & (surprisingly for KB) a lack of central protag. For superhero lovers rather than casual readers, but those fanboys will be truly satisfied.
last issue: Avengers/JLA #2 of 4
next issue: Avengers/JLA #4 of 4
also indexed for Nov. ’03
Alias #26
New X-Men #146
New X-Men #147
Tags:George Pérez, Kurt Busiek
Posted in Ant-Man (S. Lang), Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Beast, Black Knight (D. Whitman), Black Knight (N. Garrett), Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Captain Marvel (C. Danvers), Captain Marvel (M. Rambeau), DC characters, Dr. Doom, Dr. Druid, Dr. Hank Pym, Enchantress, Eternity, Executioner, Falcon, Firestar, Forgotten One, Grandmaster, Grim Reaper, Hawkeye (C. Barton), Hercules, Iron Man, Jarvis, Justice, Kang the Conqueror, Mantis, Melter, Mockingbird, Moondragon, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Patsy Walker, Quicksilver, Radioactive Man, Rick Jones, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Starfox, Taskmaster, Thor, Tigra, Ultron, US Agent, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man | Leave a Comment »
June 16, 2012
Stan Lee // Jack Kirby & Don Heck
April 1965
**
Staging a battle royale btw the superteam & their evil reflection, the Masters of Evil, on the streets of NYC, this conventional ish acts as climax for the original lineup. The shake-up will help, since the all-star cast has been straightlaced, even square, ever since Cap replaced the wild-card Hulk.
[last issue: The Avengers #14]
[next issue: The Avengers #16]
Tags:Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee
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June 11, 2012
Stan Lee // Don Heck
November 1964
***
The latest ally of the Masters of Evil is a sort of time-wizard, able to yank figures out of history to pit against the heroes. Compared to Kirby’s spacesuited Kang, Heck’s design—long robes, black goatee—reflects a more conservative aesthetic. His plotting too is clumsy, his fights w/o finesse.
[last issue: The Avengers #9]
[next issue: The Avengers #11]
Tags:Don Heck, Stan Lee
Posted in Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Captain America, Dr. Hank Pym, Enchantress, Executioner, Immortus, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Teen Brigade, Thor, Wasp | Leave a Comment »
June 10, 2012
Stan Lee // Don Heck
October 1964
****
Heck picks the mag up, replacing Kirby’s kineticism w/ a richer emotional palate. Take Cap, who’s now obsessed w/ Nazi hunting. Or see the issue’s antihero, a Superman stand-in. Initially he’s ready to trap the Avengers as corporate payback upon Tony Stark, but his conscience turns at the 11th hour.
[last issue: The Avengers #8]
[next issue: The Avengers #10]
Tags:Don Heck, Stan Lee
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June 8, 2012
Stan Lee // Jack Kirby
August 1964
*****
Nearing its anniversary, The Avengers becomes a monthly mag—so Lee & Kirby stage a helluva fight! A siren of Asgard hypnotizes Thor into fighting his teammates. And Captain America faces Zemo, the Nazi who killed his sidekick in WW2. Cap, a true war vet, burns w/ neurotic guilt at the kid’s death!
[last issue: The Avengers #6]
[next issue: The Avengers #8]
Tags:Jack Kirby, Stan Lee
Posted in Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Captain America, Dr. Hank Pym, Enchantress, Executioner, Iron Man, Loki, Odin, Rick Jones, Thor, Wasp | Leave a Comment »
June 7, 2012
Stan Lee // Jack Kirby
July 1964
****
W/ the Hulk gone, the mag finds a new center in Captain America. He leads the heroes against a superteam of their enemies, enlisted by a Nazi foe who’d hid in South America! Kirby brings his gadgets, a gang of kids, and a ranting megalomaniac; Lee adds his editorial passion for a shared universe.
[last issue: The Avengers #5]
[next issue: The Avengers #7]
Tags:Jack Kirby, Stan Lee
Posted in Baron Zemo (WW2 era), Black Knight (N. Garrett), Captain America, Dr. Hank Pym, Iron Man, Melter, Paste-Pot Pete (AKA The Trapster), Radioactive Man, Rick Jones, Teen Brigade, Thor, Wasp | Leave a Comment »