Captain America (2023-2024) #7

Captain America (2023) (Single Issues)

by J. Michael Straczynski, Carlos Magno (artist), Taurin Clarke (cover_art)

THE FIGHT FOR LIFE! Just when Steve Rogers believes the fight against Asmoday is won, he meets a strange new ally named Lyla, guardian of the mysterious Front Door Cabaret - and learns that Asmoday's defeat has unleashed a new threat that only Steve can stand against. A bold new arc that will send ripples across the Marvel Universe begins here!

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics

23 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2024

About the author

Joseph Michael Straczynski is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.

Reviews

[Nilum · Rating 3 out of 5]

"And my thoughts return to quantum moments."

Would I Recommend It?
Read the earlier entries first, then come back to this one. For someone who doesn't read a lot of comics, I think this one is worth picking up--it's not too dense or difficult for me to follow it.

Three Stars?
I've previous noted that the apartment subplot in the first comic, which was interesting, oft felt incredibly sidelined and unimportant as the series went on. This one has that same feeling (I don't want to call it an issue just yet), and has someone randomly show up to pull Cap along further into the plot. The promise of what's coming is enough to keep me going, but this one by itself doesn't necessarily stand well; it's a lot of expositional build-up that other entries will hopefully take advantage of.

I'm still interested. We'll see how it goes.

For those that read this review: I hope you have a lovely day.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

So perfect. Such a wonderful blend of the past and the present.

It is really what a Cap story should feel like.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Am I completely lost on what's happening? Absolutely, but I love the idea of taking Steve completely out of his element fully into a mystical realm so I'm more than willing to give this a chance