Captain America Modern Era Epic Collection, Vol. 2: Death of the Dream

Captain America Modern Era Epic Collection

by Ed Brubaker, Jeph Loeb, Steve Epting (Artist)

In some of the most impactful and iconic comics in history, tragedy befalls the Marvel Universe with the death of Captain America!

A battle to save London from the Red Skull reunites Steve Rogers with one old friend, the Winter Soldier — but the Superhuman Registration Act tears him apart from another, Iron Man! As Steve’s allies find their loyalties divided, Captain America’s life is torn apart — and, when the Civil War is over, it is taken from him! With Steve shot down in cold blood, the Falcon seeks revenge, Sharon Carter spirals out of control and Bucky Barnes must reconcile his own sordid past with the need to seek justice! And as the world reels from this tragedy, the Skull and his minions — including Sin, Crossbones and a new Serpent Squad — put their deadliest plan into motion!

COLLECTING: Captain America (2004) 18-30, 25 Director’s Cut; Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2006) 1; Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007) 1-5

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Graphic Novels

520 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2024

About the author

Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed.

In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.

Reviews

[Harry Alliss · Rating 3 out of 5]

After such a strong start there was always going to be a downturn, the Civil War tie definitely kills the momentum, but still some interesting ideas.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ed Brubaker's Cap run continues to be the defining run for the character. Even lesser arcs are better than the majority of Marvel's output today. This epic collection dips into Civil War and tackles Captain America's death that follows immediately afterwards. I remember when this originally came out and it was a big deal that even made the mainstream press. And it wasn't just a gimmick. It's a good story with terrific art by Steve Epting and Mike Perkins. If you ever plan on reading one Captain America run in your life, I'd make it this one.

[Ross Cudmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brubaker's run continues to be solid and the Red Skull's plans amp up, and suddenly Steve's world gets much more complicated with the events of Civil War.

I'm not a particularly big fan of the central "Civil War" book by Millar, but a lot of the tie-ins work for me. The events that take place after Civil War, especially the Fallen Son mini-series is amazing. Each chapter focuses on a stage of grief as experienced by the heroes left standing. Looking forward to the next volume.

[Noah Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ed brubaker really knows how to snatch your attention and keep it man. A lot of cliches with clones and robots but it all works here. The overarching plan being played out is so interesting and seeing how individual characters react after caps death is such a well integrated point of view. Can’t wait to read the rest.

[Doug Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good stuff here, I was concerned about the nature of reading a captain America series that no longer features captain America but it just helps to affirm how good the supporting cast is. as with a lot of the other volumes around this era, this is heavily impacted by the civil war storyline, with the aftermath of these events heavily impacting the status quo going forward.

[Kris Deters · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm amazed at reading a series that wasn't detailed by a comic event that spanned over 100 issues. Modern Marvel hasn't been able to do that in a very long time.

[Matt Sonnack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just one of the best comic book runs of all time. Doesn’t get better than this, folks.