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Captain America and the Falcon (Collected Editions)
Captain America and the Falcon, Vol. 1: Two Americas
Collects Captain America & The Falcon (2004) #1-4.
He has been his mentor, his leader and his friend. Now, Captain America takes on a new role in The Falcon's life: pursuer! The Falcon has gone rogue, and S.H.I.E.L.D. has given Cap just 24 hours to bring him in. Get ready for heart-stopping action and political intrigue aplenty as this classic partnership changes forever!
He has been his mentor, his leader and his friend. Now, Captain America takes on a new role in The Falcon's life: pursuer! The Falcon has gone rogue, and S.H.I.E.L.D. has given Cap just 24 hours to bring him in. Get ready for heart-stopping action and political intrigue aplenty as this classic partnership changes forever!
93 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2004
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About the author
Christopher J. Priest
1,058 books188 followersFormerly (before 1993) known as James or Jim Owsley.
Christopher James Priest is a critically acclaimed novelist and comic book writer. Priest is the first African-American writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics. His groundbreaking Black Panther series was lauded by Entertainment Weekly and The Village Voice and will serve as the basis for the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe adaption.
Besides Black Panther, Priest has written comics for Conan, Steel, Green Lantern, The Crew and edited The Amazing Spider-Man. He also co-created Quantum & Woody along with Mark Bright and co-founded Milestone Media.
After a decade long hiatus he is currently writing comic books again and recently concluded a stint writing the comic book Deathstroke (2016-2019).
In addition to being a writer, Christopher J. Priest is also a baptist minister.
Christopher James Priest is a critically acclaimed novelist and comic book writer. Priest is the first African-American writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics. His groundbreaking Black Panther series was lauded by Entertainment Weekly and The Village Voice and will serve as the basis for the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe adaption.
Besides Black Panther, Priest has written comics for Conan, Steel, Green Lantern, The Crew and edited The Amazing Spider-Man. He also co-created Quantum & Woody along with Mark Bright and co-founded Milestone Media.
After a decade long hiatus he is currently writing comic books again and recently concluded a stint writing the comic book Deathstroke (2016-2019).
In addition to being a writer, Christopher J. Priest is also a baptist minister.
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March 21, 2022
Nothing to compliment here. The art was not pleasant to look at, the female characters were treated the way you’d expect in this time period and the story wasn’t that great.
Just a combo of the worst comic traits rolled into one. Yikes.
Just a combo of the worst comic traits rolled into one. Yikes.
April 4, 2015
*** I only read issue 1 from Comixology for free...***
That being said, this was possibly the worst example of early 90s comic art ever. The men make WWE wrestlers look like pipsqueaks. Steroids abound, veins in veins, bulges, I'm amazed anyone can walk under the weight of their massive frames of bulk.
Throw in the fact that the story is awfully boring, Falcon goes AWOL and Cap has to hunt him down in Cuba...Scarlet Witch offers help, and that lets you know just how old this is. Before Wanda lost her shit and killed people and Mutants,
Avoid like Lono's bean less chilli.
That being said, this was possibly the worst example of early 90s comic art ever. The men make WWE wrestlers look like pipsqueaks. Steroids abound, veins in veins, bulges, I'm amazed anyone can walk under the weight of their massive frames of bulk.
Throw in the fact that the story is awfully boring, Falcon goes AWOL and Cap has to hunt him down in Cuba...Scarlet Witch offers help, and that lets you know just how old this is. Before Wanda lost her shit and killed people and Mutants,
Avoid like Lono's bean less chilli.
August 12, 2021
I read this book via Kindle Unlimited.
Sam is missing and Steve is angry. After footage appears of Sam attacking a marine base in South America, Steve has been given 24 hours to bring his partner home but Steve knows Sam wouldn't do something like that without a good cause. Turns out, Sam has received a tip from a close friend who is a journalist that the government is working on a bioweapon that could change the tide of human history. When Steve attempts to reach Sam, he meets his match. The ONI Super Sailor. A complete replica of Steve in almost every way except this Anti-Cap seems to be on some form of a mission of his own. He wants the bioweapon and he wants it now. Can Cap get to Falcon on time and can they uncover the truth behind all of this?
Sometimes I forget that comics in the early 2000s were a bit more traditionalist than they are now. Superheroes are massive, strong and brooding and domineering. Reading this 2004 collection feels a little jarring compared to what I'm used too so I won't lie and say the art didn't throw me off, because it did. I did however, really enjoy this story and by the end I was used to these heroes and their massive calf muscles. Seriously...google it...MASSIVE.
Sam is missing and Steve is angry. After footage appears of Sam attacking a marine base in South America, Steve has been given 24 hours to bring his partner home but Steve knows Sam wouldn't do something like that without a good cause. Turns out, Sam has received a tip from a close friend who is a journalist that the government is working on a bioweapon that could change the tide of human history. When Steve attempts to reach Sam, he meets his match. The ONI Super Sailor. A complete replica of Steve in almost every way except this Anti-Cap seems to be on some form of a mission of his own. He wants the bioweapon and he wants it now. Can Cap get to Falcon on time and can they uncover the truth behind all of this?
Sometimes I forget that comics in the early 2000s were a bit more traditionalist than they are now. Superheroes are massive, strong and brooding and domineering. Reading this 2004 collection feels a little jarring compared to what I'm used too so I won't lie and say the art didn't throw me off, because it did. I did however, really enjoy this story and by the end I was used to these heroes and their massive calf muscles. Seriously...google it...MASSIVE.
March 31, 2015
The story was decent, but man, that art. Why does every female character have to have boobs the size of truck tires? Why does every single page need to have a completely useless picture of Captain America or Falcon, even if they don't appear on the page? Why does every little detail need to be amplified. It's almost like a caricature.
October 6, 2017
Kind of a mess especially style and art Wise. It's a shame because I like Bart Sears' art normally, but here it didn't work. The story was ok, it may get better after I finish this run by Priest as he tends to tell one big story in his books.
May 27, 2025
The Falcon has gone rogue!
Sam Wilson has infiltrated Guantanamo and broken out a prisoner. Now reports have it that the Avenger has taken the escapee to a known drug lord's Cuban compound. What's going on here? Has Wilson reverted back to his Red Skull evil origins?
Captain America has been granted 24-hours to locate the Falcon and get to the bottom of the rogue hero's actions. When his time is up, SHIELD will neutralize the Falcon without prejudice. Normally, such an assignment is easy peasy for the Sentinel of Liberty. But an incoming hurricane to the Caribbean is making it difficult for Steve Rogers to safely arrive on Cuban shores.
Eventually, the Captain catches up with Sam Wilson and the escaped prisoner. It turns out that the fugitive is a reporter for the Daily Bugle who uncovered a biological weapon in one of the operations of the drug cartel. Post-9/11, the kingpin has been providing key information on terrorist cells to the American intelligence community in exchange for immunity. To wipe out such valuable Intel would severely hamper the new war on terror.
Thus, the CIA or some other clandestine government agency has sought to silence the reporter who happens to be a close associate from Sam Wilson's past. With Captain America now on the scene, it appears Sam's friend will return to the Big Apple to reveal the scoop of the century. But when Captain America slaughters the drug lord's entire headquarters of bodyguards and lieutenants, it's revealed that something is seriously wrong. There's an impostor Cap assigned to terminate all parties related to the blotched biological weapon, including the real Steve Rogers!
This 2004 book was one of the worst Captain America and the Falcon volumes that I have ever read. Actually, the writing was pretty good. Christopher Priest, going just by his last name at the time pens an Ed Brubaker level story of espionage, betrayal and conspiracy. It was the art and the layouts that were a hot mess. So maybe this is one of the worst stories starring some of my favorite characters that I have ever looked at.
First is the artwork by Bart Sears. The heroes look ridiculous. Overly muscular. Proportions are all wrong. The eyes look googly, like they're all cross-eyed. And the body language is rather silly looking like our heroes have to pee really bad. It would be funny if this was a work of parody like MAD or Not Brand Echh.
Then there's those layouts. They're all over the place. Several pages are framed with unnecessary posed images of Cap and the Falcon. Then there's those 2-page splashes that are supposed to go from left to right and somehow end up those wandering paths taken by Billy in The Family Circus. If ever those black trail dashes were needed to guide the reader's eyes as to where to travel, it was here in the pages of this opening salvo.
The first of 2 volumes, other than what was the truth behind the super bug bio-weapon that Falcon and his reporter friend discovered, I've no interest in knowing what happens next. That's how awful Sear's art was. Maybe if I found a copy for $3 or less. Otherwise, a quick search on Wikipedia should suffice. This one is definitely getting turned back in for trade credit.
Sam Wilson has infiltrated Guantanamo and broken out a prisoner. Now reports have it that the Avenger has taken the escapee to a known drug lord's Cuban compound. What's going on here? Has Wilson reverted back to his Red Skull evil origins?
Captain America has been granted 24-hours to locate the Falcon and get to the bottom of the rogue hero's actions. When his time is up, SHIELD will neutralize the Falcon without prejudice. Normally, such an assignment is easy peasy for the Sentinel of Liberty. But an incoming hurricane to the Caribbean is making it difficult for Steve Rogers to safely arrive on Cuban shores.
Eventually, the Captain catches up with Sam Wilson and the escaped prisoner. It turns out that the fugitive is a reporter for the Daily Bugle who uncovered a biological weapon in one of the operations of the drug cartel. Post-9/11, the kingpin has been providing key information on terrorist cells to the American intelligence community in exchange for immunity. To wipe out such valuable Intel would severely hamper the new war on terror.
Thus, the CIA or some other clandestine government agency has sought to silence the reporter who happens to be a close associate from Sam Wilson's past. With Captain America now on the scene, it appears Sam's friend will return to the Big Apple to reveal the scoop of the century. But when Captain America slaughters the drug lord's entire headquarters of bodyguards and lieutenants, it's revealed that something is seriously wrong. There's an impostor Cap assigned to terminate all parties related to the blotched biological weapon, including the real Steve Rogers!
This 2004 book was one of the worst Captain America and the Falcon volumes that I have ever read. Actually, the writing was pretty good. Christopher Priest, going just by his last name at the time pens an Ed Brubaker level story of espionage, betrayal and conspiracy. It was the art and the layouts that were a hot mess. So maybe this is one of the worst stories starring some of my favorite characters that I have ever looked at.
First is the artwork by Bart Sears. The heroes look ridiculous. Overly muscular. Proportions are all wrong. The eyes look googly, like they're all cross-eyed. And the body language is rather silly looking like our heroes have to pee really bad. It would be funny if this was a work of parody like MAD or Not Brand Echh.
Then there's those layouts. They're all over the place. Several pages are framed with unnecessary posed images of Cap and the Falcon. Then there's those 2-page splashes that are supposed to go from left to right and somehow end up those wandering paths taken by Billy in The Family Circus. If ever those black trail dashes were needed to guide the reader's eyes as to where to travel, it was here in the pages of this opening salvo.
The first of 2 volumes, other than what was the truth behind the super bug bio-weapon that Falcon and his reporter friend discovered, I've no interest in knowing what happens next. That's how awful Sear's art was. Maybe if I found a copy for $3 or less. Otherwise, a quick search on Wikipedia should suffice. This one is definitely getting turned back in for trade credit.
May 15, 2021
A different, but enjoyable view of Sam Wilson, aka The Falcon
Like most of the comics I read on Comixology, I enjoyed this story. The Falcon is very different in the comics than how he is portrayed iin the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's a lot more serious, and does what needs to be done to finish a mission. I understand why Anthony Mackie's portrayal of the Falcon is different from the comic book version. The film version of the character adds a different, more humorous vibe to the movies to offset Bucky's seriousness. And until the successful debut of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier series on Disney Plus, Sam Wilson has been portrayed as the comic relief character in the movies. I'm not saying he was a clown all the time because he wasn't. But he certainly wasn't as focused as Sam is in the comic books. It has been a joy to see this version of the Falcon. Thank you, Christopher Priest, I will be following your work closely from now on!
Like most of the comics I read on Comixology, I enjoyed this story. The Falcon is very different in the comics than how he is portrayed iin the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's a lot more serious, and does what needs to be done to finish a mission. I understand why Anthony Mackie's portrayal of the Falcon is different from the comic book version. The film version of the character adds a different, more humorous vibe to the movies to offset Bucky's seriousness. And until the successful debut of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier series on Disney Plus, Sam Wilson has been portrayed as the comic relief character in the movies. I'm not saying he was a clown all the time because he wasn't. But he certainly wasn't as focused as Sam is in the comic books. It has been a joy to see this version of the Falcon. Thank you, Christopher Priest, I will be following your work closely from now on!
April 19, 2021
A story detailing Captain America and The Falcon facing off against an antagonistic force, wearing the Captain America suit. It's a story working off the themes about Steve Rogers symbolising America's hope, as he faces the symbol of what America really is, and it's rather decent. Thank goodness it was only four issues though, as the story was running out of steam by the end of it, but the absolute worst thing is the artwork. Every character is drawn to ridiculous proportions, be it the hulking Captain Americas, or how every woman is sexualised to the point of parody. It's absolutely ridiculous, and kills a lot of the book for me.
March 31, 2021
A spy vs spy tale.
Suitable for teens and adults, includes a scene of animal cruelty. Prime freebie. Ok color artwork, the anatomy is off on everyone. The story is a modern covert warrior tale, it is a mess of confused motivations.
Suitable for teens and adults, includes a scene of animal cruelty. Prime freebie. Ok color artwork, the anatomy is off on everyone. The story is a modern covert warrior tale, it is a mess of confused motivations.
January 1, 2024
Meh
I feel like this examination of war on terror ethics is quaint but the bad guy definitely has at least a few points and its not obvious he's a fascist. I was tempted to give it 2 stars
I feel like this examination of war on terror ethics is quaint but the bad guy definitely has at least a few points and its not obvious he's a fascist. I was tempted to give it 2 stars
June 24, 2024
Captain America and Falcon v1
Is a very well drawn from cover to final page action filled and thought provoking writing
To a very real question .This is a must read and o e of those books that needs to be givin the movie treatment. Highly recommend
Is a very well drawn from cover to final page action filled and thought provoking writing
To a very real question .This is a must read and o e of those books that needs to be givin the movie treatment. Highly recommend
May 15, 2020
I don't know what's worse? the art or the story!
March 24, 2021
Laughable artwork [surprised all these folks didn't have roid rage], convoluted and sometimes confusing story.
June 7, 2021
Good Cap and Falcon Story
Priest's writing is solid, but the art is lacking. Still worth reading, especially if you like the espionage version of Cap.
Priest's writing is solid, but the art is lacking. Still worth reading, especially if you like the espionage version of Cap.
July 5, 2021
I have read much better from Priest ( the Ray). And the art was too flashy. Sorry guys, this was poor.
August 11, 2021
The story is tolerable enough to earn an extra star, but the art is ATROCIOUS. It’s like Rob Liefeld’s less talented cousin. Suffers a lot from being a Captain America story set post 9/11.
October 10, 2021
Awful art. Irrelevant page long art of Cap or Falcon. All the characters look like they're steroid abusers. I don't like Priest's writing at the best of time. This was not the best of time.
May 18, 2022
I guess I should expect Cap comics post-911 should be fairly focused on the nation’s goingson of those years, but it gets a little tiring. As does this art.
August 12, 2023
Fast paced action and great plot
This book has tons of action along with a plot full of surprises. This is how Captain America and Falcon are supposed to be written!
This book has tons of action along with a plot full of surprises. This is how Captain America and Falcon are supposed to be written!
June 1, 2024
Great read
The story was great, the artwork was first rate. I really enjoyed what Mr. Priest did with the relationship between Falcon and Captain America.
The story was great, the artwork was first rate. I really enjoyed what Mr. Priest did with the relationship between Falcon and Captain America.
June 3, 2024
The story wasn't super interesting, but the art is the big yuk.
The only thing saving it from 1 star is the intrigue in the story and it was an easy read.
The only thing saving it from 1 star is the intrigue in the story and it was an easy read.
May 3, 2020
Interesting idea and I liked that it kind of played out like a thriller. However, the art made it difficult to follow the narrative too often, and it felt a bit repetitive later in the arc.
February 2, 2016
Priest likes to subvert expectations. Here, we get a Captain America & The Falcon comic where the two protagonist aren't together, and might even be at odds, for three-quarters of the volume.
Priest likes to tell complex stories. That usually results in twisted chronologies, but here we instead get twisted identities. There are literally two (Captain) Americas, and figuring that out and discovering which is which is much of the first couple of issues.
What I find most amazing about this comic overall is how modern it feels. It's a post-9/11 comic, and even though it's just a few years past that date, Priest had already sussed out the growing gestalt of the America mindset: security over privacy, distrust over faith, injustice over lawfulness. This comic could have been written yesterday. It's still very relevant today.
PS: The 'roided out art sucks.
Priest likes to tell complex stories. That usually results in twisted chronologies, but here we instead get twisted identities. There are literally two (Captain) Americas, and figuring that out and discovering which is which is much of the first couple of issues.
What I find most amazing about this comic overall is how modern it feels. It's a post-9/11 comic, and even though it's just a few years past that date, Priest had already sussed out the growing gestalt of the America mindset: security over privacy, distrust over faith, injustice over lawfulness. This comic could have been written yesterday. It's still very relevant today.
PS: The 'roided out art sucks.
October 16, 2016
Non linear story telling - in my opinion - is an even trickier nut to crack than "stream of conscious" tale weaving due to how evasive ones' hold on the readers' ability or desire to analytically read or re-read a story can be. This can be especially true in the "super heroic" genre where the lanes separating motivation,build-up and action are so close together that merging it with different genre tropes such as time jumps (the aforementioned ...) non linear narratives can prove disastrous or jumbled.
In this action adventure yarn featuring the high flying Falcon and super soldier Captain America flashbacks and time jumps shows what seems to be a simple coast spanning fugitive search as a deeper espionage mission with subtle and overt consequences. This sort of super powered take on "Home Land" and the "Bourne" movie series delivers on the action and rewards patience.
In this action adventure yarn featuring the high flying Falcon and super soldier Captain America flashbacks and time jumps shows what seems to be a simple coast spanning fugitive search as a deeper espionage mission with subtle and overt consequences. This sort of super powered take on "Home Land" and the "Bourne" movie series delivers on the action and rewards patience.
November 17, 2020
Artwork: OK Story: Average. Well given I am a fan of Bart Sears artwork, just too jacked up for Captain America. and the story is average to top it off. He draws great looking women and over-muscled men.(It is a comic book sheesh!!!) but nothing flashy was moving with the story.
September 18, 2018
The story wasn't that horrible, but the graphics are very different from my preference!
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