Truth: Red, White and Black #7

Truth: Red, White & Black #7

by Robert Morales, Kyle Baker (Artist)

STEVE ROGERS appears in this conclusion to the hit mini-series issue, as the paths of the two Captain Americas cross for the first time.  Will it be the last?

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Fiction

23 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2018

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Reviews

[Andre Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although short, Robert Morales' Truth is a potent tale of race, racism and what it means to be a hero, even to those who see one's "otherness" as a means of justifying discrimination and their perceived sense of superiority towards those who society deems to be lesser - even when, in the case of the Super Soldier serum-enhanced protagonists, those 'lesser' ones actually surpass them. These themes are often explored in comic media, with legacy X-Men titles being a notable and well-known stand out. But outside of graphic novels and other less mainstream publishers, such as Dark Horse and Image, race as a subject across comics is often glossed over, disregarded or treated in an preachy and oversimplified manner; failing to account for, or just plain ignoring nuances around race relations, or doing as much as is possible to avoid asking difficult questions that are uncomfortable for the target audience and likely to provoke debate and/or offense in the reader.

Subverting the mantle of Captain America to force readers to question exactly what The Star-Spangled Man represents is a brave choice. While its aim doesn't always hit the bullseye due to some patchy pacing and underdevelopment of characters, Truth does not shy from the argument that the marginalised and mistreated of society are often the ones who must fight to preserve it. Historically, Captain America has often been portrayed as a figurehead of the American ideal in much the same way as his DC counterpart, Superman is - often deliberately glossing over the uglier parts of the very nation they choose to defend. Draping a flag and uniform over inequality and injustice do nothing to cure the ills of a system that refuses to accept entire groups of peoples as equals unless they are sacrificing their lives to protect that very unjust system from others who threaten it.

We find, upon examination of ourselves as a people, that the evils of others do not lessen the evils oneself may commit - this short but important series of books casts an uncomfortable spotlight on the truth of this and in doing so, finds itself aptly named indeed.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just an epilogue. And it's a weird epilogue. The main character lost his memory but retained his physique. Usually, there's a "they never broke our spirit." And here it's a "my spirit kind of vanished away."

It's a strange way to end this and I wonder if it was just motivated by a desire to shelve "Black Cap" (and explain his absence) without killing him?

[Crazed8J8 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bitter sweet ending to a very neat run. Well written, by the end, it really found its footing!

[James Atkison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reading

This series will break your heart. Excellent work and the art style actually grew on me. Will bring a tear to your eye.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great conclusion to a really amazing storyline!

I can only say that Truth: Red, White, and Black should be required reading for all Americans. It is that good, IMHO.

[Taylor Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This did not need a Stan Lee Easter egg. It really distracted and took away from the moment.

(Read for Comics Theory)