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Captain America: The Chosen #1-6
Капитан Америка: Избрания
Повече от половин век Капитан Америка е символ на свободата и се бори с тиранията, където и да се появи тя. Но сега най-великият войник на света умира. В последните се мигове Стив Роджърс трябва да открие някой с необходимите доблест и смелост, който да се превърне в Капитан Америка за следващото поколение.
Събира Капитан Америка: Избрания #1-6
Събира Капитан Америка: Избрания #1-6
168 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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David Morrell
217 books1,674 followersDavid Morrell is a Canadian novelist from Kitchener, Ontario, who has been living in the United States for a number of years. He is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become a successful film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. More recently, he has been writing the Captain America comic books limited-series The Chosen.
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July 2, 2015
Spoilers ahead.
Before I get to the Captain America gushing, I need to get this out of the way. I don’t like the setting for this. No, I’m okay with the war environment, but I didn’t like that it specifically had to be Afghanistan and Al Qaeda related with the 9/11 references. That felt, in my opinion, felt like a cheap sympathy grab on Marvel’s part, making it feel more like an US versus THEM problem, which can distract from what I felt was the true message of this story.
This story is mostly told from the POV of James Newman, a young soldier serving in the United States military. He wants to help his country and the country he’s fighting in, but he’s no longer sure how to help when he can’t distinguish those who need help from those he needs to fight. He misses his wife and infant son. And he’s also becoming jaded toward fear because he’s living in a constant state of fear. During a fight, Captain America shows up on the battlefield and “helps” Newman to save some of his squad. The only problem? No one else saw Cap. In fact, he’s many miles away dying.
The super soldier serum has finally “failed” for Captain America. Not only is he losing all the physical conditioning he had, but he’s regressing to a state far more frail than he was even before the serum. He’s initially given 6 months to live, but his health degrades in weeks instead of months. Captain America agrees to submit to one last test, an experiment that allows him to telepathically project himself in any location, but causes him to expend a lot of energy, which speeds up his regression.
He’d been using this ability to find and map out terrorist hideouts, but then he learns that he can project himself into the consciousness of others, making them believe that he was standing right there with them. Not only that, but apparently, this also gives him access to their thoughts, feelings, and memories. He uses this to cause fear at first, but changes his focus to inspire ordinary heroes to be courageous. He says that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but a motivation for it. Fear will make you do things you didn’t think possible, which is true.
I appreciated the idea of Captain America expending himself to help people in any way he can even after his body starts to fail him. Captain America pushes himself so hard and takes it so personally when he feels he failed the people he swore to protect. Despite his rapidly deteriorating state, he still puts everything he’s got into helping others. This does feel like something that Captain America would do—defending others until he just couldn’t any longer.
The idea of the serum finally catching up to him and proving that it wasn’t a complete success was an interesting angle. It’s never fully discussed in the comic how that might’ve happened. If he hadn’t been frozen in ice, would he have burned out a few months later? Had the experiment actually been a complete success and his time in the ice had subtly degraded the effect of the serum? Did he overextend himself? It’s a mystery, but I’m not upset there isn’t some drawn out explanation about why this might’ve happened. It leaves readers to speculate for themselves.
However, I wasn’t too crazy about how that story was told. In some panels, there was too much back and forth going on trying to get Newman to keep it together. I know it was necessary, but it started to feel a bit filler-ish after a while. And I’m not even going to touch that part of the ending where Newman went full Rambo (and this was written by the author of the Rambo books), and it was a bit too hackneyed in some panels.
Many of the lab scenes didn’t really feel necessary, especially since he was basically telling Newman his story from beginning to end at the same time. The lab scenes added too many questions that weren’t addressed like when they wanted to know who he chose. Chose for what? To become the next Captain America? To fetch his dinner? How were they supposed to make a new Captain America, if they were hoping he’d choose an heir, to be able to perform physically on the same level? Or were the hoping for someone to continue this new experiment they started?
The government obviously didn’t care about—or was blind to—the fact that it took more than physical prowess to make Captain America, if that’s what they were going for. But part of, maybe even a large part of, the traits that make Captain America who he is doesn’t have to do with physical conditioning, but his indomitable will and the virtues he holds close to his heart, and this was something he had even before he became Captain America. This is something that anyone can have and extends beyond beliefs, race, citizenship, etc. Captain America knew this and admired the people who didn’t have his conditioning, but performed their duties every day. He questioned if ordinary people could go out there and risk their lives to help others, what made him any different? What made him better? Just because he may be physically superior to them didn’t make him better.
After Captain America did his final heroic deed in the book, the first question posed was, “What will we do without him?” But I can see this question being the opening for them to start relying on their own strengths, a wakeup call to the fact that you can’t always rely on a superhero to save the day. Quite often, you can only rely on yourself, and you have the necessary “powers” to do so.
I thought this was a good story, but it could’ve been better. Some of the ideas behind it were magnificent in theory, but were not executed to their full potential.
In the end, I felt like the story’s main goal was to show how there are ordinary people doing extraordinary things every day. Even though we only see him with Newman, he is actually inspiring many others at the same time, encouraging them to use their strengths to help their fellow man. You don’t have be Captain America to embody the virtues of courage, honor, sacrifice, and loyalty. You can find these same “hero” traits in doctors, teachers, farmers, any average person in the world. Everyone has the potential to be a Captain America. It’s not always the strength of body that makes a hero.
Before I get to the Captain America gushing, I need to get this out of the way. I don’t like the setting for this. No, I’m okay with the war environment, but I didn’t like that it specifically had to be Afghanistan and Al Qaeda related with the 9/11 references. That felt, in my opinion, felt like a cheap sympathy grab on Marvel’s part, making it feel more like an US versus THEM problem, which can distract from what I felt was the true message of this story.
This story is mostly told from the POV of James Newman, a young soldier serving in the United States military. He wants to help his country and the country he’s fighting in, but he’s no longer sure how to help when he can’t distinguish those who need help from those he needs to fight. He misses his wife and infant son. And he’s also becoming jaded toward fear because he’s living in a constant state of fear. During a fight, Captain America shows up on the battlefield and “helps” Newman to save some of his squad. The only problem? No one else saw Cap. In fact, he’s many miles away dying.
The super soldier serum has finally “failed” for Captain America. Not only is he losing all the physical conditioning he had, but he’s regressing to a state far more frail than he was even before the serum. He’s initially given 6 months to live, but his health degrades in weeks instead of months. Captain America agrees to submit to one last test, an experiment that allows him to telepathically project himself in any location, but causes him to expend a lot of energy, which speeds up his regression.
He’d been using this ability to find and map out terrorist hideouts, but then he learns that he can project himself into the consciousness of others, making them believe that he was standing right there with them. Not only that, but apparently, this also gives him access to their thoughts, feelings, and memories. He uses this to cause fear at first, but changes his focus to inspire ordinary heroes to be courageous. He says that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but a motivation for it. Fear will make you do things you didn’t think possible, which is true.
I appreciated the idea of Captain America expending himself to help people in any way he can even after his body starts to fail him. Captain America pushes himself so hard and takes it so personally when he feels he failed the people he swore to protect. Despite his rapidly deteriorating state, he still puts everything he’s got into helping others. This does feel like something that Captain America would do—defending others until he just couldn’t any longer.
The idea of the serum finally catching up to him and proving that it wasn’t a complete success was an interesting angle. It’s never fully discussed in the comic how that might’ve happened. If he hadn’t been frozen in ice, would he have burned out a few months later? Had the experiment actually been a complete success and his time in the ice had subtly degraded the effect of the serum? Did he overextend himself? It’s a mystery, but I’m not upset there isn’t some drawn out explanation about why this might’ve happened. It leaves readers to speculate for themselves.
However, I wasn’t too crazy about how that story was told. In some panels, there was too much back and forth going on trying to get Newman to keep it together. I know it was necessary, but it started to feel a bit filler-ish after a while. And I’m not even going to touch that part of the ending where Newman went full Rambo (and this was written by the author of the Rambo books), and it was a bit too hackneyed in some panels.
Many of the lab scenes didn’t really feel necessary, especially since he was basically telling Newman his story from beginning to end at the same time. The lab scenes added too many questions that weren’t addressed like when they wanted to know who he chose. Chose for what? To become the next Captain America? To fetch his dinner? How were they supposed to make a new Captain America, if they were hoping he’d choose an heir, to be able to perform physically on the same level? Or were the hoping for someone to continue this new experiment they started?
The government obviously didn’t care about—or was blind to—the fact that it took more than physical prowess to make Captain America, if that’s what they were going for. But part of, maybe even a large part of, the traits that make Captain America who he is doesn’t have to do with physical conditioning, but his indomitable will and the virtues he holds close to his heart, and this was something he had even before he became Captain America. This is something that anyone can have and extends beyond beliefs, race, citizenship, etc. Captain America knew this and admired the people who didn’t have his conditioning, but performed their duties every day. He questioned if ordinary people could go out there and risk their lives to help others, what made him any different? What made him better? Just because he may be physically superior to them didn’t make him better.
After Captain America did his final heroic deed in the book, the first question posed was, “What will we do without him?” But I can see this question being the opening for them to start relying on their own strengths, a wakeup call to the fact that you can’t always rely on a superhero to save the day. Quite often, you can only rely on yourself, and you have the necessary “powers” to do so.
I thought this was a good story, but it could’ve been better. Some of the ideas behind it were magnificent in theory, but were not executed to their full potential.
In the end, I felt like the story’s main goal was to show how there are ordinary people doing extraordinary things every day. Even though we only see him with Newman, he is actually inspiring many others at the same time, encouraging them to use their strengths to help their fellow man. You don’t have be Captain America to embody the virtues of courage, honor, sacrifice, and loyalty. You can find these same “hero” traits in doctors, teachers, farmers, any average person in the world. Everyone has the potential to be a Captain America. It’s not always the strength of body that makes a hero.
December 8, 2021
Силно недолюбвам Капитан САЩ и тази мини-поредица перфектно ми напомни защо. По принцип, идеята не е никак лоша - да се покаже теглото на плещите на супергероите и как това се отразява на тях самите.
Капитанът олицетворява мокрия сън на прекалено много хора, които си мислят, че родината му разпространява демокрацията и свободата из света (предимно страни с интересни залежи) на върха на балистични ракети. Цялата тази помия се излива в повечето страници от комикса, като съвсем успешно измества вниманието от основния сюжет.
П.П. Капитанът май умира доста пъти из поредиците си, много странно..
Капитанът олицетворява мокрия сън на прекалено много хора, които си мислят, че родината му разпространява демокрацията и свободата из света (предимно страни с интересни залежи) на върха на балистични ракети. Цялата тази помия се излива в повечето страници от комикса, като съвсем успешно измества вниманието от основния сюжет.
П.П. Капитанът май умира доста пъти из поредиците си, много странно..
October 2, 2021
Това е първият опит, ако можем да вярваме на обяснителните бележки в края на албума, на Дейвид Морел с Деветото изкуство и резултатът е повече от приличен. Имаме плътна история с много екшън и времеви скоци, макар и една идея по-мелодраматична, но... здраве да е. Артът е чудесен. С леко закръгляне нагоре - петорка!
May 29, 2017
The perfect read for the Memorial Day weekend. Cap acts as a Obi-Wan / Jiminy Cricket for a leatherneck who literally gets stuck between a rock and a hard place.
July 16, 2020
Después de un receso, vuelven los libros de Marvel/Salvat a las reseñas y lo hacen con una historia sobre el siempre polémico Capitán América. Y no digo polémico solo por la propaganda política que suele acompañarlo sino porque cada vez estoy más convencido de que si no lo escribe Jim Steranko o Ed Brubaker, el personaje no funciona. Esto es 100% aquí pero hay que admitir que en esta miniserie -una suerte de “Capitán América: The End”- funciona… en mínimos. Y eso que mi interés estaba muy alto, dado que ver que hacía David Morrell -¡el creador de John Rambo!- con el personaje, era muy interesante a priori. La cosa arranca en Afganistán, en el presente, con una unidad de soldados que integra al cabo James Newman entre ellos. Se produce un ataque y el cabo responde cómo poseído por una fuerza externa. Sin embargo, Newman no entiende lo que pasa, como sus compañeros no pueden ver nada menos que el Capitán América en persona, allí entre ellos, ayudando. Pronto se revelará que sólo Newman -en un principio- es quien puede verlo, ya que es el elegido del título: un candidato a suplantarlo porque al bueno de Steve Rogers se le está acabando la nafta. Así, en una serie de situaciones que, en sí, no importan demasiado, Newman irá aprendiendo a ser el Capitán América porque en realidad el Capitán está dentro de todos nosotros y… bueh, más o menos por ahí van los tiros y pueden imaginar que sobre el cierre el relato se torna empalagoso, solemne y grandilocuente. ¿Qué se rescata, entonces? Pues el valor de Morrell de escaparle a todo lo ya visto con el personaje e imaginarle un final (qué, cómo habrán imaginado, poco importa ya que nada de esto es parte de la cronología oficial) y la estupenda labor de Breitweiser en el arte, quien narra espectacularmente bien y aporta unas cuantas imágenes para el recuerdo. La historia en sí es de esas que, aunque puede tener ciertos momentos de disfrute, se olvida a las dos horas de haber sido leída. ¿Un Marvel/Salvat de los imprescindibles? Rotundamente no.
October 11, 2021
Патриотичният герой на Marvel отново застава на преден план в том 28 от Върховната колекция графични романи – „Капитан Америка: Избрания“. Този път, макар да не е някоя популярна и екранизирана история като „Зимния войник“, имаме нетипичен разказ от нетипичен (поне що се отнася до комиксите) автор – Дейвид Морел, известен най-вече като създател на Рамбо. Морел има опит с военните сюжети и ни пренася в една съвременна бойна обстановка в Близкия изток, където, за да победиш, са нужни кураж, смелост, саможертва и вярност към другарите. И макар първоначално комиксът като че ли да клони към преразказ на войната в Ирак, с нотка патриотична американска пропаганда, сюжетът много бързо се изменя, за да се фокусира над едно много по-лично изживяване от гледната точка на един единствен войник, убеден, че в миг на трудност, Капитан Америка ще винаги до него. Но щом другите войници не виждат Капитан Америка сред тях, къде е всъщност той? И какво ще стане, ако някой ден няма кой да отстоява добродетелите, за които той се е борил винаги? Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”: https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
February 4, 2022
Самата история бе пропита с американски патриотизъм, но разбираемо. Капитан Америка е все пак, трябва да има муриканщина. Но все пак на мен ми беше интересна, което е най-важното. Пък и цялостното изпълнение беше по-различно от типичните комикси. Накара ме да се размечтая, че един ден и ние ще си имаме Капитан България... Само мен ли ме втресе от мисълта за такъв човек?
January 12, 2023
Чудя се как да го оценя тоя комикс . От една страна е убийствен арт и много прилична история, ама от друга ... гнус ме е, като виждам хора на изкуството да се включват в евтината пропаганда на страните си. Няма лошо да си патриот, ама има лошо да си скапаняк. (И това не важи само за американците и руснаците.) За един артист Човекът трябва да е преди всичко останало. Ако ще си заравяш главата в пясъка и все "нашите" ще са добрите, то язък ти за таланта.
November 18, 2024
Captain America wird in dieser Geschichte so eine Art 'murican Jesus und es ist kaum auszuhalten, so cheesy ist das alles.
Vorschlag: macht ein Trinkspiel. Immer wenn "Ruhm", "Ehre", "Loyalität" oder "Opferbereitschaft" gesagt wird, gibt's nen Kurzen. Die Leber ist vor Seite 10 komplett zerstört.
Vorschlag: macht ein Trinkspiel. Immer wenn "Ruhm", "Ehre", "Loyalität" oder "Opferbereitschaft" gesagt wird, gibt's nen Kurzen. Die Leber ist vor Seite 10 komplett zerstört.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2009
Oh, Captain America. He's such a good lookin' kid--the artwork in this volume is top notch--but the poor guy has recently become victim to more revisionist history than Chuck Norris.
Here we have a stand-alone non-canonical limited series that places Captain America in Afghanistan in the midst of the American invasion. Well, actually, no. Cap is wasting away in an undisclosed bunker, and his "consciousness" is in Afghanistan, assisting in a) psychological warfare against the Taliban, and b) lifting the morale of the American soldiers. According to the author's addendum, The Chosen was originally written to be part of Marvel's "The End" project, which told of the eventual demise and deaths of the Universe's seemingly indestructible heroes (see Wolverine: The End, Hulk: The End). The problem was that by the time The Chosen was completed, Captain America of the main continuity had just been killed off ( Captain America vol. 5, #25 ). Thus, we are left with a stand-alone story that features no one from the Marvel Universe except Captain America himself (unless you count the brief back-of-the-head image of Nick Fury).
Now, I have no problem with non-canon stories; heck, some make up the best stories of our beloved superheroes (The Dark Knight Returns, Captain America: Dead Man Running). Unfortunately, The Chosen falls victim to a writer who by his own admission knew nothing about comic books, let alone Marvel's most famous character, and whose claim to fame is for creating...Rambo?!? Yep, Rambo.
*SIGH* So that means Captain America, in his death throws, succumbs to not only the adverse effects of the Super Soldier Serum in his veins, but to the clichéd action sequences and one-liners of American war propaganda. Propaganda? Captain America? NO WAY!!! Yes, yes, yes I'm well aware that Cap was created (by Simon & Kirby on paper, and by American military scientists in the Marvel Universe) specifically to be a living propaganda poster, with the intention of countering the Nazis' own image of the Super Soldier. But as any fan knows, he refused to be merely a pawn of the government, instead serving the people--often in direct defiance of corrupt politicians.
And this story is full of 'em. Captain America appears as an "imaginary friend" to a scared, injured soldier. He repeats words such as "courage", "honor", and "strength" with no apparent context. He is visible only to the soldier who believes in him (none of the other service men can see him), and only during times of great distress. For example, a scene where our young soldier overcomes his fears and leaps across a ravine is superimposed with Cap parachuting over Germany. As such, Captain America more closely resembles Thor as interpreted by the little girl in Adventures in Babysitting. Or Little League Jesus. Or maybe the Body Massage Machine.
Can't you see? Don't you die on me! Nooooo! *sob* I know he'll always be with me. He's alive...inside all of us.
Even though the story is non-canon, the sheer lack of knowledge of Captain America's character development over the past 60 years is quite evident. The premise of the story relies upon Captain America's demise due to the effects of the Super Soldier Serum running through his veins--ignoring the fact that this premise was already used in the mid-90s, with Cap receiving a complete blood and bone marrow transfusion (uh, yeah) thus removing the serum from his system entirely. It also flashes back to "1941", when Steve Rogers began the Super Soldier treatments that would turn him into the ultimate warrior--a full year after Captain America duked it out face-to-face with Hitler himself.
Nitpicky? Hell yeah! These are COMIC BOOKS we're talking about! We take them very seriously!!!!
But are you still aching for a Captain America story arch that features Cap serving his country the post-9/11 age of terror? Go for Captain America: The New Deal . Far, far superior.
Here we have a stand-alone non-canonical limited series that places Captain America in Afghanistan in the midst of the American invasion. Well, actually, no. Cap is wasting away in an undisclosed bunker, and his "consciousness" is in Afghanistan, assisting in a) psychological warfare against the Taliban, and b) lifting the morale of the American soldiers. According to the author's addendum, The Chosen was originally written to be part of Marvel's "The End" project, which told of the eventual demise and deaths of the Universe's seemingly indestructible heroes (see Wolverine: The End, Hulk: The End). The problem was that by the time The Chosen was completed, Captain America of the main continuity had just been killed off ( Captain America vol. 5, #25 ). Thus, we are left with a stand-alone story that features no one from the Marvel Universe except Captain America himself (unless you count the brief back-of-the-head image of Nick Fury).
Now, I have no problem with non-canon stories; heck, some make up the best stories of our beloved superheroes (The Dark Knight Returns, Captain America: Dead Man Running). Unfortunately, The Chosen falls victim to a writer who by his own admission knew nothing about comic books, let alone Marvel's most famous character, and whose claim to fame is for creating...Rambo?!? Yep, Rambo.
*SIGH* So that means Captain America, in his death throws, succumbs to not only the adverse effects of the Super Soldier Serum in his veins, but to the clichéd action sequences and one-liners of American war propaganda. Propaganda? Captain America? NO WAY!!! Yes, yes, yes I'm well aware that Cap was created (by Simon & Kirby on paper, and by American military scientists in the Marvel Universe) specifically to be a living propaganda poster, with the intention of countering the Nazis' own image of the Super Soldier. But as any fan knows, he refused to be merely a pawn of the government, instead serving the people--often in direct defiance of corrupt politicians.
And this story is full of 'em. Captain America appears as an "imaginary friend" to a scared, injured soldier. He repeats words such as "courage", "honor", and "strength" with no apparent context. He is visible only to the soldier who believes in him (none of the other service men can see him), and only during times of great distress. For example, a scene where our young soldier overcomes his fears and leaps across a ravine is superimposed with Cap parachuting over Germany. As such, Captain America more closely resembles Thor as interpreted by the little girl in Adventures in Babysitting. Or Little League Jesus. Or maybe the Body Massage Machine.
Can't you see? Don't you die on me! Nooooo! *sob* I know he'll always be with me. He's alive...inside all of us.
Even though the story is non-canon, the sheer lack of knowledge of Captain America's character development over the past 60 years is quite evident. The premise of the story relies upon Captain America's demise due to the effects of the Super Soldier Serum running through his veins--ignoring the fact that this premise was already used in the mid-90s, with Cap receiving a complete blood and bone marrow transfusion (uh, yeah) thus removing the serum from his system entirely. It also flashes back to "1941", when Steve Rogers began the Super Soldier treatments that would turn him into the ultimate warrior--a full year after Captain America duked it out face-to-face with Hitler himself.
Nitpicky? Hell yeah! These are COMIC BOOKS we're talking about! We take them very seriously!!!!
But are you still aching for a Captain America story arch that features Cap serving his country the post-9/11 age of terror? Go for Captain America: The New Deal . Far, far superior.
December 21, 2020
Un cómic que nos muestra de una manera maravillosa lo que realmente representa el Capitán América para el mundo, y como cada uno de nosotros tenemos un potencial superhéroe por dentro. Un cómic que se sale de la historia ficcional y sirve para darte la fuerza para emprender tus planes, para hacer lo que desees hacer con tu vida y no mirar atrás.
February 4, 2017
Deberían llamarlo capitán aburrido, porque esto fue un sopor casi insoportable. Más allá del elemento panfletario (nefasto y lleno de lugares comunes), la historia no tiene ni un solo momento de verdadero interés. Debieron seguir la consigna de las otras series con el título de The end.
En cambio, este seudo producto post 11/S es más bochornoso. El capi funciona como un angel de la guardia para un soldado en Afganistan. Su única función real es dar diálogos motivacionales llenos de frases y palabras comúnes de lo más trilladas que puede haber. El otro es contar detalles de sus orígenes (por ya nadie se acordaba), la razón de poder meterse en la cabeza del soldado y su inevitable caida.
Morrell no debe ser un escritor muy ingenioso, porque no ninguna búsqueda para que la historia capte al lector por fuera del "viva américa" "musulmanes malos, gringos buenos".
Y es irónico, porque parece ser una historia del autor de First Blood, no hay nada que remita a lo genial que fue la adaptación cinematográfica.
La razón de las dos estrellas se la lleva Mitch Breitweiser, con su grandioso arte. La única razón légitima para gastar mi tiempo en este pedazo de historia mediocre, reaccionario y pavota.
Por suerte gente como Loeb, Brubaker y Spencer le estan dando a Rogers la dirección correcta. La que esta lejos de aquel recurso de propaganda de los 40 y más del personaje profundo que el universo cinematográfico ayudo a meter en la cultura pop moderna.
En cambio, este seudo producto post 11/S es más bochornoso. El capi funciona como un angel de la guardia para un soldado en Afganistan. Su única función real es dar diálogos motivacionales llenos de frases y palabras comúnes de lo más trilladas que puede haber. El otro es contar detalles de sus orígenes (por ya nadie se acordaba), la razón de poder meterse en la cabeza del soldado y su inevitable caida.
Morrell no debe ser un escritor muy ingenioso, porque no ninguna búsqueda para que la historia capte al lector por fuera del "viva américa" "musulmanes malos, gringos buenos".
Y es irónico, porque parece ser una historia del autor de First Blood, no hay nada que remita a lo genial que fue la adaptación cinematográfica.
La razón de las dos estrellas se la lleva Mitch Breitweiser, con su grandioso arte. La única razón légitima para gastar mi tiempo en este pedazo de historia mediocre, reaccionario y pavota.
Por suerte gente como Loeb, Brubaker y Spencer le estan dando a Rogers la dirección correcta. La que esta lejos de aquel recurso de propaganda de los 40 y más del personaje profundo que el universo cinematográfico ayudo a meter en la cultura pop moderna.
January 7, 2019
This was an original story with little to no surprises. I knew everything that was going to happen but the plot did a great job of keeping me engaged. I like to art and the main character was very relate-able. What did not appreciate is so much of our real world being portrayed in this story. I personally read comics to escape reality not to be reminded of the terror that seemingly lurks around the corner. Other than this I thought story took me somewhere comic dare not go and for that I give the writer of comic a lot of credit. My overall rating for this issue is a 4.4 out of 5.0.
May 7, 2017
Me parecio interesante el recurso del experimiento para proyectar la conciencia del Capitán America para inspirar a la gente como una última misión antes de su muerte. El estilo es muy cinematográfico, está bien escrito y el dibujo es excelente. Leí muchas críticas sobre lo propagandístico de este tomo pero no sé que esperan leyendo un comic que se llama "Capitán América", a lo mejor la pasarían mejor leyendo otra cosa.
August 7, 2015
Хуета какая-то.
February 9, 2025
And here I am, having no idea that the author of “First Blood” was responsible for one of Captain America’s most odd-but-unique stories. David Morrell kind of crafts a response of “The New Deal”, which was a great modernist entry in the character franchise, but “The Chosen” seeks to approach a different theme. The story is already weird on itself; a corporal at Afghanistan seems to be getting “visions” of the Cap’s presence, however at first its being hint that the soldier is perhaps loosing his mind, however, as the story goes on it is revealed that it is indeed, Captain America, communicating via telepathy with him, but the thing is, Cap is doing it because he has been submitted to a government procedure, after realizing his “Super Soldier Serum” has gone unstable in his system. Apparently the formula is wearing off, and threatens to kill him in less than 6 weeks, which gives him the opportunity to reach telepathically to his potential successor, and apparently, Corporal Newman is that guy. Like I said, a weird story but, I don’t think it is in a bad way. Morrell is an expert at crafting troubled war-related characters, being the humanity aspect of the soldiers he is creating, Corporal Newman isn’t the exception. The story is narrated from his perspective, which makes Cap more of a plot-device than an actual character; he is more of a mentor to this conflicted soldier, and while the Afghanistan setting is a clear response to the real life conflict at the times, it still works mostly due to how we got to see and experience that particular conflict. More than a hate-letter against terrorist, or Bin Laden’s forces in the Middle East, “The Chosen” focuses on men’s will to face adversity, and to find the inner courage and strength to move on, and place others as our main concern: the typical “we all can be heroes” sort of speech, this time delivered by Marvel’s definitive boy scout. While “The New Deal” accomplished this using Cap’s main point of view, I think Morrell succeed at trying something different, from a distinctive perspective. It is odd to see an “everyday guy” being the protagonist of a story with the name of a bigger character instead but it still works thanks to its author’s domain of the genre, and the focus given to his characters. As for the artwork, Mitch Breitweiser was a great discovery. I don’t think I’ve ever seen his art before, but this one was a pleasant surprise. I don’t know if he specializes in warfare-oriented stories but his take on the Afghan war, and the American troops of 2007 was neat. I just reread “Winter Soldier” and Breitweiser’s style took me back to that specific art choice, similar mostly to Michael Lark, but with more detail to it.
For diehard fans of Captain America this can come off as strange and completely foreign to Marvel’s main continuity, but if seeing as an alternative take on the character, and what he’s capable of influence in others, it is a worthy title in the character’s library. A good recommendation for anyone willing to try something different from something mainstream.
For diehard fans of Captain America this can come off as strange and completely foreign to Marvel’s main continuity, but if seeing as an alternative take on the character, and what he’s capable of influence in others, it is a worthy title in the character’s library. A good recommendation for anyone willing to try something different from something mainstream.
April 17, 2024
This is yet another one of those post-9/11 Captain America miniseries -- much like the 2002 Cap run (Volume 4), released under the Marvel Knights imprint -- that has decided to take up the question of what Captain America means in a post-9/11 world. If you'll recall, a whole lot of the Cap comics (v4, What Price Glory, Dead Men Running) of the time were kind of grimdark and nihilistic and weird, and The Chosen is here to join them. Unfortunately, rather than grappling with the question of what it means to be American and/or Captain America, it's gone for "we're here to fight Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and we are all feeling 100% great about that." Given that the author is known primarily for having created Rambo, I guess I could have expected that.
The thing I honestly thought was most intriguing was the premise, which is that Steve is dying because the serum has suddenly given out within a period of weeks, and has volunteered for one last mission, so he's telepathically communicating with a soldier in Afghanistan from his hospital bed and giving him advice and inspiration. If it were me, I would have focused on what it means from a narrative standpoint to have the serum essentially betray him, and also gone hard for the bleak nihilism angle of what it means for Steve to sacrifice his entire life for his country and his country's wars, up to and including spending his last moments in a hospital bed still fighting wars for his government. But, don't worry, we're all 100% fine with this, too. Geez.
A lot of the plot seemed to be preoccupied with Steve choosing a soldier as a successor, but the plot didn't really seem to know or care how this was going to affect anyone, which is an odd lapse in a plot where the serum is gone and his successor cannot become a super-soldier.
I did like the requisite origin story flashbacks, though. Those were nice. The rest of this was pretty solidly meh.
The thing I honestly thought was most intriguing was the premise, which is that Steve is dying because the serum has suddenly given out within a period of weeks, and has volunteered for one last mission, so he's telepathically communicating with a soldier in Afghanistan from his hospital bed and giving him advice and inspiration. If it were me, I would have focused on what it means from a narrative standpoint to have the serum essentially betray him, and also gone hard for the bleak nihilism angle of what it means for Steve to sacrifice his entire life for his country and his country's wars, up to and including spending his last moments in a hospital bed still fighting wars for his government. But, don't worry, we're all 100% fine with this, too. Geez.
A lot of the plot seemed to be preoccupied with Steve choosing a soldier as a successor, but the plot didn't really seem to know or care how this was going to affect anyone, which is an odd lapse in a plot where the serum is gone and his successor cannot become a super-soldier.
I did like the requisite origin story flashbacks, though. Those were nice. The rest of this was pretty solidly meh.
November 5, 2024
Pierwsze zaskoczenie to nazwisko autora. Morrell kojarzy mi się z literaturą sensacyjną, toż to przecież ojciec Rambo. Ma w swoim portfolio kilka naprawdę dobrych książek. Do głowy by mi nie przyszło, że bawi się też z medium komiksowym.
Jest poważnie. Pewien żołnierz uczestniczy w misji w Afganistanie, ale coś idzie nie tak i jego drużyna zostaje rozbita. Staje sam naprzeciw wroga i nagle pojawia się on... Kapitan Ameryka. Wspólnie pokonują wroga, ale po walce okazuje się, że bohatera widział tylko walczący wojak. Zaczyna się robić dziwnie...
Niestety w miarę szybko autor wypstrykuje się z pomysłu, odsłaniając karty. Kapitan umiera, ale w stanie prawie agonalnym jest jeszcze w stanie "objawić się" jednostkom, które prezentują wartości patriotyczne. Szkopuł w tym, że żołnierz ma w głowie własne demony, jakie będzie musiał przepracować. A wokół rozpętuje się piekło.
Początek mnie zainteresował, ale im dalej w las, tym historia traciła na atrakcyjności, zmieniając się w średniaka, który kończy się dosyć przewidywalnie. Przeważają tu ciemne barwy, ale kreska jest w dużej mierze w porządku. Mam mieszane uczucia, bo to w gruncie rzeczy niezła historia, ale bez tego czegoś, co sprawi, że za parę miesięcy będę nadto rozpamiętywał w pamięci fabułę.
Jest poważnie. Pewien żołnierz uczestniczy w misji w Afganistanie, ale coś idzie nie tak i jego drużyna zostaje rozbita. Staje sam naprzeciw wroga i nagle pojawia się on... Kapitan Ameryka. Wspólnie pokonują wroga, ale po walce okazuje się, że bohatera widział tylko walczący wojak. Zaczyna się robić dziwnie...
Niestety w miarę szybko autor wypstrykuje się z pomysłu, odsłaniając karty. Kapitan umiera, ale w stanie prawie agonalnym jest jeszcze w stanie "objawić się" jednostkom, które prezentują wartości patriotyczne. Szkopuł w tym, że żołnierz ma w głowie własne demony, jakie będzie musiał przepracować. A wokół rozpętuje się piekło.
Początek mnie zainteresował, ale im dalej w las, tym historia traciła na atrakcyjności, zmieniając się w średniaka, który kończy się dosyć przewidywalnie. Przeważają tu ciemne barwy, ale kreska jest w dużej mierze w porządku. Mam mieszane uczucia, bo to w gruncie rzeczy niezła historia, ale bez tego czegoś, co sprawi, że za parę miesięcy będę nadto rozpamiętywał w pamięci fabułę.
January 12, 2022
Al igual que con 4F o Stephen Strange, me resulta difícil encontrar buenas historias del Capitán América. Obvio que el trayecto de Ed Brubaker es punto y aparte. Partiendo de ese punto, Morrell ya lo tenía complicado, eso sin contar que ni siquiera es un autor de cómics.
Esa falta de experiencia fue notoria por momentos donde el diálogo era abundante e innecesario. A su vez, no llego a enganchar con la visión que Morrell intenta brindarle al personaje. Me gusta la idea, pero lamentablemente termina resultando más un pasquín político (con un estilo muy similar al de la historia de Spider-Man de Straczynski sobre el 11S). A su vez, la falta de referencias a la mitología propia del personaje en un evento que busca ser su supuesto final (tal como El Fin de los 4F) demuestra que el autor no tiene conocimiento del Capitán América, lo cual resulta decepcionante.
Sí hay que resaltar el trabajo de Mitch Breitweiser. Verdaderamente sus dibujos son lo único que logra sostener la historia. Se trata de un arte realista, que te mete de lleno en la historia y que te atrapa de una manera excelente.
No quiero extenderme más: Un cómic olvidable con buenos dibujos.
Esa falta de experiencia fue notoria por momentos donde el diálogo era abundante e innecesario. A su vez, no llego a enganchar con la visión que Morrell intenta brindarle al personaje. Me gusta la idea, pero lamentablemente termina resultando más un pasquín político (con un estilo muy similar al de la historia de Spider-Man de Straczynski sobre el 11S). A su vez, la falta de referencias a la mitología propia del personaje en un evento que busca ser su supuesto final (tal como El Fin de los 4F) demuestra que el autor no tiene conocimiento del Capitán América, lo cual resulta decepcionante.
Sí hay que resaltar el trabajo de Mitch Breitweiser. Verdaderamente sus dibujos son lo único que logra sostener la historia. Se trata de un arte realista, que te mete de lleno en la historia y que te atrapa de una manera excelente.
No quiero extenderme más: Un cómic olvidable con buenos dibujos.
May 28, 2024
Great an interesting story about this version of Captain America from Marvel Comics Universe. It is cool book to read during memorial day to honor heroes around the world that help an protect our countries, community, and life
I like that the story has to want it mens to be a human and heroes in our own ways without the need of powers. Also how Captain America inspires others to keep moving an help others in need in their own way around the world. It is interesting how his spirit it still with us who believes in ourselves and Captain America.
The story they included some parts about mental health too which is nice to learn a little bit in different ways too.
I had fun reading this graphic novel that I got last week from my home local Stuarts Draft Public Library. I can't wait to explore more and read more stories of Marvel Universe canon, what ifs?, multiverses, and etc... about Captain America.
I like that the story has to want it mens to be a human and heroes in our own ways without the need of powers. Also how Captain America inspires others to keep moving an help others in need in their own way around the world. It is interesting how his spirit it still with us who believes in ourselves and Captain America.
The story they included some parts about mental health too which is nice to learn a little bit in different ways too.
I had fun reading this graphic novel that I got last week from my home local Stuarts Draft Public Library. I can't wait to explore more and read more stories of Marvel Universe canon, what ifs?, multiverses, and etc... about Captain America.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 8, 2023
Zaczyna się ciekawie: Kapitan Ameryka pojawia się i nagle pomaga randomowemu żołnierzowi walczącemu w Afganistanie. Problem jest taki, że tylko ten jeden żołnierz go widzi. Nie wiadomo czy to przewidzenie, fatamorgana, duch Capa, a może serio się pojawił, żeby zaliczyć dobry uczynek dnia. Niestety później się dowiadujemy. Wolałbym, żeby to zostało takie niedopowiedziane. Okazuje się, że Cap zyskał moc przesyłania ducha mocy jak Luke w The Last Jedi, a ten żołnierz wygrał loterię na zostanie przez niego nawiedzonym.
Był ogromny potencjał, a komiks okazał się jedynie średniakiem, w dodatku dało się go skrócić o połowę.
Był ogromny potencjał, a komiks okazał się jedynie średniakiem, w dodatku dało się go skrócić o połowę.
February 2, 2024
At first I was very skeptical about this story, usually when you have captain america comics during the 2000s there were very propagandistic and you can tell this one somewhat is in the first half, so I was not expecting to like this, but it started to grow on me the more issues I read.
You have a Captain America who's sick and he's trying to make sure the world has a replacement for when he's gone. I found this to be a very interesting approach to the passing the torch trope and we can see how Captain does has much as he can until the very end. I think this is a good send off to the character and is how I imagine his last moments would be like.
You have a Captain America who's sick and he's trying to make sure the world has a replacement for when he's gone. I found this to be a very interesting approach to the passing the torch trope and we can see how Captain does has much as he can until the very end. I think this is a good send off to the character and is how I imagine his last moments would be like.
April 7, 2020
Este capitan america con poderes telepaticos me resulto un poco raro la verdad y era el único factor que por momentos me sacaba completamente de la lectura, sacando este detalle me parece un comic fantástico. el guion de Morrell me parece maravilloso y enmarca a la perfección los principales valores del capitan america en 6 numeros.
Es panfletario? es un comic del capitan america por supuesto que es panfetario.
Es panfletario? es un comic del capitan america por supuesto que es panfetario.
November 4, 2017
Other than the movies, I've never been much of a fan of Captain America. He was always in the periphery of the books I read, part of the teams I was following but I never really read anything that centered around him.
Who better to write a story about Captain America other than the man who invented Rambo? What a perfect pairing.
Who better to write a story about Captain America other than the man who invented Rambo? What a perfect pairing.
March 16, 2022
Morrel’s take on the Cap is 2 stories more or less apart. One of the courage of a soldier, another about a telepath Cap looking for successors, more or less ripped off from the X-men. The first is good, well told, very graphic about violence in armed conflicts. The other, well… it shows that the author’s primary genre is not superheroes. The real worth is on the first tale.
April 17, 2022
La premisa es que el cap está muriendo y USA construye otro proyecto para que el cap los ayude en sus interminables guerras, supongo que esta historia funciona mejor si vives en el imperio ese, porque sino hay muchos guiños a la cultura militar que terminan por aburrir y ser propaganda en muchos pasajes, bien sabemos que USA no es como se pinta a sí mismo
March 21, 2021
Me parecio meh, el dibujo esta muy bien,pero no me termina de convencer el arco argumental, teniendo en cuenta el #25 del cap... como que este arco no se si funciona.bien...
Aun asi es bastante amena la lectura.
Aun asi es bastante amena la lectura.
February 3, 2024
Künstlerisch hat mich der Band voll überzeugt. Mitch Breitweisers Zeichenstil erscheint zeitlos, detailliert und durch seine leichte "Bleistifthaftigkeit" einfach irgendwie anders als gewohnt - toll!
May 7, 2018
Estou relendo os 60 volumes desta coleção, começando do último e este com certeza é uma das melhores histórias na minha opinião. Bons textos e arte.
June 22, 2018
Read ages ago, back in my first or second year of college. Finally tracked down and re-read in late 2017.
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