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Devil’s Reign: Winter Soldier #1
"...I'LL SLEEP WHEN THEY'RE DEAD."
A power-mad Mayor Fisk has been gathering information on Super Heroes. How far will Bucky Barnes go to steal the file on his own shadowy, half-remembered past as the Winter Soldier? And what horrible revelation awaits him if he can get past the Kingpin? Some secrets are meant to stay buried. And some doors are meant to stay closed.
DEVIL'S REIGN TIE-IN
A power-mad Mayor Fisk has been gathering information on Super Heroes. How far will Bucky Barnes go to steal the file on his own shadowy, half-remembered past as the Winter Soldier? And what horrible revelation awaits him if he can get past the Kingpin? Some secrets are meant to stay buried. And some doors are meant to stay closed.
DEVIL'S REIGN TIE-IN
28 pages, Paperback
Published January 26, 2022
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February 25, 2022
I own this book.
Okay, admittedly, I haven't read the Devil's Reign event. Bar this tie in, so I was a little lost. From what I understand, Fisk has collected a number of files on our favourite heroes and plans to use them against them and that fact is unacceptable for Bucky, who has worked hard to erase every file on his life that has existed. He's a ghost story and he wants to stay that way. Deciding to break into Fisk's vault, he encounters Fisk sleepwalking after killing most of his staff, which Bucky assumed was an exhaustion induced nightmare. He successfully collects what he needed, but he finds something he didn't expect to find, a file not on the Winter Soldier, but a file on James Buchanan Barnes detailing his life. He vows to find out who has followed him from the beginning and make sure they are no longer controlling him and his life. This issue made me very excited for the upcoming Captain America series which I believe will tie in this, alongside the United States of Captain America series that recently finished. Basically, I'm super excited to see the implications this issue will have for my favourite boy.
Okay, admittedly, I haven't read the Devil's Reign event. Bar this tie in, so I was a little lost. From what I understand, Fisk has collected a number of files on our favourite heroes and plans to use them against them and that fact is unacceptable for Bucky, who has worked hard to erase every file on his life that has existed. He's a ghost story and he wants to stay that way. Deciding to break into Fisk's vault, he encounters Fisk sleepwalking after killing most of his staff, which Bucky assumed was an exhaustion induced nightmare. He successfully collects what he needed, but he finds something he didn't expect to find, a file not on the Winter Soldier, but a file on James Buchanan Barnes detailing his life. He vows to find out who has followed him from the beginning and make sure they are no longer controlling him and his life. This issue made me very excited for the upcoming Captain America series which I believe will tie in this, alongside the United States of Captain America series that recently finished. Basically, I'm super excited to see the implications this issue will have for my favourite boy.
February 3, 2022
This was very good, bordering on *almost* getting four stars but, as a tie-in to Devil's Reign, the connection is sparse at best and is more of a set-up for the next volume of Captain America. The Kingpin sleepwalking(?) bit of plot was also kinda weird.
March 6, 2022
What the heck is going to happen now???
I loved the art in this, great atmosphere and some gut wretching moments (like the V. cameo gave me a major jumpscare, not going to lie, please never again), but I'm quite not sure if I'm ok with the implications of what this is going to set for Bucky's future in the upcoming Cap's run.
I'm scared and not ok!
I loved the art in this, great atmosphere and some gut wretching moments (like the V. cameo gave me a major jumpscare, not going to lie, please never again), but I'm quite not sure if I'm ok with the implications of what this is going to set for Bucky's future in the upcoming Cap's run.
I'm scared and not ok!
February 1, 2022
A psychological thriller/horror story with atmospheric art. An essence of Hitchcock here. The kind of story one sits and ponders after reading. Fantastic, if you like that sort of thing.
October 29, 2024
Beautiful art, fun simple story.
March 13, 2022
Not bad. Looking forward to seeing what Bucky does later this year.
April 10, 2022
I picked this up even though I'm not reading Devil's Reign and it's perfectly easy to still understand, I recommend this and hope it's finally a sign for the future of the Captain America comic (that this one-shot really was a prequel for). Bucky is in search of his past and tries to steal files about himself from Wilson Fisk, but Fisk is in the middle of a mental breakdown or being possessed and has been killing all his guards, he shouts wildly in his dreamlike state and almost kills Bucky, but really the main plot is Bucky fighting his own inner demons, the narration adds excitement to what could have easily just been bland and unimportant.
I love this alot, hope to see more from this writing team with Winter Soldier in it.
I love this alot, hope to see more from this writing team with Winter Soldier in it.
December 31, 2022
bucky desaprobandi química he's so me
January 30, 2024
A priori, suena raro la participación de Bucky en el evento Devil´s Reign. Pero la excusa argumental de Fisk habiendo amasado archivos de tantas personalidades villanescas y heroicas para mantener su dominio en la alcaldía de Nueva York, hace fácil que Jackson Lanzing lance al Soldado de Invierno a una misión de infiltración en plena mansión del ex Kingpin. A un nivel gráfico, el one shot resulta interesante, con un juego experimental de sombras marcadas de estilo NOIR y composiciones que desfragmentan los escenarios. Jugando tanto con la situación frenética de Bucky tratando de concentrarse en su misión que hace resonar ecos de víctimas apiladas en su pasado, como en un sueño auto inducido por Fisk. Esto marca el punto de interés de la propuesta que incluso debería haberse potenciado. Teniendo en cuenta que la narración con el monólogo interno de Bucky se vuelve muy farragosa y no anima a una historieta más proclive a la acción que al trasfondo.
April 10, 2022
This one shot has an interesting story although it takes a little time to really get into it. The artwork is only passable though.
It makes me want to find out what they're going to do with Bucky in the new Captain America series although in general I'm not much of a Cap fan.
It makes me want to find out what they're going to do with Bucky in the new Captain America series although in general I'm not much of a Cap fan.
July 13, 2025
3.5.
If this wasn't part of Devil's Reign it would be an easy 4. Pulled me into Bucky's story and I'll be continuing that when I'm done with Daredevil. As part of the Devil's Reign story it didn't add that much... though Fisk being just as indomitable while asleep is pretty terrifying.
If this wasn't part of Devil's Reign it would be an easy 4. Pulled me into Bucky's story and I'll be continuing that when I'm done with Daredevil. As part of the Devil's Reign story it didn't add that much... though Fisk being just as indomitable while asleep is pretty terrifying.
January 27, 2022
Amazing set-up for Captain America #0 later this year. Very excited!
January 29, 2022
The art is amazing and fitting to Winter Soldier character.
The plot, however, is not present.
The plot, however, is not present.
February 11, 2022
3.75 stars
May 8, 2022
This was excellent, front to back. Not necessary for the DEVIL'S REIGN event, but possibly necessary for the 2022 CAPTAIN AMERICA relaunch.
June 16, 2022
One of the most brutal fist fights this year in comics. And the art. Superb
May 12, 2023
sleepwalking Fisk is a goofy setup, but the way this leads into the current Captain America runs is REALLY cool as someone getting to this issue a year late!
October 19, 2023
3.6/5 stars.
Probably gonna read this whole series at some point, but I just read it because I wanted more info on the Fisk File (referenced in Sentinel of Liberty). Pretty good, though.
Probably gonna read this whole series at some point, but I just read it because I wanted more info on the Fisk File (referenced in Sentinel of Liberty). Pretty good, though.
January 14, 2024
Incredible art and great story.
July 29, 2025
That was so good although I haven't read devils reign yet
"but I can't take flight, my arm is no wing it's a weight... and I fall"
"but I can't take flight, my arm is no wing it's a weight... and I fall"
October 6, 2025
Damn this hurt.. awesome
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