Captain America, Vol. 5: Homeland

Captain America: Marvel Knights

by Robert Morales (Writer), Chris Bachalo (Artist)

In a story ripped from today’s headlines, the U.S. government taps Cap to embark on what might be his most life-changing mission ever – to serve on a military tribunal being held for a foreign antiwar activist charged with supporting terrorist actions against the U.S.! Cap’s involvement leads him to discover the existence of militant fringe groups planning a legislative overthrow of the United States government. But an even more startling discovery for this true American patriot is millions of disenfranchised citizens who feel abandoned and neglected by both major political parties.

Collecting: Captain America 21-28

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

120 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

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Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't bad, but not great either.

Homeland storyline is basically Cap dealing with his goverment and the army trying to fuck him over. A lot of backstabbing and evil people behind the shadows ready to take him out. You also get a cute little love story of cap and his new girlfriend. The other stories feature in here are a short on Bucky and also a time traveling, time hoping, confusing story about the granddaughter of Steve Rogers. It's weird and oddly done, and not all that interesting.

Overall, it wasn't bad. Homeland least had some really fun fights and I enjoyed the art a lot. The dialogue also works pretty well and the girlfriend stuff was all super cute. I also enjoyed the Bucky short quite a bit. The other storyline was pretty awful and not at all interesting.

Overall a decent book. All leading up to my re-read of Captain America by Ed Brubaker! A 3 out of 5.

[Krzysztof Grabowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tom zawierający trzy historie, z czego najdłuższa jest ta pierwsza, tytułowa. To tutaj Kapitan będzie musiał zmierzyć się z najgorszym wrogiem żołnierza - polityką. Dodajcie do tego wojskowych, którzy także próbują go uwalić i macie skrajnie nieprzyjazne środowisko do jakiegokolwiek działania. Potem mamy też wspominki o Bucky'm przy jednoczesnej walce o życie, bo samolot którym leci Kapitan ulega awarii...

Plusem tych historii jest fakt, iż Steve ma tu całkiem fajną dziewczynę. Przynajmniej do czasu "Requiem", bo tu nagle zaczyna się coś dziać powiązanego z przyszłością i na domiar złego robi się dziwnie, nieczytelnie i nudno bardziej niż w reszcie zbioru. A to sztuka.

Chciałbym powiedzieć, że Chris Bachalo to główny atut tego tytułu, ale niestety tak średnio pasuje do ujętej narracji. Przerost ciał nad głowami wygląda miejscami jak karykatura. Choć jeszcze gorzej wypada duet Eddie Campbell i Stewart McKinney, gdyż ich prace są brzydkie i mało czytelne.

Na szczęście mam z tyłu głowy, że już za chwilę napocznę bodajże 9 tomów Kapitana Ameryki spod pióra Eda Brubakera, jakie wydał w Polsce Egmont, więc zacieram ręce. Tylko mieć czas na to...

[Matthew Ledrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Feels very "of its time." I'm reading this in 2021 and I feel like the political commentary hasn't aged well. This focus of the loss of Bucky less than a year before he'd return doesn't either. Not bad, just doesn't age well.

[Kurt Lorenz · Rating 2 out of 5]

21-25, Homeland, ☆☆
26, The Bucky Issue, ☆☆
27-28, Requiem, ☆☆

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mmm, Bachalo

[Chip'sBookBinge · Rating 2 out of 5]

Homeland
Written by Robert Morales
Pencils by Chris Bachalo
Inks by Tim Townsend
with Aaron Sowd
Al Vey
Wayne Faucher
Colors by Chris Bachalo
with Brian Reber
Letters by Randy Gentile

The Bucky Issue
Written by Robert Morales
Pencils by Chris Bachalo
Inks by Tim Townsend

Requiem (Parts 1 & 2)
Written by Robert Morales
Art by Eddie Campbell with Stewart McKinney

Originally, I picked up this Trade Paperback when I first got into comic book coloring. Over at Deviant Art, Tim Townsend had posted a lot of pages from the Homeland run. Since I never bought the original issues, I didn't have a frame of reference when it came to coloring the pages. So, I ended up going to the local comic book shop and getting the TPB. I've had the book for maybe 5-6 years...and never read it...till now.

I'm a huge Chris Bachalo fan from his time on Steampunk, Death, X-Men, Generation X and Spider-Man. But if I'm being totally honest here, I think him and Captain America was a bad match. The book itself is a very boring read and the art just does not deliver in the sense that you're getting a Bachalo book. There is hardly any action at all, and when there is, it's lackluster to say the least.

There are additional issues to pad out the TPB: The Bucky Issue, which is also by Bachalo and is by far the best of the bunch. Fantastic art and storytelling here. Love it. Another storyline; Requiem is by Eddie Campbell with Stewart McKinney. This is just downright awful and the writing to me is pretty horrid.

Overall, I'm just disappointed in the book as a whole. The best parts of the TPB and the series were the covers done by Bachalo. These are sick.

But I can't recommend this book to anyone as it's something that I will never read again and most likely will never bother looking at again...with exception of said covers.

Rating: 2 Stars out of 5

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this one from my local branch of the public library. This is what I wrote about it in my blog back in May:

"Part of the Marvel Knights series. I finished this while I was traveling for TLA for my evening reading. Captain America gets drafted to serve in a trial for an alleged terrorist. The prisoner in question was an American citizen who happens to be Muslim, and he is suspected of aiding the enemy. When a prominent former Congressmember chooses to defend him, things get interesting. However, not all is as simple as it seems as Cap travels to GITMO. When some prisoners escape from the prison facility, it is up to our hero to get them back and foil their plans without causing an international incident in Cuba. This compilation features an appearance by Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. Overall, this was a very entertaining reading. Also included is a story about Bucky and there is some alternate universes time travel as well."

[Nick Marino · Rating 4 out of 5]

strange but good

[Alberto Carlos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buena premisa, pero el resto es MEH

[Kristen Zamora · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't like planes crashing...bad juju

[Emma · Rating 1 out of 5]

too political.