Captain America Corps by Roger Stern & Philipe Briones

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Just finished reading the collected edition of CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS. An Universal Elder, Tath Ki, assembles patriots from all over different universes—Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes (back when he was Cap), American Dreams, USAgent, & Commander A—to face a grave threat that affects them all. In one universe, Steve Rogers was never revived from suspended animation by the Avengers. And that created a ripple effect that horrifically altered the timeline.

They are sent to a dystopian future where they are branded as criminals by the aggressive police force known as the Americops. In this future, the Avengers have disbanded and in its place are the Americommand—a group of patriotic heroes that claimed to protect its citizens but ended up ushering in this totalitarian regime where they rounded up and imprisoned “enemies” (which included mutants & aliens), endorsed a corrupt senator, Miles Brickman, as president and even enacted violent action on those (including average citizens) who dared oppose them.

I know these days multiversal stories are kinda overdone, but I enjoyed this story. Compiling different “Cap” characters from different universes into one grand team was interesting to see, and Stern did a great job at keeping their own “voices” unique and I especially loved the dynamic between classic Cap & Bucky (back when he was Cap) with Bucky taking more of a guiding role to Steve.

The whole concept of the Corps works so well I’m surprised it hasn’t been revived in some force since this 2011 miniseries (at least as far as I know). If written well (either by Stern or somewhere else), the Corps could make for another great miniseries or comic event. Then again, maybe I shouldn’t give Marvel editorial any ideas.

For those who did read Captain America Corps, what did you think?

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