Captain America #42 Cover

Since issue #26 of Captain America, we have been deep within the epic Death of Captain America mega-arc. Covering three parts and 18 issues, Ed Brubaker has crafted one of the greatest comic book stories of the modern generation. This month, The Death of Captain America comes to a close and firmly plants Bucky as the new Captain America. You can think of this issue as finally closing the era of Steve Rogers, as sad as that may be.

Last month, you may remember, Captain America saved third-party candidate Gordon Wright from being assassinated by the Red Skull’s daughter, Sin. And of course, Sharon Carter is trying to escape from the Skull’s clutches. All the while, Falcon and Black Widow are coming to rescue Carter.

It is all very epic and I’ll review this final chapter in The Death of Captain America after the break.

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Daredevil #111 Cover

Like with my rapid reviews, I am going to skip the long intros and just get right to the meat of the post. Ladies and gentlemen, your weekly previews start now!

Daredevil #111

Is it possible for Ed Brubaker to be any cooler? I don’t really think so, and this month, he is introducing a brand new villain to the Marvel universe: Lady Bullseye. I know you may be think that it sounds kind of lame, like Supergirl or Spider-Girl or any of the many other female equivalents to our favorite heroes (for the record, I actually think that the female counterparts are very cool and interesting, but their names are pretty unoriginal). But this is untrue. Brubaker has crafted an all new character that apparently has a very deep and intricate past, which he will explore in the next arc of Daredevil, as he continues to make that one of the best Marvel books.

More previews after the break!

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Well, I missed doing Rapid Reviews for the last couple of weeks. I apologize if anyone was anxiously awaiting these short little recaps/reviews of last week’s comics. But I am back this week with more quick shots of comic book goodness.

This week, I will quickly be reviewing Foolkiller: White Angels #2, Guardians of the Galaxy #4, Captain America #41 and Robin #177. So hit that jump and check out these Rapid Reviews!

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