Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 2: Captain of Nothing

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Adam Kubert (Illustrator) and Ta-Nehisi Coates (Script Writer)

Collects Captain America (2018) #7-12. Captain America - wanted for murder! Accused and in custody, Steve Rogers has become a captain of nothing. With no costume, with no shield, and trapped behind bars with a thousand villains and killers who'd like nothing more than to see him dead, Steve fights back - and he can do it all day! But as the Power Elite makes its play, who stands with Cap? A prison riot is the best possible cover to break Steve out of confinement, but what if he doesn't want to go? Steve Rogers might end up a fugitive, but that doesn't mean he'll give up the fight to prove his innocence and bring the true murderer to justice. Not by a long shot! It's time for Cap to try a new tactic!

• ISBN10: 1302911953
• ISBN13: 9781302911959
• Publish Date: 24 September 2019
• Publish Status: Remaindered
• Out of Print: 15 August 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Marvel Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 144
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781302911959

Reviews

The issue was fine. It's part of a major story arc, so we haven't seen the conclusion to everything yet, so it's hard to give a higher rating, as the ending felt incomplete in a way. We did get one shocker at the end, that I was surprised about.

Steve is questioned for murder and sent to a max prison for super-powered people. My biggest issue I have with this arc, is that they didn't really have enough to arrest him. Maybe I missed something but all they had was Steve arguing with Ross in days or weeks before he was dead and he was killed with some object that is shaped like a Shield. There are other people who carry shields.
They had no DNA, fingerprints, or anything tying Steve to the crime scene. It bothered me. I'm probably taking it too serious for a comic book, but that's just how I felt.

The rest of the story went fine. I liked reading Steve's thoughts while he was locked up. I liked Sharon taking charge trying to clear Steve's name. She is great at undercover work and leading a team. I like it, but I think some of the writing could be smoothed out a bit.

I'll read Vol 3, but I think the story of Captain America's legacy is going to be dragged out to the end of the series. So I can't say yet, how I feel about this whole arc of a story.