
Captain America: Dark Designs
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Richard Rohan
Captain America has battled soldiers, terrorists, and villains of all kinds. Now he'll face a far more complicated enemy: his own body.
When S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers that Cap is harboring an extinction-level pathogen hidden in his cells for decades, Cap's greatest fear is realized: Until the virus can be cured, he'll have to go into deep freeze. But he won't be alone.
Years ago, Cap's greatest enemy managed the biggest coup of his career when he implanted his mind into a clone of Steve Rogers' body - virus and all. And Red Skull isn't the sacrificial type. Cap will have to put his archnemesis on ice - without exposing the virus. Can Cap stay alive long enough to capture Red Skull and return to his deepest nightmare? It's a battle for perfect symmetry in this original prose novel!
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Incredible
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great graphic novel
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Distracting background sounds
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I'm not sure where the story falls chronologically in the history of Captain America vis the comic books- my guess is it's a different timeline that uses elements of the comics but isn't considered canon by readers and creators of the comics. I prefer that. I stopped reading Cap comics a few years ago based on the two words, "Hail Hydra." This story has a more Ed Brubaker feel, which is what we have come to expect and appreciate for one good reason: he's an amazing writer who defined Cap for the 20th Century. Petrucha nails the style, but builds on some "mythology" that is pre-Brubaker. The idea that Red Skull is now living in Steve Roger's body (a clone) is an idea that came from Cap 350- but Brubaker and Petrucha use it in magnificent ways. This whole book is based on that idea, and it's a terrific idea!
Cap's body has been carrying a virus for decades, as has Red Skull's. This has incredible effects on both of them, and at a time when Cap is needed to rescue the world! (As I write this most of the United States is quarantined because of Coronavirus, so the idea that Cap needs to isolate himself is acute) Fortunately he does what is right and hides out as much as he can.
Petrucha also brings back Arnim Zola- and if you only know him from the movies you will find something very different here. He's closer to the Jack Kirby character and his monstrous look. He also brings back the Sleepers in a dynamic and exciting way. Clearly the author knows his Captain America lore!
I have yet to listen to Liberty's Torch, but I'll get to it soon. What I'd really like to hear someday is Captain America: The Great Gold Steal by Ted White. It was written back in 1968 and published by Bantam. I don't think it's ever been republished, and the story is pretty darn interesting. You may find parts of it familiar, but the copycats (if they actually are copycats) were later. Part of Wolverine's character seems to have come from the process by which scrawny Steve Rogers became Captain America. There's also a scheme from this book echoed in Die Hard With A Vengeance. Coincidence? Probably, but that's okay.
The multi voice performances have always sounded better to me. I write audio dramas for a living, so this is closer to what I like. One voice reading a book is lame when you can have something like this. I can see it if you're listening to Homer or Kipling. For an action packed story like this the SFX and multiple voices are the way to go. These voices are quite good too.
Definitely one of the best CA novels.
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My only small complaint would be that sometimes the background music and noise is a bit too loud to understand the dialogue.
Great movie for your ears
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The story is classic Cap, with Sleepers, the Red Skull and a lot of tough decisions to make. The performances are good, and the background noise does a good job of seeing a scene without being distracting. My only real gripe is the B-plot kinda peters out at the end of the book. They probably could have done away with that part of the story altogether and still had a compelling enough narrative.
Great Cap story, maybe not the best COVID book
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great story but I LOVED THE EPILOGUE!!!!
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Graphic Audio adaptation doesn't disappoint
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Uneven offering but worth it for Cap fans!
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On top of that, Captain America simply was not up to the obstacles in front of him. The story had to contort itself in painful ways to make him relevant. I'd love to go into specifics, but this is a non-spoiler review.
I want to be clear, I know you have to give comics a lot of leeway with believability. The problem here is that the story collapses under its own rules. It'd be like saying a character could fly, and then having the story require that character fall to their death off that previously mentioned cliff. I'm sorry. I can't turn my brain off that much.
This story makes absolutely no sense
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