Captain America #695

HOME OF THE BRAVE pt I

Written by Mark Waid
Penciled by Chris Samnee
Cover by Chris Samnee
Published Nov 1 2017

  Ten years ago, Captain America finds himself in Bouton, Nebraska fighting a startup group of thugs calling themselves Rampart. He works to gain the trust of some kids and defeats the group with ease. Deflecting a final bullet, he wraps a little girl in a flag and when asked his name, he tells them to ask their grandparents. With that he leaves on his trusty bike, driving into a future that will change his life forever.

I dunno. Something just seems off...

   Today he’s returned. And the city that he once protected now bears his name. He walks through the annual Captain America Celebration and is confused with being an amazing cosplayer. He talks to the locals, notably hearing a conspiracy theory about how some don’t believe his “frozen” origin story.
   Later, various citizens of the town get onstage and talk about what Captain America means to them. Story after story, they laud the hero until finally a member of Rampart walks up behind the speaker and knocks him down. They line up to execute the townsfolk but as they fire, their guns are all broken into bits by Cap’s shield. He catches it and opens his jacket, revealing his uniform and donning his signature helmet.  

Dare. Double Dare. Physical Challenge!!!

He throws them all about and after finally defeating them, demands more info from their ringleader. He ominously says “you’ll learn more soon” and blows himself up.
   The issue wraps with Cap telling the crowd that while flattered, he didn’t come for the festival. He had a job to do. He highlights several examples of how the town is filled with heroes in it’s own right. The strong protect the weak...  With that he gets a raucous “Welcome back” and he salutes them. With that, this issue has come to an end.

Well... Goodbye.

   Aside from Mark Waid’s legendary work at DC with the Flash, he’s almost synonymous with the modern Captain America. He’s had long runs on books centered around our favorite starts and striped superhero, as well as countless others. It only makes sense to return him to the pages which he made such an impact in the past. This book is typical of his work, painting pictures of characters without having to go on scores of origin points and dialogue and banter. It was a simple story and it made an impact with less. That’s tough to do and even more complimentary of writers like him. I dig it and can’t wait to see where he takes it. I give this one a 9/10.

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