Well, I have to admit that I didn't see that coming. I just read that Ed Brubaker will be introducing a new person to be Captain America in January. This is probably old news to the folks who keep up with the day-to-day comic events, but it's news to me.
I really expected Marvel to just cancel the book, start over with volume 6, number 1 and act as though the assassination never occurred. Another person wearing the costume wasn't something I thought would happen.
The idea of someone else wearing the costume isn't new, but this is the first time it will be done at a time when Steve Rogers isn't around to keep an eye on things. And the idea that it could be the long-dead Bucky Barnes that will be taking over...well, I'm not sure how I feel about that.
I liked the fact that Bucky was dead long before I started reading comics. And that he stayed dead. I think that Gwen Stacy (discounting the clone) is the only other Marvel character that remained deceased. For a while, they had the decency to include Norman Osborn in this little club, but they ruined that in the 90s.
I am intrigued by this development. It's much like the return from the dead of Jason Todd in Batman. I didn't think it was a good idea, but Judd Winick wrote such good stories, I found myself reading and enjoying the Batman tales that featured this story arc. I suspect the same thing will happen here. I have enjoyed Brubaker's work as much as I've enjoyed Winick's.
I'll have to look for a trade paperback to see it though...as I doubt any of these issues will be found in a discount box!
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