Captain America: Sam Wilson #22 Review

Writer: Nick Spencer/Artist: Sean Izaakse/Marvel Comics Man, it’s been a while. The last issue of “Captain America: Sam Wilson” dropped all the way back in mid-April. Issue #22 picks up in the middle of the overarching “Secret Empire” event where Steve Rogers reveals that he’s a sleeper Hydra agent and helps the Nazi criminal organization take over the United States. Here’s the thing. I was bracing myself for this issue. A lot has happened in the month and a half between issues 21 and 22. Especially concerning both Nick Spencer, who’s writing both this series and “Secret Empire,” and the titles he’s working on. Personally, I’ve elected not to read the current event and didn’t ever really read “Captain America: Steve Rogers,” even before the “Hydra-Cap” reveal. I’ve got my Cap, and he can fly. I’ve stuck to this series, which has treated me very well. At times, I feel like I’m safe inside my own house while the outside world is going to sh*t. While everyone debates about the damage of Steve Rogers supporting fascism and the real reason Marvel’s sales are in decline, I’m sitting on my living room floor with my feet up watching Sam Wilson tell a story I love. Have there been moments in this run I didn’t agree with? Absolutely! Like Sam lecturing people about respectability politics in #20 or the complete mockery of millennial activists via the Bombshells in issue #17. “Consider this your trigger warning!” Seriously? Like, are we really doing this? Despite all of this, “Captain A…