All-New Captain America #3 Review

Writer: Rick Remender / Artist: Stuart Immonen / Publisher: Marvel Not that he wasn’t before (because he was), but Sam Wilson is now, undeniably, Captain America. In Issue #3 of All-New Captain America, Wilson completed some rites of passage that are necessary to hold the vibranium/adamantium shield. He faced off against a top tier villain in Sin, the daughter of Red Skull, and made her look like a fool. He witnessed the first death of someone close to him since donning the ol’ red, white and blue *spoiler*, but not really because it’s only issue #3 and faked his first death. *spoiler* In the first two issues of the series, we got a lot of Wilson’s background info to help us understand him better as a character and choice to take Steve Rogers’ place. This was refreshing for those unfamiliar with who Sam is and served as a good reminder for those who did, but may have forgotten some key things. Issue #3 continues the trend of explaining Sam’s journey up to this point by giving us more jewels from his past, threatening to invalidate them completely, then strengthening the as a result of the challenge.

This was Sam’s first true test to see if he could bare the weight of being Captain America. *spoiler* The lives of everyone that’s close to him were threatened unless he took a leap of faith and risked ruining the legacy of Captain America forever. Instead, he used his newly attained foresight and wisdom to come out on top. *spoiler* After a moral dilemma that shows that he’s a u…