11 Reasons You're Wrong About Marvel Legacy

10. Captain America Could (Finally) Get The Book He Deserves

Captain America 695 Marvel Legacy
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Since Ed Brubaker left Captain America in 2012, the character hasn't really been given the best treatment. Rick Remender's series, while unabashedly sci-fi and classic to the core, failed to match the rich complexity of Brubaker's espionage-oriented work, and Nick Spencer's had a giant Hydra-shaped end-note to it as well.

While Mark Waid hasn't been without controversy this past year, his recent work on Daredevil with artist Chris Samnee was character-defining, and offered a bold new direction for a character that had, for a long time at least, been reluctant to step out of the shadows. It was a welcome change of pace, and with the duo having reunited for last year's Black Widow - it too met with critical acclaim - they're fast becoming one of the industry's greatest power-pairings.

Having them on Captain America, then, makes perfect sense. Faith in the star spangled man with a plan has plummeted since the character turned Nazi, and although Marvel will maintain that this return to classic Cap isn't a response to Secret Empire, we all know who this book is for - or rather, what it's meant to be.

Welcome back, Cap.

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