- Written by: Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Tochi Onyebuchi
- Art by: Carlos Magno
- Colors by: GURU-eFX
- Letters by: VC’s Joe Caramagna
- Cover art by: Patrick Gleason, Alejandro Sánchez
- Cover price: $4.99
- Release date: June 14, 2023
Captain America: Cold War Omega #1 brings the invasion of Dimension Z to a close as the Captains America, Sharon Carter, and Misty Knight attack White Wolf’s palace to stop the war.
Is It Good?
Holy Cow! Captain America: Cold War Omega #1 is an awful, convoluted, tone-deaf mess of a comic. Truly, imagine the worst way possible to end this “event” badly, and it still wouldn’t match the reality of how bad this finale really turned out.
When last we left the Captains America, Sharon Carter, and Misty Knight, Sam and Steve reconciled after their fist fight, vowing to work together to take down Bucky and White Wolf. Now, White Wolf (in werewolf form?) unleashes a Dimension Z army of monsters on Earth, against Bucky’s wishes, while the heroes storm the castle.
It’s a mess. There’s no nice way to say it. This comic is a mess.
The heroes decide to attack the castle with a three-pronged attack. Sharon goes left, Sam goes right, and Misty and Steve go straight up the middle to the throne room. When the battle commences, Sharon adopts the Destroyer persona in honor of their fallen comrade while she wields Negan’s bat… err, a baseball bat wrapped in Neganite. Misty and Steve make small talk, discussing their favorite television show – Friday Night Lights. Meanwhile, Black Widow gives Ian a tough love pep talk before disappearing into the shadows, and Peggy Carter comes to blows with Sharon in a fight that should kill any human.
When the heroes clear out the villain army without so much as breaking a sweat, Bucky explains everything was a grand plan all along to install Ian as the new king of Dimension Z to keep the Neganite out of the Outer Circle’s hands. How do we know this? Bucky explains the entire arc in a word balloon tsunami that’ll make your head spin.
The pacing is brisk, and there’s plenty of action to keep your eyeballs moving, but every creative choice… every single one… is boneheaded. The dialog is cringeworthy to the point of madness, and the big revelation about Bucky’s plan would make Rube Goldberg say, “Yeah, that’s a bit much.”
At least the art is good, so that’s something. Carlos Magno delivers a phenomenal set of visuals, elevated by impressive colors from GURU-eFX. That said, even the art can’t save this trainwreck of a story.
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Bits and Pieces
However good or bad you thought the Cold War “event” finale was going to be, you’re wrong. Captain America: Cold War Omega #1 is an absolute trainwreck with fantastic art encumbered by a nonsensical, convoluted, boneheaded conclusion. Save your money.
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