Captain America #17 Review –“When a Man Mind Bubbles a Shield.”

Story

After capturing Nuke, Iron Nail has released an old S.H.I.E.L.D. threat that was locked up for over 50 years and now he’s been attacking everyone and taken control of them.

The Good

This issue is starting off to a rough one. But it still does a good job in introducing a new villain named Dr. Mindbubble. We get to know his past, his powers and how much he can poses a threat.  So far, he’s a pretty cool villain with an odd looking design that I actually like. It also looks like the characters will have a tough time fighting him, because he can mind control people and bad enough when he can over take S.H.I.E.L.D. There’s also a good chemistry between Cap and Jet Black on getting to know each other and the dialogue is pretty funny. There are also few cool action scenes so far.

The Bad

The story is okay, but it really gives a less impact feel than the last stories. Iron Nail doesn’t seem to be interesting yet and they barely have shown anything about him even in The Winter Soldier series. But that’s okay because it’s only been two issues so far which doesn’t help. Some of the dialogue here is cheesy and sounds off. It can be confusing at times too, especially during the end. You have to read carefully to understand what’s going on.

The art team feels less impacted too because it’s nowhere near better than the last. I’m not a big fan of the artist’s cel shading style because the inking makes the art pale and dark instead bright colors and cel shading doesn’t work well that way. But the art does look good sometimes with the action and the face expressions. But often time the panels look a lot less detailed and it’s more than the good looking panels in there.

Verdict

I give this issue a 3.5/7.5 out of 5/10 stars. Since the last stories were really good, this one comes off a bit rough. But the story is still good to read and Dr. Mindbubble is an awesome villain. He can really pose a threat with the characters and he has some cool powers. The art is okay, but isn’t nearly impressive as the last and the dark cel shading art style looks awful at times.  So, even though this isn’t the most hyped up event in the series I still suggest it’s worth picking up especially if you’re looking to know more about Dr. Mindbubble. This character alone is worth reading the issue for.