Captain America, Life after death.

Captain America issue #29 came out this month, and what's even more interesting than the comic is the fact that the series is not only still alive, but also still one of Marvels best books on the shelves.

Captain America died over 6 months ago in issue #25, yet the series has still lived on without him, do in no small part to Cap's former sidekick, Bucky Barnes. (AKA, the Winter Soldier) Bucky has sworn revenge on Tony Stark, the man he deems responsible for Cap's death. Issues #26-29 have shown Bucky's struggles with Cap's death and his lack of direction in life. The Winter Soldier hasn't been a hero in years so the real storyline to all of this is whether or not Bucky turns the corner and becomes a hero again (Possibly becoming the next Captain America Himself) or he relapses and becomes a killer again. Whether or not these things will happen is up in the air, but the Winter Soldier's life has proven to be just as interesting as Steve Rogers'.

All in all, they probably should have changed the books title to the Winter soldier, but int he interest of selling comics, keeping it Captain America was the right move. Also, it's no secret that characters in comics never stay dead. Captain America may be dead a the moment but there are possible storylines that could lead to him being alive again. Dr. Doom does own a time machine, and the Red Skull has made moves to commandeer it, so we'll see where that goes.

Ed Brubaker aned Steve Epting deserve praise for the speed in which they are cranking out these comics as well. In an age where delays are frequent and some comics take months to come out (Ahem, Halo: Uprising #1 still isn't out, and Halo 3 comes out in a month now) These two have managed to produce Captain America on a regular bases. When you combine that with the high quality of there work, it's pretty impressive.