Captain America Vol. 5 # 40 - The Man Who Bought America: Part Four

It's Bucky Cap' vs 50's Cap' on the rooftops. We have a cool dynamic here. Bucky's all brains and Mr. 50's is all brawn. As fun as it is to see two dudes dressed as Captain America (neither of them being the real Captain America), beating the crap out of each other, the end where they start to calm down is cool. Bucky starts wondering just who this masked man is, and he finds out... oh $#!% It's Steve Rogers! For several seconds, there is an interesting reaction. Bucky is horrified but confused all the same. When asked  why they are fighting, 50's Cap' replies "you killed Bucky", which is when Bucky lifts up his own mask and reveals himself.

Seeing as their faces are identicle. Steve's face to Steve's face and Bucky's face to Bucky's face, I love the confusion that follows. This is the Captain America from a different era, and the Bucky from a different era, crosssed together at last. What follows is complete confusion. Bucky thinks he's found Steve back from the grave. Steve thinks he's found Bucky back from the grave.

But like the snap of the finger, this awsome moment was interrupted by Faustus. Bucky quickly figures out what's going on and this "slow motion time" moment exploded as Bucky jumps off of a rooftop to avoid getting clobbered. That moment was pure beauty. Just this "two second" moment of time was breathtaking.

Pure storytelling gold. A+ Brubaker.

Art - 9/10

Story - 10/10