Brent Schoonover made familiar and comfortable illustrations, but hey have the comic book feeling to them as well. Such as we see what I assume a 1940s Captain America would look like, but also has the smoothness of art from today. There are polished illustrations with medium to busy detail but are also fun which give both a classic look and modern feel. We are not fighting Hydra, but we are fighting the Nazis, a couple of wizards and ghosts (which are real ghosts and movie magic ghosts). Bucky grew up an orphan on an army base, while the origin story of Steve Rogers seems to follow what I know of his transformation.

It is different from the Marvel movies, and I am not sure how close to the original stories.īucky is only 15 (and someone please tell TV Robin that Bucky has stolen his look) and Captain America is only a few years older but seems older because of Super-Solider Serum. But then again, I should have realized that Alan Gratz would not write “fluffy fluff” but would write serious and fun with our favorite Captain (or at least up there in the Top 10 to 15). And while there was not a lot of “Deep Thoughts” to Captain America: The Ghost Army, it was not as “fluffy” as I thought. This time I picked up a what looked like an easy graphic novel. How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead? And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo―sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain―have to do with this?Īward-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz merges the worlds of historical fiction and super hero comics in this one-of-a-kind graphic novel that is sure to be met with major enthusiasm from fans of all ages.When you are tired and really have no brain power, but you want to read, what do you do? I tend to pick up what looks like an easy graphic novel or picture book. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them.

In this thrilling historical adventure set during World War II, Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes, encounter threat like none they've ever seen - a Ghost Army. Classroom Decor, Posters, Stickers תפאורה לכיתה,פוסטרים, מדבקותįrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee, Ground Zero) comes an all-new, original Captain America graphic novel!.

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