CAPTAIN AMERICAAVENGER, HERO, ICON
By Rich Johnson
Hardcover / 8.5” x 11”/ 224pages / more than 300color illustrations / $50.00U.S.
ISBN: 978-0-7893-3778-8/ Universe Publishing/ Release date: June 2022

Johnson organizes the stories by how deeply they explore the mythos of Cap. Private–This section is the perfect introduction for those new to reading Captain America comics. Corporal–This chapter provides those who have read a few comics with a deeper knowledge of Captain America. Sergeant–These stories take readers even further into the world of Captain America. Captain–The final part of the book will have fans on their way to becoming Captain America experts.The book brings each of these stories alive using countless comic book images, film concept art, and storyboards. Readers will revel in retracing Cap’s origins through the present; discovering the social, cultural, and political issues interwoven into each adventure; watching the costume changes and character evolution over the past eighty years; and understanding the influence of Captain America on other comic book characters and his relevance in today’s comic book (and superhero film) culture. Containing more than two hundred covers, interior comic art pieces, and sketch treatments, CAPTAIN AMERICAclearly illustrates why people today still buy his comics, play with his action figures, watch his movies and TV shows, and carry his shield on Halloween or at comic cons. Perhaps the man out of time is, after all, a man for all times.