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Two weeks ago today Captain America #600 dropped. The sad thing is that it dropped with a thud. Yours truly was on duty that Monday and I have to say that the results were somewhat disappointing. Marvel had assured retailers that this was going to be HUGE, and that stores should order tons of copies, and media hype would bring people in for the early release of this special issue. The problem was that there wasn’t really much media attention outside of the comic nerd world, and that Monday went by just like any other Monday. On Wednesday however, the issue started to move and I anticipate that it will eventually sell out.

Don’t get me wrong, Cap #600 is a seminal issue that put the word out that Steve Rogers would come back to life and resume the mantle of the American spirit, but he didn’t actually return and the issue became like a sitcom episode where characters get stuck in a freezer and reflect back on past episodes. It’s a good issue, but I’m not so sure that it warranted the hype Marvel circulated about it to your neighborhood funny book retailers. It’s obvious that it was something of a prelude to the Rebirth story that will bring Rogers back, which leaves me wondering where this leaves Bucky Barnes who I would have liked to see as Cap for an extended period of time. But hey, why nit-pick about such things which fan-boys are notorious for doing over fictional characters? Just enjoy the ride, I say.

What I would like to see for the return of Steve Rogers would be similar to how Marvel brought Cap back in the pages of Avengers #4 in the early 60’s, frozen in a block of ice being worshiped by Eskimo’s as Namor comes along and throws a temper tantrum resulting in Steve thawing out. Now that’s how you bring a character back from the dead!

-Jim

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