Captain America by Ed Brubaker — continuation
Ed Brubaker · Steve Epting · Butch Guice
Story eras 08–10 · Wars on Every Front to The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Brubaker’s later Captain America stories extend the opening espionage saga through changes in the mantle and Steve Rogers’s return.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- After Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus
Continue with Remender’s Dimension Z-to-Sam Wilson omnibus.
Optional context & path
Path: Captain America, modern era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
The books
Captain America: The Death of Captain America Omnibus
Book 1 of 4 · Wars on Every Front
The shot fired at Steve Rogers opens the book, which then follows who picks up the shield.
9781302929619Planned edition#25–42Captain America #25 appears both here and at the end of the first Brubaker omnibus; the one-issue overlap is deliberate.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Captain America Lives! Omnibus
Book 2 of 4 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Bucky carries the shield through Osborn’s reign while a plan to reclaim Steve takes shape.
9781302954468Planned edition#43–50, #600–601#1–6#1Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Captain America: The Trial of Captain America Omnibus
Book 3 of 4 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
With the Heroic Age underway, Bucky’s buried past as the Winter Soldier finally catches up with him.
9781302952686Planned edition#1#602–619, #615.1#1–4#1–10Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus
Book 4 of 4 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Bucky’s private war on old Soviet ghosts, running through Fear Itself and its aftermath.
9781302952631Planned edition#620–628#7.1#1–14#11–19#1Fear Itself: Book of the Skull #1 is also in the Fear Itself collection. Read this Red Skull prologue once before the event, wherever it fits your Captain America reading.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Captain America (2004) #25Show exact issues
Fear Itself: Book of the Skull (2011) #1Connected stories
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege
Things to know
Collecting rule: The opening Brubaker omnibus comes first, followed by these four volumes in order.
- The first two Brubaker omnibuses intentionally share Captain America #25 at their boundary.