Captain America by Ed Brubaker — opening act
Ed Brubaker · Steve Epting · Butch Guice
Story era 07 · Disassembled to Civil War
Brubaker’s opening Captain America stories combine espionage with the emotional consequences of Steve Rogers’s wartime history.
Setup & reading order
- After Captain America (2005) #25 in the opening omnibus
Continue through the four Brubaker continuation omnibuses before changing creative direction.
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 by Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 1 · Disassembled to Civil War
The Red Skull’s murder pulls Steve Rogers into a mystery about a ghost from his war.
See reading checkpoints9781302927929Planned edition#1–25#1#1Captain America #25 appears here and in The Death of Captain America Omnibus. Read the assassination chapter once, then continue with #26 in The Death of Captain America.
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) #25Connected stories
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege
Things to know
- Continue into the four later omnibuses only if this first act earns the shelf space.