Captain America: Sam Wilson #23
| Event\Storyline | Secret Empire |
| Writer | Nick Spencer |
| Artist | Joe Bennett |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN!
Drawn back into the fight, Sam Wilson battles to restore sense to a world in chaos! But for Hydra, there isn't a need for two Captain Americas!
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Jun 14, 2017A fun aside issue with monster madness! Read Full Review
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8.0
Black Nerd Problems - Keith Reid-Cleveland
Jun 16, 2017Overall, this issue is a side story and doesn't shy away from that. It's packed full of characters who otherwise wouldn't be in Sam Wilson's story so we get to see how they'd interact with each other. Sam's basically just chilling on the bench until he either gets called into the game [read: Secret Empire] or moves on to something bigger. Read Full Review
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7.7
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Jun 15, 2017Captain America: Sam Wilson #23 does its part to flesh out Sam's head-space and the character's role in this massive conflict, but it doesn't necessarily add anything critical to the larger crossover. But for long-term fans of the series, it's worth it mainly just to see Nick Spencer explore what happens when Sam no longer has the will to be Captain America. Read Full Review
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7.0
Nerdly - Daniel Clark
Jun 28, 2017By all means this is a general throwaway issue that will not have any lasting effects nor does anything major happen readers need to be aware. Despite that it is one of the more fulfilling books that has the Secret Empire insignia. By having the world go to hell the burden has been removed from Sam as well as this book. The focused as been more narrowed with a distinctive purpose, but based on the developments of Secret Empire that focus will widen as Sam gets tangled into the overall conflict with Hydra. Hopefully Nick Spencer takes the time to give Sam a purpose outside of reclaiming his Captain America moniker because if not it would be a major step backwards for the character. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Fun action, fun dialogue, just didn't like Sam's mask.
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8.0
Sam burns his Inhuman-smuggling bridges with the Mole Man in order to get the renegade Avengers out of Hydrated America. This is a fine comic, but it's clearly intended to be more "Secret Empire #3.5" than "CA: Sam Wilson #23." Sam is reduced to being a tour guide rather than the protagonist. Joe Bennett's old-school pencils give the whole exercise a classic feel and there's some solid humor regarding Mole Man's fave TV shows. This is a bit of a breather episode in the bigger, darker Secret Empire story. The way the title's drifting away from Sam suggests he's going to fade away rather than going out with a bang.
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7.0
Meh. That was a very long winded explanation about how Sam smuggles people. I'm like ok I don't buy it. lol I like Spencer just this issue was lacking. I'm hoping for better later on.
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