Review of
Secret Empire Omega #1,
comic written by Nick Spencer
Five out of five stars
A dark tale drawn in dark format
The premise is
that there was a second Captain America and in the tradition of entertainment
and mythology, it is an evil twin. Posing as Captain America and utilizing the
reverence that people had for the real hero, the evil twin became Hydra
Supreme. As the leader of a powerful Hydra, he took power and ruled as a brutal
fascist. This story begins as the world is starting the process of rebuilding
from the chaos and restoring a civil society.
However, the
rebuilding effort is not the focus of this story. Imprisoned in a ultra maximum
security prison, the evil Steve Rogers is visited by the hero Steve Rogers. It
is a conversation with deep psychological tones, the evil Steve Rogers holds
his own, pointing out that he could not have accomplished what he did alone. In
one of the last captions, the evil one says, “I offered them power and they
took it. What do YOU offer them?”
In the history
of the twentieth century, there were many people that willingly joined with the
dictators and that trend is repeating in the twenty-first century. With that as
a background, while this comic has almost no superhero style action, it
nevertheless is a superb read. It is also drawn in a minimalist form, where few
colors are used, and the faces are not well defined. That serves to emphasize
the dialog.
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