Where To Start: Captain America | 10 best comics for beginners

[@MaddoggComics]

🐶🐶 WOOF WOOF! You've asked for this one for a while, and I wanted to make a stripped back Where To Start with just my personal recommendations, and who better to do it for, than Captain America! 🧢🇺🇸📚 . If you want to support the channel, why not treat yourself to something from the channel sponsor: OrganicPricedBooks! Make sure you use code WOOFWOOF for $2 off your orders! 💵 Ordering 3 or more books together? Use code WOOFWOOFSHIPITTOGETHER for 5% off your entire order! 🤯 . Hope you guys enjoy! Let me know what you think of the more personal Where To Start list! Give it a like, subscribe if you're new, and share where you can! 💪 . Should have a review out next, but until then, stay Mad, Doggs! WOOF WOOF! 🐶

[@ScottPutnamART]

The 9 issue run by John Byrne and Roger Stern is one of the best pure Cap runs ever. It can be found in old collections as "war and rememberance"

[@MaddoggComics]

I'll add it to my list! Thanks for the suggestion Scott!

[@matthewschwartz6607]

The Baron Blood story is considered a classic.

[@grantbaugh2773]

Something I find really interesting about the Stern and Byrne run is that it's so good while realistically doing so little (I swear this is a compliment). So many other "must read" runs have massive stories that significantly shift the status quo either permanently or for a big chunk of time. Englehart had the 50s Cap and Nomad, Gruenwald had "the Captain", Brubaker brought Bucky back and then had him take over, etc. In Stern and Byrne's run though, there isn't anything like that that I can remember. The biggest thing they did was introduce Bernie Rosenthal, which was a slower buildup. But, despite this lack of shifting/changing, the run is just so good. They're must reads not because you need them to understand anything fundamental about the character, but because they're simply that good.

[@ScottPutnamART]

@grantbaugh2773 well said man. Yeah Byrne is so good at continuing a character and respecting the original material.

[@vincentbatten4686]

Honestly, the post Secret Empire Mark Waid run is a short and fun run. It's a really fun read. It's broken up by the legacy numbering reboot and can be confusing to figure out where to go with it, but it's in two short volumes on the cheap. Great little read.

[@MaddoggComics]

I hear the name Mark Waid and know I'm in good hands haha! Thanks for watching the video mate! :)

[@vincentimbesi3947]

How many trades are there for that post Secret Empire run by Mark Waid? I’ve never read and I’d like to check it out.

[@vincentbatten4686]

@@vincentimbesi3947 It's only 2.

[@vincentimbesi3947]

@@vincentbatten4686 Thank you!

[@hamzadawud]

My favorite superhero, and I'm kinda miffed that you didn't recommend the Silver Age run by Lee and Kirby, lol.

[@sirlordcapybara801]

I'd say that the Steve Englehart run is a better Silver Age Cap introduction than the Lee stuff, but it's fun regardless.

[@Capfacts]

@@sirlordcapybara801 I personally like the Lee/Kirby stories as more light-hearted, short stories. You can pick up pretty much any issue in their run and be set, not needing to read the issues before or after. There are a few points where continuity may be important, but generally the individual issues give you all you need. That said, they can definitely be pretty cheesy and some aspects have aged poorly. (Steve and Sharon's initial relationship gives me nightmares. How are you talking about getting married before you even know her name?!?)

[@billionaireinc3302]

I've been waiting for this one!! 👍

[@MaddoggComics]

Hope it was worth the wait mate! Took a bit of a different approach, so not sure if I stuck the landing! Thanks for watching though mate! :)

[@jasonpow2105]

Great video! Can't wait for the last 2 brubaker re-prints later this year. Would love to see an up to date room tour from you!

[@MaddoggComics]

Thanks mate! Hope you enjoy the last two volumes, there's not been much change to the layout of the room so I didn't wanna' waste anyones time, but I may be moving soon and that would definitely be on the horizon! Thanks for watching mate! :)

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Only read A bit of Brubaker's run and that's it outside of Avenger runs. I can see myself coming back to this video multiple times as I expand my collection. Keep these where to start vids coming Maddogg!😁

[@MaddoggComics]

Thank you mate! I think I'm doing a DC character next, but always happy to take suggestions :) Hope you're having a good week mate! :)

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

I have a few suggestions. Maybe Nightwing, Constantine, Robin(could easily do one for each character like Tim Drake, Red Hood, Damian etc), Titans, Lex Luthor or Aquaman. Maybe even go outside of the traditional box with where to start New 52 or DC multiverse. Or even the best DC elseworlds styories like White Knight, DKR, Superman year one etc. But I'll have a think and get back to you.🙂

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Maybe for Marvel where to start Kang,Venom,Spider family eg Spider Woman etc, Guardians.

[@supergonk6485]

Lots of cap stuff has already been well adapted in MCU. For anyone who wants something not done in the movies yet, read secret empire.

[@rezza_lynsaii]

Terribly done tbh and not really. There’s so many stuff they’ve left out or ‘replaced’

[@supergonk6485]

@@rezza_lynsaii like what? If the movies missed out a major story arc apart from empire what is it because I wanna read it then

[@rezza_lynsaii]

@@supergonk6485 The MCU has missed many storylines which is natural I suppose but has also changed characters and dynamics exc. Poor Adaptations tbh, alright but not the best. That goes for both Sam and Steve.

[@fandombat3074]

Thank you. I have been trying to get sister into capt. she only watched the animated stuff. This is going be a huge help.

[@Capfacts]

Great list! My go-to suggestion is the "Man Out of Time" mini series by Mark Waid. It's a retelling of when Cap first came out of the ice and he struggles to find what his place in the world is.

[@MaddoggComics]

Good shout! I think I read that one, but Mark Waid just seems to be the man who keeps giving, so I may hunt it down :) Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Capfacts]

@@MaddoggComics for real, I think out of all of Mark Waid's stuff there's a total of 7 issues I would classify as lower than "good", and even those are closer to "fine" versus bad

[@CadesComics]

Great video mate. Just going back and catching up on some of your videos. Some great picks here

[@OmniNationComics]

Dudeeeee another great list on one of my favorite characters of all time. Marvel really needs to give Grunewald’s run an omnibus. I agree Brubaker’s run is the GOAT. Great video bro ! 🤘🏾

[@MaddoggComics]

Dayyyyyyyyy! Where you been man? Hope you're doing well! Thank you for watching the video, I've got something lined up for Brubaker's Cap, so watch this space! Thanks for watching mate! :)

[@OmniNationComics]

@@MaddoggComics it’s been rough bro. But I miss you man. I am BACK !

[@connorhansen690]

Bro please don’t forget to do that cap by brubaker video mate, Ive been interested in that specific run lately🤘🏻

[@MaddoggComics]

Scripting it at the moment :) got my March videos all sorted, so may be April, but it's coming :) hopefully it will be... Just the best ;) Thanks for watching Connor!

[@danielrhodes7594]

I understand you are trying to keep it current and modern for beginning with collecting Capt. America, but I was hoping you would be talking about the 10 best original volume comics to collect for Cap. I am not into a lot of the new stuff. The stories are not that great. Thanks though.

[@AdamSMessinger]

Do you consider Secret Avengers/The Marvels Project as part of Brubaker's Captain America run? Really enjoyed the recs!

[@MaddoggComics]

I like Secret Avengers as like a companion, but it's not really mandatory, just highly recommended even on its own :P I never got chance to check out the Marvels Project, but might jump into it soon! Thanks for watching the video mate! :)

[@Fonteswrath]

Is this how I would read it in order ? I wanna get into cap but like 100%

[@Capfacts]

For 100% you'd want to start with the original "Captain America Comics" published during WW2. As a warning, only the original 20 are available in any sort of reprints or legal digital copies, so if you want to read the rest you either have to buy the very expensive physical copies or 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️. After that it would be Tales of Suspense, then Captain America volumes 1-5, and then it gets a bit convoluted after that so I'll have to come back with a link to a reading list or something.

[@Capfacts]

OK, I found my list. If you want to 100% Cap, this is the list of comics you'll need to read. Captain America Comics 1-78 (weird note on this, issues 74 and 75 were renamed to "Captain America's Weird Tales", and issue 75 doesn't actually even have Cap in it so you can probably skip that one.) And like my previous comment said, only issues 1-20 and then 76-78 are available legally through reprints or digital versions. 21-75 haven't been remastered so you may have to look for less-than-legal options. Steve was brought back in Avengers issue 4, so that is probably good to read to get the "full" story. Tales of Suspense 59-99 are when Steve shared a comic with Iron Man. Half of the issue is Iron Man, the other half is Cap. Some people include issue 58 in this run, but my personal opinion is that it's an Iron Man story that features Cap, versus a Cap story. Captain America Volume 1 issues 100-454. The reason it starts at 100 is because Cap kept the numbering from the Tales of Suspense comics, but now Cap stories take up the whole issue instead of sharing with Iron Man who got his own new series. Captain America Volume 2 issues 1-13. This was after the Onslaught storyline and is basically an alternate universe. So you may want to read the Onslaught story before this and then the "Heroes Return" series after to get the "full" story. Alternatively, you could skip this whole volume as it takes place in an alternate universe so most of it plays no role in the greater lore of Captain America (the main exception being the character Rikki Barnes who does get introduced here, but she shows up minimally in other Cap stories) Captain America Volume 3 issues 1-50 Captain America Volume 4 issues 1-32 Captain America Volume 5 issues 1-50 Captain America issues 600 (they returned to the "original" numbering at this point which is why it can be confusing) Captain America: Reborn 1-6 Not technically part of the main series, but plays into the main story enough that it's worth reading. Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield. Similar to the Reborn series in the previous point, this isn't in the main series but plays enough into the story it's worth reading Captain America 601-619 (There's an issue 615 and then 615.1 in here, just to make things extra confusing) Optional: Captain America And… 620-640 This one is optional because it's a bunch of stories where Steve teams up with other heroes, but it's not part of the main run despite maintaining the same numbering Captain America Volume 6 issues 1-19 Captain America Volume 7 issues 1-25 All-New Captain America 1-6 Captain America: Sam Wilson 1-7 Captain America: Sam Wilson 8-24 and Captain America Steve Rogers 1-19 (This is because these series take place at the same time, so you may want to read alternating issues or just recognize there's stuff going on in the other series. If I had to pick I'd prioritize the Sam series over the Steve series as the Sam series involves Steve more than vice versa) Captain America Volume 8 issue 25 (this volume only has a single issue, continuing the numbering from Sam's series) Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America (Again, not strictly in the main series but it bridges the gap between Volume 8 and the next series Captain America issues 695-704 (back to the legacy numbering) Captain America Volume 9 issues 1-30 Captain America Volume 10 issue 0 (Sam and Steve are both being Captain America again, so this is to start those stories off) Captain America Symbol of Truth 1-11 and Captain America Sentinel of Liberty 1-11 (Same as the previous Sam and Steve run, where the stories intertwine somewhat so you might want to alternate issues, though that becomes more important starting with the next point) Captain America Cold War: Alpha (start of an event combining the two series Captain America Symbol of truth 12-14 and Captain America Sentinel of Liberty 12-14 Captain America Cold War Omega Captain America 750 Captain America: Finale Captain America Volume 11 issues 1-2 (this is the current series so this will continue for a while)

[@idoshaul57]

Do you have anything to suggest about more Steve Rogers than Captain America (I mean like in his second movie with Bucky only without a lot of politics)

[@Capfacts]

I would suggest the "Man Out of Time" mini series by Mark Waid. It covers the time just after Cap came out of the ice and the main conflict is more about Steve finding his place in the world than it is about fighting as Captain America.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

Captain America by Ed Brubaker is an interesting take on the hero because it follows straight into the Winter Soldier saga. But I need to read the original run by Mark Waid, and the Dimension Z arc by Rick Remender.

[@bigogarland7325]

I wonder if there is a run that explores Cap and Jack Fury’s relationship vs Cap and Nick Fury’s.

[@amirhossein5020]

I think you should start a series where you cover best comics of a character

[@kurumais]

coats 's run was dull

[@4th_line_grinder]

Coates run is probably the worst. I'd rather read Liefelds run, not a person who sows division and a bigot.