Morales, who has had previous experience with writing Captain America, was a perfect choice to script the story of the black Captain America. What stands out the most about Morales’ writing, is that he writes the story about the characters themselves, choosing not to turn it into a flag-waving exercise for the country that nuked a city in this very same war. So, when Isaiah Bradley enters a Nazi death camp later on in the tale and witnesses the atrocities of the gas chambers and Germany’s own super-soldier program, the similarities he sees between the enemy and his own country have that much more impact on the reader.

Kyle Baker’s cartoon-like style works surprisingly well with this tale, adding a light hearted tone to the otherwise dark and depressing tune of racism and war. My eyes were particularly drawn to the characters of Lucas Evans and Maurice Canfield who both look and act like they are being played by Delroy Lindo and Denzel Washington respectively. Also, Damon Larsen, the anti-white sociopath, and Phillip Merritt, the racist drill sergeant and Cap fan boy, are hilarious additions to a cast of well written and well-drawn characters.

Good old Steve Rogers makes an appearance toward the end, and as usual I found myself warming to the Captain right away. Whereas every other white character in this story is a racist bigot, from Hitler to Americas own fine generals, Cap shines out - as he usually does - as the embodiment of what the Land of the Free should have always been about. For those of you out there who love your little Easter eggs, there’s a brief appearance from the boy who will one day grow up to be Patriot, of Young Avengers fame.

To wrap it up, the writing is good, the artwork is spot on, and the characters are both engaging and funny. For those of you who like your stories one-hundred-percent American, this is not for you. For those of you who want to read an engaging story, that covers more than one perspective on America’s war-effort, this is definitely worth picking up.