Finished reading Captain America: Sam Wilson: Civil War II, dealing with the revaluation of Steve Rogers regaining his youth and powers Sam finds himself at odds with the public as they believe Steve should be the only one with the mantle. The book opens with Sam dealing with the aftermath of the Standoff event as Steve Rogers has dawn the mantle of Captain America once again and hopes to share it with Sam before going public with Steve being Captain America again. The next story sees Sam and the rest of the superhero community coming to terms with the death of James Rhodes, War Machine within the events of Civil War II as Sam is tasked with giving a eulogy at the funeral. The rest of the book sees Sam having to decide who he's siding with in the events of Civil War II meanwhile on the streets of New York a private police force known as the Americops who are using extreme force and are also profiling the people they are arresting. Overall this was a great book as it continues Sam's time as Captain America greatly as Steve Rogers becoming Captain America again effects Sam in a similar way as before with most people not liking the way he has taken the mantle and made it his own, now want Sam to step down as Captain America due to the original coming back. Writer Nick Spencer also does a great job in continuing Sam's story while also mixing in the events of Civil War II within the book as the two stories mirror each other with them using similar themes. While also keeping the series feeling an important series showing where Steve Rogers is going as a character in his own series thanks to how it effects Sam's series. The books art is great as the more character driven stories at the beginning of the book by artist Angel Unzueta hit some of the more emotionally driven beats extremely well while artist Daniel Acuña brings the action to live greatly, while the choice of colours used to distinguish between settings helps to give each location its own feel. 8/10.
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