Captain America: Steve Rogers: Empire Building Review

Finished reading Captain America: Steve Rogers: Empire Building, as Marvel’s Secret Empire event looms on the horizon as writer Nick Spencer begins to put the pieces of Steve’s plan together. The book opens with Steve going to a comatose Tony Stark where he begins to reflect on the recent events that transpired within the Marvel universe while becoming the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. The book then continues with Steve in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. as it’s newest director which leads to him putting Zemo in charge of continuing to build his Hydra forces. While in Bagalia former S.H.I.E.L.D director Maria Hill mets with Taskmaster and Black Ant who have footage of Steve’s alliance to Hydra, however before Maria can retrieve it the tow villains are giving a proposition to join Hydra by Elsa Sinclair, the woman who made Captain America a Hydra agent before the Second World War as she to is on a recruitment drive for Hydra. Overall is was a great book as it sets up marvel's Secret Empire event as Steve Rogers beginning to use he fallout and distrust within the superhero community thanks to what transpired within the most recent superhero civil war. The continuing storyline of Captain America's twisted past continues to be great as it helps to inform what motivates Steve and shows where his plans for Hydra along with how his relationship with Elsa Sinclair. The art throughout the book is good as each art team does a great job in bring the story to life in their own parts of the book, however the constant changers become a little jarring in a few places due to how often it changers. 8/10.