Civil War: Captain America

The funny thing about Captain America's role in the Civil War is that he is a symbol more than anything. Civil War tended to focus more on grey-area cast like Spider-Man (rightly, as that's where the drama is). As such, there's very little to say about Cap once established as the leader of the anti-registration underground.

As such, the solo monthly makes time to spotlight love interest, Sharon Carter. The 3-part "Drums of War" tale shines a light on the people around Cap but rarely gets inside his head. There is almost no internal monologue for him and instead uses dialogue for exposition. In fact, it is more of a build-up to the turn of events in issue #25 than advancing the Civil War plot. It feels much like the Captain America: Disassembled collection that way: anciliary.

Also in this collection is the Winter Soldier: Winter Kills 1-shot about the return of Bucky Barnes. He was one of few examples of heroes killed and not resurrected... until now. Like the Illuminati retroactive continuity, Bucky was revealed to have survived and was coerced into operating as a drone assassin for years. The story is about how a time-displaced man attempts to accept how the world has changed since he last saw it in 1944. While it doesn't tie in directly with Civil War, it touches on Nick Fury's activities and reveals that Marvel's super-villains are still at large and taking advantage of the Civil War confusion.

While, I cannot recommend this as a Civil War book, it is a must-read for getting on the Captain America #25 bandwagon.