World War II. America needs a super soldier. Only one man possesses the formula to create the perfect fighting machine from volunteer Steve Rogers. But when a deadly bullet kills Dr. Erskine along with his bodyguard, M.P. Ben Parker, Steve's destiny - and that of the Marvel Universe - is changed forever. Collects Bullet Points #1-5.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Not a re-imagining, just a reshuffling.:
The alternate reality tales of DC and Marvel, under the umbrella titles of Elseworlds and What If...? respectively, are such a cool idea that, even though their hit-to-miss ratio is not particularly good, I have always been inexorably drawn to them. I just can't help but want to know what it would have been like if Superman had grown up in Soviet Russia or how the Marvel universe would have been altered if Wolverine had become the lord of the vampires. On the other hand, the Fantastic Four developing in... more info
Good art + Orignal, Strong story = good, entertaining TPB:
In the comic world, alternate universes are something that seem to draw in fans only and no outsiders or casual readers. For a while, alternative universe stories were the rarity, happening in an annual issue or one shot series. Now days, the original comic house, DC, has its Elseworlds and Marvel is slowly but confidently adding books by the quarter that take well known heroes and place them in unfamiliar environments. One of the better Marvel entries is Bullet Points, J. Michael Straczynski and Tommy Lee... more info
