Coates and Yu continue what's shaping up to be a very fine run with Captain America #3.
In brief, this issue sees T'Challa aiding Steve in digging deeper into what's up with Power Enterprises.
When Hydra collapsed, PE stepped in where Hydra had established footholds and kept the middle American communities that Hydra brought back to life thriving.
T'Challa's interest in this relates to the involvement of Zeke Stane. He believes that the bioengineer is the one producing the new wave of Nukes. Wakandan intelligence also says that Stane has ties to Washington. Steve wants to find out who Stane's handlers are.
T'Challa, Okoye, and Steve discover a lab beneath a bogus mine operation and venture in to find some answers, fighting their way through hordes of Nukes.
Meanwhile, Sharon Carter is dealing with her own problems - first discovering that Ross does not have her best interests at heart and, at issue's end, encountering Selene face to face.
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I'm really digging this run. Yu's art is impeccable (the prolonged fight scenes in this issue are top-notch) and, as with the previous issues, the main strength of this run continues to be Coates' strong characterizations.
Steve and Sharon are both on point. Sharon doesn't have a lot of panel time this issue but in what space she does have, she comes off as a bad ass. And we get to see more of Steve's inner thoughts about Hydra and America and his resolve to get to the bottom of this business with Power Enterprises and their exploitation of the Nuke soldiers. Guest stars T'Challa and Okoye also are well depicted here.
Good stuff all around. And topped off with a gorgeous Alex Ross cover to boot.