Written by Jamie McKelvie.
Art by Marika Cresta; Matt Milla; & VC’s Clayton Cowles.
Cover Art by Jamie McKelvie.
SUMMARY:
Marvel Comics released this issue for September 2022. In this present-day, alternate reality London, the recently unfrozen Captain Peggy Carter has allied with a cyborg Tony Stark facing off against a mysterious army of masked android assassins. Reuniting with her British friends, S.T.R.I.K.E. operative Lizzie Braddock and hacker Harley, Peggy’s makeshift team deduces a deep-state HYDRA plot has now infiltrated both the British government and S.T.R.I.K.E. itself.
Worse yet, Peggy deduces the insidious immortality behind the masquerading aristocrats, Jacqueline Falsworth and father John Falsworth, as to what they really are. Publicly declared a dangerous fugitive, a framed Peggy goes solo to confront the high-profile, political identity John Falsworth is presently hiding behind.
Notes: Though the image isn’t available here, artist Romy Jones produced the issue’s variant cover. The issue has occasional profanities, but Marvel takes the classy approach of bleeping them out.
REVIEW:
Including a terrific likeness of actress Hayley Atwell, this issue’s art squad proves on their game. Equal to the task is writer Jamie McKelvie, who takes welcome advantage of this reality’s fresh sense of unpredictability. Suffice to say, McKelvie concocts an intriguing plot re-imagining Union Jack and Spitfire’s familial connection to Baron Blood. For readers curious as to the publicity that What If’s animated Captain Carter and/or Atwell’s live-action version has generated, then Captain Carter # 4 won’t disappoint them.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
The credits page includes a brief synopsis of the plot-to-date. Included a quick summary, the last page is a cover preview of the potentially concluding Issue # 5.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
