A depressing, revealing, action packed origin story of Bucky Barnes, known for being the kid sidekick of Captain America. Turns out (according to this, anyway), the kid was less kid and more ward of the Army. He is trained, groomed, and recruited as a special soldier, and in this version, more bad-ass than Cap himself - Bucky didn't need Super Soldier Serum - he just needed a reason.

I haven't gotten chance to see the new movie Winter Soldier as of yet, so the last bit of this was a kind of a spoiler, but one I had kinda been expecting, anyway.

I guess Bucky is no longer the only comics character to have stayed dead... ( )

A fun and fleshed-out retelling of Bucky's origin with sharp retro-styled artwork. The story loses some momentum in the last issue, which focuses on Bucky's transformation into the Winter Soldier, but overall this is a very enjoyable read. ( )