Captain America #1
Captain America #1 (Panini France, 2019 series), titled Rêveurs américains, represents the first French Marvel Deluxe-format collected edition to gather Ed Brubaker's sixth-volume Captain America run, making a critically praised chapter of Steve Rogers' mythology newly accessible to French-speaking readers in a premium hardcover format. The underlying US material — particularly the 'American Dreamers' arc — was carefully engineered by Brubaker as a welcoming entry point tied to the release of the 2011 Captain America feature film, simultaneously serving long-time readers and film converts. It marks Steve Rogers' return to the Captain America identity after his predecessor Bucky Barnes had held the mantle, a restoration that gave Brubaker room to explore what the shield and its symbolism mean in a contemporary world. The arc also revives Jimmy Jupiter, a largely forgotten Timely Comics-era character, weaving Golden Age continuity back into Rogers' present-day mythology.
A 2019 issue from Panini France's Captain America series, this edition features Steve Rogers as Captain America, rendered in the distinctive style of artist Steve McNiven, with inks by Mark Morales and colors by Justin Ponsor. The cover, also by McNiven and Morales, presents a striking portrait of the character.
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The source material collected here — Captain America (Marvel, 2011) #1–10 — opened Brubaker's sixth and final volume on the character, launched in July 2011 in direct coordination with Marvel Studios' theatrical release of the first Captain America film. The US #1 was edited by Tom Brevoort and Lauren Sankovitch under Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, with Brubaker scripting and Steve McNiven on pencils — a pairing that brought McNiven's clean, cinematic linework to what Brubaker conceived as a showcase issue designed to function as a standalone gateway. Panini France packaged these ten issues into a 232-page hardcover under its Marvel Deluxe imprint, with French translation by Nicole Duclos, printing completed in March 2019 and a legal deposit date of June 2019, inaugurating a new dedicated Captain America series within Panini's French line.
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- Published by Panini Comics France as part of the Marvel Deluxe collection; released June 12, 2019 (dépôt légal June 2019, achevé d'imprimer March 2019).
- Collects Captain America (Marvel, 2011 series) #1–10 in French translation — 232 pages in hardcover format.
- French title: Rêveurs américains (translation of the 'American Dreamers' arc title).
- Writer: Ed Brubaker. Primary penciller: Steve McNiven (#1–5). Additional art: Alan Davis and Giuseppe Camuncoli (#6–10). Inks: Mark Morales, Mark Farmer, Jay Leisten, and others. Colors: Justin Ponsor, Laura Martin, Larry Molinar. French translation: Nicole Duclos.
- The lead story arc, 'American Dreamers' (US #1–5), was intentionally structured as a jumping-on point tied to the release of the 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger film.
- Narrative catalyst: the funeral of Peggy Carter triggers a confrontation with Codename: Bravo, a World War II-era ally of Rogers who vanished fighting Hydra in an alternate dimension and has since allied with the enemy.
- Steve Rogers is reestablished as Captain America in this volume, having reclaimed the mantle from Bucky Barnes; supporting cast includes Sharon Carter, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Baron Zemo, and Hydra.
- The arc revives Jimmy Jupiter (Jimmy Jankovicz), a character originating in Timely Comics' Golden Age, integrating decades-old Marvel continuity into the modern narrative.
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↩ Reprints Captain America #1 (2011), Captain America #2 (2011), Captain America #3 (2011), Captain America #4 (2012), Captain America #5 (2012), Captain America #6 (2012), Captain America #7 (2012), Captain America #8 (2012), Captain America #9 (2012), Captain America #10 (2012)
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