Captain America
Marvel · 2002–2004 · 32 issues
About the series
In the early 2000s, Marvel redefined its Sentinel of Liberty with a gritty, introspective 32-issue run helmed by writers John Ney Rieber, Robert Morales, and Chuck Austen, with striking art from Chris Bachalo, Jae Lee, and John Cassaday. This series stripped Captain America—Steve Rogers—down to his core, exploring a post-9/11 America through a lens of moral complexity and national identity. It stands as a pivotal, era-defining take that pushed the character into darker, more philosophical territory, cementing its place in Marvel's modern canon.