Continuing the "Powerless" arc, Captain America #7 reminds me of old school comics, concerning itself more with the wham-bang-pow of superhero hijinks thnt the darker, espionage focus writer Ed Brubaker has utilized on his previous Captain America work. That's not necessarily a dig at the book, it's just that this latest story arc feels like an entertaining romp more than a deep, character-driven drama. If you know that going in, then there's enjoyment to be found in Captain America #7.
After going all "skinny Steve" in the middle of battle, Captain America has been benched to figure out what is psychologically wrong with the man to avoid another accident like that in the future. However, this comes as a pretty inopportune time, considering there are riots taking over New York due to the Serpent Squad parading around with madbombs. Like I previously said, Captain America #7 feels like Brubaker is channeling some classic Captain America stories for this arc, while occasionally peppering in bits spinning out of the series' first arc involving Codename: Bravo.
Artist Alan Davis once again joins Ed Brubaker for Captain America #7. Davis' artistic stylings complement the fun, lighthearted scripts of this story arc. I can completely see why Marvel brought him on for this particular arc. With that said, Davis doesn't really wow with his pencils in this issue; everything provided is serviceable, but it also remains relatively safe.
Captain America #7 isn't the best issue of this series to date, but it's also not bad by any stretch of the imagination. It's a fun comic that should satisfy longtime Cap fans.
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