Captain China Volume 1 eBook Chi Wang Jim Lai
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Captain China Volume 1 "The Return of Captain China"
After 50 years of Cryogenic sleep, Captain China is revived in modern times to demonstrate China's economic growth and achievement of world power status in the 21st century. Out of time and out of touch with current culture and social climate of China, this once great communist super hero must now stop an assassination attempt on the American President despite all the obstacles in his way!
Captain China is a propaganda-styled comic series aimed at capturing the main-stream consciousness of China. The stories will reflect and give insight to China's current political stance, social environment, and cultural differences by blending complex characters, historical information, geographic locations, comic satire, and over-the-top explosive action!
Full Color. 41 pages. Contains both English and Chinese language versions
For more information and the latest volume releases please go to excelcomics.com
Captain China Volume 1 eBook Chi Wang Jim Lai
I admit, I thought this was a silly parody of Captain America at first, but I was pleasantly wrong.In this story, Captain China, formerly known as Liberator and ranked Major, is brought from cryogenic sleep to fight China's enemies or at least that's what he would prefer whereas his superiors see him more as a PR stunt to show China's strength. The name initially gives a sense of rip-off, but it's explained as more of a calculated PR move by the Chinese leadership. Captain China of course does mirror some aspects of Captain America in the movie winter soldier though in the sense that the protagonist comes from a different time and is facing a bit of a culture shock (but hey this came from the year 2012 whereas the winter soldier came from 2014 so no rip off here). It's worth noting that one of the major characters in this story worked in the wrestling industry and now works for Captain China as his PR manager of sorts.
That said, Captain China has all the underpinnings of a America-style superhero, from the macho attitudes, the stoic resolve, the mystery shrouded around his past, and the disregard for authority figures. He may be held under a tight leash, but he still defies authority to save lives, kick butt and take name in this first volume. Where he does separate from the traditional American superhero however is his ruthlessness in regards to villains. Hell, he shot and killed a thief during his introduction who turns out to be hired secretly by the PR manager to cause a commotion in front of Captain China and the press. His commander is shocked at how trigger happy Captain China is.
At the Author's notes, the Author notes that he got the idea originally as a joke and parody, but it evolved to something more when he visited China in 2009 and fleshed out the idea. China is currently in the midst of a strange hybrid of communist ideals and market capitalism. This story beautifully displays the various sides of China at once with the old ideals Captain China holds, the PR maverick managing Captain China's brand, and the military commander in charge of Captain China. A great read, will definitely recommend.
P.S. I emailed the author and he said Captain China 3 should come out soon!
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Captain China Volume 1 eBook Chi Wang Jim Lai Reviews
I gotta admit right off the bat, wasn't expecting much from this. The English preview articles made it sound like it was a big propaganda comic. After having read the first two volumes, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised and happy to be proven wrong. Captain China has been awoken in modern day China, to help combat new threats to it's safety in a world of superpowered individuals/high-tech criminals/etc. There's just one catch, Captain China was born and raised during Mao's China, and is a staunch Communist. Now he finds himself in a China he hardly recognizes, in a world stage that is vastly different from the one he remembers. He was given these abilities to fight the Capitalist powers, and yet his first real assignment is to protect the US President as he visits, something unheard of back in the days of 'Cultural Revolutions'. And the cultural/generational clashes only keep piling up. The P.R. stunt with a (unbeknownst to the Captain) staged robbery that backfires is a great example of this.
So it's very interesting to see how this is playing out. He's as "A Man From Out Of Time" as Captain America, and like Cap is having to cope with this massive change in his life, and adjust to this new world. So far it's been very exciting to read, and has some really great moments, like when (in issue 2) the Captain finds his image has been made into a toy to be marketed.
Just wish Excel Comics would release new English language issues.
So I highly recommend it.
Does that mean China "officially" has its own super hero now, I'm not sure, but thanks to Wang who brought life to this so-entertaining role, I believe they're trying to speak up with their own way, Bravo! Keep it that way!
Fun comic! It is a little shorter than I was expecting but still a good time. Looking forward to Vol. 2.
After reading this book, I have come to the conclusion that this book contains everything that the industry lacks these days SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. You can read it and be amused by it. You can read it and be provoked by it. You can read it and be given cause to stop and think. But you will NOT read it and feel ripped off by it. You can tell a lot of thought went into this book, and in the 41 pages a LOT of ground is covered, but not too much that you're left scratching your head. The artwork is excellent. The hi-rez images on the Fire look brilliant. The writing isn't cheesy. This is a fun book worth reading. Support the little guys!
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I admit, I thought this was a silly parody of Captain America at first, but I was pleasantly wrong.
In this story, Captain China, formerly known as Liberator and ranked Major, is brought from cryogenic sleep to fight China's enemies or at least that's what he would prefer whereas his superiors see him more as a PR stunt to show China's strength. The name initially gives a sense of rip-off, but it's explained as more of a calculated PR move by the Chinese leadership. Captain China of course does mirror some aspects of Captain America in the movie winter soldier though in the sense that the protagonist comes from a different time and is facing a bit of a culture shock (but hey this came from the year 2012 whereas the winter soldier came from 2014 so no rip off here). It's worth noting that one of the major characters in this story worked in the wrestling industry and now works for Captain China as his PR manager of sorts.
That said, Captain China has all the underpinnings of a America-style superhero, from the macho attitudes, the stoic resolve, the mystery shrouded around his past, and the disregard for authority figures. He may be held under a tight leash, but he still defies authority to save lives, kick butt and take name in this first volume. Where he does separate from the traditional American superhero however is his ruthlessness in regards to villains. Hell, he shot and killed a thief during his introduction who turns out to be hired secretly by the PR manager to cause a commotion in front of Captain China and the press. His commander is shocked at how trigger happy Captain China is.
At the Author's notes, the Author notes that he got the idea originally as a joke and parody, but it evolved to something more when he visited China in 2009 and fleshed out the idea. China is currently in the midst of a strange hybrid of communist ideals and market capitalism. This story beautifully displays the various sides of China at once with the old ideals Captain China holds, the PR maverick managing Captain China's brand, and the military commander in charge of Captain China. A great read, will definitely recommend.
P.S. I emailed the author and he said Captain China 3 should come out soon!
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