In any continuity, Captain America is a guy who responds to evil by punching it until it cries mercy. And in the case of Ultimate Cap, sometimes he delivers an extra kick for good measure. When Ultimate Cap was elected President, it was obvious that once the short honeymoon period was over, he was going to have to deal with the sad truth that not all evil can be punched away. That's the strongest of the many conflicts that arise in the opening issue of Reconstruction. Cap has a long, hard road ahead of him when it comes to rebuilding the country, and that, more than anything else, is keeping me invested in the book.
Sam Humphries introduces or revives a number of familiar Marvel elements in this issue, all to varying effect. I actually prefer the current portrayal of Hydra as a series of clandestine terrorist groups operating in secret, as opposed to the faceless group of militia soldiers it was in the previous arc. There are some other cool reveals stemming from the Hydra conflict. On the other hand, there are some elements that seem to be in the book for no other reason than because they tie the series more closely to the Marvel movies. In particular, Tony Stark's debut as Iron Patriot feels like a pointless distraction from the deeper issue that is his growing mental illness.
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