Captain America, Jesse J. Holland
Captain America, Jesse J. Holland
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Captain America
The Shield of Sam Wilson

Author: Jesse J. Holland, Marvel

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Marvel

Published: 01/14/2025


Synopsis

The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? In these short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, Sam Wilson takes up the shield and proves his mettle. Sam Wilson has a heavy shield to lift as the new Captain America. Read an action-packed anthology about Sam Wilson. Inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, the stories will see Sam prove he is ready to carry the shield as he faces Skrulls, Sabretooth, Kingpin, and other infamous villains. A revolutionary anthology written by authors of African Heritage and inspired by the Marvel Comics universe. Slated to take part are several noted, award-winning authors including bestselling author Kyoko M., fantasy author L.L. McKinney, crime writer Gary Phillips, sci-fi author Sheree Renée Thomas, comics creator Alex Simmons, horror and mystery writer Nicole Givens Kurtz, and many more. Edited by Jesse J. Holland, distinguished visiting scholar in residence at the U.S. Library of Congress who edited the Marvel anthology Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda and wrote the novelization of the graphic novel Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther?, which was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Featuring original stories from: L.L. McKinney
Maurice Broaddus
Gar Anthony Haywood
Nicole Givens Kurtz
Kyoko M.
Sheree Renee Thomas
Gary Phillips
Danian Jerry
Gloria J. Browne Marshall
Glenn Parris
Christopher Chambers
Alex Simmons
Isabelle Hardesty

About Jesse J. Holland

Jesse J. Holland is an award-winning author and journalist as well as the host of the weekend edition of C-SPAN Washington Journal. A former race and ethnicity writer for The Associated Press, he has been recognized as one of the few reporters to be credentialed to cover all three branches of the American government during his career. In addition to journalism, he wrote the first novel featuring comics' most popular black superhero, the Black Panther.

About Cary Hite

Cary Hite is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has had the pleasure of working with a number of publishing houses. An Earphones award-winner, he currently resides in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophia on May 27, 2020

Actual rating 3.5 stars. I wanted to read this story line because I liked the character of Deathlok in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show. I knew there would be differences in this version and I was very correct. While this version of Deathlok wasn’t too bad, I just didn’t connect with him emotional......more

Goodreads review by Shane on March 08, 2020

A short, fun blast from my childhood. A solid team up with some nice artwork by Mike Zeck.......more

Goodreads review by Jdetrick on January 27, 2018

Solidly written and drawn comics, but they're a little out of Captain America's typical milieu and they seem like Deathlok's comic, with Captain America guest starring.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on November 14, 2020

This may be my earliest Deathlok reading.........more