Review of Falcon & Winter Soldier #3 (2020)

[Marvel: Falcon & Winter Soldier #3 (2020)
Writer: Derek Landy
Artist: Federico Vicentini
Color Artist: Matt Milla
Cover: Dan Mora & David Curiel]

Well, after a long wait, Issue #3 is finally out! I suspect the comic was not itself delayed by Covid-19, but was simply held back until the Disney+ series got back into production so that the remaining issues could better serve as a lead-up to the series. Anyway . . . .

In this issue, our heroes find themselves in the home of two Captain America Super Fans, which is a delightfully satirical scenario. The wacky pair of cosplayers and collectors serve the boys tea while providing information --

[found at BoyWithTheThorn]

-- and also provide them with replica uniforms of both Bucky's and Falcon's stints as Captain America to wear while trying to pry The Natural away from Hydra's clutches. Not only do the cosplay costumes chafe and smell kind of weird (Sam: "Let's not think about that too much"), but Sam's shield skills cause Bucky some, shall we say, consternation.

["Awfully close."

found at comic-bucky]

But at least they finally discover who is going to be the new Hydra Supreme!

All in all, a fun (and funny) issue that was worth the wait! The issue also contains a nice two-page tribute to Chadwick Boseman.