In stark contrast, the villain of this storyline, Arnim Zola was a polar opposite. He never let his alcholic father, wretched poverty, abusive bullies or his sick mother deter him from being the man he wanted to be. Captain America has always been about the man and in particular, Steve Rogers and his Depression-era childhood right smack in the middle in the immigrant slums of New York City. It's not the super-soldier serum or his trusty shield. It's a deconstruction really, of what makes Captain America. Instead of aping Brubaker's cloak and dagger stories, Remender brought Cap back to his science fiction roots. Captain America has always been about the man and in particular, Steve Rogers and his Depression-era When Ed Brubaker ended his already legendary run on Captain America, replacing him on the title would have been a tall order if the new writer was other than Rick Remender.
When Ed Brubaker ended his already legendary run on Captain America, replacing him on the title would have been a tall order if the new writer was other than Rick Remender. With no country and no allies, what’s left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? Just the one thing his foe values most: Zola’s son! Steve has saved the boy’s life, but can he keep him alive against the savage barbarians of Phrox - with the fate of a world hinging on his victory? And when Zola’s terrible experiments on the indigenous creatures give birth to a terrible new foe, the Odd War of Dimension Z begins! No flesh escapes the Patchwork! With no country and no allies, what’s left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? Just the one th Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America starts NOW! Arnim Zola’s ambitions leave Captain America stranded in the upside-down territory known as Dimension Z. Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America starts NOW! Arnim Zola’s ambitions leave Captain America stranded in the upside-down territory known as Dimension Z.