Winter Soldier

Cover to Winter Soldier #1

Winter Soldier is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Publication Dates

Last Issue

Devil's Reign: Winter Soldier #1: 26 Jan 2022

Current Issue

Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1: 16 Nov 2022

Next Issue

none scheduled

Status

Series of limited series.

Characters

Main Characters

• The Winter Solider - This cold war-era Soviet assassin has recently been reactivated--and was revealed to be Captain America's former WWII-era partner, Bucky!

Allies

• Nick Fury - This WWII veteran is now the leader of the anti-terrorism force S.H.I.E.L.D. - WikiPedia

• Agent 13/Sharon Carter - S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and Steve Rogers' former girlfriend. - WikiPedia

Other Characters/Places/Things

• S.H.I.E.L.D. - Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate: An international counterterrorism and intelligence agency, led by Nick Fury. - WikiPedia

Recent Storylines

Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1

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Collections

Trade Paperbacks

• Winter Soldier, vol. 1: The Longest Winter - Collects vol. 1 #1-5, plus Fear Itself #7.1. "When ex-Russian sleeper agents awaken, Bucky and the Black Widow must go on the hunt for men trained by the Winter Soldier himself. But when the trail leads to Latveria, Bucky comes face-to-face with Dr. Doom!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785144404 -

• Winter Soldier, vol. 2: Broken Arrow - Collects vol. 1 #6-9. "Winter Soldier finds himself on a twisted trail from coast to coast and past to present, chasing the insane man who will become his worst enemy: a villain who knows that Bucky is still alive. In the aftermath of a tragic and savage murder, Winter Soldier and Black Widow's hunt gets personal!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785144056 -

• Winter Soldier, vol. 3: Black Widow Hunt - Collects vol. 1 #10-14. "The hunt for the Black Widow is on! And Hawkeye is on the trail! But who is hunting the hunter?! Her mind cracked and warped, can Bucky save the Black Widow... from herself?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785167285 -

• Winter Soldier, vol. 4: The Electric Ghost - Collects vol. 1 #15-19. "In the wake of the hunt for the Black Widow, a broken and beaten Winter Soldier begins perhaps his most personal mission yet: a quest for redemption. But as Bucky looks to make peace with his deadly past, a new villain from his future is out for war — and blood." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785183981

• Winter Soldier: The Bitter March - Collects The Bitter March #1-5. "1966: with Nick Fury missing and presumed dead, S.H.I.E.L.D. sends secret agent Ran Shen to collect two Nazi scientists with the key to winning the Cold War. But the Soviets want the scientists as well, and have unleashed their most dangerous operative: the Winter Soldier, who unbeknownst to the world, is the brainwashed and presumed-dead partner of Captain America - Bucky Barnes! His mission: acquire the scientists by any means necessary … or kill them. And the only thing in the Winter Soldier's way is an elite Hydra squad run by Chancellor Cassandra and Madam Worm!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785154736

• Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier, vol. 1 : The Man on the Wall - Collects Bucky Barnes #1-5. "Wounded by a mystery bullet, Bucky traces the evidence to Asgard, where a secret lurks underneath the kingdom. Bucky has the key – but first he must face the Frozen Wolves of Niffleheim! Then, on the planet Mer-z-bow, Bucky meets his match! And as the Winter Soldier comes face to face with Crossbones, we leap 200 years into the future and discover how Bucky’s actions will affect the Marvel Universe to come!" - WorldCat - ISBN 9780785189299

• Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier, vol. 2 - Collects Bucky Barnes #6-11. "As Bucky Barnes fights for his life, the planet Mer-Z-Bow approaches civil war — its first in seven centuries. And the Winter Soldier might be the catalyst! The other Bucky Barnes came to this dimension to help. But did the man who seeks to end war just cause one in another universe? Who sent Crossbones to kill Bucky? Who benefits from erasing their steps the most? As the two Buckys sort things out, the mastermind is uncovered, and Daisy Johnson hunts for the “gun planet” — a planet that is an actual gun, now aimed at Mer-Z-Bow! Quake and Ventolin join forces, but the lies fly far and wide. Bucky and Bucky have a transdimensional team-up — but as the situation on Mer-Z-Bow reaches a climax, are two Buckys one too many?" - WorldCat - ISBN 9780785189305

• Winter Soldier: Second Chances - Collects vol. 2 #1-5. "Bucky Barnes believes in second chances. Having survived death, manipulation, loss of identity and a lifetime of murder, the man known as the Winter Soldier has worked hard to atone for his many sins. But now...he's going to go one step further. What do you do after you've found redemption? You help others do the same!" - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302915872

• Falcon & Winter Soldier: Cut Off One Head - Collects Falcon & Winter Soldier #1-5. "An office of dead government agents. A gifted new killer. Two ex-Captain Americas. When a dramatic attempt on the life of Bucky Barnes reunites him with Sam Wilson, the old friends are plunged headlong into a race to uncover the new leader of Hydra before a mass-casualty event announces the terror group’s resurgence to the world! The clock is ticking — but who is the Natural, and how did he beat Sam and Bucky so easily? It’s a bullet-riddled, window-smashing, table-breaking brawl for it all, and the Hydra Supreme is about to ascend!" - WorldCat - ISBN 9781302923099

• Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker: The Complete Collection - Collects vol. 1 #1-14, plus Fear Itself #7.1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785190651

Hardcovers

• Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus - Collects #1-14, plus Captain America vol. 6 #11-19, Fear Itself #7.1, and Captain America & Bucky #620-628. - WorldCat - ISBN 9780785192718

Leftover Useful Information

Creative Team

Writer (#1-14): Ed Brubaker. Writer (#15- ): Jason Latour. Artist: Butch Guice.

Publishing History

First published in 2012. A spin-off of Captain America.

Future Publication Dates

Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

News & Features

• 10 Jul 2014 - Kot and Rudy launch Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier in October
• 30 Oct 2013 - Rick Remender Brings Winter Soldier in From the Cold in The Bitter March
• 30 Oct 2013 - Remender Infuses Winter Soldier: The Bitter March with '60s Spy Action
• 24 Aug 2012 - Ed Brubaker's Winter Soldier Farewell

Links

• Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website