C’est finalement en octobre 2013 que sortira Captain America: Living Legend. Cette mini-série en 5 numéros, envisagée par Andy Diggle pour la nouvelle collection de titres Astonishing, devait paraitre en 2010. Mais le dessinateur Adi Granov ne pouvant satisfaire la demande du mensuel, l’éditeur a mis le projet en « stand by » avant d’engager le dessinateur Agustin Alessio pour compléter la partie graphique.
[quote]Captain America: Living Legend #1
Story by Andy Diggle
Art by Adi Granov
Cover by Adi Granov, Neal Adams
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, October 2nd, 2013
• When a top-secret orbital research station is dragged from the sky by an unknown alien force, army-of-one Steve Rogers finds himself caught between two global superpowers on the brink of war!
• But how does it involve Volkov – a decorated Russian officer he last crossed paths with during the closing days of World War II, who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission over forty years ago?
• Andy Diggle and Adi Granov send living legend Captain America on a one-man mission into the heart of darkness—in search of another![/quote]
[quote=« Andy Diggle »]Adi quickly came on board with a fantastic story concept: Cap air-drops into an abandoned Russian military base where some kind of psychic research experiment has gone horribly wrong, fusing soldiers and machines into hideous biomechanical mutations. I loved the idea; it really fired my imagination, and synced perfectly with the kind of man-on-a-mission vibe I wanted, with an added sci-fi twist.
Basically I just grabbed the ball Adi threw me, and ran with it. The concept is all his. I invited him to co-write the script with me, and although he declined, he deserves the co-story credit. I also asked my writer friend Eddie Robson to help me flesh out the second half. I’m really pleased with the way it came out. It’s a little different. There’s a weird, alienated Tarkovsky vibe underlying the tough-guy action, which I think makes for an interesting contrast.[/quote]
[quote]Captain America: Living Legend #2
Story by Andy Diggle
Art by Agustin Alessio
Cover by Adi Granov, Dan Brereton
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, October 30th, 2013
• As the Russian army mobilizes to lock down a crash site in the remote Siberian wastes, Captain America’s mission is to find the survivors and bring them back alive – or silence them forever.
• Impossible odds in hostile territory are all in a day’s work for a super-soldier like Steve Rogers, but even he is unprepared for the horror that awaits them all in the icy wilderness.
• Because something has survived. Something alien. And it is awake…[/quote]
[quote]Captain America: Living Legend #3
Story by Andy Diggle
Art by Agustin Alessio
Cover by Adi Granov, Sal Buscema, Mike Allred
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, November 13th, 2013
Captain America battles alien mutants in the Siberian wasteland!
Why was this Russian science facility abandoned decades ago --and what survives within?
How is Cap’s shield the key to unlocking the mystery of this deadly alien force?[/quote]
[quote]Captain America: Living Legend #4
Story by Andy Diggle
Art by Agustin Alessio
Cover by Adi Granov, Jim Starlin, Francesco Francavilla
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, December 11th, 2013
• Past and present collide as Captain America leads a Russian assault squad into the heart of darkness!
• Can even a super-soldier survive possession by an alien dark energy being?
• The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as flesh and steel meld into something utterly alien - and utterly unstoppable![/quote]