#the phrasing is really reminiscent of a moment in Black Widow (2010) issue 4 where Natasha calls Bucky a 'good man'
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Winter Soldier (2012) #15
#had mixed thoughts on this when I first read it#I really like this more critical framing to Bucky’s training when he was a kid and have been wanting that for awhile#but the more cynical framing to Steve and Bucky's relationship was a surprise#this is the first issue after Ed Brubaker's long run writing Bucky ended#and I think under Brubaker the portrayal of their relationship was more limited to Bucky having hero worship for Steve#there is a bit in Captain America (2005) issue 31 that talks about how Bucky thinks Steve would have thought negatively of him#if he had known Bucky when he was younger and a more openly troubled kid#that Bucky thought of 'the anger and fear of the orphan kid the camp mascot' as the worst part of himself that he couldn't let Steve see#which is not at all connected to Bucky's training#or his role as Captain America's partner that did the 'dirty work' Captain America couldn't#and after a bit I've actually come around to this approach here by Jason Latour#I think it's better to let Bucky have more complicated feelings towards Steve#and that this is a really interesting dimension to add to their dynamic#the phrasing is really reminiscent of a moment in Black Widow (2010) issue 4 where Natasha calls Bucky a 'good man'#and he says 'Not really no. But you're the only person who understands that.'#which is also not written by Ed Brubaker#ultimately I think the phrasing of ‘the kid he remembers never even existed’ is too strong if it wasn’t for the specific context#that Bucky is really messed up at this moment from the ending of his relationship with Natasha#because his relationship with Steve is genuine and is very important to him#but it is also based in thinking that he could never be as good as Steve while also desperately wanting Steve to think highly of him#whereas his relationship with Natasha was more level and based in mutual understanding from having had similar (bad) experiences#while Bucky thinks really highly of Natasha that’s not (usually) coupled with a put down of himself for not being as good#granted at the end of their relationship he was saying that Natasha is better off without him#but I think that that was more of him trying to grapple with and make peace with what had happened#marvel#bucky barnes#steve rogers#natasha romanoff#my posts#comic panels
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