Spencer has decided to use this new volume of Captain America as a commentary on America. The failure of the press, the power of corporations, the stereotyping of millennials, it's all here. Meanwhile Sam Wilson is a helpful Democrat while his enemies, the corporatized Serpent Squad, are Republicans. 
 The problem? It's really heavy handed. It stands out as being an artificial construct placed on top of a storyline to give it relevance ... and that feels unsurprisingly artificial. 
 Meanwhile, Spencer's popular technique of interweaving chronologies falls apart a bit in the first two issues, which are just a little hard to read as a result. I like him doing this sort of stuff, and I'd like to see more, but for some reason it doesn't work here. 
 Beyond that: meh. I like Sam as Cap. I like him taking a more political stance. I like the Serpent Squad as the baddies. But this volume feels more like satire than story, which is a shame because Spencer usually does a great job of managing the humor. (And don't introduce something CapWolf just as a funny reference, because if it's otherwise pointless, it's just another drag on the reality of the story!)