Start Here Special Edition: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

With The Falcon and The Winter Soldier hitting the digital Disney+ airwaves this week, there's no better time to start reading the original source material that helped inspire the show.

Whether you're curious to learn more about the relationship between Falcon and Winter Soldier or just want to spend a bit more time with those characters in the time between new episodes, these classic comic collections are a great place to start.

Check out our selection of collections available now at your local comic shop!

Falcon and Winter Soldier TP: Cut Off One Head (OCT200709)

Falcon and Winter Soldier team up in this tale of two Caps!

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! Collecting Falcon & Winter Soldier #1-5.

Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker: Complete Collection TP (APR201117)

He's been Bucky and Captain America - now, James Barnes returns to the role of the Winter Soldier! When ex-Russian sleeper agents awaken, the trail leads to Latveria, and Winter Soldier and Black Widow come face-to-face with Doctor Doom!

Can Marvel's superspies prevent war with Latveria? Can Barnes stop the sleepers he himself trained? Old enemies resurface with new identities, and Winter Soldier and Black Widow's hunt gets personal after a savage murder. Now, Barnes must save the Widow from her own past! But even with help from Avengers teammates Wolverine, Captain America and Hawkeye, the Winter Soldier must decide whether he is willing to sacrifice everything to save his love.

Master Captain America writer Ed Brubaker wraps up his critically acclaimed run here - and nobody escapes unscathed! Collecting Fear Itself #7.1: Captain America and Winter Soldier (2012) #1-14.

Winter Soldier TP: Second Chances (MAR191018)

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! Bucky is working to help others leave behind their lives of crime. It's his way of channeling his own pain in a productive, personal way - by helping others find the same salvation he's found. But not all paths are the same - and not everyone can be saved.

Is there any hope for RJ, Hydra's teenage assassin extraordinaire, who's been sent to kill the man he's been modeled after: the Winter Soldier himself? Collecting Winter Soldier (2018) #1-5.

Falcon TP Vol. 1: Take Flight (JAN181050)

Sam Wilson - winged warrior, avian Avenger and onetime Sentinel of Liberty - takes to the skies once more, reborn and recommitted as the freedom-fighting, high-flying Falcon!

Taking on a new assignment while training his protégé, the Patriot, Sam soars far and sees all. But this mission sets him on a collision course with an enemy way out of his weight class: the demonic Blackheart! The Falcon and the Patriot must fight to restore order as a full-scale riot threatens to destroy Chicago. But with the son of Mephisto fanning the flames, the city will be put through hell - and so will Sam!

The Falcon calls on Doctor Voodoo for aid as the fate of Chicago - and perhaps the world - hangs in the balance. Can Sam Wilson's spirit triumph in the face of unspeakable evil? Collecting Falcon (2017) #1-5.

Captain America: Sam Wilson Complete Collection TP Vol. 1 (OCT191132)

Sam Wilson takes flight as the soaring Sentinel of Liberty - Captain America! Handed the shield by Steve Rogers himself, the former Falcon is joined by new partner Nomad to tackle threats including the fearsome Scarecrow, Batroc and Baron Zemo's newly ascendant Hydra!

But stepping into Steve's boots isn't easy - and Sam soon finds himself on the outs with both his old friend and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Plus, the Sons of the Serpent, Doctor Malus - and the all-new Falcon! And a team-up with Spider-Man and the Inhumans! The headline-making Sam Wilson is a Captain America for today!

Collecting Captain America (2012) #25, All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1-#4, All-New Captain America #1-#6, Amazing Spider-Man Special #1, Inhuman Special #1, All-New Captain America Special #1 and Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-#6.