In Steve Rogers' first issue since returning from old age, Spencer has the Red Skull plead hypnotically to a crowd, complaining of refugees who are "marching across the continent, bringing their fanatical beliefs and their crime with them. He's managed to bring in 21st century political undertones without being overbearing or preachy, and without overtaking the superhero comic-book reading experience.įor instance, Sam Wilson has to deal with certain parts of the country where people feel he isn't "their" Captain America, implying that the reason is the color of his skin. Spencer, who's been handling writing duties on both the Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers Captain America titles, has brought other intriguing changes as well. Steve's youth and strength have since returned to him, but Sam Wilson is still "the" Captain America with the classic shield and Steve Rogers is now "another" Captain America. So he passed the Captain America suit and shield to another former sidekick - Sam Wilson, the Falcon - giving us a black Captain America for the first time since Marvel's "Truth" miniseries. Recently, Steve was drained of his super-soldier serum that kept him young and strong, turning him into the old man time intended him to be. Until Steve Rogers came back from the dead and took over the mantle again. Remember when Captain America was killed and his former teen sidekick Bucky took over for him? Bucky was a gun-wielding Captain America who went lethal if necessary. We don't even have to go too far back to list the many instances where it appeared Captain America was changed forever. Things are just getting started in this strange Captain America tale, and no storyline can ever be defined by one issue alone.Ĭaptain America and controversy are forever intertwined. The last page of the first issue of writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz's "Steve Rogers: Captain America" shows Cap pledging allegiance to evil.īut let's not get our American flags too tied up in a bunch. The comic-book reading world is buzzing because it looks as though the ultimate symbol of American heroism is a double agent working for the bad guys. We've just never heard those words coming from Captain America himself, until now. Two words heard frequently in Captain America's 75-year comic-book history.
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