Just a few weeks back, I commented on Marvel’s Civil War, and why I felt it ended on a relatively strong note because Marvel didn’t off a major character for shock value. We all know Marvel’s afterlife has a revolving door, and no one who matters stays dead for long. So what would be the point in killing an icon?
Well, as most of you have heard by now (and there are spoilers ahead, if you have been living under a rock this week), Captain America was assassinated by a gunman’s bullet in issue 25 of his own book. Even talking heads have been commenting on it!
As many folks have already stated, there is no way Captain America will be gone for long. Heck, at the end of Civil War, they alluded to the fact that another hero may have already taken up the mantle left by Steve Rodgers.
I will give Marvel this much: I am very excited about the next few years within their fictional universe. Starting this week, they have started publishing a new monthly book titled “The Initiative”, which documents Iron Man’s government program to establish a trained super hero team in every state across America. Marvel may have actually produced a crossover that does make significant changes in their world.
Born of parents both recently and distantly American, I was once an activist and advocate for the socialist left. Nowadays, I am a defender of the "Responsibility to Protect" who stands for universal rights and liberty.
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