That's right folks. You've heard correctly. Captain America, the sentinel of liberty, the only character of Marvel Comics who can truly be called iconic, is dead.Branching out of the civil war mini-series (mind you, this is the same brain-child that spawned the new "No-secret identity" spider-man), Cap is assassinated after surrendering at the end of civil war.
As Cap's mask was seen being picked up by The Punisher, marvel will probably replace the former symbol of patriotism and honor with the serial killer.
While this is sure to boost sales, let me point out that this is once again rehashing a story already done, when the Punisher became Captain America in an issue of "What If?"
While I'm sure Marvel may just bring Cap back someday, I'm truly disgusted by the continual practice of marvel saying "hey, no one will expect us doing this" and then basing a story off shock value. And besides, we all know how that strategy went over for Bin Laden.
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Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Yeah, so I think I'm starting to agree with you about the whole "people picking Jack Sparrow over Superman" point; it seems that, in the Golden Age of comics, people wanted their heroes to be perfect, or close to it, more like an ideal to be achieved. Now, it's almost as if we glory in "heroes" who are dysfunctional in some way, which, to be sure, makes them more realistic, but if you want realism, go flip on the news and pick the CEO of Enron to be your role model, 'cause THAT is real life. To me, movies, comics, etc. should allow us to go to places we can't in real life, and I mean that just as much in terms of levels of thinking, philosophy, and morals as I am in terms of fantastic locations (Mars, Fantasy worlds, etc.).
It may just be a sign that people are giving up on hope, and learning to deal with mediocrity.
My final warning: Beware the Lollipop of Mediocrity; lick it once, and you suck forever!
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