Tag: Steve Rogers

Captain America #695 for Marvel Legacy

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We were wondering if Marvel would include Captain America in the Legacy release titles, well wonder no more. See the news release below for more information. Media Release — The stage has been set: this fall, MARVEL LEGACY will explode into the Marvel Universe, bringing new stories and new adventures. And no character will be left behind…including Captain America! During this year’s San Diego Comic Con International, Marvel revealed its 53rd MARVEL LEGACY title: CAPTAIN AMERICA #695. Superstar creative team Mark Waid and Chris Samnee (Black Widow, Daredevil) will reunite…

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The Once and Future Captain America: A Secret Empire Hypothesis

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Let’s talk about the elephant in the room first. In Marvel’s House of Ideas anything goes these days our good guys act like bad guys and our bad guys are now good guys. Sure, it can be an interesting plot device to make what we consider good and virtuous, evil and rank, because it humanizes our heroes. Deep down inside all of us, although we want the good guys to be moral and virtuous, we also sadistically want to see them fall. Personally, I don’t like this kind of story.…

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Captain America Becomes Captain Hydra Secret Empire #10

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Marvel has announced today that Secret Empire is getting an extra issue this August and the cover for the comic book features a startling new look for Steve Rogers as he suits up as…Captain Hydra? Secret Empire was originally solicited for nine issues, but as has so often become the case with Marvel’s event comics, an extra installment has now been added. The cover by Mark Brooks is particularly interesting as it featured a “Classified” logo of some sort which seemingly gives away what’s to come in the series along…

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Secret Empire #0 Hydra Cap’s Master Plan

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Story by Nick Spencer Art by Daniel Acuña and Rod Reis Cover by Mark Brooks  Publisher Marvel According to Marvel the “Secret Empire” #0, is the last big event in comics for them for a while. It has all the action and surprises of a Marvel-wide event. Individual heroes and teams are challenged to the limit of their abilities and overcome by a masterminds plan to take over all they hold dear and control the governments of the world and defeat all opposition to their domination of the world. Every…

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Marvel Teaser for Secret Empire

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Marvel has released a new wave of teasers for Secret Empire, which is presumably its next big summer event. The teasers use words such as “Champion,” “Amaze” (via PreviewsWorld), “Avenge” (via CBR), “Defend” (via ComicBook), “Guard” (via Blastr) and “X-citing” (via ComicVine), referencing Champions, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Defenders, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the X-Men, implying that the entire Marvel Universe will be drawn into Secret Empire – which would not be surprising if Steve Rogers winds up being the story’s villain. Secret Empire takes its name from the fictional…

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Marvel Releases Trailer for Hydra Captain America

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It seems that Marvel is gearing up for something big in Captain America: Steve Rogers, as a new trailer for the series highlights the recent developments of his secret Hydra alliance. Many fans are less than happy with the change in history of America’s greatest hero Captain America. His Hydra alliance will be his down fall with readers if the writers don’t resolve the villain action in the story arc, the patience of current readers may run out. Many people are wondering what useful purpose it serves for the Marvel…

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Nick Spencer Surprised “Captain America’s” Hydra Twist Is Controversial

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Appearing at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CBR had the opportunity to speak with “Captain America: Sam Wilson” and “Captain America: Steve Rogers” writer Nick Spencer about the reaction of his controversial run on the titles — where Steve Rogers was recently revealed as a secret Hydra operative due to a Cosmic Cube-induced twist — and what’s in store for his “Civil War II” tie-ins and beyond. Speaking with CBR’s Kiel Phegley, Spencer discussed the surprisingly kind response he got from fans at the convention — after receiving death threats…

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Captain America: Steve Rogers #4 Review

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SPOILER WARNING: This article contains spoilers for “Captain America: Steve Rogers” #4, which is in stores now. After setting up the new status quo in the first three issues of “Captain America: Steve Rogers,” the fourth issue in Nick Spencer’s HYDRA Cap story advances a number of storylines significantly and drops major clues about what’s coming up for the ongoing once the dust settles on “Civil War II.” We know that Red Skull and Kobik, a Cosmic Cube given form as a young girl, have altered Steve Rogers’ reality by…

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Captain America Elected President

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MEDIA RELEASE: The people have spoken—and tomorrow Steve Rogers, the man known as Captain America, becomes President Elect of the United States of America! In Ultimate Comics Ultimates #15, from rising star writer Sam Humphries and fan-favorite artist Billy Tan, Captain America’s made his dramatic return and publically saved America from an insidious new enemy in one of his most harrowing battles yet. But when all the dust settles, Steve Rogers is about to get the biggest surprise of his life—he’s won the special election for the Presidency via write-in!…

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Fear Itself #4 Marvel Comics

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Media Release — Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Fear Itself #4 (of 7) from the chart-topping team of Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen! The unthinkable has happened—Sin has dealt a crushing blow to Bucky Barnes, aka Captain America, unleashing her full fury on the Marvel Universe! With his country in flames, Steve Rogers enters the trenches, forcing the biggest decision of his entire life. And as the Marvel Universe hangs in the balance, Thor must finally confront the Serpent himself. Can the God of Thunder overcome…

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Roger Stern and Time-Traveling CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS

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Newsarama news. Next week we will see a new comic title Captain America Corps #1 (of 5). This series will take us through time and a look at the Captain America Legend throughput the ages as they meet together to stop a major crisis.  Captain America Corps #1 is the first of a five-issue limited series, it promises to showcase not only Cap himself, but also an entourage of affiliated heroes. Led, of course, by Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes, the team consists of U.S. Agent, American Dream and Commander…

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Captain America’s New Beginning

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Marvel held one of their famed Next Big Thing press calls recently, this time talking about the upcoming Captain America #1 by longtime Cap scribe Ed Brubaker and Civil War artist Steve McNiven. Big changes are in store for the character, most notably that Steve Rogers will be taking up the mantle once again come July. In addition, the current Captain America book will be retitled to Captain America and Bucky, depicting the WWII adventures of the famous duo. When we asked about Bucky’s role in the present now that…

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New Captain America

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Ed Brubaker’s run on Captain America is nothing less than monumental as much as much as the character Steve Rogers was outstanding as Cap his death and the transformation of the Winter Soldier (Bucky) as Captain America is a landmark issue and sure to be a classic. (Captain America #34) I have mixed feelings about the change for my loss of Steve and the the transition to Bucky. It looks like that was Brubaker’s intention to go in a total new direction and boy he did. My only hope is that Cap…

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