[SPOILER] Captain America post-Civil War

Captain America killed!
Marvel comic book hero cut down by sniper


BY ETHAN SACKS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Comic book icon Captain America lies sprawled on courthouse steps after Marvel hero is gunned down by sniper. (Art by Steve Epting) Cover of 1941 debut var zflag_nid="558"; var zflag_cid="19/9"; var zflag_sid="12"; var zflag_width="300"; var zflag_height="250"; var zflag_sz="9"; Captain America is dead. The Marvel Entertainment superhero, created in 1941 as a patriotic adversary for the Nazis, is killed off in Captain America #25, which hits the stands today.
As Captain America emerges from a courthouse building, he is struck by a sniper's bullet in the shoulder and then hit again in the stomach, blood seeping out of his star-spangled costume.
His death is sure to ignite controversy in the comic book world - still reeling from Superman's death in 1993 and resurrection the following year - and even political pundits, who may see Captain America's demise as an allegory for the United States.
"It's a hell of a time for him to go. We really need him now," said co-creator Joe Simon, 93, after being informed of his brainchild's death.
Simon and artist Jack Kirby came up with the character in 1941 as an adversary for Adolf Hitler, who was more evil than any villain the pair could dream up. Since then, the patriotic hero has appeared in an estimated 210 million copies sold in 75 countries.
Not bad for an imaginary sickly kid from the lower East Side named Steve Rogers, who volunteered to be injected with Super Soldier serum during World War II.
Part of Captain America's allure was that he had no true superpowers; the serum made him an example of a human being at his utmost potential.
He could bench-press 1,100 pounds, run a mile in about a minute and outsmart any spy.
Series writer Ed Brubaker - who grew up reading Captain America comics while his father, a naval intelligence officer, was stationed on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - said it wasn't easy to kill off the character. The 40-year-old, however, wanted to explore what the hero meant to the country in these polarized times.
"What I found is that all the really hard-core left-wing fans want Cap to be standing out on and giving speeches on the streetcorner against the Bush administration, and all the really right-wing [fans] all want him to be over in the streets of Baghdad, punching out Saddam," Brubaker said.
Comic book deaths, however, are rarely final. Marvel's archrival, DC Comics, provoked a media frenzy when it killed off Superman in 1993, only to reanimate its prize creation a year later.
Joe Quesada, 43, Marvel Entertainment's editor in chief, said he wouldn't rule out the shield-throwing champion's eventual return. But for now, the Captain's fans are in mourning.
"I was shocked. I was not expecting it," said Gerry Gladston, co-owner of Midtown Comics in Manhattan. "I'd rather they didn't kill him - but it's going to mean great sales."

'LIFE' OF AN AMERICAN HERO
Created: March 1941
True Identity: Steve Rogers
Born: July 4, 1917
Birthplace: Lower East Side
Current Home: Red Hook, Brooklyn
Superpowers: None (Super Soldier serum makes him a "nearly perfect human being")
Weapon: His red,white and blue discus-like shield
Archenemy: Red Skull Pop Culture Moment, Film: Easy Rider, Peter Fonda's character is nicknamed Captain America. Pop Culture Moments, Music: The Kinks' song, Catch Me Now, I'm Falling, has this lyric: "This is Captain America calling." Guns N' Roses' Paradise City: "Captain America's been torn apart, now he's a court jester with a broken heart."

Originally published on March 7, 2007

Al ir a entregarse al juzgado tras los sucesos de CW recibe dos disparos uno en el hombro y otro en el estomago , ya hay informacion sobre el numero 25 de Captain America hasta en el portal de CNN, ME PARECE BUENO ESTO COMO BROCHE DE ORO EN LA CIVIL WAR, HABRA QUE VER COMO REPERCUTE ESTO EN EL LADO PROREGISTRO....

igual no creo que muera, ojalá muera para el unverso MArvel, pero sin tratar de engañar a los lectores y muestren que en realidad está vivo desde el principio

BEST SHOTS EXTRA: CAPTAIN AMERICA #25
Best Shots Extra: Captain America #25
From: Marvel
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Art: Steve Epting
Review by Troy Brownfield

I can’t say this any more clearly: Spoilers On.

By now, you all know how the Civil War ended. Captain America, shaken by the sight of the destruction that the warring sides had caused in the middle of New York, surrendered. In the wake on his decision, a general hero amnesty was extended to all, though the various members of the New Avengers opted to go underground. There has been a good deal of controversy stemming from Captain America’s choice to turn himself in. That’s nothing compared to the discussion that this particular issue is going to generate.

The issue opens with a stirring recollection of Cap’s role in World War II, then settles into the main story. Cap is due to arrive in court, and crowds are gathering to demonstrate for Cap’s freedom. That notion addresses one fundamental bedrock of the Marvel Universe: no matter how crazy things get, there will always be people who believe in Cap. Among the crowd are Agent 13, Sharon Carter, and Bucky (yup, that Winter Soldier guy), and they’re set to enact a plan by the well-hidden Nick Fury. Clearly, some significant players don’t want to see Captain America rotting in jail.

In and around this central framework, we’re treated to a series of heartfelt flashbacks by those closest to Cap. Sharon recalls stories from her aunt and her own love story. Bucky remembers the war days, and so on. It’s actually a style that’s been used in a Captain America issue before (#444 of the original Marvel series), and that’s fine; Brubaker writes this masterfully. In fact, it’s Brubaker’s command of character that has made this run, and this issue, have so much impact. Even if you don’t read Captain America regularly, you get a particularly strong sense of the character and his supporting cast in just a few pages.

What happens next, you may or may not see coming. The rumors have been out there for a while. As it is, yes, Captain America gets shot by a sniper. After that, however, it gets much, much worse. The Falcon and Bucky engage a familiar enemy, remote manipulations are called into play, and further action and one extremely shocking revelation ensue. Before it’s all over, a nation mourns.

None of this would work quite so well without the sure hand of its creative team. Brubaker, a writer whom I’ve admired since first reading his A Complete Lowlife a number of years ago, handles the small and the epic with equal skill. He can stir the patriotism and symbolism of the character without being corny, and he’s brutally efficient with the action sequences. The big swerve he perpetrates at the expense of Agent Carter is an even bigger shot to the gut because he successfully makes you care about the characters. In terms of art, Epting continues to do career-defining work here. I’ve always felt that Epting has been underrated, and I’ve enjoyed his art as far back as the unfairly maligned early-to-mid-‘90s Avengers. His rendering of action is clean and kinetic, and he shoves the emotional devastation of the issue’s events into sharp focus.



There’s a sense of the inevitable about this tale. When you consider the end of Civil War, the arguments surrounding Front Line, and the fragmented nature of our own national identity, it seems appropriate that this iconic character was destined for an eventual fall. Of course, our comic book skepticism makes us think that he’ll be back, but that doesn’t lessen the emotional impact. This is an extremely strong piece of super-heroic fiction. It’s dark and uncompromising, and it invites a number of directions and possibilities into this title. It’s also easy to see how this event will galvanize the rest of the Marvel Universe and further the antagonism between the New and Mighty Avengers.

I’m left with a sense at the end that the story is far from over. In a strange way, Brubaker’s run on Captain America had often dealt with a theme of second chances. Perhaps one is in the offing here. But for the moment, as a character goes to its rest, we’ve got to commend Brubaker and Epting for making daring choices throughout their tenure on the book and for smart, skillful work. This book is sure to be hotly debated; what should not be debated is the high level of the sheer talent on display.

Troy Brownfield captains the Best Shots team here at Newsarama.

Parece q lo hiciera para salvar al cana

pero entonces es medio pelotudo el tirador, teniendo al capitán, ¿quien puede querer matar al poli? a menos que sea alguien disfrazado, como Furia

Hace falta poner tanto spoiler cuando en el mismo titulo del tema ya se avisa que lo que se hablan son spoilers?

Desde la muerte de superman para aca que nadie dura muerto mucho tiempo y menos si es un personaje tan groso como el Capitan America. Es como que ya no causan demasiado revuelo con estas ideas. Uno se pone bastante esceptico.