Come on Sam Wilson, it takes a little effort to become the new Captain America!
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"Falcon and the Winter Soldier" begins Friday on Disney +, one episode per week for six weeks
The series stars Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, and Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, in the post
Avengers: Endgame
and the post Captain America
Who to replace Steve Rogers (and Chris Evans) in the starry costume?
this is one of the questions the series must answer, probably drawing inspiration from the comics.
At the end of
Avengers: Endgame
, an elderly Steve Rogers handed his star shield to Sam "Falcon" Wilson… and so passed the Captain America torch to him?
"Thanks, I'll do my best," Sam responded. "That's why he's yours," Steve added.
So, it's okay, it's official, Sam Wilson is the new Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Not sure.
When
Falcon and the Winter Soldier
begins
, the first episode aired Friday on Disney +, the shield is relegated to the museum, Sam Wilson still the Falcon and the title of Captain America left vacant.
This should be the stake of this new Marvel series, after
WandaVision
, because if we refer to the comics, Sam Wilson is not the only contender for the shield, with also the Winter Soldier, the Super-Patriot or Peggy Carter.
Sam Wilson aka Falcon
Created in 1941 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the superhero and Avenger Captain America has, for the majority of the time, comics and adaptations, been the alter ego of Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans in the MCU.
But other characters donned the star-spangled costume, and Sam Wilson is one of them.
After the Marvel NOW!
of 2012, Sam officially replaces Steve as Captain America two years later, at the official request of the latter, too old.
A small revolution for the industry and the public, since Sam Wilson becomes the first black Captain America, after having been the first African-American superhero when he was created in 1962. He will be in his own series
(All-New Captain America,
Captain America: Sam Wilson)
and
during several crossovers (
Avengers: Standoff, Civil War II
), before becoming Falcon again.
Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier
As told in the first
Captain America
movie
, James "Bucky" Barnes is the best friend of Steve Rogers, who died in action during World War II.
He is above all one of the rare comic book characters not to be resuscitated immediately after his paper death in 1965, like Uncle Ben in
Spider-Man
or Jason Todd alias Robin in Batman.
But Bucky has come back from the dead 40 years later, written by author Ed Brubaker and in the costume of the Winter Soldier, as in the film of the same title.
Therefore, with the announcement of the third film
Captain America: Civil War
, according to a famous arc of the comics, the fans could believe that it was the moment, that Bucky Barnes would take on the role of Captain America.
Indeed, the
Civil War
comics
of 2005 ends with the assassination of Steve Rogers, and Bucky taking up the torch and the shield, with the support of Tony Stark.
It will remain so until the aptly named
Captain America: Reborn series
.
But in the 2016 film, Steve Rogers stays alive, and Bucky plays supporting roles.
Before holding the first one in
Falcon and the Winter Soldier
?
John Walker aka Super-Patriot
Less known than Falcon and the Winter Soldier, John Walker is however the first to take back the title of Captain America.
At least in the comics.
And he's in the Marvel series, as Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt and seen in the
Lodge 49
series
.
John Walker appears in the comics in 1986, screenwriter Mark Gruenwald wants to change the idea that American-style patriotism is necessarily good, necessarily Captain America.
Super-Patriot was born, more pragmatic, more brutal too.
When a year later, Steve Rogers refuses to answer to the Superhuman Activities Commission and returns his badge, finally his shield, the Commission then chooses John Walker to replace him.
Behind the scenes, it's mostly about boosting sales of the series, and it works.
Note that Nick Fury and Sam Wilson were also considered by the Commission, but the first considered too old and for the second, the United States was clearly not ready for a black Captain America.
And now ?
Falcon and Winter Soldier
takes this theme head-on.
Peggy Carter aka Captain Britain
Since the 1970s, Marvel has had fun with stories from its
What if…?
, uchronies and rewritings of its mythology.
What if Spider-Man had joined the Fantastic Four, or Captain America and Bucky had survived WWII?
Disney + has already announced an animated anthology of the same name for this year, and the first episode is directly about Captain America.
What if… it wasn't Steve Rogers but Peggy Carter who received the Super Soldier Serum?
She would have become… Captain Britain!
With costume and shield in the colors of the British flag.
We would have seen Haley Atwell do it live in the
Agent Carter
series
.
The United States of Captain America
Over the decades, mini-series and multiverse, Captain America has known several interpretations, he was in the pay of HYDRA, the President of the United States, a zombie and even Frank Castle the Punisher for a period of time. other
What If
.
On the occasion of the 80 years of the superhero, Marvel will launch the series
The United States of Captain America
in the summer
, where Steve Rogers will go in search of his shield across America and meet several local Captain America.
The first will be released in June, Pride Month, and will feature Aaron Fischer, a gay Captain America "inspired by queer community heroes, activists, leaders," says screenwriter Joshua Trujillo.
He fights for the oppressed and the forgotten.
I hope his story resonates with readers, and that he inspires a new generation of heroes.
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Get this man a shield!
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