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Or, more accurately (and as mentioned in the article):
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth:_Red,_White_&_Black
Yeah, i was kinda making a joke, nevermind.
In other news, a female Thor isnt reallly new either...
Or, more accurately (and as mentioned in the article):
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth:_Red,_White_&_Black
When was the last time a new character tapped into a deep psychic need in society?
I could see Sam Wilson giving his Falcon costume a red-white-and-blue color scheme and the new Captain America flying through the air, playing to Sam's strengths as a superhero.
Why be Cap at all? Why not become "American Eagle"?
Because "American Eagle" is the hero name of James Strongbow, a Native American hero who was active in a recent Captain America focused storyline "Fear Itself".
As to why be Cap at all? Simple - America is bigger than one man. Part of the very point of the hero is that he steps up when someone has to. If there's nobody willing to step up as Captain America, what does that say?
Sometimes, if there's nobody properly trained to do the job, you don't fill the position. No knock on Falcon, but as pointed out, he has a very different skillset.
Well, they are keeping Steve Rogers as a kind of a mentor for Falcon while Falcon plays the role of Captain America. I think it will be an interesting take on the character. It's not your regular Captain America, but that's why it'll be interesting.Sometimes, if there's nobody properly trained to do the job, you don't fill the position. No knock on Falcon, but as pointed out, he has a very different skillset.
On the other hand, Falcon's been knocking around with Cap since 1969. While comic book years are hazy, they've worked together a long, long time. The idea that Falcon's's picked up a few things isn't far fetched. He won't be as good as Steve Rogers, but then *nobody* can be as good at it as Rogers, kind of by definition.
And, in a meta-notion, Falcon/Sam Wilson was mainstream comic's first African American superhero*. If someone has to pick up the mantle for a while, having it be Falcon seems only fitting.
*Black Panther technically predates Falcon, but is a citizen of the fictional African nation of Wakanda - he's not an African American.
Good points.Well, they are keeping Steve Rogers as a kind of a mentor for Falcon while Falcon plays the role of Captain America. I think it will be an interesting take on the character. It's not your regular Captain America, but that's why it'll be interesting.