Friday, October 19, 2007

Coincidence?

Last week,Marvel shows off the design for the new Captain America,complete with gun and knife.

The internet reacts,with many fans crying out that Captain America would never use a gun and that his shield is all the weapon he has ever,or would ever need.Fans on forums show scans of Captain America comics from the 40's and 50's(See here )where he is clearly using guns,but it falls on deaf ears.(eyes?)

This week,Marvel releases 2 books that show Captain America using a gun( Avengers Classic #5,in the extra story in the back and Captain America #31, during one of the flashback scenes with Bucky.Yeah,they were manufactured flashbacks,but that's besides the point.)

Did they anticipate the potential backlash?I think comic companies read and react to the internet more than they claim to.
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1 comment:

Wendy Withers said...

I think it bothers people because they want their superheroes to be somehow organic crime-fighters, i.e. relying only on their super powers. I say use what works; it's fantasy. It would be interesting to do a sociological study and find out how many of the people crying out against his gun despite historical data are also anti-gun themselves.

October 20, 2007 at 1:51 AM

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