That's right, folks, after ten months without the Star Spangled Avenger, Captain America is set to make his debut on January 30, 2008, in Captain America 34.
His debut?!?
Yeah, this ain't the Cap we all knew and loved. It is another person (I won't say who, so as not to spoil it) in the... well, disturbing yet familiar costume.
The modified (rather liberally dubbed a "redesign") costume is the product of Alex Ross and what looks to be a black marker. Or, for the most part anyway. There are other subtle differences (no ear holes, modified gloves), and, of course, the costume is very, very shiny.
It is a horrible, horrible look. This costume design makes the baby Jesus cry.
(A joke probably lost on many of you that did not grow up in a predominantly Catholic town where children were constantly told that would occur if their behavior was bad.)
Still, after nearly a year of NOT having a Captain America in a comic book titled Captain America, I'm looking forward to this. The writer on the series, Ed Brubaker, should be applauded for managing to keep a comic going without the title character for this long.
(Of course, if you ask some of my friends, you will find out that my patience was wearing thin here, and I was about to drop the book. Having a Cap back, even if it isn't Steve Rogers, has held that off... for the moment.)
But, this isn't the only time that Captain America will be returning this year.
In another project slated for this year, there will be a 12-part series titled Avengers/Invaders in which the Invaders from World War II will somehow be plucked out of the 40's and transported to the modern day Marvel Universe. The Invaders were a team of heroes that included an android Human Torch, Namor the Submariner, and, of course, Captain America.
It will be interesting to see how the original Captain America, fresh from the 1940's, will react to the guy in the teflon suit.
I'm looking forward to that... a lot.
Type at you later.
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