Robbed of his superior strength and vitality, Steve Rogers must surrender his shield for a sturdy cane. He isn’t to fade away just yet. The old maxims hold true: if dead men declared the war and old men talk about it, a young man must rise and continue the fight. If Steve Rogers can no longer hurl his mighty shield, then he\u2019ll hand it to someone who can carry it across the battlefield, above the clouds, and to greater heights than ever before.<\/p>\n
This fall, Sam Wilson flies where eagles dare, as the intrepid Falcon assumes his new role as Captain America.<\/p>\n
A new chapter begins in ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 by Rick Remender and Stuart Immonen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is it,\u201d says Remender of the culmination of two years of storytelling in CAPTAIN AMERICA and the dawning of ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA. \u201cThis is the fireworks factory we\u2019re arriving at, and now everything\u2019s going to blow up and be very pretty and exciting to look at. It leads into an evolution of Steve Rogers\u2019 character that I had very early when I was given the job. I think that it\u2019s important with these stories to do things that are natural and make sense and have an inherent logic to the universe, but are also constantly shifting and exciting, keeping the drama high. In order to do that it really comes down to creating new dynamics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been having a lot of fun writing Sam. It\u2019s a completely different attitude. The fact that he\u2019s not a soldier shifts things up a bit. Sam\u2019s not going to be Steve. Steve can be very rigid. That can be kind of joyless at times, whereas Sam is absolutely not that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Sam shares many of Steve\u2019s beliefs in a general sense, he\u2019s also a very different person with a very different background,\u201d adds editor Tom Brevoort, \u201cHe didn\u2019t grow up in the 1930s, he\u2019s a modern day man in touch with the problems of the 21st Century. For most of his professional life, Sam has worked as a social worker, so he\u2019s seen the worst of urban society up close, and how crime, poverty, lack of social structure and opportunity can affect the community. So he\u2019s got perhaps a greater focus on the plight of the common man, and perhaps a greater empathy for the underprivileged than maybe even Steve himself.<\/p>\n
“He\u2019s also not a military man, so he\u2019s more apt to be instinctively skeptical of any situation that calls for just following orders. Sam, like Steve, will be led by his personal morality and beliefs as to what is right and what is wrong\u2014and where his beliefs may differ in their shading from those of the previous Cap are where the interesting stories will be found.\u201d<\/p>\n
Remender incorporates the wings of Falcon’s persona into Sam’s specially designed suit, while maintaining the unmistakable stars and stripes of the Captain America role:<\/p>\n
\u201cHistorically, Falcon would often act as air support, flying Steve into the battle. Why not merge the two? He pops the wings, and as he flies, he keeps the shield latched onto his back. He dives down onto the scene, hurls the shield, wings retract, and rolls into a kick or jump, catches the shield on the way back. He doesn\u2019t have the super soldier serum, but he has the added zing-zang-zoom of flight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the edge provided by Captain America\u2019s newfound aptitude for altitude, he faces a daunting challenge from a deeply entrenched opposition. The terrorist organization Hydra grows in power and influence, infiltrating the Marvel Universe completely. With Steve Rogers seemingly down for the count, his enemies rally to seize upon a vulnerable America.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, Wilson doesn\u2019t face these threats alone. Ian, Steve\u2019s adopted ward from Dimension Z and the artificial son of Arnim Zola, takes up the storied mantle of Nomad. Meanwhile Steve, physically aged but mentally as sharp as ever, serves as tactician back at the base.<\/p>\n
\u201cSteve\u2019s spirit is as willing as ever,\u201d explains Brevoort, \u201cBut his body is no longer up to the task of being Captain America. So he\u2019ll instead employ his skills as the new Cap\u2019s remote strategic advisor, running missions from his headquarters in Avengers Mansion and providing Sam with technical support and field information from a distance. He\u2019ll also tutor Sam in how to throw the shield, a skill that\u2019s deceptively difficult for the new Cap to master. So Steve will continue to be a vital part of the series moving ahead. And Steve is completely supportive of Sam as his hand-picked successor\u2014the only replacement Captain America ever to be chosen by Steve himself. Steve and Sam are effectively brothers-in-arms, and there\u2019s a level of trust and camaraderie between them that\u2019s matched only by that of soldiers who\u2019ve fought shoulder-to-shoulder in foxholes on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that different characters across the Marvel Universe are going to respond to Sam\u2019s appointment in different ways. But he\u2019s not a novice\u2014in his long history as the Falcon, he\u2019s earned a reputation for integrity and honesty and backbone that most of the super hero community have a respect for. On the villain side, there may be those who feel that their jobs will be easier now that a different man is carrying the shield, so it will be Sam\u2019s mission to disabuse them from that notion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam assumes this responsibility, just as a female Thor comes into the spotlight. But will that be the end of the changes to the very face of Earth\u2019s Mightiest Heroes?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not anywhere near finished,\u201d says Brevoort. \u201cChange is one of the watchwords of the Marvel Universe, so there are even more startling surprises to come!\u201d<\/p>\n
For more on the new Captain America and more, keep checking Marvel.com and our social channels!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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