RIP Captain America

[Plane]

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=254264&GT1=7701



Captain America has been shot by a sniper.


I wouldn't be surprised if this were a "New Coke " ploy for activateing public awareness of Captain America shortly before his movie is made.

[hnumpah]

Maybe they'll bring back Bucky Barnes, too.

[kimba1]

By Grabthar's hammer, by the sons of Worvan, he shall be avenged


dibs on the shield

[kimba1]

sockamagee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I tried to buy it last night the clerk almost strangled me for asking.
that comic is sold out
not sure I would buy the second printing.
since that link already stated how he died.
I`m guessing he`ll get better later on due to that supersoldier serum.

[Universe Prince]

As I understand it, there are no plans for a second printing.

I am guessing that the Marvel version of the U.S. government will do as it did once when Steve Rogers stepped down as Captain America, and assign the role to someone else.

[kimba1]

the comic sold out less than a day
unless they`ve been holding out on the 1st ed. they`re gonna print a 2nd ed. to met demand
it`s all about the money.

I`m out of touch with the marvel universe
who can they recruit?
I got no idea who qualify nowadays
except for manthing are there any people out there with the supersoldier serum in them.

[Universe Prince]

Well, they might try to recruit a known person in the Marvel universe. Or they might create a new character. Or they might use a clone of Steve Rogers. Or maybe someone else in the Marvel universe will voluntarily try to step to the role. There has been speculation that Frank Castle would take up the mantle (hey, that rhymes), but that seems unlikely to me.

[kimba1]

frank castle just seems wrong for it
but maybe a whole charater to replace cap may happen and he`ll royally suck
which 12 months from now the original will comaback and retake his oldjob
and that character will off into a captain america variant
(the star spangle avenger,U.S. crusader,freedom dude,american patriot)

[Universe Prince]

Well, from what I've heard, Captain America is not dead after all. He's wounded, and hidden away, letting those who tried to assassinate him think that he's dead. Sweet cuppin' cakes! That didn't last long.

[kimba1]

I know its not hollywood but they really need to do something about clamping down on these spoiler leaks.
it`s not like comics are doing great nowadays
marvel at least has it`s movies to keep them afloat for now.
ghost rider is a rental movie i heard.

[Universe Prince]

It's not a leak. As I understand it, this unsurprising little twist was revealed in the one-shot comic book Civil War: the Initiative, in comic stores as of this past Wednesday.

[kimba1]

do you folow the civil war series?
I kinda skiped all of it
too many issues for me to buy
can you give a run down on it?
something about ironman going hogwild or something

[Universe Prince]

do you folow the civil war series?

The internet is a wonderful thing. I was able to follow the main plot points without buying a single issue. The quickest way to catch up on the basic story is to head on over to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28Marvel_Comics%29. The synopsis there is brief but generally accurate. It doesn't include the tie-ins, but there are links to Wikipedia pages for a few of those.

[kimba1]

thanks i forgot about wiki
it`s the tie-ins that made me limit my comics purchase
it got way out of hand for me
alot of my friends quit comics for that very reason
we just don`t to buy a dozen comics a month for one story line

[Universe Prince]

Both Marvel and DC generally publish major story arcs in collected form. They are called trade paperbacks I think. Many people wait for the trade paperbacks because the overall cost for the whole story is less, and of course they can be read from beginning to end without the long delays between issues.