Captain America Dies

Chris · 03-08-2007, 11:09 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/...aptain_america

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NEW YORK - Captain America has undertaken his last mission — at least for now.

The venerable superhero is killed in the issue of his namesake comic that hit stands Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported. On the new edition's pages, a sniper shoots down the shield-wielding hero as he leaves a courthouse.

It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941. Over the years, some 210 million copies of Captain America comic books, published by New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc., have been sold in 75 countries.

But resurrections are not unknown in the world of comics, and Marvel Entertainment Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada said a Captain America comeback wasn't impossible.

Still, the character's death came as a blow to co-creator Joe Simon.

"We really need him now," said Simon, 93, who worked with artist Jack Kirby to devise Captain America as a foe for Adolf Hitler.

The superhero was spawned when a scrawny arts student named Steve Rogers, ineligible for the army because of his poor health but eager to serve his country, agreed to a "Super Soldier Serum" injection. The substance made him a paragon of physical perfection, armed only with his shield, his strength, his smarts and a command of martial arts.

In the comic-book universe, death is not always final. But even if Captain America turns out to have met his end in print, he may not disappear entirely: Marvel is developing a Captain America movie.

Pauly · 03-08-2007, 11:13 AM

Civil War is absolute shit. They've performed numerous character-assassinations on many much loved heroes and I hate it.

Also characters are NEVER dead in Marvel, they always come back back at some point.

HighGain510 · 03-08-2007, 11:33 AM

I read that article yesterday.... how could he defeat the red skull but a sniper could peg him dead?

Lame... sounds to me like someone got tired of writing...

Clydefrog · 03-08-2007, 11:44 AM

Civil War, is that the series they're running where half of the superheroes are for superhero registration or whatever, and half the others are not? Like, identity revealing?

Yeah, that's pretty crap.

The Zombieverse, however, was freaking AWESOME.

noodles · 03-08-2007, 12:08 PM

This is as lame as when they killed off Superman.

distressed_romeo · 03-08-2007, 01:08 PM

It screams 'cheap publicity stunt'...

ohio_eric · 03-08-2007, 01:20 PM

He'll get better. Also not Cap is now effectively and outlaw. This stinks of a plot to get him out of sight for a while.

I have to disagree, while Civil War wasn't perfect, but it wasn't shit. The ending sucked but the series itself wasn't horrible.

Leon · 03-08-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by noodles

This is as lame as when they killed off Superman.

...and even in a lame way. a sniper? fucking anticlimatic.

Pauly · 03-08-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pauly

Civil War is absolute shit.

Ya rly.

Vegetta · 03-10-2007, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

...and even in a lame way. a sniper? fucking anticlimatic.

not to mention Cap wears bullet proof chain mail

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