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R.I.P. Captain America
Mar. 7th, 2007 05:06 pmMarvel’s Civil War storyline has culminated in the death of Captain America (as a tortured allegory for 9/11 and its effect on the USA).
As a comics reader for decades all I can say is, “Yeah? And...?” It’s the same sort of promotional stunt as the much ballyhooed “Death of Superman” storyline (and all that followed it). Marvel certainly isn’t going to write-off a character/property as valuable as Captain-freakin’-America for very long.
Funny thing is, if Civil War were a self-contained “What If?” kind of story, I’d probably read it (and possibly even enjoy it) but as it is, it’s an attempt to substitute marketing and shock value for good storytelling and of no interest to me whatsoever.
As a comics reader for decades all I can say is, “Yeah? And...?” It’s the same sort of promotional stunt as the much ballyhooed “Death of Superman” storyline (and all that followed it). Marvel certainly isn’t going to write-off a character/property as valuable as Captain-freakin’-America for very long.
Funny thing is, if Civil War were a self-contained “What If?” kind of story, I’d probably read it (and possibly even enjoy it) but as it is, it’s an attempt to substitute marketing and shock value for good storytelling and of no interest to me whatsoever.
