Steve Rogers 1941-2007
Posted By Ardellis on March 10, 2007
They killed Captain America this week.
What the hell is Joe Quesada thinking? That he’d sell a boatload of comic books. And he has. But he’s also pissed off a lot of people.
Sure, Cap was a bit of an anachronism in the Marvel universe. He was an old-fashioned guy with old-fashioned values. But that’s why we loved him. We always knew that Captain America would do the right thing, no matter what. Other “heroes” (I’m looking at you, Reed Richards and Tony Stark) might buy into the idea that the ends can justify the means. But Steve Rogers wore the colors, man. He believed in the idealistic principals. He always tried to hold to that moral compass, because it was who he was.
And they killed him for it.
Because Joe Quesada apparently thinks that old-fashioned heroes are boring. Truth is, Joe, there’s no such thing as a boring character, only writers and editors who don’t know how to handle a particular personality. I can understand that maybe Cap didn’t fit into your vision for the future of the Marvel universe, but you could have used that. Yes, the world is a lot less black-and-white than it was when Cap first came along, and you’ve made it greyer than it’s ever been over the last few months. But I would have liked to have seen how Cap coped with that. There’s a lot of story potential there, a lot of material for conflict.
What a waste.
Rest in peace, Steve. You were an icon. You’ll be sorely missed.
At least until Marvel realizes what a mistake they’ve made and figure out how to resurrect you.
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