Post by Rabbit on Aug 26, 2009 14:53:01 GMT -5
Anyone followed the Marvel "Civil War" series. Basically it was a series with the premise that the US started a 'Superhuman Registration Act' demanding all supers to register (including secret identities.)
It came out shortly after the US Patriot Act actually passed and has some clear reflections on the 'personal freedom vs protection' arguement...
In short, the marvel heroes and villains were split into two camps. Iron Man led the pro-Registry and Cap America led the resistance, go Cap!
In the end Captain America and his rebels are defeated and Captain America is assasinated as Iron Man takes him in. A bit heavy in the symbolism but I kind of love it. Security and Protection but at the price of Freedom.
And in a strictly comic book writing perspective this was a great way to make Captain America cool and again. I always liked him, but for a while there I think a Red, White, and Blue hero did not really have a place. That is other than being a nieve boyscout. This series gave Cap a chance to be a rebel uphold the ideals he was based on (I know, I know he was first created as WWII US propaganda but let me role with this) even if it meant going against the government that created him.
It came out shortly after the US Patriot Act actually passed and has some clear reflections on the 'personal freedom vs protection' arguement...
In short, the marvel heroes and villains were split into two camps. Iron Man led the pro-Registry and Cap America led the resistance, go Cap!
In the end Captain America and his rebels are defeated and Captain America is assasinated as Iron Man takes him in. A bit heavy in the symbolism but I kind of love it. Security and Protection but at the price of Freedom.
And in a strictly comic book writing perspective this was a great way to make Captain America cool and again. I always liked him, but for a while there I think a Red, White, and Blue hero did not really have a place. That is other than being a nieve boyscout. This series gave Cap a chance to be a rebel uphold the ideals he was based on (I know, I know he was first created as WWII US propaganda but let me role with this) even if it meant going against the government that created him.
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