Ok, Spring Break is over. Time to get back to work.

Captain
America

I want to talk a little bit about Captain America. You see, Marvel decided to whack the good Captain. Ed Brubaker handled the actual story execution of the execution, so it was done well. (We can now rest easy that Brubaker’s “Cap in jail” is not going to be like his “Daredevil in jail” story arc.) But in spite of the talent behind the writing, you have to ask the question “Why”?

Why kill Captain America and why now? There are a lot of people who are reading all sorts of symbolism and political statements into it, but I have to think that any of that is either coincidental or an act of convenience. I think it is simply good marketing.

We all know that Steve “Captain America” Rogers will not be gone for too long. But for how long will he be gone? Two years. That’s right, two years. You see, in today’s comic book industry there are several factors that determine the length of time Cap will be gone. The first factor is the standard length of a comic book story arc. Nowadays you can expect a story arc to last 6 months to a year, so Marvel is going to need at least a year to tell the stories they want to tell. But the most important factor is the Marvel movie release schedule.

Marvel is currently scheduled to release their Captain America movie in 2009. And since Marvel will be producing the movie themselves, they are going to do whatever they can to promote the movie to make it a success. So expect there to be a media blitz about the “Return of Captain America” leading up to the release of the movie.

Speaking of Captain America movies, I really hope that when they make the new one, they draw inspiration from the past. I hope they watch the clip below to see how Captain America is supposed to be portrayed in film.

Enjoy.

Ok, Spring Break is over. Time to get back to work.

Captain
America

I want to talk a little bit about Captain America. You see, Marvel decided to whack the good Captain. Ed Brubaker handled the actual story execution of the execution, so it was done well. (We can now rest easy that Brubaker’s “Cap in jail” is not going to be like his “Daredevil in jail” story arc.) But in spite of the talent behind the writing, you have to ask the question “Why”?

Why kill Captain America and why now? There are a lot of people who are reading all sorts of symbolism and political statements into it, but I have to think that any of that is either coincidental or an act of convenience. I think it is simply good marketing.

We all know that Steve “Captain America” Rogers will not be gone for too long. But for how long will he be gone? Two years. That’s right, two years. You see, in today’s comic book industry there are several factors that determine the length of time Cap will be gone. The first factor is the standard length of a comic book story arc. Nowadays you can expect a story arc to last 6 months to a year, so Marvel is going to need at least a year to tell the stories they want to tell. But the most important factor is the Marvel movie release schedule.

Marvel is currently scheduled to release their Captain America movie in 2009. And since Marvel will be producing the movie themselves, they are going to do whatever they can to promote the movie to make it a success. So expect there to be a media blitz about the “Return of Captain America” leading up to the release of the movie.

Speaking of Captain America movies, I really hope that when they make the new one, they draw inspiration from the past. I hope they watch the clip below to see how Captain America is supposed to be portrayed in film.

Enjoy.