Get ready to hang those flags high: Marvel Comics will commemorate the month of June this year with a special new Captain America limited comic book series. The story will see Steve Rodgers (alter-ego of Captain America) team with other Captain Americas of years past…including a new, gay character.
Aaron Fischer will join Rodgers along with Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, and John Walker as one of the additional Captain Americas. Bleeding Cool reports that Marvel has teased the character as “the Captain America of the Railways – a fearless teen who stepped up to protect fellow runaways and the unhoused.”
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“Aaron is inspired by heroes of the queer community: activists, leaders, and everyday folks pushing for a better life,” said Joshua Trujillo, one of the writers of the upcoming series. “He stands for the oppressed, and the forgotten. I hope his debut story resonates with readers, and helps inspire the next generation of heroes.”
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The announcement comes as Marvel continues to face criticism over a lack of LGBTQ representation among characters in its film series. Though Marvel Comics have featured queer characters for decades, the dearth of queer characters in Marvel Studios movies–arguably the standard for the brand–has met with some public disapproval. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has promised that gay and transgender characters will soon appear in Marvel productions, including the upcoming film The Eternals.
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Pistolo
If Captain America were female, they’d have just made the actual character bisexual. But as always, they give a consolation prize they can easily dispense of. Seriously, not even like Bucky?!
Catholicslutbox
That’s because more hetero teenagers buy comics than gay ones. Aand hetero teens don’t enjoy fapping to gay men.
trell
There was me hoping to see Chris Evans getting it on with Chris Hemsworth in the next MCU offering….
UlfRaynor
Actually, in the comics and the Avengers movie, it’s Thor who brings Vision to life, Wanda and Vision have a gay son named Wiccan also known as Asgardian so at the very least, if they were genuinely trying to be LGBT supportive, they could do a series with Thor mentoring his grandson (who in the comics later marries fellow Young Avengers team-mate Hulkling)
Marvel has prominent and popular gay characters, they just need to stop using them as plot devices to drive other characters stories and give them their own series.
humble charlie
Kind of cliche-gay Captain America.
How about a superhero called Ballet-Master America or Theater-Director America?
Leash
Where is the cliche? Is being fearless and standing up for the opressed a gay stereotype? Or because he’s a runaway/homeless? He’s not even wearing pink! Whatchutalkinboutwillis?
dr35
Reading the comment section on this blog after leaving for a year just reminds me why I left. Jesus what a mess.
Creamsicle
Wandavision seems like it’s building up to the reality warping shenanigans that will allow the Young Avengers to appear in the MCU, including the iconic, if somewhat boringly wholesome, couple Wiccan & Hulking.
mailliw110
I thought all superheroes were gay? None are married and most appear to be in there 30’s….HMMMM!