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"This is a bigger story than it seems," Brevoort said. Whether this new storyline in the character's history makes it to the big screen is yet to be seen. Related: 'Captain America: Civil War" becomes Disney's 10th billion dollar film In fact, the reveal in the comics comes days after " Captain America: Civil War" became Disney's 10th billion dollar film. "In an allegorical fashion, you want to make his adventures about where America and where the world is."Ĭaptain America has garnered new popularity in recent years thanks to being a key component of Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe. "Captain America, because he's draped head to toe in the flag, has more of a larger, more symbolic meaning than many of other characters," he said.
"This feels very much, at least to me, like it's of the zeitgeist of the moment."īrevoort added that with Captain America stories Marvel always strives to make the character's stories topical. "We're currently in the middle of this very contentious presidential primary season where folks across America are feeling divided on a number of issues," Brevoort said. Related: 'Captain America: Civil War' battles to fifth biggest box office opening ever Captain America #1, a new Marvel comic, revealed that Steve Rogers is an evil Hydra agent. "It's not a Steve from the universe next door, it's not a clone, it's not a robot, it's not mind control," Brevoort said.īrevoort also felt that the new storyline speaks to the current national mood. The twist had been in development since late 2014 and according to Brevoort is the actual Steve Rogers. "The most basic reason for doing this is to see if you're paying attention and make readers long for the next issue." "This is really just the tip of the iceberg in a larger story," said Tom Brevoort, executive editor of Marvel Comics told CNNMoney. "LOL at the sheer nonsense of the new Captain America comic spoiler, WHY.WOULD THEY DO THIS?" tweeted Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, staff writer at the Daily Dot.