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Character Study: What does Captain America Bring to the Team?

Besides proving himself one of the best soldiers the United States and their Allies had in the second great war, Steve Rodgers, aka Captain America, has become the anchor to the greatest team of super-powered Avengers in the Marvel Universe. In present day lore, he is considered to be a founding member of the Avengers (despite originally written as being thawed out by an already assembled Avengers in the 1960s). Despite that, let's look at what Captain America could possibly bring to an Avengers team. I'm not a sociologist, but I'll give it a try. Since being branded in the movie universe as the first hero, he instantly has the developed credibility of veteran experience. He's been there and done that! He's even been a part of another eclectic team, according to movie and comic book lore, during world war 2. The Howling Commandos, though not having any super powers, were a mush-mash soldier team put together by situation and necessity. The movies don't revea...

Character Study: What does Wonder Woman Bring to the Team?

Other than being a one-woman wrecking crew, throughout the history of the Justice League saga, Wonder Woman has continued to be a valuable member of the team. In present day lore, she's considered to be one of the founding members. But just as team members come and go (sometimes even create factions within the groups), lets examine the potential of what Wonder Woman brings to her Justice League team in DC comics. I am not a sociologist, but I will give this a try. The first observation that is made should address the fact that she is sometimes in the female minority demographic. There have been only a few women regularly included in the DC's Justice League (3 by my count.) So, we know she's looking at situations with a different point of view than her male teammates. In battle does she look for innocents to rescue first before battling bad guys? With all the male bravado, Wonder Woman is the first to seek compassion. In a similar line, Wonder Woman may act as a calmin...

Celebrating Love and One True Pairings

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