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Character Study: Alternate Costumes

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Captain America and Wonder Woman have been iconic fictional characters for over 73 years. Their unmistakably recognizable red, white, and blue costumes have been a part of the comic book as well as patriotic pop culture. However, when a character in comics needs a fresh direction, one of the artistic directions authors and artists usually go towards is a new costume design. Mainly it is to refresh the character and hopefully bring in new subscribers/readers. Both Captain America and Wonder Woman, in this instance, have used other costumes in battle, even abandoning the red white and blue patriotic designs. Let's examine the more familiar alternate designs. Agent Steve Rogers In the comic book continuity published in 2001, Steve Rodgers had resigned the title of Captain America over being disenfranchised with the shadowy nature United States government and defense protocols. He then finds work with S.H.I.E.L.D. and chooses a stealthy non-colorful battle suit without a cowl mas...

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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Happy Holidays from Captain America and Wonder Woman

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Credit : Captain America Wonder Woman Fan Fiction

Star-Spangled Salute to America's Veterans!

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There are many heroic stories to tell,.... Star-spangled Couple ...but there are real heroes in the American military fighting for our freedom. We salute the brave men and women who serve with honor and carry with them the love and respect of their families. Happy Veteran's Day!

Comic Book Crossovers

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While doing some Google searches and other research, I came across this fantastic website of some truly exceptional computer craftsmanship. The website blog Super Team Family: The Lost Issues shares what could have been if the comic book world had been more co-operative with each other from the very start. Both Marvel and D.C. have tried to compete against one another (for obvious reasons), but what if they had made publications teaming up characters that people would certainly enjoy reading. This is what a comic book might look like if Captain America and Wonder Woman actually appeared in a story together. The covers on these are so dynamic and real looking, it's puzzling to imagine why hasn't someone done this already. Credit : Super Team Family Credit : Super Team Family The story looks deep enough to carry a few issue story arc and fill pages with enough content. Who knows, maybe someone might write out fan fiction to correspond to these covers. Enjoy them fo...