Sam Wilson the new Captain America

As revealed tonight on "The Colbert Report," Sam Wilson, aka The Falcon, will be the all-new comic book Captain America

http://marvel.com/news/comics/2014/7/16/22895/its_time_for_an_all-new_captain_america

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More gimmicks from Marvel, shocker.

I wish they'd just promote Patriot instead or something...

Falcon makes sense in continuity....

Originally posted by krisblaze
More gimmicks from Marvel, shocker.

I wish they'd just promote Patriot instead or something...

I agree with this statement. Triathlete or whatever his name was would have been good as well.

Originally posted by riv6672
Falcon makes sense in continuity....

Does it? Patriot just left the young avengers.

I didn't even know there was something going on with Steve's SS serum.

This is actually reasonable and has history. Not the first time someone else took up the mantle.

The thor change is just silly.

Originally posted by riv6672
Falcon makes sense in continuity....

Yea it does, but do you think they're doing it because it makes sense or because it's PC?

PC, definetly PC

not really a surprise...

rogers will be back prolly 14-18 months

Lame, pointless idea.

Originally posted by krisblaze
Does it? Patriot just left the young avengers.

Originally posted by Deadline
Yea it does, but do you think they're doing it because it makes sense or because it's PC?

I think it's a two birds with one stone type deal. It makes sense AND it's PC. But I have no real problem with it. Sam Wilson deserves to finally get some shine.

Originally posted by JayDaDon
I think it's a two birds with one stone type deal. It makes sense AND it's PC. But I have no real problem with it. Sam Wilson deserves to finally get some shine.

I'm getting pretty ****ing tired of all the identity-swapping going on between characters in the past ten years or so. It comes across as gimmicky and lazy. He looks like lame ass Battlestar.

Why not let Sam Wilson shine under his own identity as the Falcon? Let him prove he's a great leader as well, not just flying cannon fodder. His time as a less-effective Captain America will be swept under the rug and forgotten just as soon as Steve Rogers returns.

Furthermore, why can't the Avengers function without a Captain America on their roster?

Originally posted by Eternal Idol
Furthermore, why can't the Avengers function without a Captain America on their roster?

Originally posted by riv6672
Thats a whole different thing right there.
Me personally, i believe its a combination of in continuity and RL.
In continuity, Cap just makes the team better. He's the all star QB that makes a great team greater.
In RL he's a high profile Marvel character and the creative folks like him on the team to legitimize the line up.

I get what you're saying, but in continuity, it's Steve Rogers (as Captain America) who makes the team better, not just the presence of a Captain America. John Walker, Bucky, and the tomato can Captain Americas are proof enough of this.

Sam Wilson is already an Avenger, and now he has an opportunity to lead in Steve's absence... so what sense does it make for him to ditch his own identity and fighting style as the Falcon in favor of a new identity and using a weapon/fighting style combination in which he's not as capable?

Originally posted by Eternal Idol

Sam Wilson is already an Avenger, and now he has an opportunity to lead in Steve's absence... so what sense does it make for him to ditch his own identity and fighting style as the Falcon in favor of a new identity and using a weapon/fighting style combination in which he's not as capable?

Well Sam Wilson still has his Falcon wings + the Shield

so yeah not really ditching his fighting style more like combo the two