But with Steve Rogers gone? It seems to me that there's a big gap in the Marvel Universe for a new icon. Forget Frank Castle stepping into Cap's shoes, or even Bucky. No. Stuff that!
Marvel needs a real hero.
A real old school hero, to fight for peoples' freedom.
Somebody who suffers no fools, and takes no lip from anybody.
We need:
Yeah, it's only a mock-up ;-) But think of the potential!
He's just like Captain America, if he'd not been frozen in ice for 50 years, and if he'd been born on a Council Estate in Birmingham!
I posted a link to this image over on Paul Cornell's blog. He seemed to like it. Although as he pointed out:
"I'm not sure the Captain would want to protect modern things like freedoms."
He may be right at that... ;-)
Please put the Captain on your new Excalibur team, Paul. The character is a true niche, but a brilliant turn!
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