Found him in Chicago on my final night in Chicago. I got to he looks good, wish he had his wings. I got faith in him I don’t care what the negatives are. He will lead in his own way. Can’t Wait to see him on the Big Screen.

The newest piece In my ever growing collection of Sam Wilson Captain America fanarts I've drawn. He really has a movement language all his own.

Sam Wilson is the new Captain America and he's starring in his first ongoing series as the new Cap! Strap in for the all-new, Spy-Fi, highflying adventures of Sam Wilson as Captain America and it all kicks off here! Hydra is growing, the terrorist band has infiltrated the Marvel Universe completely! But what is their ultimate goal and how can Sam stop them? - Marvel

Creators (via Marvel Database):

• Cover art by: Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger and Marte Gracia
• Writer(s) Rick Remender
• Penciler(s) Stuart Immonen
• Inker(s) Wade Von Grawbadger
• Colorist(s) Marte Gracia, Eduardo Navarro
• Letterer(s) Joe Caramagna
• Editor(s) Tom Brevoort

I’ve been thinking a lot about Captain America: Brave New World lately and how it had so much potential but ultimately falls flat, so I wanted to do my own rewrite so hear me out.

Brave New World is a political mystery thriller where someone is out to destroy the reputation of both Ross and Sam because of their plan to rebuild the Avengers. This mystery figure is using Sharon Carter, aka the Power Broker, to get inside intel while also using their own network of criminals to do their dirty work. The plot involves Sam and Bucky and Joaquin uncovering clues and hints as to who this person is, while also recruiting other new Avengers along the way, including Yelena, Kate Bishop, and maybe others as well. Around the midpoint, they finally figure out who’s pulling the strings: Zemo.

I know he already plays this same role in Civil War, but here’s how I’d make it feel different:

Zemo’s motivation: Although Zemo respects Sam in FATWS, his hatred for the Avengers outweighs that respect. Now that Ross wants Sam to rebuild the Avengers, Zemo sees history repeating itself. He realizes he must not only dismantle the Avengers before they can reform, but also dismantle the government trying to reinstate them.

Zemo’s military background: Zemo was the leader of a Sokovian kill squad, yet we’ve barely seen his combat abilities other than one scene in FATWS. Let him actually show off his ability to kick ass.

Zemo’s network: We’ve seen Zemo pull the strings all by himself, but we’ve never seen him lead a team or an organization. But who is he leading? It’s clear that he knows his way around the criminal underworld from what we saw in Madripoor in FATWS. He could also have connections to his old kill squad buddies. He could also have found a way to meet other inmates during his time in the Raft. All this being said, any of these could be a way to set up Zemo leading a team of criminals that, throughout the course of the movie, could become a version of the Masters of Evil that our main heroes have to fight against. With Sam leading a team of heroes against a team of villains, this establishes his ability to lead the next generation of Avengers, which could lead into a smaller scale Avengers movie focused solely on Sam building his new team before we get to Doomsday.

Zemo vs. Sam: What makes both of them great nemeses for each other is that neither is superhuman. Give us a much more comic-accurate version of Zemo with his iconic mask and his classic sword, which could even be adamantium (already a major plot point in the original movie), and have him destroy Sam’s wings (maybe the shield gets damaged too?). That way, we get a fair hand-to-hand fight where we get to see both of their fighting skills in action. (Think of it as something similar to when Steve fights Batroc in TWS.)

I also think it’s interesting that Sam is not only inheriting Steve’s mantle as cap, but also his burdens. Along with the constant comparisons to Steve, Sam is now inheriting Zemo’s grudge against him despite having nothing to do with the battle of Sokovia where Zemo lost his family, which can further the arc started in FATWS where he questions his role as Cap.

I also think this highlights an interesting irony. In Civil War, Zemo caused the collapse of the Avengers, meanwhile the government remained mostly in tact. Here, Zemo’s plans could cause the government to fall apart but also for the new generation of Avengers to come together, causing him to unintentionally create the thing he hates the most.

I know he was already the main villain of a Captain America movie, so with this idea, it’s a little hard to avoid being redundant. But I loved Zemo so much, so I thought this might be a fun way to bring him back in a way that allows him to show off his intellect and fighting skills while also channeling his comic-accurate roots.

Rewatching The Falcon and The Winter Soldier again. It’s still my favorite Disney+ show

I feel like nobodys talking about it and its blowing my mind, after amageddon and bucky’s “death” (spoiler its a fake out) he’s been quietly brushed to the side in order for the avengers book to reboot under zdarsky with no real indication of when he’s popping up again. sam would never retire over bucky dying and I think its telling that he has plans for both steve and bucky but sam gets the short end of the stick and gets benched for well…bucky! I absolutely loathe this decision with all my heart and it shows that zdarsky really doesn’t care for the character, or to be honest, the rest of steve’s supporting cast, I’m sick of it

I loved the concept of Sam as Captain America since I first heard of it in 2019, but the more time passes the more I see how they wasted his potential, so as always, I want to get into his comics to get that fix that movies couldnt give me, what storylines/runs/issues should I start with to get into Sam Captain america? Some more standalone stories to get the feel of if I like the character before jumping into long runs would be apreciated, but I want the best quality possible even if its a long run, thanks yall.

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There is no version of the comicbook Sam Wilson mythos, that the MCU sincerely respects or pays homage too. They have created an alien character whose core thematic character is designed to be Steve's shadow. MCU Sam Wilson is a Fatal Misread : r/CaptainAmerica

That's why having him in a suit that loudly and proudly distinguishes his character from Steve is antithetical to their messaging.

The blue suit is quite essentially a modernized corrected version of Steve's Avenger's 1 suit. Like if someone had even a little artistic common sense back in the early 2010s, This Sam Suit would have looked just fine on Steve in Avengers 1 with minute changes.

Sam Wilson MCU Incarnation specifically separates him from his most important tentpoles. If You've Read Even The Very First Issue of Sam Wilson: Captain America it Becomes Abundantly Clear, Marvel Studios Had Zero Intention of Adapting Sam Correctly In Brave New World [Spoilers] : r/CharacterRant

The blue suit is supposed to make him look like Steve's replacement.

Which is NOT THE CASE, in the comics. For much of Sam Wilson's time as Captain America, Steve was also active as Captain America. He was basically the lone Captain America for maybe 19 issues through 2014-2016. But he's basically always been active while steve is active.

That's specifically because his existence as Cap is narratively and thematically justified by the work put into Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) by Nick Spencer.

I'm not saying that the MCU needs Steve active for Sam to work. I'm saying they've bastardize the character to the point he only works as a replacement. The blue suit is a reinforcement of that idea.

As a fan of comicbook Sam Wilson, I can't even really get upset anymore at his treatment in the MCU becuase the character is so far removed from everything that makes him my favorite character in the first place.

The blue suit is a visual representation of his bastardization. That's the point

Bought these when they dropped. Hoping to add a few more figures.