Meet Aaron Fischer, the Captain America of the railways.
https://www.pride.com/geek/2021/3/15/were-finally-getting-gay-captain-america-we-deserve
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Marvel to introduce a gay Captain America during Pride Month
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Meet Aaron Fischer, the Captain America of the railways.
That costume...sure is a choice. He looks like he just came from an off-broadway production of Newsies.
But hey, cool. Nothing wrong with more Caps. We've got like 15 now.
But hey, cool. Nothing wrong with more Caps. We've got like 15 now.
Hope it’s a good book. But from the other thread where people were calling cap a nationalist this here is what Cap is about, and you don't have to be Steve Rogers to be cap. You just have to live the stated idea of america, not the reality. Which means it applies to all, protects all.
Overalls are a huge trend in queer communities over the last few years.Why is he wearing overalls then?
I'm kinda mad he has a trashcan lid and not a novelty store replica shield.
He'll probably end up on Champions since they currently lack a Captain America analog.
Feige greenlight this character, and if Feige want him on MCU, even Bob Chapek is not going to say no. lol
Disney Execs: "He should look gay, but not TOO gay, but gay enough to let them know that he is proud and expressive of his gayness and is a relatable gay hero to the gay community."
Artist: "So you want a "straight friendly" gay design?"
Disney Execs: "..... Yeah more or less"
Artist: "So you want a "straight friendly" gay design?"
Disney Execs: "..... Yeah more or less"
Kevin Feige doesn't control the comics division...? Like he doesn't greenlight new characters authors come up with, especially not one-shot characters.
Feige actually does control the comics division now. It's been that way for a year and a half or something like that.
oh, I thought he was recently made into the head of all Marvel, including the comics?
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Feige was given creative control of all of Marvel Entertainment in late 2019.
Nothing wrong with that haircut at all. Many people rock something similar.
i don't hate it but something feels a little tone-deaf about introducing a gay runaway teen during pride month
i'm actually really into the design though so maybe i shouldn't think too hard about it
i'm actually really into the design though so maybe i shouldn't think too hard about it
He should look more like us - that dude in the meme where he closes the shades when there's fireworks outside.
lgbt youth homelessness is near pandemic levels in the USA, and it just feels kind of gross to me to try to turn it into a social credit for marvel during pride month especially when it deserves a spotlight outside of june, which would make it worse if this is just a one-shot which they'll never refer to again
i guess they can use it to draw attention to the issue and that's fine, but something about it rubs me the wrong way
Yikes at that character design.
Should just have Steve and Bucky hook up in an alternate reality or something. It'd be better than Captain Overalls.
Should just have Steve and Bucky hook up in an alternate reality or something. It'd be better than Captain Overalls.
Also in train jumping/vagabond/punk lifestyles. The only thing off about his look is the American flag tattoo,”.
The flag tattoo is a bit too far and does not match the rest of the look.
Moves like this are always about execution.
Definitely a wait and see from me.
Moves like this are always about execution.
That wouldn't give us a new character in the main universe though.
This is where I'm at myself but I'm willing to see what they do with it, whether that be a little or a lot. I'm hoping it's in line with say, the former Falcon as Cap where they didn't shy away from issues facing Black America and America as a whole. From what I've seen of Falcon Cap at any rate, not sure if they drove it off a cliff with something tone deaf as I haven't had a chance to read those issues thoroughly, mostly exposed to that series via recaps on YT.
Eh...
My first gut opinion was that, for a gay character that's supposed to be "inspired by the heroes of the Queer community" and function as a sort of representation for all of us...they sure did give him a very specific design.
I'm not interested, but I'm not going to scoff at more Queer representation. Good for them.
My first gut opinion was that, for a gay character that's supposed to be "inspired by the heroes of the Queer community" and function as a sort of representation for all of us...they sure did give him a very specific design.
I'm not interested, but I'm not going to scoff at more Queer representation. Good for them.
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That's fair. I'm hoping for the best I guess. If executed with taste and grace, I think it's potentially for the good that he has a background that is a lived experience for so many of us.
I like that his costume looks homemade, although the neckerchief makes me tilt my head.
"My superhero costume is almost complete! But it feels like it's missing something..."
*tv blaring in the background, "okay gang, let's split up and find that ghost!"*
"My superhero costume is almost complete! But it feels like it's missing something..."
*tv blaring in the background, "okay gang, let's split up and find that ghost!"*
i mean, at the end of the day it's a new queer character and that's good, and i do legitimately like the design
i just wish it didn't have to have the baggage of feeling like a token move during pride month but it does at least have queer creative leads so it's not a completely soulless move or anything
Eh, the haircut is ugly to me personally, but too each his own. You gotta be real good looking to pull that look off irl.