Cantwell + Eaglesham defect to ‘The United States of Captain America’

New miniseries celebrates the 80th anniversary of the character.

Christopher Cantwell and Dale Eaglesham will reunite several former Captains America to find Cap’s stolen shield in The United States of Captain America, a new miniseries celebrating the character’s 80th anniversary.

“It’s an incredible gift and definitely a creative challenge to take on the character of Captain America, especially during these unprecedented times in our country’s history,” Cantwell told Marvel.com. “With this miniseries we’re hoping to explore what the idea of Captain America means at this precise moment—not just on the grand stage of the world—but to everyday and often overlooked communities throughout the United States.”

Steve Rogers will be joined by Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson and John Walker — aka Winter Soldier, Falcon and U.S.Agent — on a road trip across America as they search for his iconic shield. Along the way, they’ll introduce new heroes who been inspired by Captain America, and who will be featured in back-up stories.

cover by Alex Ross

“This story is ultimately structured like a ‘road movie,’ harkening back in ways to old Bob Rafelson and Hal Ashby films, with Steve Rogers (and soon Sam Wilson, and later… other key members in Steve’s life) getting to directly interact with those he represents as a symbol and has sworn to protect, but in an up close and personal way he hasn’t experienced in a while,” Cantwell said. “I’m extremely excited to show how the idea of Captain America has been conceptualized and translated by various groups in the country, and for me the juice of the story is Cap reconciling so many interpretations OF himself WITH himself, both as a person and as an icon. This kind of cross-country epic is uniquely American and seems like a fantastic way to celebrate the character’s legacy right now.”

The new miniseries starts in June.

One thought on “Cantwell + Eaglesham defect to ‘The United States of Captain America’”

  1. You need to keep any communistic fascists’ idea’s totally out of Captain America’s character he is a sentinel of freedom a total tyrannical oppositionist.
    Not into the totalism, a complete adversary and resister against Anti-American Marxism cult driven sentimental ideologies being forced and brain washed into society now.
    you are failing in one of the most important American icons and symbols of free will and free enterprise that has kept America strong.
    I was abused and abandon as a child I fought for my country to keep our freedoms an our constitutional rights as Americans he is the only Hero I had to set an example for me
    please keep my Captain America honorable.

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