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Sam Wilson is still Captain America, and a key member of the Avengers.

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This story about Cap & Thor is making the rounds.

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Prepare for the comic where Captain America and Thor kiss
By Kwame Opam on October 16, 2015 05:49 pm Email @kwameopam

This January, two of Earth's mightiest Marvel superheroes will kiss. And it will be awesome. But before I even begin to explain why I think this is beyond wonderful, here's a little background.

Right now, Marvel is still ironing out the finale to Secret Wars, during which the entire Marvel multiverse (henceforth known as the Omniverse) will be reconfigured. When all is said and done, there'll be a new Avengers team featuring new characters in prominent roles. Sam Wilson is the Cap. Jane Foster is the Thor. So on and so forth. We don't know what kind of adventures they'll wind up on, but we can now assume that romance happens somewhere along the way.

http://twitter.com/Marvel/status/655114745133924352/photo/1

Now, with no real sense of what brought this about, how can we already say this is awesome? Well, for one thing, holy mother of God does Alex Ross know how to do a cover. You can actually see the city reflected in Thor's helmet! This is gorgeous work worthy of celebration. For another, this is wholly new territory for these characters, who've only recently taken up these iconic roles. Adding the fact that they're together an interracial couple in a position of power, and you have a recipe for something powerful and meaningful for fans watching their story unfold.

MARVEL HAS THE CHANCE TO TELL A GREAT STORY

I won't pretend that this is not a play to sell comics. Marvel, as a business, is all about making money. But before you cry foul or that Marvel is somehow too committed to diversity, try to put cynicism aside and acknowledge that these are characters that are already well written. Sam Wilson's tenure in Captain America and the Mighty Avengers was well received. Jane Foster's acclaimed Thor series sold more books than her counterpart did. There is every reason to hope that Marvel can get this story right. And in the end it's the story that matters.

I'm officially looking forward to January.



http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/16/9557549/marvel-captain-america-thor-kiss-art
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Doctor Magnus Warlock
Oct 18 2015, 04:37 PM
Sam Wilson is having fun with the Jane Foster Thor.

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LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR EXCHANGE A KISS IN STUNNING NEW ALEX ROSS COVER
Fri, October 16th, 2015 at 10:56am PDT | Updated: October 16th, 2015 at 10:57am

Meagan Damore, Assistant Editor

On Alex Ross' cover for "All-New All-Different Avengers" #4, Captain America and Thor lock lips as they fly together above New York City. Cap and Thor will be two members of the new Avengers team, which also includes Ms. Marvel, Vision, Nova, Iron Man and Miles Morales' Spider-Man. The cover image, which appeared on Twitter earlier today, initially debuted last Friday at New York Comic Con and teases a budding relationship between the two Avengers.

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"All-New All-Different Avengers" #4 will be available at retailers this January.



http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/look-captain-america-thor-exchange-a-kiss-in-stunning-new-alex-ross-cover
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Loving this picture!
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Moon Pie
Oct 19 2015, 12:25 PM
Doctor Magnus Warlock
Oct 18 2015, 04:37 PM
Sam Wilson is having fun with the Jane Foster Thor.

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LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR EXCHANGE A KISS IN STUNNING NEW ALEX ROSS COVER
Fri, October 16th, 2015 at 10:56am PDT | Updated: October 16th, 2015 at 10:57am

Meagan Damore, Assistant Editor

On Alex Ross' cover for "All-New All-Different Avengers" #4, Captain America and Thor lock lips as they fly together above New York City. Cap and Thor will be two members of the new Avengers team, which also includes Ms. Marvel, Vision, Nova, Iron Man and Miles Morales' Spider-Man. The cover image, which appeared on Twitter earlier today, initially debuted last Friday at New York Comic Con and teases a budding relationship between the two Avengers.

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"All-New All-Different Avengers" #4 will be available at retailers this January.



http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/look-captain-america-thor-exchange-a-kiss-in-stunning-new-alex-ross-cover
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Loving this picture!

Oh, of course you do.


You'd have only been outraged if they let Capt. America be gay, over decades, that a Caucasoid played the role. Just like Doc Agnus Whorelocks, you too, are elated that Marvel kept in-step with this nation's current racist theme;

they made sure to cast Capt. America as a darkskinned-NI99ER, first, then it was okay to make him a homosexual after that
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Moon Pie
Oct 11 2015, 06:36 PM
Ladybug, isn't that show Sense8, about some mystic connection between a group of people all over the world?

My sister watches it
Yes, I love it. Well, I loved it. I've watched the whole season.

When one gets in trouble, another appears to help. Whoever has the needed "gift" is the one who shows up. The Asian chick was my favorite.

It was so interesting. I didn't want the season to end.
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Oct 19 2015, 12:25 PM
Doctor Magnus Warlock
Oct 18 2015, 04:37 PM
Sam Wilson is having fun with the Jane Foster Thor.

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LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR EXCHANGE A KISS IN STUNNING NEW ALEX ROSS COVER
Fri, October 16th, 2015 at 10:56am PDT | Updated: October 16th, 2015 at 10:57am

Meagan Damore, Assistant Editor

On Alex Ross' cover for "All-New All-Different Avengers" #4, Captain America and Thor lock lips as they fly together above New York City. Cap and Thor will be two members of the new Avengers team, which also includes Ms. Marvel, Vision, Nova, Iron Man and Miles Morales' Spider-Man. The cover image, which appeared on Twitter earlier today, initially debuted last Friday at New York Comic Con and teases a budding relationship between the two Avengers.

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"All-New All-Different Avengers" #4 will be available at retailers this January.



http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/look-captain-america-thor-exchange-a-kiss-in-stunning-new-alex-ross-cover
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I am still LOVING this picture!!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
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Oct 20 2015, 09:01 PM
Moon Pie
Oct 11 2015, 06:36 PM
Ladybug, isn't that show Sense8, about some mystic connection between a group of people all over the world?

My sister watches it
Yes, I love it. Well, I loved it. I've watched the whole season.

When one gets in trouble, another appears to help. Whoever has the needed "gift" is the one who shows up. The Asian chick was my favorite.

It was so interesting. I didn't want the season to end.
It sounds interesting! My sister said it had a great intro with views from all over the world.

She mentioned the Asian woman! She was "bad ass" according to my sister! The character she talked about often was the African guy who had a great relationship with his mother.

Like you, she was sorry the season was over!

Maybe I'll check it out.
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Lady Thor! And she is worthy.

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In addition to his upcoming lip-lock with Thor (aka Jane Foster), Sam Wilson has drawn the ire of Fox & Friends.

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"FOX & FRIENDS" SLAMS "CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON" #1
Mon, October 19th, 2015 at 7:15am PDT

Comic BooksKevin Melrose, Editor

After simmering for a few days on some conservative websites, a backlash against Marvel Comics' "Captain America: Sam Wilson" #1 spilled over Saturday onto Fox News' "Fox & Friends."

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“He’s got a new, odd enemy,” co-host Clayton Morris said. “Instead of going against Hydra and the typical Captain America villains, he’s going up against conservatives.That’s his new enemy.”

In the comic, which debuted last week, Captain America confronts the subversive racist group Sons of the Serpent on the United States-Mexico boarder, where the longtime Avengers adversary is serving as an armed militia dedicated to stopping illegal immigration.

"Attention all trespassers!" the Supreme Serpent tells a group crossing the border. "By invading this sovereign land, you defy the laws of God, nature, and the United States Constitution. Therefore, I hereby apprehend you by the power vested in me by the aforementioned God, nature, et cetera, et cetera."

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Of course, Captain America -- or "Captain Socialism," as the Supreme Serpent says -- arrives to make quick work of the Sons of the Serpent. But we won't spoil the ending. The comic, written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Daniel Acuna, also depicts Wilson grappling both with a politically polarized nation and Captain America's place in it. In the issue, headlines blare "Captain America Goes Partisan," "Cap Versus the Constitution?" and "Sam Wilson: Captain Anti-America?"

The conservative think tank the MacIver Institute was quick to pick up on "Captain America: Sam Wilson" #1, releasing a video the day after its Wednesday debut titled "Captain America Beats Up Conservatives in New Issue." From there the story spread to The Daily Caller, Hot Air, The Washington Times and so on.

"So who is this Serpent?" asks Tucker Carlson of "Fox & Friends." "Is this Serpent an Islamic [extremist], an ISIS member bent on destroying Western civilization? No. The Serpent is an American who has misgivings about unlimited immigration and the costs associated with it. That, according to the comic book, is evil."

As the issue's writer, Spencer of course has been singled out in the coverage, with some outlets noting he's tweeted unfavorably about Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. There's also an online petition calling for his "resignation" from Marvel; it has 14 supporters.

Spencer, however, hasn't hidden from the spotlight. Instead, he's been addressing some of the criticism directly on Twitter.

"More than anything," he wrote last night, "I'm just amazed how certain media coverage of 'Sam Wilson: Captain America' #1 directly mirrors what we showed in the book."






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Luke Cage will feature prominently in the Netflix series, Jessica Jones.

David Tennet, formerly the 10th Doctor, brings the creep factor as the Purple Man.

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