Just a head's up, there are going to be ***SPOILERS!!!*** here if you haven't read Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 yet, so if you haven't read it yet, be warned!
So...wait...what???
So Steve Rogers has returned to the land of the living. What could be more exciting than that, right? Well, on the very last page of the new comic book series, Cap does something that seems unthinkable. After battling Baron Zemo, Rogers betrays his former friend Jack Flag by throwing him out of a plane. Before doing so, though, he says to him, "Hail Hydra." The first thoughts that go through your mind is that this isn't the real Steve Rogers, he's a Skrull posing as Rogers, or it's a Rogers from an alternate universe. I mean, it wouldn't be the first time that either of these two possibilities have happened, but according to the writers, this Captain America is the real deal. Here's what Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoot had to say about this new reveal:
“We knew it would be like slapping people in the face…His mission is to further the goals and beliefs of Hydra. If that involves taking down the Marvel universe, sure. (But) it may not be as simple as that. It’s not like he’s exchanged his white hat for a black hat – it’s a green hat.”
The issue jumps back to the 1920's, where a young Steve Rogers and his mother end up getting pulled into Hydra. Red Skull is out recruiting poor and disenfranchised youths and adults and this is how they end up getting pulled into the mix of the Hydra organization. It's being said that this newly revealed backstory to Rogers will somehow tie into Sam Wilson being christened the new Captain America, as well as his "Comic Cube-based rebirth." With Rogers now a sleeper agent (apparently) for Hydra, Brevoot said this about where the story arc may go:
“Well, it puts the readers one step ahead of most of the characters in the Marvel Universe, so that, in Hitchcock tradition, they’re aware that the most trusted and most respected superhero within the Marvel Universe is now a wolf among the flock, who could strike at any time.”
The writer for this series is Nick Spencer. He recently sat down with EW for an interview and threw in his two cents on the matter:
“Captain America is not just one of the most recognizable faces in the Marvel Universe. He’s an inspiring figure, somebody who brings people together. Everybody here obviously gets that. What you hope is that this story, in its own very different way, highlights those things and only continues to elevate the character in importance, and only serves to illustrate how powerful that symbol is.”
With sales of comic books slightly dipping and the popularity of the MCU soaring, it's not surprising that Marvel is doing something like this. Good guys die, then come back to life, they turn evil then get redemption, it's nothing new. This is the first time that Cap has been the bad guy, though. Whatever the storyline here ends up being, it's pretty certain to say that what happens here will have a big impact on the upcoming Civil War II story arc that Marvel is in the process of making. Not a lot is known yet where they are going with Civil War II, but a possible plot line (and this is purely speculation on my part) is that Cap is able to sway certain heroes over to his line of thinking and then they go head to head with the ones that see him as a traitor.
So what do you think of this surprising turn for Rogers? Do you like it? How long do you think it will last? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below.
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