Captain America = dead!

godix · Post by **godix** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:35 pm

SQ wrote:I don't undersand why captain america dying is such top news when way more people read harry potter and there wasn't a top news story on dumbledore dying.

Announcing the dumbledore thing would have spoiled the book. The Captain America thing however isn't a spoiler, it's pretty much the premise of story. IIRC the news made a big deal of Superman dying (he came back), Robin dying (he got replaced), and Batman's back being broken (he got better).

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:55 pm

godix wrote:
SQ wrote:I don't undersand why captain america dying is such top news when way more people read harry potter and there wasn't a top news story on dumbledore dying.
Announcing the dumbledore thing would have spoiled the book. The Captain America thing however isn't a spoiler, it's pretty much the premise of story. IIRC the news made a big deal of Superman dying (he came back), Robin dying (he got replaced), and Batman's back being broken (he got better).

Actually the day Superman "died," was the day I got into comics (and still am). That was 7th Grade and...14 or 15 years ago?

I basically heard on the radio "This is the day that Superman died." and they made it sound all serious and real. I figured I should get the issue and hold on to it (I didn't know the whole heroes never die thing) and on my way to pay I picked up another comic (X-Men #1 by Jim Lee and Chris Claremont before he went crazy) and from that point on, was hooked.

Ahhhh memories

Tsunami Jones · Post by **Tsunami Jones** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:27 pm

SQ wrote:I doubt any of you actually knew which series captain america died in before you saw/read the story. (In case you didn't know, it's Civil War. There's 5-6 books, I've read the first 3. It's damn good.)

He gets gunned down in Captain America #25 (the most recent Cap series), which is only a Civil War tie-in, not Civil War itself.

Civil War was total crap

SQ · Post by SQ » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:56 pm

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

You take that back! D:

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:34 pm

SQ wrote:I don't undersand why captain america dying is such top news when way more people read harry potter and there wasn't a top news story on dumbledore dying.

Dumbledore wasn't an American icon.

I doubt any of you actually knew which series captain america died in before you saw/read the story.

Yeah, we're all poseurs, and who gives a shit.

Tsunami Jones · Post by **Tsunami Jones** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:37 pm

SQ wrote: You take that back! D:

Nope. It was one of the worst giant cross-overs ever. If you've only read teh first three issues though, then you're basically right on the tip of where it goes from "flawed but still sort of interesting and enjoyable" to flaming pile.

Kitsuner · Post by **Kitsuner** » Sat May 03, 2008 3:04 am

The Captain is dead!

Long live the Captain!

suberunker · Post by **suberunker** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:47 pm

LIES! :O

Mithroch · Post by **Mithroch** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:11 am

My mom is dead... no wait... she's just in Mongolia. Pretty much the same thing.

Yok/0 · Post by **Yok/0** » Mon May 12, 2008 2:29 am

It wasn't the real Captain America! That was just some other guy in his costume. Isn't Marvel the ones who like to kill wolverine like 3 times?