Captain America Just Proved Andrew Garfield is a Worthy Spider-Man
Warning: contains spoilers for Captain America #0!
Marvel's Captain America has officially endorsed Andrew Garfield as a worthy Spider-Man — and he's done so in the most «amazing» fashion. Both Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are Captain America in the comics as of 2022, and both superheroes share the mantle inCaptain America #0, the beginning of a new storyline. But the twin Sentinels of Liberty use a discussion about comic book subtitles to subtly pay tribute to the only Spider-Man actor to headline two movies instead of three.
After Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire passed on making a fourth Spider-Man film, Sony decided to move forward with a rebooted continuity in the form of the Amazing Spider-Man series. The move was a semi-transparent attempt to hold on to the film rights (since they would revert to Marvel if the company didn't produce a film within a certain time limit). While both films ultimately made a profit at the box office, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was not the billion-dollar hit for which Sony was hoping, and Andrew Garfield was unfairly associated with the film's failure. This ultimately led to a deal with Marvel Studios and the introduction of Spider-Man into the MCU proper.
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In Captain America #0, both Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson attempt to stop Armin Zola from launching a missile that will kill millions. The device is detonated harmlessly above the Eartha and the two Captains share a brief moment of levity as they debate which one will be accompanied with a subtitle. They go through the list of classic Marvel subtitles: «Astonishing,» «Uncanny,» «Spectacular» — but the one subtitle they leave out is «Amazing,» which, of course,
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