Captain America's Hippie Variant Proves The Truth About Steve Rogers
Warning: Contains spoilers for Avengers: Forever #7
Marvel Comics proved once again that Captain America means much more than wearing the American flag and being a super-soldier. Appearing in Avengers: Forever, «hippy Steve Rogers» is an alternative version of Captain America that is very far from the original one but still embodies his same ideals of heroism.
As a super-soldier created by the U.S. Army to help win World War II, Captain America will always be connected to the ideas of patriotism, nationalism, and military values. During his career as a hero, Steve Rogers has embodied the best of these characteristics, becoming the fearless leader of the Avengers, the Commander of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the «Symbol of Truth» who inspires millions of Americans. However, patriotism, nationalism, and militarism also have some pretty dark sides, so Steve Rogers had to prove time and time again that being Captain America means much more than representing the ideals of a specific country.
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In Avengers: Forever #7, by Jason Aaron, Aaron Kuder, Cam Smith, and Guru e-FX, a group of Steve Rogers from different universes is trapped inside a mysterious prison block, with no idea how they got there and why. There is one Steve who immediately takes the initiative and charges away, trying to get out of that prison, but he is very different from the one readers are used to. This Steve Rogers has a beard, wears a bandana, and shouts things such as "death to the warmongers" and "death to the military-industrial complex." He believes he's the political prisoner of a mysterious group of "fascists" because he refused to take part in their "illegal war" (likely the
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