Sam Wilson's Captain America Series Will Explore Race on a Global Scale
Sam Wilson's Captain America is about to tackle the issue of race on a global scale. The title of "Captain America" is very much a legacy one, with Steve Rogers sharing the shield with many others over the years. The most famous of these is, of course, Sam Wilson; the high-flying superhero who once quipped his codename isn't "...and the Falcon" because he was getting so well-known for being Captain America's sidekick, but who went on to prove himself a worthy successor.
Now, though, the comics have embraced the legacy of Captain America, proving two shields are better than one. Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are sharing the "Captain America" identity, with writer Tochi Onyebuchi penning an upcoming Captain America: Symbol of Truth series that focuses in on Sam. This bold new era will begin in April in Captain America #0, which will star both star-spangled Avengers in an adventure in which they stop Arnim Zola turning people into dinosaurs (he seems to be taking a tip from X-Men villain Sauron).
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In their latest podcast, Book Dreams interviewed Tochi Onyebuchi about his upcoming miniseries. While Sam Wilson comics have often focused on the cultural impact of a Black Captain America, he's looking beyond that to its impact on the world.
«In college I was a PolySci major, with a focus on international relations, so I was always fascinated by the world outside the borders of the United States. And it never left, and so I watch a lot of foreign films, I watch a lot of foreign TV films, and I'm just really fascinated by America's interaction with the world outside of America. And if Captain America is this… representation of America, then what does it mean
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