J. Michael Staczynski’s Vision For Steve Rogers Revealed In New ‘Captain America’ #1 Trailer
by Tony Thornley
Steve Rogers is Marvel’s most iconic hero. This September, one of the publisher’s most iconic writers returns to make his mark on the Sentinel of Liberty in Captain America #1.
Steve Rogers is a man defined by his past, over 60 years removed from the era in which he came of age. J. Michael Straczynski plans to bring that to the forefront, but with a different part of Steve’s life, before the super-soldier serum. Teaming with Jesus Saiz and Matt Hollingsworth, the team will kick off an epic saga that begins in his past and bleeds into his present day.
Even before he became Marvel’s star-spangled hero, Steve Rogers was a fighter. Embark on a fascinating journey to never-before-seen days of Steve’s youth where a powerful evil seeks to end Cap’s legacy before it begins. And back in the present, Captain America is giving back to the community in ways only he can by tackling crime on the local level. All that changes when this existential threat from the past begins making moves towards Steve in the here and now, starting with recruiting some of his most deadliest former foes. In addition to deepening of the Captain America’s comic book mythos, Straczynski and Saiz will also delve into a largely unexplored chapter of Steve’s life in the late 1930s, as the fascism swallowing Europe threatened to take root in New York City.
Get your first look at this profound new series in the thrilling CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 trailer. First shown this past weekend at the Marvel: Heroes, Hulks and Super-Soldiers panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the new trailer features never-before-seen artwork including an epic motorcycle battle, exciting teamups with the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, and a heartfelt memory of Steve with his mother.
Speaking with io9, Straczynski says, “Overall, the goal is to do some really challenging stories, some really fun stories, and get inside Steve’s head to see who he really is in ways that may not have been fully explored before. If folks like what I did with Peter in Amazing Spider-Man, and Thor in, well… Thor, then they should give this a shot, because I’m really swinging for the bleachers in this one!”
Check out the trailer above, as well as the variant covers for the debut from Olivier Coipel, Humberto Ramos, Kaare Andrews, George Perez, Frank Miller, Gary Frank, John Romita Jr., and Michael Cho!
Captain America #1 is available September 20th, from Marvel Comics!
