It is often forgotten that creators themselves remain a part of the fandom. To write for a character, they must understand everything about them and consider which parts they want to individualize. Nick Spencer has been a writer for Marvel since 2015. His current string of Captain America comics is unconventional, where the hero who is meant to be a “star-spangled symbol of morality, selflessness, and freedom, is now one of the Marvel universe’s most insidious villains” and working for an evil group called Hydra. Spencer was aware of what he was doing with the storyline: making people angry. To him, their anger shows their investment to the character and his story. In a Tweet sent out to his fans Spencer called out those criticizing the comic,
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As stated before, being a nationalist superhero is to act as the state (protective) and the nation (representing the people). In the first volume of Captain America: Steve Rogers, Captain America presumably kills one of his old partners, Jack Flag. As Jack Flag is a superhero, this is perceived as an aggressive act, so Captain America is not playing his usual protector role. Being a member of Hydra, to most, also that he is siding with “evil people.” However, some people in America identify as white supremacists, whose ideals align with those of Hydra. Therefore, while Captain America is not acting as the usual state, he represents a portion of the nation and a somewhat nationalist superhero role, despite the fans rejection.
The Winter Soldier was meant to be a “political thriller” from its beginning. The overarching plot included Hydra being exposed for working inside of SHIELD, the “extra-governmental military counterterrorism and intelligence agency” that Cap began working with after he was unfrozen in the 21st century. For Captain America, this stood as a betrayal to everything he had known, due to SHIELD being essentially founded in his honor. A quote from the movie encapsulates Captain America’s character and commitment to liberty: “If you launch those helicarriers today, HYDRA will be able to kill anyone
As stated before, being a nationalist superhero is to act as the state (protective) and the nation (representing the people). In the first volume of Captain America: Steve Rogers, Captain America presumably kills one of his old partners, Jack Flag. As Jack Flag is a superhero, this is perceived as an aggressive act, so Captain America is not playing his usual protector role. Being a member of Hydra, to most, also that he is siding with “evil people.” However, some people in America identify as white supremacists, whose ideals align with those of Hydra. Therefore, while Captain America is not acting as the usual state, he represents a portion of the nation and a somewhat nationalist superhero role, despite the fans rejection.
The Winter Soldier was meant to be a “political thriller” from its beginning. The overarching plot included Hydra being exposed for working inside of SHIELD, the “extra-governmental military counterterrorism and intelligence agency” that Cap began working with after he was unfrozen in the 21st century. For Captain America, this stood as a betrayal to everything he had known, due to SHIELD being essentially founded in his honor. A quote from the movie encapsulates Captain America’s character and commitment to liberty: “If you launch those helicarriers today, HYDRA will be able to kill anyone