Then I saw this new rumor. There's a picture of this actor and I thought, "Hmm....". He has the right look and the right persona of the super-soldier Steve Roger but he doesn't have the right physique (think of Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson's physique) of the Sentinel of Liberty. Maybe he might have to spend the whole year of working out and bulking up with a world-renown fitness trainer before he could step into the big red boots. The late Christopher Reeve did that before he dons the red cape as Superman many years ago.

Without much further ado, I'll give you the actor who may play Captain America, if you just click on the image below to see the actor himself:

Currently, Mark Valley (highlight to see his name) the actor is casted as a bad guy on this new and spooky FOX TV show called "Fringe" (Tuesday night at 9 pm on FOX). We'll have to see whether the rumor may be true or not. He could be born to play the role of Captain America. Seem like the right, logical choice to me.

]]> http://kreape.wordpress.com/?p=1864 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:23:18 +0000 Kevin Reape http://kreape.com/2008/10/13/captain-america-cameo-found-in-the-incredible-hulk/ There were a lot of rumors going around saying there was a cameo of Captain America in the newest Hulk movie. I saw the movie with Tony, and neither of us saw any Captain America whatsoever. The guys over at SlasherMovie.com have finally found it.

The director of the Hulk movie came out a few weeks after its release to inform everyone the cameo was actually in a deleted scene, which can be found on the DVD, for $20 of course. Sounds to me like a way to increase DVD sales, not that anyone cares that much.

Here are the pictures below;

So it looks like Captain America was frozen in the ice, and that is probably how the new movie will begin. We will keep you posted.

Oh. Cool. Millions of nerds with Blu-Ray capabilities slowe-mo'ed the shit out of the alternate opening to the Incredible Hulk over the past week. They were promised Captain America during the arctic Hulk-out and well, they got a half-covered shield. What a cross-over!!! There's going to be tons of this bullshit until The Avengers opens July 15, 2011.

Just finished reading "The Death of Captain America Vol. 2: The Burden of Dreams". Very few comics make me go "WOW!" after I'm done with them these days. This one does. This Premiere Hardcover reprints issues 31-36 of the regular series and continues the story of Cap's death from the previous volume. Ed Brubaker hits another home run with this second volume that makes the first book feel like only a prolonged set-up for the stories here! Steve Epting and Mike Perkins are joined by Jackson "Butch" Guice on art, with Alex Ross lending a helping hand to design the new Cap-costume and providing some painted covers.

With the issues collected in this volume, I am fully convinced that the present Captain America series by Brubaker and gang is bar-none the best ongoing series published by Marvel. It's is just that mind-blowingly good. In this volume, we see Bucky breaking out from the clutches of Dr Faustus and ending up becoming the new Captain America at the request of a posthumous letter written by Steve Rogers to Tony Stark. The late Roger's presence is still dominating this series and in its most distilled elements, the book is really about a group of friends trying to honour the memory of a dead friend. We follow up on the Falcon, the Black Widow and the Iron Man trying to uncover the plots of the Red Skull/Aleksander Lukin. We see the evolution of Bucky into the new Cap (with guns ablazing even). We fear for Sharon Carter and whether she'll be able to break Dr Faustus' hold on her. In addition to that, Sharon's pregnant and Arnim Zola, the mad geneticist, seems to have some plans for her unborn baby. Meanwhile, the rest of the book reads like the headlines in our newspapers TODAY! Oil Crisis. The Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis. Stock Markets Drop. Thousands homeless, jobless and protesting. The US government crippled. If this wasn't a comic, it'll read like the latest issue of Newsweek. Ironically, the latest issue of Newsweek is analyzing just such an issue - that the crash of the US economy is leading to the end of US hegemony on a global scale. It actually feels like the Red Skull is orchestrating the crisis faced by the US nation now!

All in all, another triumphant entry in the Brubaker canon and once again, I'm thankful that this is still an ongoing story. The cliffhanger alone, with Sharon Carter discovering Steve Roger's body in a tank, is gripping enough to make me desperate for the next volume. Excelsior!

This image is taken from Comicbookmovie as well as the next zoomed in image. This is what everyone in the comic book world has been raving about??? Not even a close up shot of him and you can barely make out that its meant to be a shield. If you look at this zoomed in image it helps make things a bit clearer.

Are you impressed after all the hype? Im not...i'm not even sure if this is the real cameo as it seems like the whole thing could have been made up from the beginning.

Big big shout out to the Market 2 Market organization commitee, outstanding job overall was a great event and well thought out and put together. Thank you, and can't wait for next year.

Check out the article on www.journalstar.com

Enjoy the following photos of our experience and feel free to comment.

Straight from MTV's Splashpage 'Iron Man' writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby agree with 'The Hulk' director Louis Leterrier in his quest for The Hulk to be the villain in the 'Avengers' movie. In my honest opinion i couldn't agree more, i think it would be a fantastic idea (as long as they dont make it anything like the Avengers cartoon movie which blew). In pretty much all superhero films you have a villain who's a mad scientist or just crazy or just so happened to fall in a vat of acid etc...

But in this case you'll have The Hulk (who has fought pretty much every hero in comics already) who is just a lost soul and not sure how to deal with his rage so there can be awesome moments where he's beating down on Iron Man and then moments where Bruce Banner (The Hulk) is spilling his guts out to Captain America about how he needs help. I think The Hulk as the villain would be the perfect choice. They could then throw The Sentry in to the Avengers as he is the only man The Hulk will listen to. But hey, thats just my opinion. And i also apologise as i went on a bit of a geek rant there, i do that from time to time.

In one of the most shocking and ludicrous casting decisions in the history of the world, R&B heartthrob Usher has been cast as Bucky; Captain America's sidekick. Variety has the information here. I'm going to go chew my hands off at the wrist.

So, what makes a good monthly comic? A couple of things:

Comics that put “character” first!

Comics that tend to focus more on character than plot are inherently more readable as monthlies. When jumping into the middle of a six issue arc, its character that pulls you in and fills in the holes. With the exception of Fantastic Four, every comic on my list stars a single character.

“Done-in-One (or two)” Stories!

There’s no need to wait for the trade if each arc is only 1-2 issues long, right? Again, this type of story goes well with character writing. Since the plot isn’t required to sustain itself for 3-6 issues, it can be pared down and used primarily as a vehicle to reveal the titular hero’s character. Batman and Zatanna team up to stop the Joker!?! Reading that story you find that it's not really about catching the Joker as much as it's  about developing Bruce and Zatanna's relationship. Also, without really sacrificing the overall plot, these “done-in-one” stories can be framed like TV episodes that when viewed over an entire season combine to reveal a hidden master plot. Think Buffy, Heroes, etc… As many of us know, it can be very intimidating for a new reader to jump onto a book with a long running story, so hiding the plot in this manner is a great way to eliminate that intimidation factor. It also allows the writer to integrate sub-plots with clearly defined conflicts into the background that can be slowly developed and brought to the forefront at a later date, as Mark Millar does in Fantastic Four.

Cliffhangers that punch you in the face!

I mean, does this one really need explanation? There are quite a few comics (many on this list) that use the “final page splash” to great effect in almost every single issue. The rush you get from experiencing these in a floppy is much different than when experiencing them in a trade. Actually, it doesn’t even come close.

Getting that “OMG I can’t wait for next month!” Soap Opera feeling!

Of the four I’ve listed here, I think this last one is probably the most important (although it is very closely related to the Cliffhanger thing). For me, it’s the most important factor in deciding whether or not to wait for the trade. I ask myself, as many of you probably do, “Can I go more than a month without reading about BLANK?!?” If you answer “NO!”, then you obviously have a great monthly in your hands!

With the pretentious explanations out of the way I present to you, in no particular order, my “Top Ten Comics That Work Best as Monthlies”:

ACTION COMICS by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank

I could NEVER read this comic in trade; I just love the characters too much! And the cliffhangers are the epitome of punch you in the face. There haven’t been many done-in-ones in the Johns run, but that’s okay, since at least half the comics on this list barely utilize that comic book storytelling device. But Johns does love the sub-plots, wherein he writes some of the best (or, THE best) character moments in comics. CONS: More done-in-ones would be nice.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN by “The Spidey Brain Trust”

With the exception of the current arc, “New Ways To Die”, Brand New Day has been nothing but 1-, 2-, and 3-issue arcs filled with character, character, character… the Soap Opera mojo has been strong. Because of the weekly shipping schedule, the Spidey team has been using the last page splash to great effect. CONS: Actually, maybe there are too many characters? Sometimes it gets confusing.

CAPTAIN AMERICA by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting & Luke Ross

All of the above? Without all the little Bucky character stuff, I would not be enjoying this book as much as I am. It’s funny, but to me, most issues of Captain America feel like single issue stories set in an epic tapestry whose true significance won’t be seen ‘til Brubaker ends his run. It’s one long, ongoing story that excites me month in and month out.

DEADPOOL by Daniel Way & Paco Medina

We’re two issues in and I’m in love. For now. Plot? What plot? If you’re looking for a story, you’re in the wrong place, duder. This is all about Deadpool. That’s it. Do you need to read issue one to understand issue two? Hell no! Enjoy the funny!

DETECTIVE COMICS by Paul Dini & Dustin Nguyen

Current master of the 1- or 2-part story (yeah, yeah, I know the RIP tie-in breaks the rules). Reading Detective for the last two years I remember more about Bruce sex life (obv lack thereof) than I do the details of any of the stories. And to me, that’s awesome writing. Dini has made Bruce likable. This is new, folks. Bruce Wayne as an actual character in comics? Not since pre-DKR, I would think, have we seen the identity of Bruce Wayne written as a real character. Ah no, I disagree with you, Morrison’s Wayne is a flimsy piece of cardboard. Maybe he had something at the beginning of his run, but fleshing out Batman’s alter ego took a back seat to RIP setup long ago, maybe around the time Adam Kubert left the book. Anyway, yes, Dini isn’t writing Batman, he’s writing Bruce Wayne as Batman. And there is a difference, and that difference is quite refreshing.

FANTASTIC FOUR by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch

The character stuff is lacking, but the sub-plots, cliffhangers and OMG moments make this a top of the stack must-read. Here’s a recent review that reads more negative than it actually is.

GRAVEL by Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer & Raulo Caceres

The way the current arc is framed, it works wonderfully as a series of single issue stories filled with scenes exploring the character of William Gravel. Oh, you know what? Thank God Ellis finally got around to fleshing this guy out. Gravel started life as a boringly hollow SAS thug who starred in a series of idea-driven minis. In those minis, there was never anything particularly exciting or compelling about the Gravel character and the fact of the matter is, I probably only read them because they were written by Ellis. Now, under the watchful eye of Mike Wolfer, I really grown to like this guy and each month I can’t wait to read Gravel’s next adventure. Shocking. That’s good stuff, brother.

HULK by Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness

Heh. I really do love this book. Honest. HA!

INVINCIBLE by Robert Kirkman & Cory Walker

Ever since the #51 reboot, this book has been one of the most anticipated monthlies in my stack. LOVING IT... happy now, Bruce?

JACK OF FABLES by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham

Awesome title character? CHECK!
Outstanding sub-plots? CHECK!
Cliffhangers? CHECK!
SOAP OPERA?!? TRIPLE CHECK!!!

Claro está, Iron Man refutó la hipótesis y la rompió en varios niveles, sorprendiendo después de intentos no muy bien recibidos, como Ghost Rider, Daredevil o Elektra.

Cuando Marvel Studios (pieza clave en la estrategia de producción de la Casa de las Ideas) anunció oficialmente Iron Man 2, Capitán América, Thor y Vengadores, volvió la pregunta de si estos héroes pegarían o no. Especialmente por Thor (dios nórdico que bien te coge a martillazos, bien te manda un relampagazo) y el Capitán América (con la popularidad de los gringos y sus manías "patrióticas" de estos tiempos). Ojo, que tienen más profundidad, pero es la primera impresión lo que les podría jugar en contra.

Así que el nuevo proyecto de Marvel Animation (que opera separada de Studios y Comics), la serie animada de los Vengadores, me suena como la pieza que faltaba para preparar a una porción bastante atractiva del público a la introducción de un universo Marvel extendido. El proyecto todavía va para el 2011, mientras tanto ya tuvimos Fantastic Four, un aclamado Sensational Spider-Man, un Wolverine and the X-Men que promete, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, sumados a Marvel Super Hero Squad y Pantera Negra para el 2009.

La alineación es bastante tradicional, con Iron Man, Hulk, Capitán América, Thor, Hombre Gigante/Hombre Hormiga y la Avispa. Estamos hablando de los cinco miembros fundadores y el Capi, fundador honorario. Yendo a lo seguro como la Liga de la Justicia para empezar, asumo.

Eric Rollman, el presidente de la división de animación, confirma la inclusión de la futura serie en la estrategia road to the Avengers, aparentemente en paralelo con los tres filmes pre-Vengadores del 2011. A esperar lo mejor.

Visto en Newsarama

Tal como les había contado hace algunos meses Marvel tiene un megaproyecto en mente, el cual incluye estrenos programados hasta 2011 de películas de sus más emblemáticos personajes, para finalizar con The Avengers, que los reuniría a todos. Iron Man 2 del director Jon Favreau se estrenaría el 30 de Abril de 2010, el 4 de Junio de ese mismo año será el turno de Thor del director Kenneth Branagh, entre medio podremos ver la 4ta, y hasta tal vez la 5ta parte, Spider-Man, mientras que el 6 de Mayo de 2011 llegaría a los cines The First Avenger: Captain America. En el caso de esta última película aún no hay director ni protagonista asociados al proyecto, sin embargo, hace pocos días se pudo conocer el argumento que tendrá la cinta, la cual intentará ser en arte fiel a la historia original del comic. Para conocer cuál será sigue leyendo a continuación.

Escrita por Zak Penn y Hawk Ostby la historia nos transportará a la década de los 40, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial, y relatará la historia desde los inicios del personaje.

Steve Rogers es un joven nacido al interior de una familia pobre estadounidense durante la Gran Depresión, que al crecer, y horrorizado por el avance de la maquinaría bélica Nazi, decide enrrolarse en el Ejército, sin embargo, por sus problemas físicos su ingreso es rechazado. Conociéndo su historia y tras escuchar sus súplicas, el General Chester Phillips le ofrece formar parte de un experimento llamado "Operación Renacimiento", el cual buscará mejorar su capacidad física. Luego de semanas de pruebas, a Rogers se le suministra el suero experimental llamado "suero de supersoldado", para posteriormente ser bombardeado por rayos vita, lo cual lo transforma en un hombre con un cuerpo prácticamente perfecto. Su entrenamiento táctico y militar continúa durante algunas semanas, para finalmente ser enviado a su primera misión al corazón de la Europa ocupada.

De acuerdo a lo que se piensa, al final de esta cinta el Capitán América caería en algo así como en animación suspendida, para reaparecer finalmente en la actualidad, luchando codo a codo junto a Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor, Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) y Hulk (Edward Norton). En sólo unos meses tendremos más novedades al respecto de este y los otros proyectos de la Marvel.

'How can Turkey afford to snap up Hollywood blockbusters for remake?!' you ask.

Simple, they just do it. Permission? Pff!

It's 1971 and a movie called 'Aysecik ve sihirli cüceler rüyalar ülkesinde' is released in Turkey. It's title translates in to English as either: 'Aysecik and the Bewitched Dwarfs in Dreamlan' or: 'Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs'. It's storyline is based on a somewhat more familiar movie called 'The Wizard of Oz'.

To use the plot provided on IMDb: A young girl named Aysecik lives on her parents' farm, when an animated tornado carries her and her dog Banju in their house to Rüyalar Ulkesinde (Dreamland). Seven Cüceler (dwarfs) (dressed like MGM Munchkin soldiers, only red and white) who assist the Good Witch of the North appear at various times to help. She meets a Scarecrow, an Iron Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, and dances to music from what appears to be an invisible radio. They encounter fighting trees, a river, and a country of China dolls on their way to the Wizard, a ball of fire who sends them after the Wicked Witch who enslaves them. When the Wizard is unable to help Aysecik get home, they must journey again for help, encountering the China Country once more, and a legion of hammer-throwing cavemen. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066801/

Needless to say, when Turkey does a remake the budget is always somewhat on the low side. Here's a small clip from what is more commonly known as 'The Turkish Wizard of Oz'.

Even the dog looked embarassed to be involved in the movie.

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Having managed to escape persecution from Hollywood, Turkey moved up a rung and decided to rip-off a TV series this time. Star Trek. 1973 brought the world 'Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda' (also known as 'Ömer the Tourist in Star Trek'. A film so good that it left IMDb speechless and only able to say:

The Enterprise picks up a Turkish hobo.

Very in depth. An IMDb reviewer has a better plot outline:

The viewer is treated to an outsider's view of the Star Trek universe, as a Turkish slapstick comedian (Turist Ömer) escapes a shotgun wedding thanks to the timely intervention of the starship Enterprise. Borrowing shamelessly from several classic Star Trek episodes (particularly Star Trek's first broadcast episode "The Man Trap") an ability to speak Turkish is not necessary for Star Trek fans to be able to follow the plot, although it may well baffle non-Trekkies. In fact, picking out the various homages (and deciding which characters are being depicted by the actors) may well be one of the most enjoyable aspects.

Interspersed with the familiar scenes are more bizarre sequences, involving a mad scientist (a dead ringer for Alfred Ryder, who played Dr. Crater in "The Man Trap"), as well robots in loincloths, bikini-clad alien girls, and some of the most hilariously bad pre-digital special effects ever committed to film.

Teleporting to you from YouTube... a clip of 'Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda'

Not much I can say here, it looks just as bad as the US TV series did!

1973 also saw, not a remake, but a 'reimagining' (as Hollywood now likes to call it's remakes) of famous American symbols such as Captain America and Spiderman.

The plot (and I use the word loosely here) according to IMDb is: Istanbul is being terrorized by a crime wave, and the police call in American superhero Captain America and Mexican wrestler Santo to put a stop to it.

Why they chose a Mexican wrestler is a mystery, but what that plot synopsis fails to mention is that the crime wave is being masterminded by Spiderman!

No, seriously! Spiderman is the mad, murdering, criminal!

It's Turkish title can be translated as: '3 Mighty Men', 'Captain America and Santo vs. Spider-Man', or: 'Three Giant Men'. No matter which English title you choose this is a NO budget movie.

It is most notorious for its portrayal of Spiderman as being an evil murderer. It's also known as the Turkish movie with three men in costumes prancing about. Also, for some reason Spiderman has the eyeholes cut from his face mask to reveal rather overly bushy eyebrows. I'm not sure if this is some hidden, Turkish, meaning, but it's weird.

Through the power of YouTube, behold the evilness of Spiderman:

The next big title to be butchered remade, was The Exorcist. Seytan was unleashed to the (Turkish) world in 1974. Again, with no budget, the Turks attempted to create their version of possession.

'...a 12 year old girl named Gul, living with her mother in a cozy, high society life in Istambul becomes possessed by the Satan himself through a Ouija board and a troubled psychiatrist and an experienced exorcist become the girl's only hope for salvation.'

The Exorcist is also fondly remembered for it's use of Tubular Bells in it's score. Seytan also uses it. Muchly. In fact, it pretty much plays Tubular Bells on a loop for the entire film.

'Special Effects' are pretty much non exisistant, the girl playing the part of 'Megan' looks like she's had Rice Crispies glued to her face.

Using a Ouija board on the intarwebz we summoned up a clip of Seytan:

The power of Christ compels you! (to go away).

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Even comic book characters weren't safe, as we know from 3 Dev Adam, and in 1979 they decided to work their magic on Superman. 'Süpermen dönüyor', as it was affectionately called, was (according to the almighty IMDb):

After a mysterious prologue in a Christmas tree ornaments-filled "starscape", Turkish Clark Kent is told by his parents that he is an Alien from space and that he must leave to accomplish his destiny. They give him a green gem which he takes into a nearby cave. There, Jor-El, minus half of his front teeth, appears and reveals to Clark that he is Superman.

Poor Jor-El!

I think this IMDb reviewer maybe somewhat sarcastic: 'The visual effects. Perhaps the best special effects I've ever seen in a movie.The sound design. The sound effects complement the action perfectly making everything twice as exciting.'

Well, I hope he's sarcastic, if not, he's barking mad.

While scouring YouTube, with my underpants on the outside of my trousers, I found:

Yes, they even stole the music...

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Anyone growing up in the eighties (ie: me) will remember a little film called Star Wars. It made 'some' money at the box office so it was definitely up for grabs in Turkish thinking. And lo, 1982 gave birth to 'Dünyayi kurtaran adam'. Sometimes known as 'The Man Who Saves the World', we know it as 'The Turkish Star Wars'. I'm not quite sure why as it doesn't look anything like Star Wars...

This film differed from the rest in that the Turks' balls had grown substantially and, not content with stealing the basic idea from Hollywood, they needed music. So they just stole the music from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Flash Gordon, Planet of the Apes (the list goes on) and used them. Those quick thnking Turks!

The almighty IMDb is lost for words on Dünyayi kurtaran adam, and has no plot details what so ever, so... after using some Google ninja skills:

The film follows the adventures of two comrades, Murat (Arkın) and Ali (Akkaya), whose ships crash on a desert planet following a space battle that apparently inserts footage from the actual Star Wars films as well as newsreel clips of both Soviet and American space rockets. While in the desert one of them says that perhaps it is a planet only populated by women, so the other man begins to do his whistle which he uses to attract women. However, he uses the wrong whistle, and they are then assaulted by skeletons on horseback. For more thrilling plot details, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCnyay%C4%B1_Kurtaran_Adam

I see what you mean IMDb, I'm speechless too...

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Having 'duplicated' the massive Star Wars, the Turks kept the bar high and in 1983 they lovingly recreated 'ET' as 'Badi'. One IMDb reviewer describes the plot as:

The story concerns a three-foot alien who gets stranded on Earth and befriends a young boy. The plot is completely derivative of Spielberg's yarn, and the special effects have to be seen to be believed. The alien character, named "Badi", is made up of a midget inside an extremely disturbing rubber mask.

Hang on, 'a midget inside an extremely disturbing rubber mask'? Is this the Turkish ET, or the American ET?

Badi is indeed a bad-i, as the above reviewer put it: This is worth seeing only for the horrifying rubber-faced Badi, a creature that would scare any child no matter how curious and open-minded.

Phoning home from YouTube, Badi:

*speechless*

So there we have it, Hollywood isn't the only one to screw up remakes, difference is: we can look back and laugh at the terrible Turkish remakes, so at least they serve some sort of entertainment purpose. Current Hollywood remakes will be looked back on, I fear, with less favourable reviews...

Marvel Animations, la división de animación de Marvel Entertainment, está desarrollando la producción "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes", que será emitido por televisión en el 2011.

"Avengers", basada en la historieta de cómic, presenta algunos de los personajes más conocidos de Marvel, incluyendo "Iron Man", "Captain America", "Thor", "Giant Man" y "Wasp", que juntos luchan contra fuerzas malévolas que un sólo héroe no podría superar.

La emisión de la serie televisiva debutará a tiempo para la entrega cinematográfica de las películas de acción en vivo que prepara Marvel, "The First Avenger: Captain America" y "The Avengers".

En tanto, Marvel ha lanzado dos producciones animadas en formato DVD basadas en los personajes del grupo Avengers: "Ultimate Avengers" y "Ultimate Avengers II" del 2006.

Marvel Animation actualmente busca ampliar su presencia dentro del sector de la animación. Su nueva serie "Wolverine and the X-Men" y "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" debutarán en Nicktoons en el 2009.

También se espera el lanzamiento de la serie "Marvel Super Hero Squad and the Black Panther".

This is what The Hollywood Reporter had to say:

Film Roman, the company behind "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill," has been tapped to produce the 26-episode series, which will be available for broadcast in 2011, in time for Marvel Studios' releases of the tentpole live-action movies "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers."

Producing the series is Ciro Nieli, whose credits include "Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!" and "Teen Titans," based on the DC Comics title. The series' story editor is Christopher Yost, who has worked on the Marvel cartoons "Iron Man Armored Adventures" and "Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes."

Ok ok...back to me now. So there you have it, this is NOT a straight to DVD deal. This is going to be joining the Fantastic Four and Young Iron Man for a whole new line-up of cartoons. Im not too keen on the style of animation from the picture above but i'll wait till i see the actual thing before i judge it.

Yesterday was a weird day. I say "weird" in a good way. After the harrowing experience on Monday, I was left shaken emotionally. Went to the school in the morning and was offered the contract to sign after a chat with the chairman. Turns out that my new boss actually came from the same town as I did - even the same church! It's really a small, small world. My wife drove around checking out the new/old town and was pleased to find that while some parts have changed, many of the most charming aspects are still left intact. Here's hoping and praying that everything goes through without a hitch. The new job and the prospects of moving back to that part of the city that we love to begin a new chapter in our lives, well, all this still feels too good to be true. My mind is barely registering the changes and we're really concerned about a million things right now - from finance to moving to kids' schooling, etc.

In the afternoon, I took my daughter to the bookshop to pick up some books. She bought "The Prince & The Pauper" and "A Little Princess. I picked up the two volumes of "The Death of Captain America". My wife picked up a Paul McCartney album. It was a much needed break. We had a good dinner and reached home late at night. I was still fidgetty all over - barely able to cope with all the changes. Worried, anxious, excited and joyful all at the same time. Stayed up to finish volume one of "The Death of Captain America". Here's a quick review:

This Premiere Hardcover collects issues 25 to 30 of the regular Captain America series by Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve Epting and Mike Perkins (artists). Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year or so, you'll probably have heard that Captain America is now dead. The death took place in the seminal issue #25, that also served as the capstone for the whole "Civil War" event that pretty much redefined the relationships of the various Marvel Universe characters. Unlike "Civil War", however, Brubaker doesn't give us an "event" so much as a story masterfully told about heartfelt characters and brilliantly sophisticated conspiracies.

The whole thing comes off as something that was planned for a long time and builded upon the foundations laid in the earlier arcs by Brubaker about the return of Bucky (Winter Soldier), Falcon, Nick Fury's disappearance, Sharon Carter, the Red Skull-Aleksander Lukin merger (literally), the Sin-Crossbones team-up, etc. Reading the whole story, I can fully understand why Brubaker picked up BOTH the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Writer of 2007. Boy, this guy can write! The whole book feels like a deeply serious movie about political intrigue and espionage. He is, of course, ably assisted by the ultra-realistic art of Steve Epting and Mike Perkins. The two artists have very similar styles and it's difficult to tell who did what because they maintained the same feel and realism throughout. Eptings-Perkins draw in a very John Buscema manner with beautiful musculature, features, action scenes and facial expressions but enhanced by 21st century production and colours.

It is interesting that the "Captain America" comic is achieving its greatest success after being published for 60+ years now by having the title character killed! That said, his presence still dominates the book in a large way. In fact, more than anything, Steve Rogers' death actually elevates the Captain America symbol to a mythic level. We see the crowd that originally opposed Cap's Anti-Registration stance now mourning for him and remembering him as the hero that he was. But what lifts this story above the usual formulaic "iconic-death-followed-by-mourning-then-the-character-returns" trite is the fact that, well, Cap is STILL dead. It doesn't look like he's coming back anytime soon (as I write this post, issue #42 is out and Steve is still dead!). In addition to that, Brubaker delves into the private thoughts of the people closest to Steve, chiefly Bucky Barnes the Winter Soldier. Bucky was never Robin to Cap's Batman. If you analyzed the original stories, Batman was in his 20s and Robin was like 8-10 years old: in other words, the surrogate father-son relationship. Bucky was more like the younger brother and best friend to Steve Rogers (about 4-5 years difference in age only). They both grew up in the military base and their bond was made even more special because of that. Bucky is clearly the star of this book as we see him coming to grips with his best bud's death and proceeding to take matters into his own hands by seeking out Tony Stark (Iron Man, now Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Aleksander Lukin. We are also given further insights into the relationship between Bucky and Natasha Romanov (Black Widow). He was both her trainer and lover in the past. The Falcon is another very interesting character. He's the "replacement" brother to Cap during the time when Bucky was believed dead. If Bucky was representative of 40s America, then the Falcon (Sam Wilson) is representative of 70s America when race-relations and Nixon's Watergate dominated the nation's consciousness. Here, the Falcon is tasked with watching after Sharon Carter and hunting down the ever-elusive Bucky.

The most interesting character (to me) is, however, Sharon Carter. She was the one who actually pulled the trigger and killed Steve Rogers (under the mental manipulation of Dr. Faustus). It is a secret that both haunts her and pushes her over the edge. We see her resigning from S.H.I.E.L.D., attempting suicide, driven to seek revenge with the Falcon and further manipulated by Dr. Faustus. The entire thing was more harrowing because to the world, Steve Rogers was a national symbol as Captain America. To Sharon however, he was a lot more. There's no denying her patriotism and how she too looked up to Cap as the soul of a nation. But he was also her aunt's lover (the story was told in the classic stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - reprinted in "Essential Captain America Vol. One") and her own secret lover (even during the years that she was married). It can be said that Steve Rogers was the center of her existence since she was a kid listening to the wistful recollections of her aunt's lost love. Now, I was introduced to Cap during the acclaimed run by Mark Waid and Ron Garney in the mid-1990s. The Waid-Garney team played up the Steve-Sharon romance in a fuller way than any other Cap-creators before them. Sharon Carter thus holds a very special place in my heart as far as the Cap-mythos is concerned. It is painful to see her so broken and abused here in this book. Brubaker obviously wrote her with a deep understanding and tenderness. Sharon can be broken but she is too strong a character to stay down (heck, she was once Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and probably among the agents that Nick Fury trusts the most). In this volume, we see Sharon channelling her rage and frustrations by kicking and fighting her way to discover the truth of what really happened.

All in all a brilliant story and I'm thankful that it's only the first part of this "Death of Cap" epic. I'll be sure to stay on this book for the long haul. Excelsior!

The trouble began as early as his third appearance. Xavier seemed to be a good man, and had created a group of mutants to safeguard humanity from evil mutants. He was teaching these teens the normal prep school curriculum, as well as training them in how to use their powers. (Some might consider this to be a morally questionable action; the Professor trained five teenagers in fighting and used them as his private army, a move he would repeat with the New Mutants some years down the road. Some people might be correct.) However, in X-Men #3 (the original series, before they became uncanny) Xavier mused at how much he loved Jean Grey, and mentioned that he would love to tell her, but he couldn’t, since he was confined to a wheelchair. Apparently, the fact that he was her teacher, close to her guardian, had known her since she was eleven, and was easily twenty years older than her did not factor into his decision not to pursue this relationship. Granted, Stan Lee, who was writing the book at the time, never mentioned the attraction again, no doubt realizing he had crossed a line that was better left uncrossed. However, it was printed, and years later other writers would pick up on it and run with it, and it’s still sometimes mentioned today.

Some years later, Xavier again showed his tendency towards cruelty. Sensing an impending attack from an alien race, Xavier decided that he was the only one who could stop it, but also decided that he would need to be isolated so he could work on his preparations without interruption. He got a reformed criminal who could make himself appear as someone else, the Changeling, to assume his place on the team. When the Changeling died in battle, Xavier knew that his students thought him dead, and were devastated by his passing (so devastated that they broke up the team). The only one who knew his secret was Jean Grey, and Xavier swore her to secrecy. It would be some years before Xavier would reveal his existence to his remaining students, which he did only so they could help repel the alien invasion for which he’d been planning. So, not only did he allow those who looked on him as a father figure to believe him dead, but he also saddled Jean with a very weighty secret and would not allow her to lessen her burden by telling anyone, even the man she loved. Not very nice.

In the last few decades, Xavier’s hasn’t stopped his morally questionable deeds. Of course, his most famous example of “Telepaths Behaving Badly” happened when he mind-wiped Magneto, who is one of his oldest friends, leaving said friend a drooling vegetable. Subsequently, Xavier started calling himself Onslaught, and became a major villain in the Marvel Universe. It would later be revealed that some of his behavior was caused by Magneto’s presence in his mind, which became rooted in his psyche when Xavier mind-wiped him, but surely Xavier must claim some of the blame for the villainous actions of Onslaught, if only because mind-wiping his oldest friend was a morally dubious action in the first place. However, the surprises awaiting the X-Men didn’t stop when their mentor and long-time leader tried to kill them; they were just as surprised when they discovered the “Xavier Protocols” which were files authored by Xavier detailing how you could kill each member of the team. This seems ridiculously over the line, putting Xavier on a par with Batman (who did something similar in the DC Universe). Is Xavier truly that ruthless and paranoid?

There are other examples of Xavier doing things that are somewhat morally ambiguous, as well as examples of him being a true hero. Which one is the true Xavier?

Aw, man...I was hoping you were going to do like you did with Jean Grey and document all the times Xavier has been killed and brought back. Or, better yet, all of the times he's been given back the ability to walk only to become wheelchair-bound a few issues later. Good times.

I'm torn on this one, mainly because I just don't really like Charles Xavier. I think he's a bit of a self-serving dick masquerading as some sort of hippie cult leader. Don't tell anyone, but I think Professor X is secretly a Republican. He's all about control and forcing a flawed point of view. Regardless of what he publicly states, he's blatantly for the premise of "might over right." Why else would he train teenagers in ways that are more strenuous than the Marine Corps? The guy has an axe to grind with humanity, but he's less genuine about it than Magneto ever was. At least you knew where that maniac stood on a daily basis (until Charles messed with his head).

The big question is: since Xavier is such an Alpha-level telepath and mind-messer, how do we know that he isn't tweaking everyone's will at will? He could be tricking every single person in the world every single day. Making people bend to his ideals, forcing others to comply with his way of thinking and generally making a mockery of independent thought are things Professor X could do without even getting out of bed in the morning. It's a decidedly creepy scenario. Has Marvel ever done a What If? issue about THAT?

That would certainly be amusing, looking at the times Xavier has died and returned, although that's become so much a cliche of the X-Men (and really, the entire Marvel and DC Universes) that it's difficult to track all of the instances. It might be much more illuminating to chart how many times the poor man has regained the use of his legs, only to have them destroyed again, putting him back in his wheelchair (or whatever you call his personal conveyance, since he seems to eschew your normal wheelchairs, and the last few futuristic models he has had don't even have wheels any longer). If Xavier is something of a jerk, maybe he's just bitter that he can't seem to walk for any length of time.

Your feelings about his powers are certainly understandable; telepaths are probably the scariest of all superhumans for exactly the reasons you've named. I believe that your thoughts have been echoed by certain characters in the Marvel Universe from time to time, and they've confronted them head on in a few issues of Ultimate X-Men, where it's been hinted that Xavier is even more of a manipulative dick than normal. It's interesting that in the early days of the group, Xavier's physical condition was obviously intended to offset the incredible powers of his mind. He couldn't go with the X-Men into battle, and although he followed along with them mentally, he was apparently limited to merely thinking at the team. In fact, his powers were so limited at that time that, when he wanted to mindwipe the Vanisher and the Blob (which he did in issues #2 and 3 of the original X-Men series, respectively), he had to be physically near them. Over the years, his powers expanded, and now he seems to be able to physically affect people no matter where they are in the world. Now, his physical handicap seems to be a pointless condition, inflicted on him merely because that's how people know him. It's not like they've ever used his inability to walk as a way to express the situations of people who actually are confined to wheelchairs on a day to day basis and it doesn't affect his ability to be an effective superhuman. So why even bother keeping him crippled?

That being said, I must admit that I like Professor X, and I don't think he's as bad as recent writers want to portray him. I think that he certainly has done some questionable things, but that's part of his character. With the power that he possesses, surely anyone would have occasional lapses into morally dubious territory. There's a scene in the God Loves, Man Kills graphic novel (one of the best X-Men stories ever, and certainly the best of the Marvel Graphic Novel series, which had quite a few strong entries) that I think encapsulates exactly how I see Xavier. In this scene, the battle is won and the X-Men are hanging out with Magneto, who's reminding them that they're weak and their more peaceful method of solving problems doesn't work. Xavier, who was kidnapped and brainwashed through this story, agrees with Magneto, saying that maybe his way really does suck. Cyclops, Storm and the other X-Folks disagree with Xavier, and seeing the support from his students is too much. Xavier breaks down in tears, thanking his students for their faith and support in him and his methods, especially when he lacked that faith in himself.

That's the Charles Xavier that resonates with me. He's a man with an incredible power and an incredible responsibility to use that power ethically, and to train the next generation of mutants to use their powers responsibly as well. He's a flawed man, as we all are, but he's doing his best. Too many times, writers want to portray him as one thing or the other; he's either the sweet old teacher, who's rather above reproach, or he's the manipulative jackass, willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals. In reality, of course, rarely are people at either end of that spectrum and Xavier shouldn't be either. I think he's out there doing his best, and he will sometimes fall, but he'll get back up again (perhaps a tasteless analogy, considering his physical condition, but it works on the astral plane) and continue to soldier on, doing the best he can.

I dunno. I'm rather indifferent when it comes to portraying subtlety in comics. For me, in order to prove a point or move a story forward, it's helpful if the characters are somewhat one-dimensional. And I mean that in the best light possible. I don't expect flat conversations and predictable battles, but I do expect Wolverine to be blunt, I expect Spider-Man to be a smart ass and I expect Captain America to stand up for what's right. Trying to find this so-called middle ground with Xavier is off-putting. His exterior message is one of "can't we all just get along" proportions. I'm just not sure if his motivation is backed by his tactics. No one can really say if he's being honest or just playing everyone like a cheap one-man band.

I agree that the lack of attention to his physical handicap is disappointing. His early appearances worked hard to set up obstacles, showing him as frail but his mind as strong. Over the years, this has been forgotten and it has helped to escalate his out of control powers. The Professor X character has fallen into the same trap as Superman, Batman, Hulk and any number of additional superhero types. The 80s and 90s are predominantly to blame for this over-powering of characters, like 'roid rage in graphic form. Everyone was so rabid for the knock-down drag-out fight scenes that creators consciously and haphazardly threw aside the built-in limitations in favor of sparks and blood. Imagine how fearful the general populace would be to live in a world of that proliferate magnitude. I would never leave my house for fear of a crushed tank or spaceship landing on my head from thousands of miles away. Hell, I'd want to sleep forever just to avoid being mind controlled or set on fire or thrown into the future from the comfort of my kitchen while trying to make a sandwich.

Seriously. They need to back off with the omniscience. Professor X is a frightening character when taken to the extreme. I'm just not sure there has been enough editorial control exerted on him over the years to justify any sort of trust.

Well, I don't disagree with anything you're saying, but I think we're hitting a few different points here. Allow me to try and sort through them:

Your general comment about one-dimensional heroes is well taken, although I wouldn't call it one-dimensional. Every character (just as every person) does possess some dominant personality traits. Spider-Man is a smart ass. Batman is grim. Wolverine is a scrapper. It's just like in real life, when someone might say that someone is sarcastic or someone is meticulous or someone is analytical. That's a very obvious and apparent personality trait, and I don't think it's one-dimensional, nor are those characters one dimensional. That's just the personality trait most evident. Xavier is a mediator, one who is always trying to find a middle ground. However, that doesn't mean that there aren't other facets to his personality, nor that they can't be shown from time to time. Some of the most interesting Spider-Man stories have been those which show him when he stops cracking jokes, because that's when you know something is wrong, since it happens so rarely. Along those lines, we shouldn't see Xavier breaking down often, as he did in the scene I mentioned above, but when it does happen, it underscores the seriousness of the situation. So, in the end, I'm not seeing our positions on that point being so different.

You then mention the escalation of powers, which I agree is a poor choice, as it makes characters difficult to relate to, and also difficult to challenge effectively in combat without staging ridiculously over-the-top cosmic battles (I sometimes wonder if that's why we encountered so many omnipotent villains in company wide crossovers, such as Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet and the Beyonder; there was no way anything less could challenge the assembled might of the heroes). However, I would caution against blaming the 80s and 90s, especially when you choose Batman and Superman as examples. Yes, those decades saw an incredible escalation, particularly at Marvel, but DC began escalating Batman and Superman to the ranks of the gods back in the 50s and 60s (they actually depowered Superman to a great degree in the 80s). However, in the end, your point is well taken; the powers many of these heroes have are still amazing things. We don't need to make them even more powerful to instill a sense of awe. It's the weaknesses in a character's power that can make for interesting stories, and force writers to be more creative.

In the end, though, I think I agree with you. Professor X could have used firmer editorial guidance a few times over the years and he is scary when taken to extremes. Would I trust him? I'm not so sure; it would be difficult to ever truly trust a telepath. That being said, just because trust would come slowly, that does not mean he doesn't deserve it.

The plot for Marvel's Captain America movie (The First Avenger: Captain America) has been posted online. Fans will be happy to know the Superheroes' origin pretty much follows that of the comics. Set in WWII, after being rejected by the army a skinny Steve Rogers is given the opportunity to participate in Operation Rebirth, having been dosed up to the eye balls with Super-Soldier Serum and trained in the ways of kicking ass and taking names, Captain America is born. Then I guess he'll just kick a load of Nazi ass for about 70 minutes...

Still no director, actors or producers attached to the project, but one thing at a time I guess.

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Production Weekly has divulged the full plot synopsis of The First Avenger: Captain America:

“Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the ‘Super-Soldier Serum’ and bombarded by ‘vita-rays.’ Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers."

The First Avenger: Captain America will ricochet through theaters on May 6th, 2011.

As reported on Comicbookmovie the synopsis for the movie is as follows:

"Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment... Operation: Rebirth."

"After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the 'Super-Soldier Serum' and bombarded by 'vita-rays.' Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers."

...sounds pretty buff to me.

It's a packed Tangent episode of the 2 in 1 Showcase Podcast -- surrounded by the staff and customers of BSI Comics, the boys are joined by regular back-up geeks Mike and Kenny, as well as Marcus and Anthony of Lightning Age Studios! This week, the guys read your e-mail about the Star Wars episode, discuss the new Force Unleashed videogame, give more tidbits about DC Online, talk about the end of the war in Fables, chat up the new fall TV season, and debate whether Will Smith should play Captain America. In the picks this week, Mike recommends Fallen Angel Vol. 4, Blake enjoyed Avengers: The Initiative #16, and Chase picks Garth Ennis's new Avatar title, Crossed. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com!

Episode 87: Yet Another Showcase Tangent
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This is because Ed Brubaker's Captain America is masterful. This is not a title looking to shock you in one-and-done scenarios, this is a title where each issue builds off the prior and the author clearly has an epic plot in mind. The story progresses organically and logically.

Collecting issues #25-30, Steve Rogers dies in the first installment and then his supporting characters take center stage. Brubaker gives us a level of richness and complexity with Tony Stark, Sharon Carter, the Falcon, Nick Fury, the Black Widow, and Bucky Barnes rarely seen in comic books. The fact he keeps Captain America just as intriguing and captivating without Captain America is proof enough as to why this man won the Eisner award.

Now we all know who the current Captain America is, and this volume, as well as the preceding issues of this series, really sets up the events leading to Barnes donning the Captain America mask. It makes total sense and it didn't feel at all forced.

In fact, I'd like to briefly congratulate Brubaker for reinserting Barnes into the Marvel Universe in a seamless, rational, and consistent manner. Unlike another once-thought-dead partner, Barnes has been handled with care and intelligence.

Furthermore, Steve Epting's art is the perfect compliment to Brubaker's realism. While cinematic in execution, Epting delivers characters and action that are believable yet extraordinary. His angles and layouts please the eye while strengthening the overall story.

Brubaker's Captain America has been a delightful and unpredictable joy from the get-go, and I look forward to seeing where he takes us next!

That said, knowing what I know about Nick Fury, Iron Man, and Captain America's current storylines, this volume of New Avengers was incredibly insightful and pertinent.

Though Brian Michael Bendis is the writer throughout, each separate issue making up the larger volume is drawn by a different artist and focuses upon a different character from the New Avengers.

While I don't believe any of these issues are "must-reads" in order to understand the larger storyline of Civil War, they certainly help illuminate character's motivations and set up plots to come in New Avengers and Mighty Avengers.

I'd also like to say that there is a component to this volume featuring Sentry drawn by Pasqual Ferry that alone makes the entire volume worth buying. I could take or leave Sentry as a character, but Ferry's rendering of Sentry interacting with the Inhumans is an absolute delight. Certainly Dean White's colors add to the beauty of Ferry's art, and I really hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. In my opinion, Ferry is the go-to guy when it comes to interplanetary adventure, as I first learned with his stunning art in Adam Strange: Planet Heist.

New Avengers: Civil War is a great volume if you're looking for different artists interpretations of some of your favorite New Avengers; it's enlightening if you desire further character motivation during Civil War; and finally, it's a nice springboard to new plots in New Avengers.

Had I read this in "real" time I don't know I would have enjoyed it as much, but with 20/20 hindsight, I thoroughly relished New Avengers: Civil War.

Comic Book Resources (CBR) has a Poll on "Which Actor should Protray Captain America in the Upcoming Film  "The First Avenger"?

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Αναμφίβολα, ο δεύτερος σούπερ ήρωας των ΗΠΑ, μετά από τον Σούπερμαν, είναι ο Κάπταιν Αμέρικα. Η ενσάρκωση του πατριωτισμού του Αμερικάνου, το φιλασθενές και όχι ιδιαίτερα πλούσιο παιδί-μαύρη ζώνη σε 4 πολεμικές τέχνες και ακροβάτης που θα έκανε τον Ιωάννη Μελισσανίδη να παίξει με κούκλες αντί να ασχοληθεί με τον αθλητισμό, επέλεξε τελικά να υπηρετήσει την πατρίδα του στον 2ο παγκόσμιο πόλεμο. Λόγω όμως της αδύναμης φύσης του, τον απορρίψανε. Έτσι και αυτός, οικειοθελώς αυτοπροτάθηκε για ένα πείραμα που θα δημιουργούσε τον Απόλυτο Μαχητή. Έτσι, αυτή η μίξη Βασιλάκη Καΐλα, καχεκτικού Τζάκι Τσαν και Παναγιώτη Ψωμιάδη θα μπορούσε να είχε γίνει η απόλυτη Φονική Μηχανή.

Όμως οι επιλογές του σούπερ ήρωα έχουν πλέον φέρει σε δύσκολη θέση τον Διοικητή του αμερικάνικου στρατού στο Ιρακ και Αφγανιστάν, Αρχιστράτηγο Ντέιβιντ Πετρέους. Αγνοώντας τελείως τις υποδείξεις των στρατιωτικών ανωτέρων του, αντί για την κλασσική στρατιωτική περιβολή, ο Καπετάν Χαρωπός διάλεξε το μπλέ κολάν και τα φτερά και πούπουλα στο κεφάλι.

Ο στρατηγός, σε ανοιχτή τηλεδιάσκεψη με τη διάσημη τηλεψυχολόγο Τένια Μακρή, προσπαθεί να βρει ποιο ακριβώς είναι το πρόβλημα του πολλά υποσχόμενου λοχαγού. Το πόρισμα της κυρίας Μακρή φέρεται να είναι το εξής:

"Γλυκιά μου, εγώ δεν θα ανησυχούσα τόσο πολύ για τα φτερά και το κολλάν. Το μεγαλύτερο πρόβλημα είναι η ασπίδα. Το σπαθί είναι ένα πανάρχαιο φαλλικό σύμβολο, ενώ παράλληλα συμβολίζει τη δύναμη και δυνάμει την εξουσία. Ο προβληματισμένος σας στρατιώτης προτιμά την ασπίδα, την οποία ο αντίπαλος μαχητής χτυπά με το φαλλικό του σύμβολο (Σημείωση Συντάκτη: κοινώς του την ακουμπάνε). Οπότε, καλή μου, μάλλον το κατεβάζει το κολλάν ο σούπερ στρατιώτης σας. Ποιος άλλος σούπερ ήρωας, πέρα από την Γουόντερ Γούμαν, φέρει ΜΟΝΟ ασπίδα;"

Προβληματισμένος ο Στρατηγός έκλεισε τη γραμμή, καθώς δεν θυμόταν αν είχε κλείσει το θερμοσίφωνο. Προφανώς ο πόλεμος για την τρομοκρατία, υπέστη άλλη μία ήττα. Και φυσικά, με τις εξελίξεις τρίβουν τα χέρια τους ο Αρχηγός Κόμπρα και το δεξί του χέρι, Ντέεεεεεεεεεεεεεεεεεεεστρο.