Every day Marvel.com celebrates Captain America's 75th anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives to showcase some of his most thrilling and important adventures.
From 2006 to 2007, Captain America stood at the center of one of the most earth-shaking Marvel events of all time: Civil War. The confrontation kicked off when the New Warriors attempted to take on a group of super villains for their reality show. While bringing them down, Speedball fought Nitro who exploded, destroying Stamford, Connecticut in the process.
Understandably upset, the government pushed to expect more from the country’s masked heroes. One faction demanded that heroes register their identities with the government and go through proper training. Iron Man, Hank Pym, and Mr. Fantastic agreed with this idea while Captain America and most of the New Avengers stood on the other side of the issue.
With sides chosen, the two groups battled in the pages of the seven-issue limited series CIVIL WAR by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven as well as the respective tie-ins and one-shots. Cap demanded that the men and women who put their lives on the line for their fellow citizens should not have to place the safety of their personal lives and their families in the hands of a government that routinely found itself infiltrated by bad guys.
Packed from issue to issue with wild moments—from Spider-Man revealing his secret identity on television to the seeming return of Thor; really a clone later called Ragnarok—CIVIL WAR also showcased Captain America’s unwavering desire to do what he felt was right for his compatriots, especially when it came to the Negative Zone prison that held both heroes and villains without trial.
Never changing his position on the issue at hand, Cap continued to fight Iron Man and the pro-registration side until their battle spilled into the streets of New York City where he saw that regular people seemed to side with the opposition. Not wanting any more innocents hurt in the process, Captain America put down his shield and surrendered to authorities.
Even though their figurehead gave up the fight for his own reasons, the anti-registration group continued to rebel against Tony Stark who soon became head of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a way to protect the registered heroes’ identities. Of course, the biggest event to happen in the wake of Civil War came when a mysterious assassin shot Captain America as he walked up the stairs to his trial. That’s a story for future installments, though…
Cap Declassified
Civil War touched every corner of the Marvel Universe as it ran its course, but one issue in particular zeroed in on the relationship between the main antagonists: IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA CASUALTIES OF WAR by Christos N. Gage and Jeremy Haun. The 38-page one-shot finds the two icons coming together in the ruins of Avengers Mansion in an attempt to reconcile their differences. They recount past points of contention like Tony’s drinking problem and Steve’s disagreements with the government, but fail to patch things up and go their separate ways.
Marvel and DC both made animation news at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. DC announced a couple of new animated movies centered on Batman and the Justice League, while Marvel offered a sneak peek at the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series — which boasts a style that may mark a depature for Marvel Studios’ animated arm.
Marvel revealed a minute of early footage for its already announced Guardians cartoon and revealed that the team will make guest appearances in all of Marvel’s other animated series — Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH, and Avengers Assemble — as the studio tries to cement their place in audience’s imaginations.
It’s perhaps too early to make any pronouncements about the Guardians Of The Galaxy cartoon, but what we’ve seen thus far suggests it’s one of the most stylistically interesting works to come out of Marvel Animation. Marvel’s cartoons haven’t generally offered much in the way of originality, but more interesting art direction may be a sign of Stephen Wacker’s influence since becoming vice president in charge of current animation projects. Wacker’s eye for great art and great artists was a hallmark of his time as head of the Spider-Man office.
Across the metaphorical street at DC, the DC Animation panel announced plans for two new animated movies in 2015. Batman Vs. Robin is based on the comic story “Batman: The Court of Owls,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, while Justice League: Gods And Monsters is an original story by Bruce Timm, who of course made his reputation as co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 90s.
These two productions join the already announced Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, starring Matt Lanter as Aquaman, which continues the story begun in Justice League: War with Jerry O’Connell as Superman and Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animation From Marvel; ‘Court Of Owls’ Animation From DC | http://comicsalliance.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animation-marvel-court-of-owls-animation-dc/?trackback=tsmclip
Marvel revealed a minute of early footage for its already announced Guardians cartoon and revealed that the team will make guest appearances in all of Marvel’s other animated series — Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH, and Avengers Assemble — as the studio tries to cement their place in audience’s imaginations.
It’s perhaps too early to make any pronouncements about the Guardians Of The Galaxy cartoon, but what we’ve seen thus far suggests it’s one of the most stylistically interesting works to come out of Marvel Animation. Marvel’s cartoons haven’t generally offered much in the way of originality, but more interesting art direction may be a sign of Stephen Wacker’s influence since becoming vice president in charge of current animation projects. Wacker’s eye for great art and great artists was a hallmark of his time as head of the Spider-Man office.
Across the metaphorical street at DC, the DC Animation panel announced plans for two new animated movies in 2015. Batman Vs. Robin is based on the comic story “Batman: The Court of Owls,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, while Justice League: Gods And Monsters is an original story by Bruce Timm, who of course made his reputation as co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 90s.
These two productions join the already announced Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, starring Matt Lanter as Aquaman, which continues the story begun in Justice League: War with Jerry O’Connell as Superman and Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animation From Marvel; ‘Court Of Owls’ Animation From DC | http://comicsalliance.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animation-marvel-court-of-owls-animation-dc/?trackback=tsmclip
Marvel and DC both made animation news at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. DC announced a couple of new animated movies centered on Batman and the Justice League, while Marvel offered a sneak peek at the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series — which boasts a style that may mark a depature for Marvel Studios’ animated arm.
Marvel revealed a minute of early footage for its already announced Guardians cartoon and revealed that the team will make guest appearances in all of Marvel’s other animated series — Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH, and Avengers Assemble — as the studio tries to cement their place in audience’s imaginations.
It’s perhaps too early to make any pronouncements about the Guardians Of The Galaxy cartoon, but what we’ve seen thus far suggests it’s one of the most stylistically interesting works to come out of Marvel Animation. Marvel’s cartoons haven’t generally offered much in the way of originality, but more interesting art direction may be a sign of Stephen Wacker’s influence since becoming vice president in charge of current animation projects. Wacker’s eye for great art and great artists was a hallmark of his time as head of the Spider-Man office.
Across the metaphorical street at DC, the DC Animation panel announced plans for two new animated movies in 2015. Batman Vs. Robin is based on the comic story “Batman: The Court of Owls,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, while Justice League: Gods And Monsters is an original story by Bruce Timm, who of course made his reputation as co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 90s.
These two productions join the already announced Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, starring Matt Lanter as Aquaman, which continues the story begun in Justice League: War with Jerry O’Connell as Superman and Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animation From Marvel; ‘Court Of Owls’ Animation From DC | http://comicsalliance.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animation-marvel-court-of-owls-animation-dc/?trackback=tsmclip
Marvel revealed a minute of early footage for its already announced Guardians cartoon and revealed that the team will make guest appearances in all of Marvel’s other animated series — Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH, and Avengers Assemble — as the studio tries to cement their place in audience’s imaginations.
It’s perhaps too early to make any pronouncements about the Guardians Of The Galaxy cartoon, but what we’ve seen thus far suggests it’s one of the most stylistically interesting works to come out of Marvel Animation. Marvel’s cartoons haven’t generally offered much in the way of originality, but more interesting art direction may be a sign of Stephen Wacker’s influence since becoming vice president in charge of current animation projects. Wacker’s eye for great art and great artists was a hallmark of his time as head of the Spider-Man office.
Across the metaphorical street at DC, the DC Animation panel announced plans for two new animated movies in 2015. Batman Vs. Robin is based on the comic story “Batman: The Court of Owls,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, while Justice League: Gods And Monsters is an original story by Bruce Timm, who of course made his reputation as co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 90s.
These two productions join the already announced Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, starring Matt Lanter as Aquaman, which continues the story begun in Justice League: War with Jerry O’Connell as Superman and Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animation From Marvel; ‘Court Of Owls’ Animation From DC | http://comicsalliance.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animation-marvel-court-of-owls-animation-dc/?trackback=tsmclip
Marvel and DC both made animation news at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. DC announced a couple of new animated movies centered on Batman and the Justice League, while Marvel offered a sneak peek at the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series — which boasts a style that may mark a depature for Marvel Studios’ animated arm.
Marvel revealed a minute of early footage for its already announced Guardians cartoon and revealed that the team will make guest appearances in all of Marvel’s other animated series — Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH, and Avengers Assemble — as the studio tries to cement their place in audience’s imaginations.
It’s perhaps too early to make any pronouncements about the Guardians Of The Galaxy cartoon, but what we’ve seen thus far suggests it’s one of the most stylistically interesting works to come out of Marvel Animation. Marvel’s cartoons haven’t generally offered much in the way of originality, but more interesting art direction may be a sign of Stephen Wacker’s influence since becoming vice president in charge of current animation projects. Wacker’s eye for great art and great artists was a hallmark of his time as head of the Spider-Man office.
Across the metaphorical street at DC, the DC Animation panel announced plans for two new animated movies in 2015. Batman Vs. Robin is based on the comic story “Batman: The Court of Owls,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, while Justice League: Gods And Monsters is an original story by Bruce Timm, who of course made his reputation as co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 90s.
These two productions join the already announced Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, starring Matt Lanter as Aquaman, which continues the story begun in Justice League: War with Jerry O’Connell as Superman and Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animation From Marvel; ‘Court Of Owls’ Animation From DC | http://comicsalliance.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animation-marvel-court-of-owls-animation-dc/?trackback=tsmclip
Marvel revealed a minute of early footage for its already announced Guardians cartoon and revealed that the team will make guest appearances in all of Marvel’s other animated series — Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk And The Agents Of SMASH, and Avengers Assemble — as the studio tries to cement their place in audience’s imaginations.
It’s perhaps too early to make any pronouncements about the Guardians Of The Galaxy cartoon, but what we’ve seen thus far suggests it’s one of the most stylistically interesting works to come out of Marvel Animation. Marvel’s cartoons haven’t generally offered much in the way of originality, but more interesting art direction may be a sign of Stephen Wacker’s influence since becoming vice president in charge of current animation projects. Wacker’s eye for great art and great artists was a hallmark of his time as head of the Spider-Man office.
Across the metaphorical street at DC, the DC Animation panel announced plans for two new animated movies in 2015. Batman Vs. Robin is based on the comic story “Batman: The Court of Owls,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, while Justice League: Gods And Monsters is an original story by Bruce Timm, who of course made his reputation as co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 90s.
These two productions join the already announced Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, starring Matt Lanter as Aquaman, which continues the story begun in Justice League: War with Jerry O’Connell as Superman and Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animation From Marvel; ‘Court Of Owls’ Animation From DC | http://comicsalliance.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animation-marvel-court-of-owls-animation-dc/?trackback=tsmclip
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