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2010-03-12T12:09:46Z http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article954.htm Captain America - Issue #1 - Poster danfman 2010-03-12T12:09:46Z 2010-03-10T09:17:23Z

Yeah I was looking for the standard 24" X 36" or there abouts. Think it would look real nice framed. I'll look for the poster book. Thanks

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article912.htm Batman 3 possible villains? Pole805 2010-03-11T05:46:53Z 2010-02-02T09:18:23Z

For the forthcoming movie, there shouldn't be any villain at first, but just signs of a city in decay, with rampant crime striking at the city's most sensitive targets, with no Batman to save them. Then, somehow, they can introduce Bane as the villain, hiding as someone less suspect, then revealing himself and his intentions, possibly even doing something nasty to Batman. They can even introduce the Riddler towards the end, but not as an enemy, but an unlikely ally and guide to Batman, to reflect his reformed self in the current comics.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article942.htm Casting RED SKULL List !!!!! PHILIP WATERS 2010-03-11T05:44:19Z 2010-02-25T12:27:50Z

Initially, I thought Christopher Ecclestone (who played Destro in GI Joe) would make a neat Red Skull, but Hugo Weaving is also a good choice.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article839.htm Captain America and Podcasts atomic99 2010-03-11T02:13:12Z 2009-11-13T01:26:47Z

Brian Hancock's CAPTAIN AMERICA ARCHIVES podcast has an interesting guest this time with Associate Professor John Moser from Ashland University in Ohio. Moser wrote a chapter in the book [i]Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero[/i]. Moser delivered a speech recently on how the character fits in a post-Nazi era of the 1960s and 1970s. I have yet to listen but I enjoy these looks at the character from a real world perspective. Lecture Topic: Captain America and the Dilemma of Liberal Patriotism Summary: The comic book hero Captain America was created in 1940, while World War II raged in Europe. He was the first superhero specifically designed to fight Nazis, and his book proved immensely popular during the war years. Marvel Comics decided to revive the character in 1964, but a problem soon emerged—during peacetime, what is there for a superhero to do when he was originally created to beat up on America’s foreign enemies? Comic book fans offered plenty of answers, and the result was the so-called "patriotism controversy," in which fans, writers, and editors debated Cap’s relevance in the 1960s and 1970s. The direction in which they ultimately took the character tells us a great deal about how patriotism came to be redefined as a result of the tumultuous events of the period. You can find Moser's speech here: [url]http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/moser_09-11-13_speech.mp3[/url] You can find the podcast here: [url]http://bwhancock.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=592149[/url]

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article956.htm More Popular Dead or Alive? Shieldbearer 2010-03-11T12:41:09Z 2010-03-11T05:03:31Z

Maybe someone has the sales numbers for the regular Captain America book. The way the comic industry is, something like this or a relaunch to a new number #1 (currently happening with the Avengers) has to be done every few years to spike the numbers. Otherwise, the trend is that, over time, the numbers keep dropping on comics. A shake up of the status quo seems to be needed every few years. Certainly the "Death" of Captain America in March 2007 had more publicity than Marvel and Joey Q had thought they would get. That certainly got the civilian's (non-comic reading audience's) attention. But regular comic readers were hip to the Cap book since the start of Brubaker's run. Consistency, quality, and good word of mouth brought in more comic readers. I'm not sure if a media "stunt" like we saw in March of 2007 does anything other than a temporary bump for 6 months or less. Maybe only for a couple issues. That is why I'd like to see the numbers. Marvel tried to replicate the perfect storm of mass media buzz with last summer's announcement of Steve Rogers returning in REBORN but it fell flat. The media didn't take the bait and long time comic fans knew he was coming back anyway. After all, who stays dead in comics anymore? But as a long time Cap fan, Pre-Brubaker days, I'd always get that look from most comic fans about reading Cap. I think they thought is was just a jingoistic super hero book with a lot of flag-waving. Many of us know that it is more than that. He has his own history, a rogue's gallery, many of the stories reflect what American is going through at the time, and more. We knew Cap was cool and Brubaker's run let the rest of the comic fans know it too.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article951.htm Captain America stirs it up.... Shieldbearer 2010-03-11T04:48:05Z 2010-03-08T03:05:40Z

You know I really never saw it in that light. I, like many others, just assumed that it was more of a Patriot Act type of thing, but now that the writer mentions it, the view represented makes perfect sense. Anyhow I was 100% Anti-Registration during the year of 2006. I had such a hate of Iron Man that I am just recently opening up to the idea of liking him since the second movie is coming out and looks really cool.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article955.htm Its about time Bucky steps it up... Shieldbearer 2010-03-11T04:27:15Z 2010-03-11T04:27:15Z

...By rolling out with a massive assault rifle like the one Nick Fury wields in Siege. It would make me happy to see Bucky take a turn with the massive small arms like Cable from the X-men. He does after all have a an artificial arm that can withstand a great deal of force I can imagine so he can probably withstand the kick. Anyhow its just a thought I had when I saw Bucky Cap in a page of Siege #3 rolling out with the rest of the Avenger crew.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article943.htm The contenders for the Cap role are...... Fighting Yank 2010-03-10T10:30:18Z 2010-02-25T02:58:56Z

I liked LEATHERHEADS. It was the in-flight movie for me coming back from Europe and I bought it when it came out used on DVD. I enjoyed IT'S COMPLICATED which also had Krasinski but he didn't do enough in that film to distinguish myself from his character from The Office. Any shots of him with his hands in his pockets and people are going to think "Jim". I also very much enjoy THE OFFICE. It might be my favorite show on TV right now. And yet there are times when the actor has to stretch a little more with his emotions like last week's episode when Pam was having her baby and Krasinski needed to show more range as the father but didn't, IMO.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article953.htm a NEW Young Allies book atomic99 2010-03-10T02:33:49Z 2010-03-09T09:14:06Z

I personally liked the Nomad story, and have liked most everything with Rikki Barnes to date. I will be picking up the book, especially since I really loved the original Niciez book.

http://www.captain-america.us/messageboard/article738.htm Cap CGC Comics...........? PS Schmucker 2010-03-09T09:38:28Z 2009-06-23T09:17:08Z

Pimp have you picked up anything yet? Be sure to post pics here when you do. ;) Here are some things that I picked up recently... [img]http://photos.imageevent.com/fansubs2000/greeneggssam/captainamericacollection/captainamericacgccollection/large/IMG_2816.JPG[/img] [img]http://photos.imageevent.com/fansubs2000/greeneggssam/captainamericacollection/captainamericacgccollection/large/IMG_2961.JPG[/img]