Last Wednesday morning, issues of Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 revealed the patriotic hero has secretly been a deep-cover agent of nefarious global terrorist organization HYDRA the whole time. Yes, that HYDRA — the ostensible villain of all three Marvel cinematic universe movies bearing the captain's name, and his oldest enemy in the comics (other than possibly Nazi Germany).
In an interview with Time, Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort explained "It means on the most fundamental level that the most trusted hero in the Marvel universe is now secretly a deep-cover Hydra operative, a fact that's really only known to the readers and to him. That makes every interaction he has with anyone take on a second layer, a second meaning."
Of course, this is the comic book industry, so in a few weeks or months there's a solid possibility the captain's supposed double-cross will be revealed as mind control, an alternate timeline or some other narrative tomfoolery.
"No matter what Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort has told the press today about this being planned since Spencer began writing Sam Wilson: Captain America in 2014, or how this will all make sense if you go back and read 75 years of Captain America comics, this is a gimmick with no shame," posited io9's James Whitbrook.In the meantime, however, it seems like some fans aren't especially amenable to the change, starting the hashtag #SayNoToHydraCap:Just don't talk to me anymore i need to cry for like 10 years.I'm not going HYDRA-side, no way. . I'll fight for freedom!I recognise @Marvel has made a decision, but...This is offensive and unacceptable.You either die a hero, or live long enough to see your corporate overlords turn you into a villain.Someone pls check if stan lee is okay, I'm worried about him seeing all this.
In an interview with Time, Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort explained "It means on the most fundamental level that the most trusted hero in the Marvel universe is now secretly a deep-cover Hydra operative, a fact that's really only known to the readers and to him. That makes every interaction he has with anyone take on a second layer, a second meaning."
Of course, this is the comic book industry, so in a few weeks or months there's a solid possibility the captain's supposed double-cross will be revealed as mind control, an alternate timeline or some other narrative tomfoolery.
"No matter what Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort has told the press today about this being planned since Spencer began writing Sam Wilson: Captain America in 2014, or how this will all make sense if you go back and read 75 years of Captain America comics, this is a gimmick with no shame," posited io9's James Whitbrook.In the meantime, however, it seems like some fans aren't especially amenable to the change, starting the hashtag #SayNoToHydraCap:Just don't talk to me anymore i need to cry for like 10 years.I'm not going HYDRA-side, no way. . I'll fight for freedom!I recognise @Marvel has made a decision, but...This is offensive and unacceptable.You either die a hero, or live long enough to see your corporate overlords turn you into a villain.Someone pls check if stan lee is okay, I'm worried about him seeing all this.
