TOTAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS

Friday, March 09, 2007

From Daily Bugle via Marvel.com:

"MANHATTAN, New York — Steve Rogers, better known to the world as the star-spangled Captain America, was shot multiple times and killed on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in New York City. One shooter is in custody, but authorities are still seeking a second gunman whom they believe fired the fatal close-range shots that took the hero's life. Despite leading a squad of rebellious superheroes in direct conflict with the nation's Super Hero Registration Act.

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Captain America was often a controversial figure, known for refusing to go along with the status quo and pointing out political corruption that sometimes went to the highest levels of the government. Rogers often said that he didn't represent the government, but instead represented the ideals of the American Dream, and was known for quoting the founders, from Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine, when giving speeches. He was a member of no political party and refused to take any side in partisan debates.[...]
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Labels: comix, police state

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