It all sprang, no doubt, from Stan's wish to give the character the proper degree of gravitas, but even as a kid I sometimes wondered why Cap talked like he was an OLD GUY.

***

When I first heard about plans to do a Captain America movie, that was one of the things that concerned me. Cap has to be young, but also has to project the presence of a veteran warrior and leader. That must be a difficult thing to cast.  

I'm sure that's enormously valuable information to have when writing and drawing a comic book. Wouldn't want to have a scene of Captain America putting his boots on wrong!

••

It makes me wonder how many times the readers are going to be shown Captain America's version of Iron Man's first TALES OF SUSPENSE cover. Every issue?

••

When I watched the first episode of the updated SHERLOCK series, from the BBC, I was struck by the fact that Dr. Watson had just been invalided home from Afghanistan ---- just as he had been in the original novel a century earlier!

It is perhaps telling -- and very sad -- that the panel of Cap and the cop has a similar place in Marvel lore. A decade has not gone by since Captain America returned that that panel could not be used.

••

I wouldn't phrase it like that. To borrow a line from TOP GEAR, Cap's function is to "remind us of a time when we really were as great as we still think we are."

But he isn't Marvel's version of the Beverly Hillbillies, never figuring out what a doorbell is.

I hear ya.  I was thinking more along the lines of a wild-eyed wonder and enthusiasm at all the new technological devices yet at the same time Cap would instinctively grok these things like the brilliant tactician he is.

That new costume though looks like what some artist at an upstart comic book company would come up with as their own take on Cap without violating any copyrights.

All of the redesigns take the route that function (or perceived function) in the characters clothing makes the character more 'real'.  All of these designs are basically honing in on a humdrum military uniform painted red white and blue and in the process the costume loses what made it special in the first place.

In my head, I've always viewed CAPTAIN AMERICA as being the one superhero that the general public, especially the older crowd, would always look up to and/or trust. Kind of like Cap is seen as the one definite straight arrow that the public knows won't turn on them or purposely misguide them. 

I've always liked scenes where something bad is happening and some random civilain shouts, "Where's Captain America?". (not in some ironic or mocking fashion, but in a hopeful way)

Again, thats just how I see Captain America in my head.