This week's announcement of a moment Captain America title,Steve Rogers: Captain America, to run alongside the current Sam Wilson: Captain America series, and is the latest example of a Marvel legacy hero getting to share a name with its originator. It's a trend that reflects two facets of Marvel's approach to banner heroes. On the one hand,the publisher nearly always gives big name legacy identities to characters that provide greater diversity than their predecessors, whether it's Cap, or Spider-Man Thor,Hulk, Hawkeye, or Wolverine,Nick Fury, Giant Man, and Ms Marvel. On the other hand,Marvel's big name heroes nearly always arrive back.
The new Cap comic has plenty of promise; Steve Rogers is a current and beloved character, and the team of artist Jesus Saiz and writer Nick Spencer should deliver powerful stories. Spencer is also the writer on the Sam Wilson title, and so it's reassuring to know that he hasn't passed up Sam for Steve,and that Sam will still hold on to the iconic round shield. But Marvel's decision to originate Sam Wilson the Captain America felt like a big deal. Is it still a big deal if he's just a Captain America?
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Source: comicsalliance.com