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Warning : Contains spoilers forSam Wilson : Captain America # 2 !
Just as Sam Wilson’sCaptain Americasoars back into cinemas with his latest MCU outing , the Avenger bring a surprising hero to his supporting cast in the cartoon strip , perchance the enceinte in Captain America lore since Bucky Barnes ’ Winter Soldier . While Bucky had to overtake brainwash in his part as the Winter Soldier , a hark back fictitious character ’s new role experience him help oneself others open their eyes to iniquity - include Cap .
Sam Wilson : Captain America#2 – written by Greg Pak and Evan Narcisse , with artistic production by Eder Messias – depicts the radioactive dust ofSam ’s battle with Maverick ’s Red Hulkand the shady pot organize the flak . With Sam and Joaquín Torres jail , Josiah X expose his new superhero identity as Shadow Soldier , stepping in to rescue Captain America and Falcon .
In the issue , Josiah details his history and why he ’s consume up the raw mantelpiece , explaining that he wants to campaign for the mass in the shadows . Though the name is somewhat reminiscent of Winter Soldier , the characters are total opposites .
Introducing the Shadow Soldier: Marvel Gives The Captain America Franchise A Very Different Take On The Winter Soldier Formula
Sam Wilson: Captain America#2 – Written By Greg Pak & Evan Narcisse; Art By Eder Messias; Colors By Fer Sifuentes-Sujo; Lettering By VC’s Joe Caramagna
The son ofthe first Black Captain America , Isaiah Bradley , Josiah X has been missing in action for yr , but his Marvel Comics paying back officially give him a young codename and charge moving forrard . Before Bucky Barnes was revealed as the Winter Soldier in 2005 , Josiah al hajj Saddiq made his debut in 2003’sThe Crew#1 , but melt presently after . Now that Josiah has finally returned , with a snazzy novel costume and false name that call back to his time spent serving in the Vietnam War , he ’s become a similarly - positioned opposite of the Winter Soldier .
Nearly twenty years after his last coming into court , a fan - pet Captain America role is returning to Marvel continuity to team - up with Sam Wilson .
Josiah was teased at the superhero cookout and natal day celebration for Isaiah in the serial ’ first issue , andSam Wilson : Captain America # 2re - introduces the character with not only his new byname , but an interesting dynamic with Cap . After freeing Sam and Joaquin from Eaglestar ’s prison , Shadow Soldier talk about some of his ideologic differences with Cap and implores him to be less naive . Where Steve Rogers had to fight to wake Bucky up fromhis Winter Soldier mind control , Josiah ’s Shadow Soldier contrasts that by remind Sam to stay vigilant and helping him reveal the truth about Eaglestar ’s evil plot .
The History Of Josiah X & The Bradley Family In Captain America Lore, Explained
Shadow Soldier’s Long Lineage
Though Isaiah Bradley ’s tale in the Marvel Universe date back to the 1940s , he first appeared just a class before his Logos inTruth : Red , White , and Black . In that serial publication , he finally took the mantle of Captain America for himself as anunwilling trial subject for the Super Soldier Serum , and the government jail him for 17 old age after he took Steve Rogers ’ costume . Isaiah had various wellness issues arising from the military ’s depraved experiments , and they even orchestrated the nascence of his top-notch - powered son through a surrogate , as revealed inThe gang .
Marvel ’s bring back a classic super - soldier with an all - new look in the upcoming Captain America series , onwards of Captain America : Brave New World .
Sam Wilson : Captain America#1 let on that , though the old stager turned Muslim minister reconnected with his kinsperson inThe Crew , Josiah has been as absentminded to the Bradleys as he ’d been to Marvel Comics overall . In his last major appearing , Josiah had seemingly derive to full term with the Stars and Stripes after join Rhodey ’s ragtag team , buthis all - novel superhero identity confirm that there ’s a lot to his story that ’s been depart untold over the years . As the Shadow Soldier , Josiah could at long last reunite with his familyagain and challenge Sam or Steve to be safe version of Captain America .
Fan fervour about Josiah ’s riposte in the serial ' first issue turn up that Marvel absolutely made the right conclusion by rob the character out of creative oblivion and bringing him back to the cutting edge ofCaptain Americalore . Now , Sam Wilson : Captain America#2 makes it readable that Marvel is ready to enthrone time and energy into the character , by giving him a new character intent and a new superhero identity – and emphasizing that there is a caboodle more to Josiah ’s story left to secern , past , present , and hereafter .
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Shadow Soldier Could Be Exciting Spin On “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
Despite special appearances , Josiah keep back an important topographic point in Captain America lore , and his newShadow Soldier is more than desirable of the spotlight in Marvel Comics and beyond . Although the character almost entirely disappeared after Bucky bring back , Josiah ’s retort makes his newfangled superhero curtain the antithesis ofwhat the superintendent - undercover agent assassin Winter Soldier represents , as the Shadow Soldier struggle for individual alternatively of government and disclose the truth . With Sam Wilson get his first solo movie inCaptain America : Brave New World , also feature Isaiah Bradley , Josiah should be next to make the leap from strip to the MCU .
As Josiah X make his long - awaited return to comic strip and unwrap himself as an all - new form of topnotch soldier , the Captain America franchise will never be the same .
Since Steve Rogers ’ second solo outing in the MCU revolved around his relationship with the Winter Soldier , Sam Wilson ’s bud relationship with the Shadow Soldier could work his future in the comics and more . For now , the potential of their rivalry or friendship will on the face of it be a major factor in the future of theSam Wilson : Captain Americaseries , with both zep impacted by the disturb cliffhanger ending in the late issue . As Josiah X makes his long - awaited return to funnies and reveals himself as a different kind of super soldier , theCaptain Americafranchisewill never be the same .
Sam Wilson : Captain America # 2is useable now from Marvel Comics .
