Marvel rebrand sees black Sam Wilson become new Captain America
Comic book legend Steve Rogers will hang up his cape as Captain America to be replaced by black character, Sam Wilson, who features in the blockbuster ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ as the Falcon.
The news that old-timer Rogers will pass his iconic shield onto Sam Wilson was announced last night on American chat show the Colbert Report.
This comes as part of a major Marvel rebrand which saw iconic Norse superhero Thor re-released as a woman.
The Falcon was first published in 1969, was the first African-American superhero. He will not be the first ever black Captain America however, due to super-soldier Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
