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Coping with the death of a comic superhero.

by William Lehman on March 9th, 2007

I’ve never been a comic collector or reader, At least not of the Marvel or DC comics. But it fascinates me that such a long-running illustrated hero such as Captain America is being mourned so widely.

The latest edition will show the superhero dying on the steps of a courthouse in New York, after he was shot by a sniper.

Captain America first appeared nine months before the Pearl Harbor bombings, punching Hitler on the cover of the comic’s first issue.

I would hate to put political feelings into this sudden and unexpected death of such a famously illustrated figure, but I am thinking that there is another agenda at work behind the death of such a patriotic persona.

I guess art will ultimately veil as much as it portrays. The feelings and thoughts of the creators and owners will prevail in the creative process. But who will rise up now and take the reins?

I am not into politics at all. I hate them actually. I am patriotic though. I love my country. I hate injustice, prejudice, and evil wherever it exists. If I had the drive for something like this, I think I’d create a superhero myself.

Image and story source: BBC

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