The new era of Captain America officially begins as Marvel celebrates Sam Wilson with the final tribute to the hero’s most iconic moments

As Captain America
: Brave new world soon approaches theaters, Marvel Comics has debuted a new line of variant covers that celebrate Sam Wilson’s Captain America while also paying homage to Steve Rogers before him. Starting next January, Marvel is releasing five exclusive variant covers, each reminiscent of an iconic Captain America comicuntil the film’s release next February. These classic covers are sure to impress Cap fans new and old.

Starting with Avengers #22, Wonder salutes Rogers’ sixty-plus year tenure as Captain America, while also embracing Sam Wilson’s tenure of the title. Wilson has been Captain America for almost a decade, but he has yet to prove that he deserves the title.

Whether by skeptics on and off the page, Wilson has continually been held to a high standard that anyone flying the Stars and Stripes should be held to, albeit with more scrutiny than Rogers ever faced. However, these new variant covers prove that Sam Wilson has always been worthy of the title.

Marvel Variant Covers Remind Readers: Every Generation Needs a Captain America

Find the first variant cover when Avengers #22 Releases January 1, 2024

Just like the comics, the Falcon and Winter Soldier television series and Captain America: Brave New World everyone has made it clear that Sam Wilson has always faced a cacophonous amount of criticism for his place as Captain America. Realistically, the biggest chamber of disapproval comes from those who don’t believe a black man can be Captain America. But as the comics, series and film have made perfectly clear, Sam Wilson is Captain America. Captain America is a symbol, and just like Spider-Man, anyone is worth carrying the torch of the American Dream.

This powerful collection of variant covers shows that no matter the era, America will always need a Captain America to guide you. History often repeats itself and each generation, inside and outside of comics, needs someone to guide the masses through these familiar problems. Marvel’s new collection of variant covers are not just tasty callbacks to Steve Rogers’ greatest moments, but a reminder that there will be

always be a Captain America
preserve the sanctity of each person’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of justice.

Captain America: Brave New World will usher in a new era of Captain America

These variant covers celebrate Captain America’s past, present and future

This new line of variant covers does more than just pay homage to Captain America’s past and present, it teases readers about

Sam Wilson’s Next Chapter
. As the MCU approaches the release of Captain America: Brave New World, Marvel Comics has been building excitement around the inevitable cinematic conflict between

Captain America and the Red Hulk
. Both superheroes represent opposite sides of America’s governmental culture; Sam Wilson represents the freedom of the people, while Thunderbolt Ross states the need for a stronger iron fist. The upcoming cinematic showdown will certainly test the endurance of Sam Wilson’s Captain America.

A new generation is here and the world could use a Captain America now more than ever. Sam Wilson is not just the new face of freedom, as he has held that role for the past decade. Sam Wilson is and has been Captain America, as much as Steve Rogers. Marvel’s next line of variant covers shows that this has always been the case, and as the MCU approaches its next issue, that Sam Wilson is here to stay as the face of Captain America.

Source: Marvel Comics