America...f*ck yeah!

That video post from a couple of days ago? Complete coincidence.

So the top news from the world of comic books today is the death of Captain America. Coming off the heels of Marvel Comics recent crossover event, Civil War, Steve Rogers turns himself in to the authorities after leading a group of heroes against the government who has required official registration of all superpowered beings. Apparently, as he's leaving a courthouse, he's gunned down by a sniper. A sniper. Lame.

I actually picked up all seven issues of Civil War, but I honestly thought it was pretty ho-hum with a storyline that I actually thought was a bit stupid. About the only reason I was still shelling out money for this thing was the art by Steve McNiven. The impetus behind this major comic book event was the post 9/11 world we live in, but in the end, I don't think this limited series lived up to the inspiration. We needed a story with a bit more grit and substance, rather than a easy excuse to have two page spreads of all out "war" between superheroes.

Perhaps I'm being too harsh, though. After all, some comic books still should be for kids. Still, children shouldn't be subjected to such lousy storylines. I just hope the way they resurrect Captain America isn't equally as lame as how they made him die. And you know they will resurrect him. No superhero with this much history really dies in the comic universe.