Friday, August 11, 2006

"Captain America and the Falcon Vol. 1: Secret Empire (Avengers)"


WORTH CONSUMING!

A story that is as relevant today as it was in 1974. Written as

Marvel’s response to the Watergate scandal, this series of stories reflected not only Capt. America’s struggle to decipher the difference between American idealism verses American Imperialism, but our struggle for national identity as well.

The only thing I refuse to believe is that the Coup leader in 1974 could have been Richard Nixon (Marvel implied that Nixon was the Secret Empire’s mystery villain, but never revealed the leader’s identity) However, in today’s society, as a lifelong republican, it is shocking to admit that I DO BELIEVE that G.W. Bush and his cabinet was more than capable of attempting to overthrow our traditional government and replace it with a 1984-ish Totalitarian regime.

(To be fair, I think The Clinton’s were capable of the same, too!).

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