Captain America: Sam Wilson #2 Review

Writer: Nick Spencer/ Artist: Daniel Acuna / Marvel Nick Spencer took a lot of flak following the release of Captain America: Sam Wilson #1 because people felt that it was too “liberal” and/or don’t like politics finding its way into comics. (You can read our take on this from William Evans: The Traitorous Captain America And The Wrong Side Of History.) My response to them is simple: Deal with it. To be fair, his name is Captain America, he’s fought both Nazis and Communists and is constantly wrapped in the U.S. flag. He has a long history of being both liberal and political and that won’t stop just because you don’t like it.

Surprisingly,  Captain America: Sam Wilson #2 didn’t start out with a panel that looks oddly like the crew of “Fox and Friends.” I assume that’s because this issue was done far before this news story picked up steam. Instead, we find Sam Wilson dealing with his new reality in the back of a commercial flight. The last issue made light references to strict anti-immigration supporters and people that lean far too heavily on tithes to support their personal gains. This week we have what looks like a reference to Eric Snowden and his leaking of confidential government documents to the masses in a character named “The Whisperer.” This anonymous hacktivist is being credited with exposing a proposed plan from S.H.I.E.L.D. that could’ve changed the world forever – for the better or the worse is debatable. Captain America has always stood up against America’s gre…