Is this an attempt to influence young people by using a comic book?

2015-10-18T09:17:28-04:00

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/17/captain-america-battles-right-wing-conservatives-/

Captain America battles right-wing conservatives in new comic

In the latest issue of Marvel’s revamped Captain America, the iconic superhero takes on a group of right-wing conservatives trying to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Oct 18 at 2015 9:23 AM

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SSgt Alex Robinson In my opinion it is an influence on the younger generation. The comic book should be casual not political. This is far-out cry to the younger generation.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Oct 18 at 2015 9:31 AM

2015-10-18T09:31:03-04:00

Comics have been "used" since at least the Silver Age (introduction of the Second Flash: Barry Allen, and Nominally the Fantastic Four) as a means of paralleling Political concepts.

There are several very notable examples including the Uncanny X-Men with the Professor X & Magneto "philosophical debate" which is akin to that of Dr. Martin Luther King & Malcom X respectively.

More recently we see the Civil War saga which had Tony Stark (Iron man) & Steve Rogers (Captain America) clashing about the use of (Super) Power, and the registration of Heroes. I could spend HOURS if not days speaking on the differences between Government v. Individual concepts that year long story arc presented.

One of my long-standing projects is actually a "pamphlet" (book'ish) showing how Comics (et al) can be used to teach the Constitutional concepts.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2015 10:31 AM

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Good for Captain America then.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2015 10:46 AM

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Comic books are just another medium used by self-appointed political elitists who think they have all of the answers.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 18 at 2015 11:40 AM

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Weren't comics supposed to be comical? I haven't laughed at one in years. No, make that decades. Maybe it's time that they rename these publications. How about "propaganda"?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2015 12:25 PM

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In our teens we all thought we were Superman...what do you think?

Response by COL Ted Mc made Oct 18 at 2015 1:03 PM

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SSgt Alex Robinson - Staff; If the kids don't buy the books they don't get influenced. This is an attempt to sell books (read as "make a profit").

Of course Disney Enterprises does have a lengthy history of "going after" those who are "right wing" (and making money doing it).

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Oct 18 at 2015 1:43 PM

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Like when Captain America used to punch out Hitler?

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Oct 18 at 2015 2:06 PM

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You're tracking that "mutant discrimination" was always a parallel with "gay discrimination" right? Comics have always tackled the hot button issues of the day...

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 19 at 2015 2:09 AM

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Of course it's an attempt. I see a lot of people saying that comics have always been political in nature and that's probably true. There was the civil rights movement and anti-Hitler movement, and those were good things. Our country is better off with civil rights and without Hitler. I can also comfortably say that those causes, particularly Hitler, were no-brainers. Our country was united against Hitler.

HOWEVER, this topic is going after a group of American citizens who are not criminals and not violating anybody's rights, and that is W-R-O-N-G.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Oct 19 at 2015 7:30 AM

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Define "younger"...

""New to Comics" customers were significantly less likely to identify as Marvel, DC, or independent comics readers, perhaps, McIntire said, because they haven't developed strong attachments to particular properties yet. They were more likely to prefer strong female leads. The number of people who identified themselves as both "Die Hards" and "New to Comics" was smaller than the general population but still significant. "While that might not speak to the volume of their collection or the extensivity of their knowledge, it does speak to the passion they have for a medium they are just getting into," McIntire said. The majority of customers in the general sample were between the ages of 26 and 40, but this group tends to skew younger, with 58.5% between the ages of 21 and 35 and more customers in the 18-20 age group compared to the market as a whole."

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=57123

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 19 at 2015 8:11 AM

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yes.... it always been ...