Captain America celebrated in new comic book, museum event
He went from a scrawny 4F in the early days of World War II to America’s super soldier! The Toy and Action Figure Museum will celebrate the Marvel Comics hero Captain America from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 111 S Chickasaw in Pauls Valley.
Clips from the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America is probably my favorite character (Superman is up there, too) and so I’m really hoping Marvel nails it with “Captain America: The First Avenger,” which opens July 22.
With the clips so far, I’m feeling pretty good about it. The film stars Chris Evans and is directed by Joe Johnston.
Captain America faces off with Hydra.
Captain America gets a shield.
Steve Rogers becomes a super soldier.
Captain America’s Chris Evans to ring NYSE opening bell
Chris Evans (AP)
Marvel.com reports that Chris Evans, who stars as Captain America in the upcoming film “Captain America: The First Avenger,” will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.
He’ll be joined by Marvel executives and guests. Fans can watch a live webcast of the Opening Bell beginning at 9:29 a.m. ET on the homepage of nyse.com.
- Matt Price
Captain America gets hot; Robot Chicken Star Wars giveaway; Adrianne Palicki suits up for Lady Jaye; Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal prep superhero comedy
This week’s Planet 46 comics podcast features a Robot Chicken: Star Wars III giveaway! Just tell us your favorite Star Wars character for a chance to win.
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Marvel facebook sharing exclusive Captain America images
In celebration of reaching 2 million facebook fans, Marvel is sharing exclusive images from Captain America: The First Avenger and other behind-the-scenes peeks at its Facebook page today. New images feature Chris Evans as Captain America, Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull, and more.
- Matt Price
Captain America, Bomb Pop featured in latest Kyle Roberts stop-motion
Here’s the latest stop-motion from Kyle Roberts, my co-host on the Planet 46 comics show. We were discussing Captain America, and he decided to do a stop-motion featuring Captain America, his shield, and a Bomb Pop. Check it out! And Happy Independence Day!
- Matt Price
Captain America, G.I. Joe, Fighting American and more among patriotic weekend comic-book reviews
With the July 4 weekend upon us, here are some patriotic comic-books to check out and celebrate the United States of America.
Captain America Comics 1 (1941)
This Joe Simon/Jack Kirby creation shows a ton of energy and excitement, as the origin of Captain America is revealed for the first time. This issue also has the first appearance of the Red Skull, who in this issue is a traitorous American industrialist.
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Captain America secrets; Man of Steel cast grows; favorite Transformers
News on “Man of Steel,” secrets of Captain America and a “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” report are on this week’s Planet 46/NewsOK comics podcast.
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“Captain America” co-creator Joe Simon tells life story in new book
The cover to Joe Simon's autobiography, "Joe Simon: My Life in Comics," from Titan Publishing. Copyright 2011 Joseph H. Simon
The 97-year-old co-creator of Captain America tells his life story in “Joe Simon: My Life in Comics” by Titan Books.
There’s no better time than a long Independence Day weekend to celebrate the co-creator, with Jack Kirby, of the most All-American of heroes. The Chris Evans movie “Captain America: The First Avenger,” releasing July 22, has the World War II character at perhaps his highest profile since the 1940s.
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Chris Evans: Nerdage’s #6 actor with geek appeal
Chris Evans at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Chris Evans, who plays star-spangled superhero Captain America in this summer’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” is Nerdage’s #6 actor with geek appeal.
Evans will reprise the role in the Joss Whedon-directed “Avengers,” filming now.
In a recent interview with The Triangle, Evans said he felt like he had a responsibility to Captain America’s fans.
“At the end of the day, you’re making the movie for the fans. These movies wouldn’t get made if there wasn’t a built-in fanbase. They just wouldn’t. So at the end of the day, your loyalty is to the people who are passionate about these comic books, so you want to make sure that they’re happy, first and foremost,” Evans said.
- Matt Price
