The propaganda angle becomes more brilliant the more I think about it. And I'm totally with you on the "heroism is not easy" thing. It's not that I mind my morally ambiguous heroes, but sometime in the 90s, a lot of comics moved from morally ambiguous to having most heroes be assholes just for the shock value, and that gets boring fast.
Actually the composition of Steve's team wasn't anachronistic, really: the US Army wasn't segregated. (It's part of what sparked the civil rights movement in later decades.) The nationalities was a little more unusual but I went with it - I was really pleased to see some Brits, especially, instead of America pretending it did everything alone :)
Interesting about the makeup of the US Army circa WWII...but yeah, it was definitely nice to see some variety in nationalities.
I like Cap/Howard only so it can make Cap/Tony more angstful.
I didn't think Steve/Tony could get even more angstful... :P
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Date: 2011-09-20 06:25 am (UTC)Actually the composition of Steve's team wasn't anachronistic, really: the US Army wasn't segregated. (It's part of what sparked the civil rights movement in later decades.) The nationalities was a little more unusual but I went with it - I was really pleased to see some Brits, especially, instead of America pretending it did everything alone :)
Interesting about the makeup of the US Army circa WWII...but yeah, it was definitely nice to see some variety in nationalities.
I like Cap/Howard only so it can make Cap/Tony more angstful.
I didn't think Steve/Tony could get even more angstful... :P