Marvel’s America Chavez and Captain America are each making news!
Variant Cover by NATACHA BUSTOS
AMERICA CHAVEZ DISCOVERS SHOCKING NEW TRUTHS BEHIND HER ORIGIN. Her latest series, America Chavez: Made In The USA! written by Kalinda Vasquez (Once Upon a Time, Marvel’s Runaways) with art by Carlos Gómez (Amazing Mary Jane), is packed with revelations about the breakout hero’s fascinating origins and promising future. Not only has she encountered Catalina, a mysterious woman claiming to be America’s sister, but she’s learned that her home dimension, the Utopian Parallel, may not even exist! These shocking moments combined with an intimate new look at her Washington Heights upbringing have made this explosive story a critically acclaimed hit but the greatest reveals are still to come…
AMERICA CHAVEZ: MADE IN THE USA #4 (OF 5)
Written by KALINDA VAZQUEZ; Art by CARLOS GÓMEZ; Colors by JESUS ABURTOV; Cover by SARA PICHELLI (MAY210650); Variant Cover by MARC ASPINALL (MAY210651)
Variant Cover by MARC ASPINALL
AMERICA CHAVEZ: MADE IN THE USA #5 (OF 5)
Written by KALINDA VAZQUEZ; Art by CARLOS GÓMEZ; Cover by SARA PICHELLI (JUN210699); Variant Cover by NATACHA BUSTOS (JUN210700)
A NEW LOCAL CAP IN UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA #4. Get your first look at Ari Agbayani, a new Captain America-inspired hero debuting this September.
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Dale Eaglesham, the upcoming limited series will see Steve Rogers teaming up with Captain Americas of the past—Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, and John Walker—on a road trip across America to find his stolen shield. On sale in September, issue #4 will reveal the true magnitude of the forces arrayed against them, including the return of some of Captain America’s most sinister foes…
In addition to featuring the ultimate Captain America team-up, this groundbreaking series will also introduce a diverse cast of new heroes and spotlight the communities they are part of and the unique challenges they face. Cantwell and Eaglesham are joined each issue by an all-star lineup of creative teams who will dive even deeper into the origins and motivations of these new shield-bearers in special backup stories. In United States Of Captain America #4, fans will meet Ari Agbayani.
Created by writer Alyssa Wong (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra) and Jodi Nishijima (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Ari is a local Captain America-inspired hero who seeks justice on her college campus. When her school turns a blind eye to fellow students behaving badly, she springs into action—and she’s not afraid to fight dirty. Here’s what Wong had to say about the inspiration behind this new Marvel hero:
“When editor Alanna Smith approached me about creating a new, local Captain America for this series, I immediately knew I wanted to write a Filipino-American girl. There just aren’t very many of us in comics! I grew up without a Filipino-American community for the most part, so every time I see a Filipino character, I get excited. And getting to create one–a Captain America, even!–feels incredibly special.
“Ari Agbayani is a scholarship student at a small, private university. When she finds out her best friend is being victimized by a wealthy legacy student, Ari is determined to make things right. But what can she do when her college is only concerned with keeping its donors happy, and half the buildings on campus are named after her best friend’s abuser? In order to take him down, she’ll have to get creative.
“Like the other Caps, Ari has a strong sense of justice and admires the ideals Captain America embodies. But the Captain America she’s inspired by isn’t Steve Rogers–it’s Bucky Barnes. Someone who hates bullies as much as Steve does, but is willing to use sneakier, shadier tactics to deal with them. Ari’s a vigilante, and she knows that you can’t always win by playing by the rules. Bucky’s influence is reflected in her costume, designed by the incredible Jodi Nishijima.
“Jodi has done such a great job bringing Ari to life. Her art is so playful, charming, and fun. It’s been an honor to co-create Ari with her!”
See one of the mysterious villains the Captains will be facing off against in Gerald Parel’s below. And check out Ari Agbayani on Marvel’s Stormbreaker Peach Momoko’s variant cover as well as design sheets by Jodi Nishijima.
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
[Based on a press release.]
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Marvel artist Iban Coello also posted, to Twitter, a variant cover for Miles Morales: Spiderman #28, with a striking Spiderman/Captain America mashup costume.
Love the internal art on America Chavez
I’ll be checking out this America Chavez series now that it’s started to hit Marvel Unlimited. Hope it’s better than the previous attempt at a series for her, which was dreadful.