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Captain America No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

Captain America No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

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  • Revisit the controversial Civil War: The Frontline #11 where Captain America is interviewed.
  • Relive Captain America's infamous Myspace question and its widespread mockery.
  • Sally Floyd returns to interview Hydra Cap in the upcoming Secret Empire arc.
  • Explore how current writer Nick Spencer incorporates modern references like Twitter.

Remember Civil War: The Frontline #11? At the time, it was the most controversial comic that had been published. Man, those were such innocent times. How were we to know?

A scenario had developed in a previous issue of the ground-level Civil War tie-in series written by Paul Jenkins when journalist Sally Floyd interviewed the fugitive Captain America. Who had lots of things to say.

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

Man, such innocent times. How was Cap to know?

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

And look, Captain America making spurious comparisons between the Registration Act and Nazi Germany. Tom Brevoort should have a word.

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

But she returned later in the series with Ben Ulrich in tow, in Civil War: Frontline #11.

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

 

Look they were doing Captain America Sadface even then. But it was the Myspace question was the one that did it. It was mocked. And mocked. And mocked. And mocked. And mocked. And mocked. And mocked. And Sally Floyd kicked off large. I thought she was meant to be doing the interview?

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

Well, Secret Empire has finally given her an answer. Hail Hydra. And in next week's Captain America #17, courtesy of CBR, we get to see what happens next. As Sally Floyd is invited to the White House to interview Hydra Cap.

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

We remember, Sally! But Twitter didn't exist back then when… oh, wait sliding Marvel timescale, right. Well, we do at least know that Nick Spencer knows what Twitter is.

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

Yeah, Sally, don't you know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? There are rules…

Captain America Was No Longer Asked If He'd Heard Of Myspace, But Twitter

These days, of course, he probably tweeted it as well.

Captain America: Steve Rogers #17 by Nick Spencer, Andres Guinaldo and Ramon Bachs is out on Wednesday.

CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #17
MARVEL COMICS
APR178798
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Andres Guinaldo, Ramon Bachs (CA) Elizabeth Torque
SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN!
IN CAP WE TRUST!
Rated T+In Shops: Jul 05, 2017
SRP: $3.99

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and FP. Father of two daughters. Political cartoonist.
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