Captain America: Steve Rogers Return Undermines MCU's Sam Wilson Arc
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COMICBOOK.COMSteve Rogers is making his big MCU comeback in Avengers: Doomsday, and apparently that's a problem for some fans. The article flags that bringing back the original Captain America risks erasing or diminishing Sam Wilson's journey into the role—character development that took real time to build on screen. Beyond that, there are wider structural issues with how Rogers' return is being handled in the larger MCU framework. It's the kind of move that can feel like nostalgia-baiting while simultaneously disrespecting what came after.
ComicsBuzz Take
Marvel might be panicking about box office trust and retreating to what worked before—but doubling down on legacy characters could actually prove they've learned nothing from Phase 4's identity crisis.
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"They're gonna bury Sam Wilson again aren't they... smh"
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