Captain America: What If? #1 Wakes Up in 2099
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BLEEDING COOLWhat If...? Captain America #1 flips the script on Steve Rogers' origin by asking: what if he just... didn't wake up on time? Instead of thawing out in the modern day, he oversleeps by another seventy-five years and opens his eyes in 2099. It's a fun premise that plays with the fish-out-of-water angle that's always worked for Cap, just cranking the temporal displacement up to absurd levels. The story lets the creative team explore how Rogers' values and ideals clash with an even more alien future.
ComicsBuzz Take
Waking Cap up in 2099 instead of the present day is smart—it sidesteps the 'he's already done this' fatigue and gives the What If series a genuinely fresh angle on an overused concept.
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