Marvel's Armageddon Explores American Democracy Through Hell

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Marvel's latest with Armageddon and Captain America is apparently using Hell as a lens to examine American democracy in some pretty bold ways. The issue seems to be playing with the idea of spreading democracy across both Earth and the literal underworld, which is exactly the kind of satirical commentary you'd expect from a good Captain America story. Worth noting that this is clearly meant to be more politically charged than your typical superhero slugfest. It's a weird premise that actually works if Marvel commits to the satire.
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Using Hell as a metaphor for American foreign policy is either brilliant political satire or completely on-the-nose depending on execution—but at least Marvel's swinging for the fences here.
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"Cap should always be political. This sounds like the story he deserves."
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