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Captain America Comic Book Fans Podcast
From the Captain America Comic Book Fans Podcast webpage:
Explore the adventures of Captain America comic books both past and present with Rick Verbanas (former comic shop owner) and Bob Lucius (former Marine)! Reviews, guest interviews with top comic creators, and plenty of fun focused on the Star Spangled Avenger… Captain America!
There is also an affiliated Facebook page.
The Tom Brevoort Experience
Tom Brevoort is a long-time editor of Marvel comics, and was the lead editor of the Captain America comics from 2004 to 2021. His blog offers insights to the history of comics in general, and insight into different parts of the publishing of comics.
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story
From the Goodreads summary
An unvarnished, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes account of one of the most dominant pop cultural forces in contemporary America
Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics
From the Goodreads summary
Told in vivid graphic novel form by a groundbreaking Eisner-nominated comics creator, the long-overdue biography of the legend who co-created Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and many more superhero favorites.
Mark Gruenwald and the Star Spangled Symbolism of Captain America
From 1985 to 1995, Mark Gruenwald was the head writer for Captain America. During this decade, Gruenwald wrote some of the most essential stories in Captain America’s history and guided the comic through an eventful period of both world history and comic book history. This book dissects the influence of the world at large on Gruenwald’s stories and the subsequent influence of Gruenwald’s work on the world of comics. The book’s ten chapters discuss a wide range of topics including the generational tensions inherent in a comic about a G.I. Generation hero, written by a baby boomer, for an audience of Gen Xers; the enduring threat of the Red Skull and the never-ending aura of World War II; the rising popularity of vigilante characters during the ‘90s; and how Captain America fits into the war on drugs and its “just say no” mentality. Set against the declining American patriotism of the 1980s and 1990s, this book places special emphasis on the symbolism of the most American of superheroes.
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