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Nichelle Wright, the new Captain America from Marvel comics

 

Nichelle Wright, the new Captain America from Marvel comics

Marvel has introduced Nichelle Wright, the new Captain America who will be introduced in The United States of Captain America along with other new characters.

Every once in a while, major comic book publishers seek to refresh their cast of characters and shake up the universe a bit by introducing new faces and superheroes. A few years ago the tactic has been working, featuring heroes such as Miles Morales, Kamala Khan, the Mighty Thor or a Gwen Stacy who was bitten by the radioactive spider of her universe, among others. 


In the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now, a generational changeover of Captain America in Falcon and the Winter Soldier is being considered , and although the universe of comics is going a different route, we now know that a new Captain will be introduced very soon. America. Nichelle Wright, who is called Marvel's new heroine, will be introduced in  The United States of Captain America , a new series that will also introduce several new characters.


The first issue of the series goes on sale in June and will introduce Aaron Fischer, a new LGTBQ hero with whom Marvel wants to celebrate Pride Month, while the second issue of  The United States of Captain America goes on sale on July 4 and will focus on Nichelle Wright, the new Captain America created by Mohale Mashigo and Natacha Bustos.


"What I can say about Nichelle is that she works day and night to bring change to a world in which she feels defeated. Nichelle is a light in a very dark time and she wants to have a responsibility for her community within America," she explained. Mashigo.

Nichelle Wright, the new Captain America from Marvel comics

For her part, Bustos explained "There are very few occasions when you can contribute to the creation of a character as unique and powerful as Nichelle. Without a doubt, she is one of the characters I am most proud to have designed, for all that it represents and what it means to the community. "

Nichelle Wright, the new Captain America from Marvel comics

Before someone shouts to heaven, it does not seem that Nichelle has arrived to replace Steve Rogers or Sam Wilson, but it seems that she will be one more character to carry the title of "Captain America" ​​and reinforce the diversity of the editorial. In fact, if we can trust some of the covers, it is possible that Nichelle ends up working with the other "capis", just like the two Hawkeye and the Wall-crawlers in the house do.

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