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Marvel's 'Falcon' promises action, explores race, patriotism
Read full article: Marvel's 'Falcon' promises action, explores race, patriotism(Disney Plus via AP)NEW YORK ā When Steve Rogers handed Sam Wilson his Captain America shield at the end of Marvel's massive 2019 event āAvengers: Endgame,ā Wilson tried it on for a beat. That reluctance and skepticism is front-and-center as Wilson's story continues in āThe Falcon and the Winter Solder,ā a new six-episode Disney+ series that promises an exploration of patriotism and race alongside its shootouts and soaring chase scenes. While āEndgame" appeared to promise a quick transition for Anthony Mackie's Falcon to take up the Captain America mantle, as he has in the comics, the creator of āFalconā promises only complications. AdSo will there be a Black Captain America by the time the final credits roll in April? Agent, a sometime antagonist to Captain America who twists American patriotism to darker ends.