Captain
America: Civil War Artwork – Falcon vs. War Machine
Captain America: Civil War is betting on moviegoers being
hungry for even more superhero vs. superhero carnage on the big screen by the
time it arrives this May, and aims to up the ante considerably by featuring two
entire teams of costumed crimefighters battling for the future of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe. While early marketing for the film has focused on the
central conflict between Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Iron
Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), as the film draws closer the conflicts of
their fellow heroes are coming more into focus.
In fact, Civil War will include more than a few superhero
one-on-one battles, with photos from the movie’s set teasing brawls between the
likes of Cap and Black Panther/T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), among others.
Similarly, the latest Civil War concept art to make its way online offers a
glimpse at the clash between The Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and War
Machine/James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) in the film.
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From a thematic standpoint, it makes a certain amount of
sense that Falcon and War Machine in particular would find themselves facing
off during the events of Captain America: Civil War. Both of these characters
use high-tech equipment and fly as part of their power-set, in addition to
being soldiers (Sam Wilson is a veteran of the Afghanistan War, while James
Rhodes is an active duty Colonel in the U.S. Military) and close friends of the
leaders of their respective “sides” in the eponymous conflict; one which sees
the Marvel superheroes ideologically divided over a new law that places their activities
under Government control.
Historically, the matchup holds greater significance as
well: In the original Marvel Comics universe, both characters originated (in
their most familiar forms) as part of a concerted push by the publisher for
greater diversity in the 1970s and early-80s; and both have taken up the mantle
of their more famous counterparts as well. Rhodes (previously a supporting
character in Iron Man) took over use of the Iron Man identity when Tony Stark
was sidelined by alcohol abuse, while Wilson was Captain America’s ally in the
70s and took up the shield himself when Steve Rogers was most-recently
sidelined.
You can check out the Civil War artwork in question (via the
SHH discussion forum), below:
warmachine falcon2 Captain America: Civil War Artwork Falcon vs. War Machine
The production artwork (originally watermarked to
AllPosters) shows the two heroes not only fighting, but showing off some new
weaponry that they’ll have in Captain America: Civil War, too. Falcon,
previously depicted as mainly using traditional firearms in addition to the
capabilities of his mechanical wings, appears to have added a three-pronged
cutting laser similar to Iron Man’s to one of his gauntlets – and may be using
it to disable/destroy the unidentified gun-like weapon War Machine has been
depicted sporting in previously-released images.
While interesting to see, the intense physical violence
suggested by the art should give fans of either character pause. Rumors have
continued to swirl that not all of The Avengers (or their friends) will make it
out of Civil War alive, and trailers have specifically highlighted a scene
where Iron Man is shown cradling the severely-damaged, unmoving body of War
Machine – whose armor looks to have suffered a serious blow to its
power-source. The original Civil War comic miniseries likewise had a notorious
body-count, with Black Goliath and Captain America himself among the dead,
Spider-Man’s Aunt May mortally wounded and many heroes retiring, quitting or
disappearing into anonymity as a result.
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