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Aaron Fisher

CW: Spoilers for the first issue of The United States of Captain America

I just read the first comic in the mini series The United States of Captain America and I can not quantify how happy it made me. The story features 19 year old (the same age as me!) Aaron Fisher aka the Captain America of the Railways. He protects queer youth and the unhoused. 

I have known that this comic was going to come out for a while now but actually reading it made me happier than I imagined it would. Captain America is one of my favorite OG MCU Avengers (I mean I like all of them but he’s up there) so seeing a queer kid like me take up the mantle to protect our community is really powerful to me. Before I even finished the first page he was on I knew I need to make a cosplay of him. 

I also love the message of the issue. It starts off with Steve talking about the American dream and how it really is a lie. He talks about how our society brands people we see as different as bad but we are really at our strongest when we work together. Seeing the man who is America personified say that is just... wow. 

Huge kudos to Josh Trujillo (writer) and Jan Bazaldua (artist). Ya’ll did an amazing job and made this queer kid feel seen. 

-Phoenix