The Falcon will ditch his old super hero attire to don the famous red, white and blue shield.
Marvel CCO Joe Quesada announced former Falcon Sam Wilson would become the new Captain America, replacing the legendary Steve Rodgers. Quesada made the announcement on “The Colbert Report” on Wednesday.
Wilson made history in 1969 when he made his first appearance in the “Captain America” comics, created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics, and eventually went solo as the Falcon in 1978.
The announcement of Rodgers’ replacement comes on the heels of Marvel’s unveiling of the new Thor. The new mystery woman was unveiled during ABC’s “The View.” She was created by Marvel writer Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman.
