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Marvel Matters: Anthony Mackie is right - Captain America is for everyone, not just America
Captain America is a hero that transcends borders and nations, despite what his name implies.
There are characters who have a universal appeal that goes beyond their origins. Captain America might have started as America’s very own super soldier, but he’s become something much more in the decades since he made burst onto the comic book scene punching Nazis left and right. And I can see the appeal – I’ve been cosplaying as Captain America (the Steve Rogers version) since 2020, despite living in the UK since long before that. He’s a hero that transcends borders that anyone can find something to latch onto.
His name might make it seem like Captain America’s popularity would be confined to the US, but I can tell you that he has plenty of fans here in the UK. When I started cosplaying as Steve Rogers, I figured I would be something of a novelty. It helped that I had the accent too. Yet, I
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