Chris Evans’ Most Controversial Captain America Return Imagined In Dark MCU Art
Summary
- Chris Evans' return as Captain America in the MCU takes a dark turn in this brilliant crossover fan art, imagining the controversial Secret Empire storyline.
- Secret Empire, where Captain America is revealed as a HYDRA sleeper agent, could still be explored in the MCU without Chris Evans.
- With Sam Wilson as the new Captain America, and a potential MCU reboot on the cards, a different version of Secret Empire could take place in the MCU's future.
Chris Evans' return to the MCU as Steve Rogers' Captain America takes a dark turn in this brilliant crossover fan art. Chris Evans debuted as Steve Rogers in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, and went on to appear in ten further MCU projects, both as part of the main cast and in cameos, before retiring from the role in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. Chris Evans' Steve Rogers went from a nobody from Brooklyn to the world's first super soldier, then to founding member of the Avengers, and was even branded a fugitive following Civil War. However, one of Marvel Comics' most controversial Captain America storylines wasn't included in this journey.
Marvel Comics' 2017 Secret Empire was a storyline that Marvel Studios actively avoided adapting for the MCU, but the dark and gritty story has been imagined in MCU fan art shared by Spideyvegas. This art imagines Secret Empire as a crossover project in the MCU, including other established heroes such as Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, the Scarlet Witch, and Spider-Man, though a twisted version of Chris Evans' Captain America takes center stage.
Marvel Comics' Secret Empire revealed Captain America as a HYDRA sleeper agent, which would have been a hugely controversial twist in the MCU. However, this storyline could still be explored in the MCU's future, even without Chris Evans.