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Needs more of a codpiece effect.

They are going chronological in this instance. Ignoring the 616 and purely using movie-canon, Cap' will be the first Avenger. Thor *is* older, yes, but depending on the time period - he won't be the first one. From rumblings speaking about the Thor script, it's modern day.

In Iron Man 2 the Avengers are in motion as of 2008 or what we can assume is 2008 as Hulk is seen in the background tearing shit up (the campus scene, iirc.) A solid ~70 after Rogers has been frozen.

My assumption, of what I hope happens is Cap'n ends with Steve riding the missle (right? My lore on Captain is very scarce), explosion, falls in to the water, credits roll, after the credits - scene shows Fury standing on ice while we see Roger's face, [scene cut]. Right before it cuts, Fury will say some thing on the line of "I think we just found our first Avenger."

The concept art is...meh (can I still say that? It hasn't been banned, has it?).

However, the low-ridin' jeans. The fuzzy abs. The cum-gutters. Yum.

I'm only gonna watch this show for Hugo Weaving and Samuel L Jackson 'cause I'm not really a Captain America fan. Yeah, yeah. I'm not a patriot.
I prefer my heroes with a bat phobia.

Nossir, I don't like it. It's not terrible, but it looks like they kind of smashed the various costumes together and added a parachute rig.

And I find that "First Avenger" shit irritating too.

Maybe his WWII strike force was called the Avengers? Just a guess.

Why do they always have to change things? Tell me how this was any better than THIS:

http://www.ifanboy.com/files/images/marvel/Ultimate%20Captain%20America.jpg

These look almost identical to the Ultimate Universe Cap's modern day costumes, with the exceptions of the added chest harness and the shoulder padding. I am going to assume that this isn't the WWII Cap costume, and I hope they use the Ultimate version of that (which AmbroseKalifornia just linked to) in the movie somehow as it is probably one of my favorite superhero outfits.

Also, Cap's WWII strike force was called The Invaders, I believe.

In the comics it was the Invaders, and it had Namor and the Human Torch (which would be awesome in the movie, but I suspect it would confuse the movie-going public)but I thought maybe in the movie his team would be called the Avengers, and that's where Fury gets the name from.

Ultimate WWII Cap is supposed to be an SDCC exclusive this year, (in the Marvel Universe line) so now you can have him beat down Cobra Commander!

Unless they're going the fully CGI route ala Hulk and Iron Man costumes, there is no way they will make that suit look nearly as good in fabric as it does on the computer. The design will look like Captain America was playing too hard in the school yard, so Mother America had to stitch on oversized hexagon-shaped patches on his knees and elbows.

Now that I think of it, I can't wait for the scene where Captain America gets a time out for ripping his play clothes again, leading into product placement for Gain detergent. Mother America will fret over how to get the grass stains out of her son's uniform. She'll pull at her hair, exhale deeply, and stretch the costume out in front of her. Then, there will be a split screen of the uniform washed in Gain and washed in the leading competitor, showing how Gain keeps her brights brighter and her whites whiter. Because nothing is tougher on stains than Gain. Stan Lee will cameo as the store clerk giving her the Gain detergent.

Don't even get me started on the scene where Captain America's therapist tells Mother America she should let her son express himself by wearing ugly brown boots and awful brown gloves with a black, blue, and white costume. It doesn't matter how bad it clashes. Captain America must be allowed to express himself. But Mother America will draw the line at the tutu and tiara. Her son will not be a fairy princess, thank you very much.

I'm still drooling at the title pic.

I bet he could make me utter all kinds of banned words.

And yeah, the helmet makes his head looks like a penis. A penis with ears.

I'm with MM.
We need more bulge.

Without slightly uncomfortably large bulge it's jut not a superhero costume.
Stuff it, bitches!

I'm with MM.
We need more bulge.

Without slightly uncomfortably large bulge it's jut not a superhero costume.
Stuff it, bitches!

See, now you ladies are objectifying and sexualizing this poor young man. I think I can safely say that this purient behavior is causing male readers to feel very uncomfortable indeed.

/pouts

I'm jealous.

Looks a little...mmmm Daredevilishious to me. I'll reserve judgment until Tim Gunn and Nina have a say.

Nah, I don't like it. The boots don't go with the rest, and the gloves look just plain stupid. Please amend.

"Cpt. America was nothing more than second tier super hero. "

Picked up a Marvel book in the last few years? Cap ain't second tier anymore.

Nevermind. I think I figured it out.

Sorry, Ms. Julien. "Retcon" is short for retroactive continuity, which is essentially changing the history/facts of a currently established body of work. Basically, monkeying with the origin stories after they've already been written to make it fit into the framework of a new storyline.

No D-Day, I haven’t picked up a comic book lately. And that’s just the point, there is a very small amount of dedicated people that actually read comic books, and they are middle age at best. If the studio wants to make a killing they are going to have to find a very large hook to bring in the non comic book reading demographic. If my memory serves me correctly this yokel rode around on a speed bike, something along the lines of a Honda or Suzuki. And seeing that his name is Captain America shouldn’t he have a fucking Harley or something? But then agin those bikes from oversees do look sleek and sexy, as opposed to those Harleys with the fucking monkey handlebars.

gp, cum-gutters is your nickname now.

Okay, I'm going to play devil's advocate here for a sec (no, we don't need you now, Charlize).

Yes, The Hulk, Iron Man and Thor will all have their own movies before A-Head. So he isn't the first in that arena. And chronologically, even if he was the first super-hero in this universe, it can be argued that Thor has been around a lot longer (he's an immortal alien after all -- true story).

However, perhaps -- and this is just conjecture -- perhaps he is the "first Avenger" because he's the first one be be labeled an "Avenger." He's not the first chronologicaly and he's not the first one involved in the creation of the team; he's the first one named "Avenger."

There is a precedent for this. Jean Grey is Charles Xavier's first student. He took her under his wing when she was a little girl who had just experienced her friend's death when she reached out with her powers for the fist time (she later left his teachings to go back into the world and presumably live a normal life, which didn't pan out because she returned to the school later on to join the team -- as seen in X-Men #1). However, Cyclops is given credit for being the first "X-Man" because he's the first member of the team.

So I'm just saying. A-head needs a break.

Super lame. Chris Evans is not tall or big enough for this role. Makes no sense.

"Super lame. Chris Evans is not tall or big enough for this role."

Hey, remember when people bitched that Hugh Jackman wasn't short enough to play Wolverine? Yeah.

Please, this is the lamest criticism ever. You should be pissed because Chris Evans is a shit actor, not because of his looks. Here's a little tip for you: NO ONE is big enough to play a superhero. Because they're SUPERHEROES, not normal people.

Sheesh.

I loved Captain America when I was younger but I think that the timing for this character to the big screeen is wrong. Too many non-americans will consider this one more example of American jingoism when we are already struggling with our image abroad. I would love to tell them all to take a flying leap but Obama has enough on his hands already.

considering other comic to movie costume adaptations, I'd say this works quite well. They always try to make the costumes too realistic, ditching the spandex and going leather which either works or REALLY REALLY doesn't (as with the x-men franchise, the suits were so bad that blue and yellow spandex probably would have been an improvement...especially for famke...) but how likely is it that cap would be running the trenches in tight, bright stars and stripes? i like the red straps, good way to work in the goofy stripes. the shoulder pads aren't terrible either. alltogether, i'd say that they stayed pretty true to the cause on this one. still waiting to see thor's helmet though...