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The miniseries is based on an idea J.M. DeMatteis had for Captain America in the early 1980s, where Cap would decide to become an advocate for peace and eventually get assassinated. After 30 years and Cap's own (temporary) death, [[Pillars of Moral Character|DeMatteis]] wanted to use the miniseries to explain how fruitless the use of violence can be in solving conflict, in general and specifically in superhero comic books. |
The miniseries is based on an idea J.M. DeMatteis had for Captain America in the early 1980s, where Cap would decide to become an advocate for peace and eventually get assassinated. After 30 years and Cap's own (temporary) death, [[Pillars of Moral Character|DeMatteis]] wanted to use the miniseries to explain how fruitless the use of violence can be in solving conflict, in general and specifically in superhero comic books. |
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== Tropes in this work == |
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* Alcoholic: Smith's problem with alcohol is mentioned quite often. |
* Alcoholic: Smith's problem with alcohol is mentioned quite often. |
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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: McNulty has this about Savior 28, and Savior 28 seems to have it about himself, according to McNulty. |
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: McNulty has this about Savior 28, and Savior 28 seems to have it about himself, according to McNulty. |
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* [[Good Is Old-Fashioned]]: Savior 28 was seen as outmoded or an "establishment tool" by the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Savior 28 himself sees violence as old fashioned, saying it goes back to the ancient myths and the Old Testament. He wants to find a better way. |
* [[Good Is Old-Fashioned]]: Savior 28 was seen as outmoded or an "establishment tool" by the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Savior 28 himself sees violence as old fashioned, saying it goes back to the ancient myths and the Old Testament. He wants to find a better way. |
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* [[Green Rocks]]: The Master Stone itself. The final issue reveals that {{spoiler|The Master Stone is somehow the only thing that can "fatally" hurt Savior 28. Savior 13 once nearly killed him with a dagger made of the stone. Dennis uses bullets made from his piece of the Master Stone to finally murder Savior 28.}} |
* [[Green Rocks]]: The Master Stone itself. The final issue reveals that {{spoiler|The Master Stone is somehow the only thing that can "fatally" hurt Savior 28. Savior 13 once nearly killed him with a dagger made of the stone. Dennis uses bullets made from his piece of the Master Stone to finally murder Savior 28.}} |
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* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Dennis McNulty's opinion about humanity. |
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* [[Identity Impersonator]]: McNulty filled in as Savior 28 while Smith was catatonic after World War II, at the request of President Truman. McNulty says Jimmy saw him as an impostor, but Dennis isn't the most reliable narrator. |
* [[Identity Impersonator]]: McNulty filled in as Savior 28 while Smith was catatonic after World War II, at the request of President Truman. McNulty says Jimmy saw him as an impostor, but Dennis isn't the most reliable narrator. |
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* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: While we see various real-world celebrities and historical figures, including [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and Orson Welles, Dennis McNulty looks a lot like [[Jack Kirby]]. Artist Mike Cavallaro himself has said he didn't intend McNulty to look like Kirby, instead trying to go for James Cagney and Leo Gorcey. "So yes, Dennis does kinda look like Jack Kirby. But he also kinda looks like James Cagney with maybe a little Leo Gorcey, which is what I was really shooting for," Cavallaro says. "No attempt was made by either J.M. nor [me] to draw any connection between Jack Kirby's beliefs and those of the character, Dennis McNulty." |
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: While we see various real-world celebrities and historical figures, including [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and Orson Welles, Dennis McNulty looks a lot like [[Jack Kirby]]. Artist Mike Cavallaro himself has said he didn't intend McNulty to look like Kirby, instead trying to go for James Cagney and Leo Gorcey. "So yes, Dennis does kinda look like Jack Kirby. But he also kinda looks like James Cagney with maybe a little Leo Gorcey, which is what I was really shooting for," Cavallaro says. "No attempt was made by either J.M. nor [me] to draw any connection between Jack Kirby's beliefs and those of the character, Dennis McNulty." |
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