Submission + - Was the Death of Captain America a Marketing Move?
HikingStick writes: [Or, perhaps I'd have more luck with this submission if I retitled it "Did George Bush Kill Captain America?"]
Just a few short weeks after Marvel killed off Captain America, Newyorkbusiness.com reports that Marvel unveiled plans for a $1B theme park in Dubai. Marvel is building the part with help of a regional firm, Al Ahli Group, and negotiations have been underway for the past two years. Is it possible that Cap, an icon of Americana, was killed off so there would be no American overtones to the park? Let's face it — most of Marvel's other heros could appear on any national background with little change, but good old Captain America may just be too much for an international marketplace — especially in the Mideast today. Did our current involvement in the Mideast force Marvel to kill off Cap? What do /.ers think?
Just a few short weeks after Marvel killed off Captain America, Newyorkbusiness.com reports that Marvel unveiled plans for a $1B theme park in Dubai. Marvel is building the part with help of a regional firm, Al Ahli Group, and negotiations have been underway for the past two years. Is it possible that Cap, an icon of Americana, was killed off so there would be no American overtones to the park? Let's face it — most of Marvel's other heros could appear on any national background with little change, but good old Captain America may just be too much for an international marketplace — especially in the Mideast today. Did our current involvement in the Mideast force Marvel to kill off Cap? What do
