John Walker: U.S. Agent #4

[cyberghostface]

 

"The challenge to writing a character like Captain America, or, for that matter, Superman, is building tension and conflict within an ostensibly perfect individual. Most human beings, even the best among us, are simply not built that way. Even the best of us try and fail. But there is nobility in our trying, so our best leaders will always inspire us to try, regardless of the circumstances.

"The kind of hope Cap or Supes offers us is palatable but more easily consumed by younger people who have experienced less of the disappointment and rejection most of us encounter as we grow up. John Walker offers hope to the real world of our adult struggle." -- Christopher Priest

Comments

[tinygaylaura]

Remember, it's not the fall!

IT'S THE SUDDEN STOP AT THE END

[thanekos]

I can't believe this whole story was leading up to Priest revisiting Black Dragon.

[thehood]

So the new guy has the original US Agent Shield?

[leahandillyana]

CHOMP!

[starwolf_oakley]

Some of what Christopher Priest is saying about USAgent is remarkably similar to how Huntress was treated in the Bat-books up until Flashpoint. Helena keeps trying and trying, but she's not Batman.

[scorntx]

Phew, that was a close one! That dragon nearly ate John.
Could've given it a nasty case of food poisoning, the poor mite.
(hey-o!)