Another reason Brooklyn rules: Mega-sized Captain America statue
Captain America -- the brand, that is, as the hero man isn't a real person -- turns 75 in 2016, and to help celebrate Marvel commissioned Comicave Studios to erect a statue that will live in Cap's home turf: New York.
The 13-foot-tall bronze behemoth features Cap standing up straight, his trademark shield extended high above his head. The statue's base bears a quote -- "I'm just a kid from Brooklyn" -- from the movie Captain America: First Avengers.
It also makes note of the year 1941, which was the date on the cover of Captain America Comics #1.
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The statue makes its debut at San Diego Comic-Con this week before journeying across the country to land in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Aug. 10. It then moves to the Barclays Center arena in September and Sunset Park -- another Brooklyn locations -- in October.
Interestingly, the comic book version of Steve Rogers -- Cap's unmasked identity -- was born on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The Brooklyn origin is a fabrication of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It's also worth noting that the Cap technically debuted in 1940, Dec. 20, to be exact. But the comic's cover was dated March 1941. That's why 2016 is the 75th anniversary.
As for why it's giving preferential treatment to the movie version of Cap over his comic book inspiration... have you read Captain America comics lately? Dude's a hot mess, and no kind of role model.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
