Meet a New Captain America from THE UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA #3

Marvel Comics is sharing more information about the upcoming series The United States of Captain America. The series will launch this June with writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Dale Eaglesham taking Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and John Walker on a cross-country adventure to recover a stolen shield. Along the way, they’ll meet additional Captains America. We’ve got a look at one of those now.

In The United States of Captain America #3, fans will meet Joe Gomez, also known as the Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe. Joe comes from the mind of geoscientist and Lipan Apache writer Darcie Little Badger and Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation artist David Cutler. Talking about Joe, Little Badger says:

Something I love about Joe is his day job. It represents everything he stands for as a hero. See, Joe Gomez is a construction worker, a builder in a world plagued by destruction. Every time a spaceship crashes into a bridge or a supervillain transforms a whole city block into rubble, people like Joe make things whole again. Work like that may seem thankless, but Joe genuinely enjoys helping his community survive and thrive. That's why he won't charge elders for home repair services (the Joe Gomez senior discount is 100%). That's also why he's willing to risk his life to save others. I know lots of people like Joe--many of them my Indigenous relatives--so it was wonderful to help develop a character with his values, strength, and extreme crane-operating skills.

Cutler added:

I can't really express the pride I feel being a part of the team that gets to introduce Joe to the world,” Cutler said. “The Marvel Universe is the biggest stage there is, and bringing a new First Nations hero to that venue means more than I can say.

Here’s the synopsis for the issue:

The saga of THE UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA begins when Captain America’s original shield is stolen. And when the mysterious shield thief targets a cultural landmark in Kansas, hoping to put a permanent stain on Captain America’s image, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are hot on his trail when they meet the Kickapoo Tribe’s own Captain America. But there’s more to the thief’s agenda than meets the eye and the three Caps may be headed straight into a trap!

Fans will meet Joe when The United States of Captain America #3 hits comic shelves this August.