Captain America R.I.P.

I got a few phone calls and e-mails yesterday from folks offering me condolences for my loss.

Thanks to all of you who showed your concern. It helps dull the pain and the void in my heart:

Good bye, old friend.

Captain Capitalism kind of springs from a fascination with iconic heroes, especially Captain America. For the none of you who remember my old blog, my office at Powerhouse has a Captain America shrine:

This picture is actually a few years old, the collection has grown quite a bit since then.

I read the issues, and it does not seem like this is going to really last long. He is a super-hero and he was still in the hospital at the end of the issue. Also, Iron-man morphed into a new Ultron in another title, so they might all be life model decoys. Wow, I just let a geek flare off, didn't I?

Curse you Wikipedia for making me feel like my geekiness is more prevalent than it actually is and luring my into a false sense of security in such a public forum as the web! Curse you!

It looks like Quesada and company found an opportunity to get some press and up the sales on a book that does not always do well. Good for them. Though it was surreal seeing Martin Bashir talking about it on Nightline last night.

I wore black today. But unfortunately, my office flag is too big to fly at half-mast, but it does in spirit.

Addition:

The always wonderful, Captain Capitalism contributor and fellow Powerhouser; Sam Deats did a cool digital sketch to help ease the pain:
Pretty cool, huh?

It is funny, I hate zombies. Maybe" irrationally dislike zombies" is a better way to put it. I love Captain America, and hate zombies, yet I really like this drawing. Thanks, Sam!