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Chris Evans decked out in red, white and blue in "Captain
He's already in the biggest movie so far this year. So how else is Captain America celebrating turning 75? By getting a new statue in his beloved hometown.

For the superhero’s anniversary, Marvel is unveiling a 13-foot-tall bronze Cap at San Diego Comic-Con (July 20-24) before it heads east on a cross-country trip and lands in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for a dedication ceremony on Aug. 10.

Of course, the dude's a natural for such an honor. “For the past 75 years, Captain America has inspired generations of fans serving as the ultimate global icon for freedom, strength and doing the right thing,” says Paul Gitter, senior vice president of licensing for Marvel at Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media.

An exclusive look at the sketched design of a new Captain
An exclusive look at the sketched design of a new Captain America statue honoring the character's 75 years. (Photo: Marvel)
The statue, which literally weighs a ton, features the movie quote “I’m just a kid from Brooklyn” — from Captain America: The First Avenger, the first movie to feature Chris Evans as the character — and features a pose “symbolically chosen to showcase the impressive strength of Captain America and his stoic form,” Gitter adds. “Captain America’s signature shield also takes prominence, paying homage to his heroism, indestructible power and determination.”

Marvel’s social-media channels will keep fans apprised of where Cap is along his post-Comic-Con route via Instagram photos as well as Twitter and Facebook updates. Plus Comicave Studios — which designed the statue with Marvel artists — will be selling a limited-edition line of 750 12-inch bronze replicas and 100-made-to-order 35-inch pewter ones for Cap aficionados to show off at home.

The bronze Cap is also a tribute to those who’ve kept Steve Rogers and his story alive since Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created him in 1941, Gitter says. “We hope that when fans see the statue, they will think back to a favorite comic book, treasured action figure or even be transported back to a special time and place in their lives where Captain America’s values played influence.”

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...rica-75th-anniversary-bronze-statue/86699814/

 

[B-Dubs]

That's bananas.

You do you Cap, you do you.

Actually, can we get a Spidey statue in Queens?

 

[GrizzNKev]

omg. my hero

 

[FullMetaltech]

Prospect Park sounds like a great place to have it too.

 

[strafer]

good job Chris Evans

 

[GK86]

Actually, can we get a Spidey statue in Queens?

This.

 

[mreddie]

FALSE GOD

Spoiler

Wrong statue

 

[Omegasquash]

Edit: Good D, OP.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

holy shit i can actually visit that

 

[Pai Pai Master]

That's pretty great but I'm a little sad it's not based on the classic Captain America design.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

Have we run out of real heroes or our are standards now so high we have to turn to fiction?

 

[echoshifting]

FALSE GOD

I understood that reference

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

That's bananas.

You do you Cap, you do you.

Actually, can we get a Spidey statue in Queens?

Why not both?

 

[Mr. Poolman]

I approve of this.

 

[Ahasverus]

Cool! I think America needs a reminder of what it stands for.

 

[Sou Da]

holy shit i can actually visit that

I had no idea you even lived in NYC.

 

[Anth0ny]

Pretty awesome.

 

[Bronetta]

Have we run out of real heroes or our are standards now so high we have to turn to fiction?

He's a symbol of what we should aspire to be.

 

[Mass One]

I thought Captain America belonged to that Nazi Organization?

 

[PantherLotus]

WE NEED A SUPERMAN STATUE IN KANSAS CITY

NOW

 

[Johndoey]

Fucking yea! I'll try to see it whenever i get up to NY the next time.

 

[wenis]

Have we run out of real heroes or our are standards now so high we have to turn to fiction?

Yes.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Did Detroit ever get their RoboCop statue?

 

[Lebron]

Hail Hydra

 

[The Elite]

Cool! I think America needs a reminder of what it stands for.

Comic book movies.

WE NEED A SUPERMAN STATUE IN KANSAS CITY

NOW

Why Kansas City?

 

[Puruzi]

Cool, I'll go check it out.

 

[a Master Ninja]

WE NEED A SUPERMAN STATUE IN KANSAS CITY

NOW

Take a road trip to Metropolis

Spoiler

Illinois

 

[Stinkles]

That's bananas.

You do you Cap, you do you.

Actually, can we get a Spidey statue in Queens?

You could get a Daredevil statue in Hell's Kitchen if the real estate agents didn't keep changing its name.

 

[andythinkpad]

Okay, Spiderman statue in Corona Park then.

 

[thebeeks]

That's pretty great but I'm a little sad it's not based on the classic Captain America design.

That was my first thought as well. Very cool, but I miss the little headwings.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I want tot go to Brooklyn now

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

I was a Delta Burke statue in Atlanta.

 

[Shanlei91]

Would prefer a Robocop statue.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Please somebody put this statue in your city

 

[Volimar]

Not made of Vibranium? I know it's expensive, but Black Panther will probably donate for Cap.

 

[Sectorseven]

Not the bust I would have chosen.

 

[BokehKing]

Have we run out of real heroes or our are standards now so high we have to turn to fiction?

Doesn't Detroit have Robocop?


Now gimmie a Spider-Man statue in Flushing Queens please.

 

[jmdajr]

cool

 

[Sou Da]

Please somebody put this statue in your city

Wouldn't that be an indirect admittance that your city is shit?

 

[Just_myles]

Freedom Prevails!

Wooooooooooooooooo

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Wouldn't that be an indirect admittance that your city is shit?

Pretty much

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Wouldn't that be an indirect admittance that your city is shit?

Batman to back up Robocop?

 

[echoshifting]

Doesn't Detroit have Robocop?

There are loads of statues of fictional characters in various cities.

I don't think the Robocop statue is finished yet.

 

[Corpekata]

The aliens that unearth our decayed world are going to be very confused by this.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Has Steve always been from Brooklyn or was that added decades later?

 

[DeathyBoy]

Thanos better destroy it in Avengers 3

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Did Detroit ever get their RoboCop statue?

Last I heard was 6 months ago that it was still being made.

 

[HStallion]

This has nothing on the Robocop statue in Detroit.

 

[Litan]

How far we've come.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Why waste this on a fictional hero rather than dedicate it to a real one?