The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a blueprint for the next decade of Marvel heroes

The season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has arrived, bringing an end to the latest Marvel saga and settling the legacy of Steve Rogers and his emblematic shield. But the show doesn’t just answer the question of “Who is the next Captain America?” It charts a path forward for the next generation of Marvel heroes — and it uses a solution borrowed right from the comics.

Spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier below.

As basically everyone expected, the finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier sees Sam Wilson step fully into the role as the new Captain America — complete with a ripped-from-the-comics outfit and a new title card at the end of the series for “Captain America...

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