Captain America Unmasked!

Captain America: Bucky Barnes?

Speculation over the identity of the new Captain America has been raging for well over a year now and it seemed that all had finally come to the conclusion that we would never know who the legendary Shield Bearer was until the issue was blown wide open yesterday when a news source claimed it was none other than James 'Bucky' Barnes; the original Captain America's world war two sidekick thought dead for over sixty years.

Surely this would be the source of some jubilation but it turns out that 'Bucky' was also shown to be a shady character from the Cold War known as 'The Winter Soldier', a Soviet assassin responsible for numerous murders all throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties!



The revelations were said to be from a well placed source that 'could not stand to see a soviet murder carrying the flag so hypocritically.' The claims are said to be backed with documented evidence that proves not only that Barnes is Captain America but is also the killer. According to the files Barnes was dragged from an ice flow shortly after the explosion which was thought to have taken his life. He was taken back to the Soviet Union where Stalin commissioned surgeons to repair his broken body and place him in stasis. Over the next decade they indoctrinated him and broke the Barnes that served with Captain America and created a new personality 'The Winter Soldier,' one that would do whatever his Soviet masters asked him to.



Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier?



Over the decades he was thawed out to assassinate troublesome figures in the world and protect the Soviet intelligence community. Once each mission was completed Barnes would be frozen once more till he was needed again.

Not only do the files contain alleged hits taken by Barnes but also of a long standing affair with one Russian Agent Natasha Romanov, A.K.A The Black Widow. 

With these revelations comes many questions as to the status of the current Captain America and whether he should be allowed to continue in that role considering the information that has now come to light. Along with concerns for the integrity of the costume also come calls for Barnes to stand trial for his crimes and be punished for the lives he allegedly took. 

All of this comes at a time when the Avengers are trying to build new teams and resettle themselves post Asgard Siege. Could the New Avengers be heading for an early demise? Perhaps Barnes is the only man on the planet right now that can answer that question.

Gary Franks