Captain America will appear in a traditional - and yet, tweaked for television - look when he appears in the X-Men: Evolution animated series.
Captain America, along with Nick Fury and Wolverine, are featured in the "Operation: Rebirth" episode of X-Men: Evolution next month on Kids' WB!. The air date for the episode is expected to be announced next week.
Steve Gordon, a director and the character designer on X-Men: Evolution, described how he designed Captain America for the show.
"Captain America was one of my favorite characters when I read comics as a kid, so I was definitely intrigued with the idea of getting a crack at him," Gordon told The Continuum. "My initial thought was to go a little off-center with him. Do the unexpected. I thought it would be interesting to go 'retro' and not make him so super hero-like. Make his costume seem more like something the military might have put together. I tried losing the 'A' on his head, giving him more of a helmet -- like the original Cap -- and adding a thick, leather, military gun belt.
"Boyd (Kirkland, X-Men: Evolution producer) and I sat with this idea for awhile and eventually went with what you see now. I eliminated the 'jockey shorts' and changed his sleeves to be more compatible with some of the other characters in the show. I also played with his body type and face. His upper torso is huge -- even compared to Wolvy's -- and his face is very strong and expressionless. He reminds me more of Frazetta's Conan design than the typical Marvel Captain America."
Gordon also confirmed that Captain America will have his shield in the episode.
"Operation: Rebirth," is written by Bob Forward from a story by Greg Johnson and Kirkland. It is directed By Gary Graham.
