Much as I once liked him, characters like Bucky!Cap/Winter Soldier are a dime a dozen
Oh, absolutely. They're seriously popular though, and easy to write, which is why writers so often fall back on them.
Steve is most definitely the more interesting character.
It probably doesn't help that I loathe legacies in general with a burning passion.
Once in a while it's done well, but more often than not, it's pretty egregious. I'm not a legacy person either and that's been one of the things I've disliked in DC. Black Canary is imho an example of how to do it right - make the characters distinct, but respectful of each other and don't trash one of them in order to promote the other.
One thing Bru has done right is always respect the Steve part of Captain America.
But I totally understand where you're coming from.
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Oh, absolutely. They're seriously popular though, and easy to write, which is why writers so often fall back on them.
Steve is most definitely the more interesting character.
It probably doesn't help that I loathe legacies in general with a burning passion.
Once in a while it's done well, but more often than not, it's pretty egregious. I'm not a legacy person either and that's been one of the things I've disliked in DC. Black Canary is imho an example of how to do it right - make the characters distinct, but respectful of each other and don't trash one of them in order to promote the other.
One thing Bru has done right is always respect the Steve part of Captain America.
But I totally understand where you're coming from.