NEW YORK, NY - As part of a broader effort to increase the representation of diverse groups of people among its superheroes, Marvel Comics has announced a new bimonthly Captain America series, wherein Steve Rogers is re-imagined as a feminist, transgender, atheist Hydra agent, sources confirmed Friday.
"Rogers has always represented uncompromising truth, justice, and bravery," a Marvel representative said. "And there's no better way for us to convey that than to have him finally come out after 75 years as a female-to-male transgender who's a hostile feminist and doesn't believe in God. This is a true hero."
"Oh, and he's also been a Hydra agent the whole time - you didn't see that twist coming, did you?" the rep continued.
The move was universally applauded immediately upon its official