The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes animated
series is often regarded by fans as one of if not the best adaption of
the Avengers on the small screen. It’s a little-known fact that the MC2
Universe character American Dream showed up in Avengers: Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes…well, kinda.
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes series led to
spin-off media including a tie-in comic which published brand new stories in
the continuity of the show. Thus, within the pages of Marvel Universe:
Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #11 in a story aptly titled ‘The Last
American Dream,’ a version of the MC2’s own American Dream
makes an appearance. While at first it appears to be a tale set in the future
following an elderly retired Captain
America aka Steve Rogers watching on as a team composed of James
Buchanan ‘Bucky’ Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, John Walker
aka U.S.Agent and a Werewolf version of Captain America
led by Shannon
Carter aka American Dream known as the Captain Americorps
battles an army of Doombots, it soon becomes clear things are not as
they seem.
The heroic Sleepwalker reveals to Steve Rogers
that he is in fact ensnared within a dream being influenced and manipulated by
the villainous Fear Lord entity known as Nightmare. The Sleepwalker
succeeds in breaking Steve out of his dream, one in which he wasn’t
frozen for decades and instead grew old and raised a family with Peggy Carter.
Empowered by the Sleepwalker’s guidance, Rogers manages to fight
off Nightmare’s influence and awakens.
Not quite a case of the MC2 in the animated Avengers:
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes shared universe, but a case of a character crossover
that I considered consequential enough to cover! I think it was neat to see American
Dream pencilled in the show’s art style even if only for one page. Let me
know what you think of these shorter, simpler posts.
Until I forget my hypnocil and fall asleep, I remain
frogoat