With an all-new Red Hulk. Before Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford go head-to-head on the big screen, their comic characters will have their first definitive battle. In a bit of synergy between Marvel’s comics and film divisions, Sam Wilson’s Cap soars into a fresh action-packed adventure.

additional surprise characters ing the mix.

The solicitation details another spy thriller with a strong social issue at the root. As Cap fights to take down a shady organization exploiting Americans, he’ll have to take on Marvel’s big red rage monster.

Captain America’s New Comic Series Reflects His On-Screen Conflict With Red Hulk

Sam Wilson: Captain America #1 – Written By Greg Pak & Evan Narcisse; Art By Eder Messias

Though Sam Wilson’s new limited series won’t be an exact match or adaptation of February 2025’s Captain America: Brave New World, both are being sold on the impending conflict between Cap and Red Hulk. Thaddeus Ross and Sam Wilson both made their comics debuts in the 1960s, but haven’t had much crossover or interaction in their decades of Marvel history. With Ross becoming Red Hulk in 2008 and Falcon flying into the Captain America role in 2014, their characters being paired together for the MCU blockbuster brings the two elevated versions of their characters together for a major comics brawl.

Since Sam Wilson took on the role of Captain America, he’s become a major part of the Marvel Comics Universe and his status will seemingly continue to be raised as he leads a massive new film. His role in Earth-616 as a a social worker, as well as a superhero, will be integral to his new adventure as he goes up against Red Hulk to defend the rights of people in need. Sam Wilson’s powerful version of Captain America will have to use all of his skills as he clashes with Red Hulk and the sinister group that has employed him.

Sam Wilson Takes His Next Steps As Marvel's Captain America By Brawling With Red Hulk

On The Page & On Screen

The cover by Clarke for the new limited series’ first issue not only spotlights the battle between Captain America and Red Hulk, but previews some other surprising faces that will appear. Though the 2025 film’s trailers have shown off Ross and Isaiah Bradley, the new Marvel Comics series features more fan-favorites entering the fray. Eli Bradley’s Patriot, the grandson of Isaiah, is featured on the cover along with Storm and War Machine. Sam has just recruited Storm to the Avengers, and she’ll be one of the mighty Marvel heroes to lend a helping hand to Cap for his latest storyline.

Captain America’s rivalry with the incredibly fierce Red Hulk has the potential to become a defining piece of both characters’ lore in the Marvel Universe for years to come.

Sam Wilson’s new feature film may be the inspiration for his new limited comic series, making its debut during the month before the movie releases, but it will seemingly take some surprising twists and turns to help it be a standalone story apart from the MCU. Sam has leveled up to what some would call “the perfect Captain America”, and will continue to prove himself as such in comics and film. Captain America’s rivalry with the incredibly fierce Red Hulk has the potential to become a defining piece of both characters’ lore in the Marvel Universe for years to come.

Source: Marvel Comics

Sam Wilson: Captain America #1 will be available January 1, 2025 from Marvel Comics.