#robert maverick

[why-i-love-comics]

Sam Wilson: Captain America #2 - "Better Angels II" (2025)

written by Greg Pak & Evan Narcisse art by Eder Messias & Fer Sifuentes-Sujo

[celadons-penultimate]

Joaquín Torres is a young Mexican-American hero, the fantastic, far-flying Falcon, who started out providing food, water & medicine to Mexican immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S., but was kidnapped & subject to mad scientist experiments, splicing his DNA w/ Redwing, the avian companion of Sam Wilson (former Falcon, current Captain America); the resulting physical enhancements (ie psychic link w/ Redwing, winged flight, regeneration) let him aid his mentor Sam, as well as other heroes, like the Avengers & Champions!

Original post HERE on Twitter

[comicwaren]

“Sorry to disappoint… but I’m just a regular dude.” – Captain America

Cover art for Sam Wilson: Captain America #001, “Better Angels: Part 1”

Art by Taurin Clarke

[wordishismart9]

Uhhh.... no comment? Patriot Godzilla is like top of the list of greatest nightmare.... yeah of course this is a thing.....

New Avengers (2015) #9

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Sam Wilson: Captain America #5

SAM WILSON: CAPTAIN AMERICA #5

FALLING STARS!

Sam Wilson has taken a beating, but he cannot give up, even in the face of…a mutated RED HULK?!

And can he consider Josiah X – the SHADOW SOLDIER – an ally?

See who survives when it all falls down!

Writers: Greg Pak and Evan Narcisse

Artist: Eder Messias

[comicpolls]

Who have you read more of as Red Hulk?

Thaddeus Ross

Robert Maverick

Voting ended onMay 30, 2025

[mateushonrado]

These five were once considered official members

Status Post #11098: Their membership status as part of the Avengers were relegated to not officially sanctioned in 2020 with the Empyre Handbook despite being allies with the team or used their name, which also includes the likes of A-Force, Avengers Idea Mechanics, Occupy Avengers, Savage Avengers, SHIELD led Secret Avengers, Ultimates, U.S. Avengers and the second iteration of West Coast Avengers, which I strongly disagree with the decision to do so since it caused more problems than resolving them, especially that they were honoured with their own statues in The Avengers v1 #690 (June 2018).

[cultofstan]

✨Silver Spotlight: Robert Maverick (aka. The Second Red Hulk)

Robert Maverick is an American army general from Marvel Comics, most notable for being a core member of the U.S.Avengers (from the book of the same name). The book only had 12 issues but the team and Maverick were utilized in the Avengers No Surrender event from 2018. His main superpower is that he has a biological button graphed into his arm that allows him to transform into a Hulk-like being for one hour everyday. Additionally, since he is an Army general, he has combat experience with both weapons and his hands.

Sadly, there isn’t much to his character other than being the old army guy that follows orders and likes beating up whatever bad guys the team face off against. The closest thing we get to a stand alone issue for the character is issue #4, where Maverick is sent out on a solo mission to a stop American Kaiju and unexpectedly teams up with Deadpool, but the book makes fun of the flatness of this new Red Hulk rather than try and utilize the situation to flesh him.

Worse, the series takes a major shift in focus half way through due to being affected/related to the massive Secret Empire event, resulting in Maverick being relegated to a background character that gets his powers messed up as a result of being forced into his Hulk-state for longer than his body could handle. After Secret Empire and during Avengers No Surrender, Maverick only gets utilized in one major way: a fight with the real Hulk which results in Maverick losing his ability to transform into the Hulk completely (and basically being killed off since it’s repeatedly stated that his heart can give out at any moment due to the strain becoming the Red Hulk forced on him)

A huge reason why Robert Maverick interests me is because he serves as a perfect representation of both how the members of U.S.Avengers got treated after the All New All Different era of Marvel ended and how older characters in general get treated if they don’t fill the mentor archetype or comedic relief archetype. (That and he’s a hot DILF, which y’all should know by now I’m a sucker for) Focusing specifically on that second form of representation, Maverick doesn’t make any meaningful or enriching connections with his team members over the course of his existence. His fight with the Hulk serves to create tension for other character actions in Avengers No Surrender and make it so he can’t really be used anymore. All things considered, there was a massive missed opportunity to have an older character learn to be a hero in a way that was never possible before in their life. That’s something you just don’t see very much of. Heroes like Captain America and Doctor Strange are technically on the older side but they’ve been heroes for pretty much their entire adult lives. It would have been fascinating to see someone who had never been in the world of superheroes come in at an age when most people become stuck in their ways of living and see how a new set of powers and responsibilities forces them to change into something better. Considering Maverick was an active Army General, it would have been double cool to see him utilize and contrast his history in the military against this new history as both the Red Hulk and a member of a superhero team. Ultimately, imo, Robert Maverick was a cool character that deserved a lot more love and dedication put into him. ❤️