With the premiere of Marvel Studios’ “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney Plus Friday, Winter Soldier co-creator Ed Brubaker admitted in a newsletter that he had “mixed feelings” about the show and its role as character creator .
‘Everyone at Marvel Studios I’ve met (up to Kevin Feige) was nothing but friendly to me … but at the same time, Steve Epting and I mostly got to create the Winter Soldier. and his storyline is a ‘thank you’ here or there, and over the years it has become more difficult to live with, ‘he explained in his newsletter.
Brubaker and Epting’s Winter Soldier debuted in the “Captain America # 1” comic in 2004. In the new series, Anthony Mackie Falcon and Sebastian Stan take on the role of Winter Soldier / Bucky Barnes. Brubaker praised the two actors and the kindness of everyone he met at Marvel Studios, acknowledging that the benefit of his writing career was.
‘So yes, mixed feeling[s], and maybe it will always be so (but I certainly hope not). Work-for-hire work is what it is, and I am honestly excited to create something together that has become such a big part of pop culture, ”he wrote.
Yet he argued that gratitude may not be enough.
“I have a wonderful life as a writer, and a lot of it is because Cap and the Winter Soldier brought so many readers to my other work,” Brubaker wrote. “But I also can not deny that I sometimes feel bad for my stomach when my mailbox is full of people who want comments on the program.”
Brubaker and Epting each have a writing credit for the first installment of the series, as do other characters like Gene Colan and Stan Lee, who created The Falcon.
‘I’ll certainly see it, and you should too if you’re a fan of Marvel movies, but I’ll probably wait a while longer to see it for yourself. So do not send me spoilers by e-mail, but give Sebastian Stan a lot of love wherever he is online, ”Brubaker concluded.
A Disney and Marvel representative did not immediately respond. Variety‘s request for comment.
Previously, Brubaker was attributed as ‘special thanks’ to ‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ and even appeared in a camera role in 2014. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”