The Exiles has quickly become one of the most exciting and enjoyable Marvel stories going, and its exploration of Peggy Carter's Captain America - first introduced in Marvel's Puzzle Quest game - has been its most exciting.
Written by Saladin Ahmed and with art by Javier Rodriguez, the third issue in the series devotes most of its time to Peggy, and explains why a British officer has donned the red white and blue of the star-spangled banner, and not of the union flag.
The answer is somewhat tragic, as in this universe (where the Second World War never ended, by the way), both Steve Rogers and Professor Erskine were assassinated. Peggy then stepped in to take Steve's place, becoming America's first super-soldier in a way that transcends borders, and truly taps into the image the Captain has provided over the decades - not just to Americans, but people the world over.
Peggy's Cap has only been around for a few months now, but her design is brilliant, her characterisation fantastic, and her presence vital. If only all alternate Caps were as good as her.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
