And thus is born one of the biggest pains in the neck of the Marvel Universe!
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you ever think about the fact that earlier drafts of serpent society/sputnik were gonna address buckys entire time away from steve and then contrast that with their reunion and also focus on the memory wiping machine’s “mind crown” which was gonna parallel namor’s serpent crown and thus perfectly tie together the literal/mythrical and modernized mcu hydra elements alongside bucky’s past and then the russos just said “that’s too hard” and made up some random fucking triggers words that they could later DELETE??? as if that makes any sense, thats how conditioning works, that’s how the brain works, or that’s how trauma works
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Adam Hughes - Fantastic Four #650 DPS Serpent Society, Alicia Masters (2019) Source
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A preview of Captain America #5
CAPTAIN AMERICA #5
New information about Captain America’s recent attacker—a mysterious figure known only as the Emissary—has Steve Rogers, Misty Knight and Sharon Carter scrambling to protect a peace rally from being this new foe’s next target. But how can masters of physical and mental might defend against the supernatural prowess of an ancient evil?
LEGACY #755
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Art by: Lan Medina, Matt Hollingsworth
Cover by: Taurin Clarke
Page Count: 28 Pages
Release Date: January 3, 2024
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How do you feel about the Serpent Society? Would they make better villains for a Captain America film?
I love the Serpent Society!
They have so much going for them: firstly, you have to respect the impeccable snake-theme branding, which I always thought made them Captain America's very own COBRA: secondly, they're a reliable source of punch-clock villains who don't really have an evil ideology or deep psychology issues, they're just there for the money and they can move around between villain and anti-hero, as is the case with Diamondback who becomes Steve Rogers' very own Catwoman. Thirdly, I absolutely adore the thematics Mark Gruenwald established back in the 80s - what makes the Serpent Society different is that they're not just a gang or terrorist organization, they're a union:
"For years now, superhuman mercenaries have worked independently, at the mercy of the whims of our employers for our wages, work conditions, and fringe benefits, or worse still, forced to incur all the risks and operating expenses of working alone! Our enemies on the other hand have long recognized the advantages of banding together. This led me to ask myself, if the Avengers or Fantastic Four can organize for mutual self-interest, why can't those of us outside the law? For the past nine months, I have devoted all my time and energy into laying the groundwork for such a group. My last step, completed mere days ago, was contacting those I wished to join in my bold new venture. The benefits of unionization are enormous -- greater access to data and tools, guaranteed pay scale, insurance, medical, and pension plans -- and of course the comradeship of like-minded people. The needs of people like us can be best met by a united front!"
As a former union organizer and lifelong union man, I absolutely love this trope, whether it's the Goonion, the Henchman's Union, or the Guild of Calamitous Intent. And I particularly like how it's executed in the case of the Serpent Society, because a big part of their publication history is a fight over whether they'll stay true to their roots, or whether they'll get taken over by HYDRA (Cap actually helps them fend off Viper's takeover attempt), or whether the other Viper will turn them into a pro-corporate consulting organization.
I think the Serpent Society would be a great bunch of villains for a Captain America movie, although it's a bit disappointing that it they were used now we wouldn't get the Steve Rogers/Diamondback star-crossed romance plot.
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First rule of fighting the Serpent Society, Jack.
Watch Anaconda. She does for the sucker punches.
Captain America 434
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