Sunday, February 04, 2024

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 10


["Ship Ingredients: Stucky"

I can't believe this blog has reached its 10th blogoversary today! My enthusiasm for Steve 'n Bucky is still ongoing despite the passage of time and the lessening content production of the fandom. Admittedly, my interest does sometimes waver but it never decreases enough to make me think of stopping this blog. And despite any wavering, focusing on Steve and Bucky fan content still serves to divert and interest me in a much-needed way.


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In the past year, I've become much more of a WinterWidow shipper as well. In a straight context, Natasha and Bucky are a natural fit for each other. And other MCU content has kept me interested as well --

➤ Season 2 of Loki on Disney+ with its stunning conclusion to Loki's story arc in the MCU.

➤ Nick Fury's series Secret Invasion on Disney+. My main interest with this is the advancement of the Skrull infiltration/takeover storyline, which I'm convinced will apply to Steve Rogers and eventually explain Captain America's puzzling behaviour and disappearance in Endgame.

➤ My favourite Disney+ series in 2023 was What If...? Season 2, with its three appearances by Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier and Steve Rogers/Captain America.

I've been supplementing this new but sporadic MCU material by reading more comics. But to be honest, comics storylines tend to be pretty mediocre and their art can be hit-and-miss in quality. Of particular note in 2023 was the rebranding of Bucky as The New Revolution in the Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty series although quite frankly, my favourite part of that series was Alpine.

So far, this fresh content is enough to continue on with my shipping obsession . . . .



What new content is there to look forward to? Unfortunately, because of the writers/actors strike last year, both the Captain America 4 movie and the Thunderbolts movie have been delayed until 2025. Current rumours suggest Old Steve may appear in Captain America 4. And let's hope that What If...? Season 3 is released in 2024 because it contains an episode with the Winter Soldier and Red Guardian, and an episode with Captain America Sam Wilson.


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