Calling the Captain

In the vein of drawing superheroes, I wanted to do one for my friend. His pick was Captain America who I never really got into as a growing up. Mostly it was his costume, it didn't seem to work for me so I never tried with any effort to draw him. And when I heard they were going to do a movie about him, I had my reservations. I have to say that I never really got it. I understood was that the character was needed during a certain time and need for a paragon of American ideals, and he was the one who exemplified it, boosted morale, a fictional leader, but I still didn't like the suit. Well I have to say that after I saw the 2 films I got it. Uncompromising, a leader, a tactition, an idealistist, his representation for all the solders who sacrifice to serve this country, why the suit is the way it is... So I drew him in my favorite uniform.