Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines: 

  • Captain(s) America: Marvel Comics has unveiled a new version of Captain America. This time around, Cap is Aaron Fisher, a gay teenager. The series features several people across America becoming Captain America. The first issue will showcase Aaron Fisher in a story about Captain America’s shield being stolen and his adventure to find the culprit and get the shield back.
  • Will There Be Time and A Half XP?: The popular video game Apex Legends is getting a comic book. It will be called “Apex Legends: Overtime” and will take a deep dive into the universes of Apex Legends and Titanfall. The four issue series is going to be written by Jesse Stern of Titanfall, drawn by Neil Edwards, one of the artists behind Assassin’s Creed, and inked by Keith Champagne, who did some artwork for Stranger Things. No word on the release date just yet.
  • And In Tech News: Video social media giant Tik Tok is looking to compete with Facebook and Instagram more directly, and to do that, they will soon implement a group chat feature. There’s no word on when this change will happen or exactly how it will work, but it is supposedly going to roll out by the end of this year.