Captain America #2! Just as Sam Wilson’s Captain Americasoars back into cinemas with his latest MCU outing, the Avenger adds a surprising hero to his supporting cast in the comics, possibly the biggest in Captain America lore since Bucky Barnes’ Winter Soldier.

This article contains major spoilers for the ending of “Captain America: Brave New World,” now playing in theaters. Captain America is back — and so are several characters from “The Incredible Hulk,” “Eternals” and more corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Brave New World to be a palate cleanser — one that remembers and builds on the events of Marvel’s other recent features. The film does a serviceable job of establishing a new status quo, but it struggles to articulate how this Captain America is different from his predecessor.