Marvel officially released the new suit designed by Alex Ross for Steve Rogers' successor in the Captain America comic book. It's...a little bit different to say the least. I'll leave it up to you to form your own opinion.

Here's a quick snippet from Marvel.com:

I had an idea in my head immediately of what I would want to try and it largely incorporated this influence of a dark costume that had, say, a focal element of a shield on his chest—his old 1940s shield as if it was put on his chest plate."

Cap's classic shield isn't the only old school element Ross & Co. looked to when designing Cap's new appearance. "I always try and look back in the character's history to something that maybe was a forgotten costume element from a bygone age, maybe one of the earlier costume elements, to see if you could bring that part back," Ross adds, explaining that comic book Cap hasn't been their only resource. "Well, funny enough, there's this awful movie serial made in the '40s with Cap where he had no shield, no wings on his mask, no white sleeves, little tiny gloves, and he carried a gun."

The article is a decent read for any Cap fan. You can read the entire interview will Alex Ross and company here.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the new Captain America is probably Bucky. Am I right? Yes, I am. Want proof? Buy Captain America #34 when it's in stores January 2008.

What do you think of Cap's new suit? Leave a comment!!