Originally Posted by
Psyren
Carol can't and shouldn't be the new Steve Rogers. For one, she's not beholden to any particular government or power the way he is, not even in a lip-service way, her association with Nick Fury is entirely voluntary. (Not that they'd be able to constrain her even if she was.) But for two. she's just too powerful. You couldn't really do a Winter Soldier type story with her, she'd just grab the helicarriers and throw them into the sun. The best way to use her is to explain that space is big and have her show up for global threats when she's in the neighborhood.
We already have a new Steve Rogers - Sam Wilson.