Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

Marvel's 2008 miniseries Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America is a single-issue, five-part prestige story—actually published in 2007—that examines the aftermath of Captain America's assassination through the eyes of key Marvel heroes, each wrestling with a stage of grief. Illustrated by John Cassaday, this tightly focused series serves as a somber, character-driven eulogy, offering a moment of reflection on what the Sentinel of Liberty meant to his world.