Captain America: The Death of Captain America #1

The cover says it all with quiet, devastating power: Captain America's shield and a bloodstained arm rest limp against a crumpled American flag, the red spatters across blue scales and striped fabric carrying a weight that no action pose could match. Ed Brubaker's Eisner Award–winning run reaches a somber milestone here, collected alongside the art of Steve Epting and Mike Perkins in this Marvel Premiere Edition hardcover. It's the kind of storytelling — and imagery — that reminds you why superhero comics can hit as hard as any serious fiction.