Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

Marvel’s 2007 miniseries Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America is a poignant, five-issue exploration of grief following the assassination of Steve Rogers, with each chapter named after a stage of mourning. Written by Jeph Loeb with art by Ed McGuinness, the story uses a rotating cast of Marvel heroes—including Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the new Captain America—to examine how loss affects different personalities. This series stands as a character-driven eulogy for the Marvel Universe’s moral center, offering a quiet, emotional counterpoint to the event-driven comics of its era.