Steve Rogers (Captain America, "normal" continuity): Dead at #25

Yes, on issue #25, Steve Rogers (Captain America in the "normal" continuity) is "dead". I'm a bit surprised that they decided to do this, given all the hoopla that happened when Superman "died". Actually, what surprised me more was how much media attention was given to the event. You'd think that after the Superman thing in 1993, we'd be quite used to comic book characters biting the dust (and returning to life). We have Jason Todd (Robin II), Jean Grey (Marvel Girl/Phoenix), even Bucky.

I'm somewhat annoyed at what they did, but reviews of the story leading up to this event say that it was actually pulled of pretty well (not counting Civil War). Given that comment, I'm very interested to know if they really did pull it off well (not to mention finding out if Civil War was actually good, I get mixed comments on this). I guess I'll just have to read 'em to find out.

This should be another controversial issue in comics history, regardless if the media coverage will die down soon or not. Besides, it might be interesting to see if anyone else takes the helm of Captain America (hey, they did it with Green Lantern, Ghost Rider, Robin, and even Batman).