Fallen Son, The Death of Captain America # 4 - Depression

Spidey, kneeling down in the rain, with a shield arching near his back. The sentiment alone of the cover already details how much this loss is affecting him, along with the rest of the world.

Visiting his loved ones, another isnt far behind, and a bump in with an old foe. For one the art and writing have a momentum, and dont hesitate, as we see what goes on in Peter's mind that very second. In addition, his talk with Logan heals a few wounds, and opens and old one as they visit a memorial for someone that was a part of Peter's life.

This issue is heartfelt, dark, and open. Plus it feels reminiscent, while staying true to its fashion. A solid issue in this engaging mini-series.

In the light of everything that's happened to Peter during and after the civil war, his life is coming to all time boiling point. With Aunt May on the death bed and Captain America gone, Peter feels as though his world is falling apart... and maybe it is.

(spoilers abound)

The whole graveyard scene was very brilliantly drawn and portrayed. You could feel Spider-man's sadness come through the pages. As for having the Rhino show up "visiting his mother" was a little odd, but it was nice to see an old Spidey villain make an appearance.

As for Wolverine lecturing Peter on depression, I thought it was well placed. Logan's been through a lot in his life and believe it or not, there is a place inside of him that does care about other people... Peter obviously being one of them right now.

All in all an excellent comic with lots of emotion mixed in.

It just doesn't seem likely that Wolverine would lecture Spider-Man on the definition of "depression." I could see him following Spidey just to make sure he's ok but that whole conversation they had was just weird and hokey like the other editions have been. At least they're consistent in their hokiness.

On the plus side, the flashback of how Cap saved Spidey one day as the current Spidey was fighting the Rhino was damn brilliant!

As for the art, the heavily lined renditions weren't my particular favorite cuppa tea with the Rhino shots but I loved how Spider-Man looked. The cemetery was beautiful (ok maybe I'm weird but I like cemeteries). And as they've done in the past, the cover is merely a metaphor! I have to drill that into my husband's head sometimes whenever he sees a picture of the adamantium shield damaged in any way - the shield is not really riddled with holes, it's with Tony Stark and a fake one is in a museum being displayed as the real one. My dearest is very picky about his Captain America art so he was not a fan of this cover but he loved the interiors a whole lot. We have opposing tastes so I figure I'll give you two different opinions of the book.