One
soldier was killed in the action at Broxton (seen in the SIEGE event): Private
Donald Horodowsky of Memphis, Tennessee. Steve Rogers asks Maria Hill for
funeral details so he can attend. Steve visits the wake and talks with the
escort then stands by at the funeral ceremony. Afterwards he goes to speak to
the widow who is angry that her husband died and the military doesn’t know or
care who he was. So Steve asks her to tell him about Don so he can remember
with her. Afterwards, Steve asks for Don’s dog tags which he adds to his
collection of fallen comrades….
“Closure
Part 1” 4/5
Writer:
Sean McKeever. Art: Mike Mayhew. Colors: Rain Beredo.
Synopsis:
On their day off, Justice, Speedball, and Nova, in their civilian identities,
are having a night out at a bar. At the same time, Firestar is there with her
pals Hellcat and Photon, likewise out of uniform. Then Robbie spies the women
and he brings Angel (Firestar’s secret identity, Angelica Jones, not the X-Man
with wings) over to say hello to Rich but things have been cool between her and
Vance since their breakup. This leads to gossip within the two groups that
doesn’t please Angel and Vance. And then, suddenly, everyone vanishes except
for Vance and Angel. Changing into their uniforms, Firestar and Justice fly
around the city and see no one. Then Angel is blasted from the sky; the two
look up and see…younger versions of themselves, with mayhem on their minds….
“The
Journal of Edwin Jarvis” 4/5
Writer:
Paul Tobin. Pencils: David Lopez. Inks: Alvaro Lopez. Colors: Nathan
Fairbrairn.
Synopsis: Wolverine is searching the Mansion for Jarvis, trailing
him from Avenger to Avenger as the butler delivers customized meals to each
hero. Finally, Logan catches up with Jarvis and invites him out for beer and
bratwurst to thank him for his service to the team. Jarvis notes in his journal
that he does all this because he is a butler…and they are his friends.
“Pie
of the Tiger” 4/5
Writer:
Jacob Chabot. Art: Jacob Chabot. Colors: Jacob Chabot.
Synopsis:
At the Avengers picnic, D-Man enters the pie-eating contest against Valkyrie,
Protector (Noh-Varr), and the current champion, Thing. When the dust (and
dough) clears, D-Man has beaten Thing by one mouthful. The two go and get sick
together.