Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a six issue comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics in 1988. It was written by Bob Harras and drawn by Paul Neary. Each issue is 48 pages long and are referred to as books. The series was the first time in almost twenty years when Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. was the main focus and the series sold exceptionally well. Prompting Marvel to produce an ongoing series of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 1989 that lasted 47 issues.[1]

Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
Cover to book 2
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
FormatOngoing series
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Nick Fury

Publication history
  1. Book One of Six: The Delta Equation (June 1988) Cover by Jim Steranko
  2. Book Two of Six: Into the Depths (July 1988) Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
  3. Book Three of Six: Uneasy Allies (August 1988) Cover by M. D. Bright
  4. Book Four of Six: The Eastern Connection (September 1988) Cover by Joe Jusko
  5. Book Five of Six: The Ascension Call (October 1988) Cover by Kevin Nowlan
  6. Book Six of Six: Light of Truth (November 1988) Cover by Tom Palmer

Plot

The series is about a rogue LMD (Life Model Decoy) who is after Nick Fury's infinity formula so the LMD decides to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. and Fury has to beat the threat.[2][3]

Reception

Marc Buxton of Den of Geek expressed that Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. stands as one of the finest S.H.I.E.L.D. stories ever written and that it features the finest writing of future Marvel editor-in-chief Bob Harras’ career.[4] Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the series is a great Nick Fury story.[5] Supermegamonkey.net stated that the series creator Bob Harras built a nice conspiracy thriller with the story, with elements from James Bond by way of Jim Steranko and that the art by Neary and DeMulder is straightforward and good.[6]

In other media
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See also

References
  1. "Seriearkeologi: Serieagenter: Nick Fury vs S.H.I.E.L.D. - bildobubbla.se". Bildobubbla.se. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Is CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 Based on NICK FURY VS. S.H.I.E.L.D.?". GeekTyrant.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. Costello, Matthew J. (1 March 2009). "Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America". Bloomsbury Publishing USA. Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. "Agents of SHIELD Season 2: 9 Creative Eras to Look At". Den of Geek. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "A Comic Expert's Primer to ABC's 'Agents of SHIELD'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. "Nick Fury vs. SHIELD #1-6". Supermegamonkey.net. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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