S.h.i.e.l.d.: Nick Fury Vs. S.h.i.e.l.d.

The order was delivered well within the promised window and in very good shape.

TOP SECRETAt long last the hardcover edition of an 80s classic spy comic has arrived to enrich my Christmas holidays. Other than some of the plastic wrap is torn...no big deal...I’m pleased that for the price I paid the book exceeded my excitement.END TRANSMISSION

Holy CRAP!!! This book is AMAZING!!!! If you or someone you love is a true Nick Fury fan, then this book is a must! If you or someone you love is a fan of Bond or other spy films, then buy this book!!!!!

The paperback fell apart on me so I went for the hardback. It's a fantastic story in a top-notch package.

Nick FURY!

Excellent Graphic Novel.

Upon receipt I did what one reviewer advised: page through from front to back and admire the art. This allowed a speed-read of the text, to be sure; such does not, for me, detract from future readings. The sources for art and storyline, their influences are apparent to aficionados. (Echoes of Steranko's Fury #1 and #2 for example -especially the latter, Mad Scientist Gets Back At The World For Disregarding His Genius, c. 1968; the religious/totalitarian motifs; the 007/Goldfinger steal in the form of the world's greedy industrialists being hoodwinked by the Laura Brown clone). If not apparent, this won't mar my enjoyment, nor yours. Someone took a coffeebreak and let a stand-in draw some panels, in vol. 6.. The abrupt interruption was at best quaint, at worst ludicrous but in sum I am glad that someone was given a chance to draw in the style of Saturday-morning kiddie cartoon animation: be proud of your contribution nonetheless. The skin-tight female attire with protruding mammary equipment was overdone as was the topless gun-toting woman on cover #1- jus' sayin'. Nick's bikini/SM/crucifixion motif is rather avant garde, and obvious in its symbolism- well done. Shades of Dali. The plight of the homeless was depicted, as also the implied sub-text of religion-as-crowd-control and the "Rapture" ascensions (I think of those silly religious tracts being grinded out over the decades by one Jack Chick--himself as reclusive as J D Salinger and Harper Lee), adding a bit of not so subtle social criticism to the surface structure of the storyline. Madame Hydra No. 6 was a direct femme-fatale steal from as far back as Terry and the Pirates/Steve Canyon days - one thinks of Caniff's Madame Hook/"Enter The Dragon Lady", and Miss Fear out of 50s Blackhawk stories. Maybe even the original c. 1965 Poison Ivy in Batman. Catwoman? Black Canary. Countess Val is her own ever-lovin' Countess Val. And Jimmy Woo! From the Yellow Claw vs SHIELD Steranko cliffhangers of Strange Tales #160-166. And before that, Woo vs Yellow Claw (post-Korean War "yellow peril"/McCarthy witch hunt), 1955 when Marvel was Atlas. Nick Fury's persona continues true to form. He appears to be showing his age in more ways than one. And a tinge of a little-known higher level of academic education than heretofore. I come away with a positive impression of the whole series' descriptive atmosphere of noirish spy paranoia and distrust and betrayal and shifting alliances and double-cross. John leCarre and the Samson spy novel saga by Deighton comes to mind. The betrayal by one's own government (including the UN). The use/abuse and abandonment of agents and other operatives including "sheep-dip"--expendable active duty military in ....intelligence roles. I am reminded of how the KGB nearly put NATO to bed and then suffocated it with a pillow during the scandals of the 70s. Of the backstabbing and betrayal and fingerpointing and left-hanging-out-to-dry move/countermove of Iran-Contra. The Soviet-controlled long-term deep moles in the Agency and the USN. Of the Soviets literally running France as a de facto satellite for a generation. I was in the Twilight War in the 70s-80s, 'nuff said about that, and it struck close to home. Quite close. Nick Fury vs SHIELD is in my view up there alongside the SHIELD of Strange Tales 135-141 (the original Hydra), and 150-158 (a re-match) and the Steranko issues of #1-3, 5. Sure the dialogue is corny and overloaded with didactic, explanatory word-balloons ("ah poor dear, you wouldn't have known that"). And as has been pointed out, too many laser-beam curlicues and some off-the-wall variants of goose-stepping sieg-heiling goons fanatically and frantically willing to give their lives for The Cause. Throw in the Mad-Scientist Take-Over-The-World modalities (Pinky and the Brain!). Neo-Bond-Babes. The Needs-of-the-many-outweigh-the-needs-of-the-few shtick (Cf Spock's death in Star Trek II). Add a dash of cornball old-fashioned patriotism and loyal camaraderie. That's the stuff! Give it to 'em!! Keep going, we love it!!! Well I love it too. Five stars. Any gripes I may have, I just tell myself not to criticize unless I can do any better. A worthy addition to the classic canon of Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD.

Collects: Nick Fury vs. SHIELD (1988) #1-6-all 6 issues are 48 pages each for a total of nearly 300 pages of story.Content: A fantastic continuation of the Nick Fury/Shield saga. In what is probably his best comic work, Harras does a beautiful job of following up on all of the classic Nick Fury characters from the Strange Tales/SHIELD days, including Dum Dum, Gabe Jones, Jasper Sitwell, Contessa, Laura Brown, Jimmy Woo, etc and so-forth. Any fan of the original Stan Lee-Steranko issues will love the story contained within, and the book manages to maintain an espionage/corruption element that made the original stories so great.I can't say enough about Paul Neary's art: it's simply gorgeous.Book: the only detractor I can find is the fact that this book is a normal size hardcover. Paul Neary's art would be much better experienced in oversized format... I'm a little perplexed at this decision, as this story is nearly 300 pages, and the digital issues on Comixology are clearly a high enough resolution to print in oversize.For die-hard Fury/Paul Neary fans, I'd also recommend the digital issues. The art is wonderful and much more pronounced (and bigger) than in this normal sized hardcover, even on a computer screen.

Enjoyed the comic in the eighties, now bought it electronically. I shall be able to enjoy the original shield as the supreme headquarters of the international espionage law enforcement division. Colonel Fury as a white man who in reality could only be played by Samuel L Jackson. Salute!

Another great , fast, efficient transaction. great value and obviously factory fresh stock. Many Thanks.