Preamble “You’re a vapid, unfunny, pale shade of a hero. You’re unintelligent, uncreative, and unremarkable in every way. You don’t seem to do anything well expect heal yourself and appear EVERYWHERE! I don’t understand your APPEAL!” – President Abraham Lincoln to Deadpool. Agent Ben agrees with the 16th President. Agent Daniel holds the opposite opinion, […]
Secret Avengers #5 (Comic Files)
Preamble As Secret Avengers #4 ended we were left with the question, what will happen on A.I.M. Island? Issue #5 claims to give us the answer. But in the end like so much of this series, it could all be a lie. Situation Report Director Johnson has sent Fury, Hawkeye and Black Widow to […]
Wolverine #5 (Comic Files)
Preamble The “Hunting Season” is over, or is it? That is the question that Wolverine asks himself despite the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. has identified the culprit behind the possessions Logan and Fury have been tracking. He keeps asking himself, if this story is at the end why is the Watcher still showing up? Situation […]
Thanos Rising #3 (Comic Files)
Preamble Thanos has lost that loving feeling! In Thanos Rising #3 our villain struggles with the pain of lost love and the inability to find fulfillment. In the end unable to fill this hole floating through the galaxy, he returns to his origins and a further step into darkness. Situation Report Readers of Thanos […]
Secret Warriors: Nick Fury Agent of Nothing (Comic Files)
Preamble In the wake of Secret Invasion in 2009, Nick Fury was yet again separated from S.H.I.E.L.D.. The superspy was labeled an outlaw and villain Norman Osborn took over Fury’s toys now labeled H.A.M.M.E.R. a more aggressive pose for sure. But despite being “Nick Fury: Agent of Nothing”, Fury still has plenty of time to […]
Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Comic Files)
Preamble In the wake of Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., the organization has been shattered. Agents are dead, and surviving agents are dispersed. Nick Fury has retired to a cabin with Agent Kate Neville, trying to avoid further involvement in the spy world that lead to the deaths of those he cared for. But in Nick […]
Strange Tales #135 (Comic Files)
Preamble How did Army officer Nick Fury become a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.? What did early S.H.I.E.L.D. look like? When did they get flying cars? These questions can all be answered in reading Strange Tales #135 from August 10, 1965. Situation Report As the story , “The Man for the Job”, opens Colonel Nick Fury […]
Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon (Comic Files)
Preamble I have heard so many good things about the Marvel NOW Hawkeye series that I have anxiously been anticipating the collected trade, Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon. I have heard it is both gritty and cool, which sounds intriguing since my Hawkeye is still primarily wearing purple with a giant H on his […]
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (Comic Files)
Preamble I have heard it said that Nick Fury is the James Bond of the Marvel Universe. He is the super spy amongst super heroes. If any storyline proves this statement its 1988’s Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., which easily could be rewritten for the English super spy. It is a tale of deceit, betrayal, and […]
Secret Avengers #4 (Comic Files)
Preamble The Secret Avengers continue their struggle against A.I.M., who has turned up this conflict by taking control of the Iron Patriot drones. S.H.I.E.L.D. struggles with how to best answer this threat which could embroil the world into a global war. Can Agent Coulson deliver to S.H.I.E.L.D. the one man who can take control of […]