Preamble I typically do not read Hulk comics. Honestly, I do not think I have read a Hulk title since high school. But you throw S.H.I.E.L.D. into the title and you can get me to read Indestructible Hulk: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Situation Report Bruce Banner has had it with his lifestyle. He has come […]
Wolverine #6 (Comic Files)
Preamble Wolverine is at the bottom of the sea! Logan used drowning to kill his own son Daken. Can the unseen enemy that has taken control of Nick Fury and the helicarrier eliminate Wolverine from the Marvel Universe for all time in Wolverine #6 in the same way? Situation Report “Drowning Logan” part two […]
Secret Avengers #6 (Comic Files)
Preamble Wait, something is up! Daisy Johnson is still being confirmed as S.H.I.E.L.D. Director! Nick Fury has not yet attempted his assassination on A.I.M. Island. And the Iron Patriot drone army is still causing trouble! That is right friends, issue Secret Avengers # 6 takes up back in time, back before S.H.I.E.L.D. caused an international […]
Deadpool: Dead Presidents (Comic Files)
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 […]
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 […]