Nick Fury, Agent of Shield: Empyre [Paperback]

Will Murray (Author), Jim Steranko (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nick Fury, Agent of Shield | Publication Date: August 8, 2000

Tough, no-nonsense World War II veteran Colonel Nick Fury, is the head of SHIELD -- the UN's crack anti-terrorist organization. When a series of planes mysteriously crash -- culminating in the disappearance of an Empyre Airlines jumbo jet -- suspicion initially points to the involvement of terrorists in Hydra. But Fury soon learns that the true villain is the insane leader of the nation Quorak -- who wants nothing less than world destruction.

Now Fury must learn to work with his greatest enemies in order to halt the deadly threat...

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; paperback / softback edition (August 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425168166
• ISBN-13: 978-0425168165
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,843,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is Nick Fury, September 7, 2000

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David K. Taggart (Calhoun, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nick Fury, Agent of Shield: Empyre (Paperback)

Give Will Murray credit, he delivers the real goods. When he does the Destroyer or Doc Savage, he delivers the real character. He does the same here with good old Nick Fury. This is the real Nick -- unshaven, tougher than nails, talking through clenched teeth that are gripping a cheap cigar.

We also have thew real SHIELD, complete with helicarrier, Dum Dum Dugan, and Val (way too little of her). This reads like a really, really good comic adventure, and works. I'm willing to accept all the ESP mumbo-jumbo, but then we also have the lamest of all the old SHIELD gags -- the Life Model Decoys (LMDs). How many times can you put up with the "Oh golly, it was really just a lifelike robot" plot twist.

A real neat cover, and interior black and white illos by the artist formerly known as Jaunty Jim Steranko, who is the only guy who could ever really draw Nick.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a lot of fun, if you're Fury's type of reader, September 12, 2000

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J. K. Kelley "literary mercenary" (Eastern WA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nick Fury, Agent of Shield: Empyre (Paperback)

For those who don't know, Nick Fury was a comic book character known to many of us thirtysomethings as Sgt. Fury of the Howling Commandos, a forward-looking comic book series if ever there was one. (It presented issues of diversity years before the Civil Rights Amendment, for example.) While you don't have to have been a Sgt. Fury aficionado to like this book, it sure doesn't hurt.

As long as you're willing to accept a little superhero-genre reality fudging, there's a lot to like about this story. Fury and Dum Dum Dugan (his perennial sidekick) are faithfully presented, but are not the main protagonists--that honour goes to a part-Native psi specialist who is well developed over the course of the book, earning the respect of the reader.

It ain't going to make Oprah's book list, as Nick Fury might say, but it's a fun read. Recommended to any fan of Fury or pseudorealistic superhero adventure with an interest in psi-phenomena.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Move Over, Bond!, August 8, 2000

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Chris (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nick Fury, Agent of Shield: Empyre (Paperback)

Will Murray does it again! Tight, authentic characterization and a well-written plot contribute to our favorite hard-bitten WWII vet's adventure. The action is fast and furious and SHIELD has rarely been portrayed better. Fans of the '60s series take note: this is set in modern-day, not during the reign of the Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division. High-tech gimmickry and hardboiled dialogue abound in this tour-de-force through the seamy underbelly of the Marvel Universe. I want more!