Secret Warriors, Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent Of Nothing (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Hot damn this book is Good. With a capital 'G'. Here we get to see Bendis and Hickman use Fury to his full potential during the 'Dark Reign'. You know, doing what a super spy does- espionage, double-agent, special ops, search-and-destroy, James Bond meets Dirty Harry type stuff. What makes them (Bendis and Hickman) such brilliant writers at times, is the fact that they can give us a completely new team, characters we have never met before, and make us really care for them, care about them. Its a damn fine job all around. High Five! I have heard almost nothing but constant, unending praise for Secret Warriors, and I *think* I am going to love it. But, after the first volume, I'm not quite there yet. This was incredibly enjoyable, yes, and I think Hickman (and Bendis I guess, though it doesn't seem like he had a ton to do with this beyond creating the characters) does an exemplary job of mixing espionage with superheroics in a highly original way. It all just kind of moves too fast, though. I haven't felt like I've had a moment to sit still and give a crap about any of these characters. Each issue moves from big mission to big spy event to big fight in a huge (and maybe justifiable) hurry, but I as the reader just don't really know who these people are, even though I read their origin stories in the earlier Mighty Avengers issues in which they appeared.I'm willing to compromise my need to know and appreciate the characters, though, as long as the plot and set pieces are interesting enough, and so far these haven't failed to impress. HYDRA is actually a formidable, imposing enemy now, instead of the laughable mess of cannon fodder idiots it's been in the past. The revelation that they've been controlling SHIELD for years had a similar impact on me as it did when this was revealed in the 2nd Captain America movie. I was like "Oh damn now what." The action sequences are a blast, the team is a bunch of misfits and that actually makes sense this time, and Nick Fury is exactly as mysterious and gruff and likable and then unlikable and then likable again as I want him to be. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series, and if it gives me something to hold on to with the characters, I think this will be a 5-star book. I can't wait to see where this goes!
What do You think about Secret Warriors, Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent Of Nothing (2009)?
I think I may have a little bit of a crush on Nick Fury now.
—alyoshafdk
Now that's how you do a superhero comic book.
—emilylane
Anything dealing with HYDRA is good by me.
—lexie578
