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GARTH ENNIS RETURNS TO MARVEL - WITH NICK FURY AND FRANK CASTLE AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN! It's 1971, there is a war raging in Vietnam, and Nick Fury has been captured by the Viet Cong. At this moment, they don't quite understand that they have in their possession a man who knows enough secrets to damage the United States beyond comprehension. The C.I.A., however, DOES realize this and they can't risk their enemy getting those secrets, so they dispatch the most deadly man in the U.S. Army - LT. FRANK CASTLE.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2024
About the author
Garth Ennis
2,682 books3,255 followersEnnis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
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May 13, 2024
It's a no from me.
The army talk is just not my thing at all, but others are gonna love it.
I picked it up because I generally love the messed up stuff Garth Ennis comes up with, but his trademark violence didn't seem to suit this story at all.
Not a fan, but I can see the appeal for people interested in war history.
The army talk is just not my thing at all, but others are gonna love it.
I picked it up because I generally love the messed up stuff Garth Ennis comes up with, but his trademark violence didn't seem to suit this story at all.
Not a fan, but I can see the appeal for people interested in war history.
July 27, 2024
Very slow start, but who are we kidding that's not likely to last. It's a clear story. Nick Fury is captured behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War. Sharp shooter Frank Castle is on a mission to mercy kill him when he gets a chance. Ennis military writing is on point as usual and he seemingly is showing off years of research and expertise in writing the genre. If this mini series is even half as good as the previous wartime punisher series this will be well worth the read. Even the man himself Ennis has stated that even if this is the last time writing Frank Castle he feels he is leaving off in a great place
May 5, 2024
This is a pretty solid start to the series. Something absolutely brutal happens in the last couple pages I definitely wasn't expecting.
This takes place between Punisher: Platoon and BORN. Also after Fury Peacemaker and some stories in Fury War Gone By on the Fury side.
CIA agent Col. Nick Fury was in a transport aircraft that was somewhere it shouldn't have been, and went down, resulting in his capture. Top brass call in the coldest motherfucker they know, Frank, to kill the shit out of Fury before he can be interrogated.
The character moments are excellent as Garth's voice for an early Frank Castle is on point and his encounter with a pair of MP's is being a great snapshot of the man. Fury is also brilliant, his quick and deep thinking combined with grim acceptance of reality is exactly as he is shown in his future and a correct evolution based on past appearances in the timeline.
Garth usual voice and opinion on war in general is on full display, and anyone familiar with his war stories should be right at home, with a focus on the grunts and boots on the ground shown more positively, and the leadership making their impactful decisions from on high in a more dim light. Despite being fascinated by it, he hates war. Focusing on and showing a respect for the lives and families that are caught up in it and inexplicably changed through, often, no fault of their own.
Burrows kills it on art, with this now classic pairing of creatives showing how comfortable they are with each other. He can nail facial expressions and shadows for slower talking scenes, while also dialing up the blood and gore in awesome ways when appropriate. The final scene's for both characters, with Fury's especially being a thing of beauty.
I believe we are in for an exciting and special ride.
This takes place between Punisher: Platoon and BORN. Also after Fury Peacemaker and some stories in Fury War Gone By on the Fury side.
CIA agent Col. Nick Fury was in a transport aircraft that was somewhere it shouldn't have been, and went down, resulting in his capture. Top brass call in the coldest motherfucker they know, Frank, to kill the shit out of Fury before he can be interrogated.
The character moments are excellent as Garth's voice for an early Frank Castle is on point and his encounter with a pair of MP's is being a great snapshot of the man. Fury is also brilliant, his quick and deep thinking combined with grim acceptance of reality is exactly as he is shown in his future and a correct evolution based on past appearances in the timeline.
Garth usual voice and opinion on war in general is on full display, and anyone familiar with his war stories should be right at home, with a focus on the grunts and boots on the ground shown more positively, and the leadership making their impactful decisions from on high in a more dim light. Despite being fascinated by it, he hates war. Focusing on and showing a respect for the lives and families that are caught up in it and inexplicably changed through, often, no fault of their own.
Burrows kills it on art, with this now classic pairing of creatives showing how comfortable they are with each other. He can nail facial expressions and shadows for slower talking scenes, while also dialing up the blood and gore in awesome ways when appropriate. The final scene's for both characters, with Fury's especially being a thing of beauty.
I believe we are in for an exciting and special ride.
October 15, 2024
A solid first issue with some great artwork, a well crafted piece of the Punisher / Fury backstory brought to life by Garth Ennis
May 6, 2024
Garth Ennis returns to Marvel for another tale chronicling Frank Castles' war days. In this adventure, he is tasked with executing Nick Fury on the grounds that he may reveal crucial information to the Viet Cong following his capture.
After opening with a framing device featuring the character Giap, we are reintroduced to Frank as he disobeys orders to kill a dog that may have contracted rabies. In Ennis' work, Frank Castle is depicted as a hardened soldier, so I found him expressing concern for one animal's fate distracting. As a sentimental person with no combat experience, I would sympathize with the dog myself. However, even at this early point in his career, Castle has seen and participated in so many atrocities that I found the scene to be contrived. Given Ennis is a known dog lover, the scenario feels more like an authorial insertion than an organic development based in Frank's characterization.
I would have started with the scene establishing Fury's capture, which is a stronger opening hook. In general, the Fury material is excellent, effectively capturing the unforgiving atmosphere of the Vietnam war. The best moment depicts Fury allowing the Viet Cong to bury a soldier alive, knowing that intervention would get him killed. This is somewhat undermined by the earlier dog scene featuring Castle however, as it feels inconsistent in its portrayal of the callousness of war.
As a first issue, this delivers a visceral war experience but falls short in its handling of moral ambiguity and character depth. Nevertheless, the book had enough impact that I will be returning for the next issue.
After opening with a framing device featuring the character Giap, we are reintroduced to Frank as he disobeys orders to kill a dog that may have contracted rabies. In Ennis' work, Frank Castle is depicted as a hardened soldier, so I found him expressing concern for one animal's fate distracting. As a sentimental person with no combat experience, I would sympathize with the dog myself. However, even at this early point in his career, Castle has seen and participated in so many atrocities that I found the scene to be contrived. Given Ennis is a known dog lover, the scenario feels more like an authorial insertion than an organic development based in Frank's characterization.
I would have started with the scene establishing Fury's capture, which is a stronger opening hook. In general, the Fury material is excellent, effectively capturing the unforgiving atmosphere of the Vietnam war. The best moment depicts Fury allowing the Viet Cong to bury a soldier alive, knowing that intervention would get him killed. This is somewhat undermined by the earlier dog scene featuring Castle however, as it feels inconsistent in its portrayal of the callousness of war.
As a first issue, this delivers a visceral war experience but falls short in its handling of moral ambiguity and character depth. Nevertheless, the book had enough impact that I will be returning for the next issue.
August 20, 2024
Goood old fashioned Frank castle tale
Reminiscent of classic Ennis punisher , captures the Vietnam War feel with the seasoning of nick fury. Fun, well drawn with a bit of gore.who could ask fr anything more?
Reminiscent of classic Ennis punisher , captures the Vietnam War feel with the seasoning of nick fury. Fun, well drawn with a bit of gore.who could ask fr anything more?
May 14, 2024
Get Fury #1 Review
Writer: Garth Ennis
Penciler: Jacen Burrows
Inker: Guillermo Ortego
Colorist: Nolan Woodard
Letterer: Rob Steen
Cover Artists: Dave Johnson; Rogê Antônio & Marcelo Maiolo; Jacen Burrows & Nolan Woodard; Juan Ferreyra
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 1, 2024
Letrong Giap devoted his life to his country. The retired North Vietnamese General’s body is failing. His future looks bleak. So he looks back on his life and what he’s done. After all the battles he fought, two people stand out. Nick Fury and Frank Castle were his enemies. He’s obsessed with them. So, Letrong dug into his records. He searched through public sources of information. He used his contacts in other governments to get secret documents. Now, Letrong wants to share his story with us. But can we believe anything this former enemy of the United States might tell us about two American soldiers? Let’s load our weapons, march into Get Fury #1, and find out!
Story
Captain Frank Castle reclines on the roof of his unit’s compound and reads his wife’s letter. Maria understands his commitment to his men. Still, she begs him to make this third tour in Vietnam his last. Two military police request his assistance in keeping the camp safe. But when Castle fails to enforce their orders, the sergeant lashes out, accusing him and his Force Recon company of inflaming the war and costing more American lives than they save. Then, a soldier drives up in his Jeep. The MP sergeant apologizes for his outburst, but it’s all water off a duck’s back to Frank. Everyone’s got a right to their opinions, after all.
In Get Fury #1, Frank Castle meets General Mackie and two CIA officials. They know Castle worked with Nick Fury in the past. But they’re bearers of bad news. Fury’s chopper crashed behind enemy lines. They’ve searched the crash site and conducted aerial surveys but can't find Fury, his crew chief, or his door gunner. So, Fury is likely a prisoner of the North Vietnamese Army. The NVA will transport Fury along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos. Nick Fury is a valuable servant of the US government. They want to save him. But extraction doesn’t seem possible. So, they ask Castle to go in as a sniper and kill him.
Garth Ennis ponders the role of Government Intelligence and Covert Operations in warfare. He also contrasts idealism with practicality. Can heroes like Captain America win in war? Or does the nature of warfare force good people to get their hands dirty and become antiheroes like the Punisher?
Art
Get Fury #1 begins by visiting the aging mischief maker in his home. A Dictaphone rests beside a cup of tea. After showing Fury and Castle battling among the dying and the dead, we glimpse Castle reclining on sandbags as he reads his letter from home. Either it's a multipage message, or he's rereading several of his wife's letters. Beside him rests a skull wrapped in barbed wire.
Jacen Burrows and Guillermo Ortego show the MPs grow increasingly aggravated as one of Castle's Marines refuses their orders. What the Marine holds in his arm helps you understand his staunch demeanor. Like his subordinate, Castle's stony expression never wavers, although perhaps it grows grimmer as he listens to the CIA agents and his general. Intriguingly, a slim blond man named Steve suggests a road not taken had Steve Rogers sought to aid his country in the intelligence service rather than enlisting in the military.
Nolan Woodard shows Letrong Giap against a pink background in Get Fury #1 while he colors his double-page vision of Castle and Fury on the battlefield yellow and orange. Woodard applies beige, orange, and green to the MP's confrontation while he dapples yellow on Fury and his comrades in a forest beneath an orange sky. Yet when NVA soldiers pull out their machetes, another color stains the surrounding greenery.
Rob Steen fires black uppercase letters into white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes in Get Fury #1. The large font grows bold for intonation, swells for raised voices, and never shrinks. No sound effects enhance Garth Ennis’ MAX-label story about the brutal savagery of war. While little action punctuates this engrossing drama, a shout fills the final panel, and the immense To Be Continued leaves readers wanting more.
Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a copy for review.
Final Thoughts
Like Thor’s brother Loki, Letrong Giap enjoys making mischief. Yet in Get Fury #1, the former North Vietnamese General shows Captain Frank Castle and Colonel Nick Fury protecting their men and avoiding unnecessary killing. By contrast, Letrong shows his NVA soldiers engage in heartless cruelty. Does Letrong want to get his government into trouble? Or will he turn the tables on American readers in future issues?
9.6/10
Writer: Garth Ennis
Penciler: Jacen Burrows
Inker: Guillermo Ortego
Colorist: Nolan Woodard
Letterer: Rob Steen
Cover Artists: Dave Johnson; Rogê Antônio & Marcelo Maiolo; Jacen Burrows & Nolan Woodard; Juan Ferreyra
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 1, 2024
Letrong Giap devoted his life to his country. The retired North Vietnamese General’s body is failing. His future looks bleak. So he looks back on his life and what he’s done. After all the battles he fought, two people stand out. Nick Fury and Frank Castle were his enemies. He’s obsessed with them. So, Letrong dug into his records. He searched through public sources of information. He used his contacts in other governments to get secret documents. Now, Letrong wants to share his story with us. But can we believe anything this former enemy of the United States might tell us about two American soldiers? Let’s load our weapons, march into Get Fury #1, and find out!
Story
Captain Frank Castle reclines on the roof of his unit’s compound and reads his wife’s letter. Maria understands his commitment to his men. Still, she begs him to make this third tour in Vietnam his last. Two military police request his assistance in keeping the camp safe. But when Castle fails to enforce their orders, the sergeant lashes out, accusing him and his Force Recon company of inflaming the war and costing more American lives than they save. Then, a soldier drives up in his Jeep. The MP sergeant apologizes for his outburst, but it’s all water off a duck’s back to Frank. Everyone’s got a right to their opinions, after all.
In Get Fury #1, Frank Castle meets General Mackie and two CIA officials. They know Castle worked with Nick Fury in the past. But they’re bearers of bad news. Fury’s chopper crashed behind enemy lines. They’ve searched the crash site and conducted aerial surveys but can't find Fury, his crew chief, or his door gunner. So, Fury is likely a prisoner of the North Vietnamese Army. The NVA will transport Fury along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos. Nick Fury is a valuable servant of the US government. They want to save him. But extraction doesn’t seem possible. So, they ask Castle to go in as a sniper and kill him.
Garth Ennis ponders the role of Government Intelligence and Covert Operations in warfare. He also contrasts idealism with practicality. Can heroes like Captain America win in war? Or does the nature of warfare force good people to get their hands dirty and become antiheroes like the Punisher?
Art
Get Fury #1 begins by visiting the aging mischief maker in his home. A Dictaphone rests beside a cup of tea. After showing Fury and Castle battling among the dying and the dead, we glimpse Castle reclining on sandbags as he reads his letter from home. Either it's a multipage message, or he's rereading several of his wife's letters. Beside him rests a skull wrapped in barbed wire.
Jacen Burrows and Guillermo Ortego show the MPs grow increasingly aggravated as one of Castle's Marines refuses their orders. What the Marine holds in his arm helps you understand his staunch demeanor. Like his subordinate, Castle's stony expression never wavers, although perhaps it grows grimmer as he listens to the CIA agents and his general. Intriguingly, a slim blond man named Steve suggests a road not taken had Steve Rogers sought to aid his country in the intelligence service rather than enlisting in the military.
Nolan Woodard shows Letrong Giap against a pink background in Get Fury #1 while he colors his double-page vision of Castle and Fury on the battlefield yellow and orange. Woodard applies beige, orange, and green to the MP's confrontation while he dapples yellow on Fury and his comrades in a forest beneath an orange sky. Yet when NVA soldiers pull out their machetes, another color stains the surrounding greenery.
Rob Steen fires black uppercase letters into white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes in Get Fury #1. The large font grows bold for intonation, swells for raised voices, and never shrinks. No sound effects enhance Garth Ennis’ MAX-label story about the brutal savagery of war. While little action punctuates this engrossing drama, a shout fills the final panel, and the immense To Be Continued leaves readers wanting more.
Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a copy for review.
Final Thoughts
Like Thor’s brother Loki, Letrong Giap enjoys making mischief. Yet in Get Fury #1, the former North Vietnamese General shows Captain Frank Castle and Colonel Nick Fury protecting their men and avoiding unnecessary killing. By contrast, Letrong shows his NVA soldiers engage in heartless cruelty. Does Letrong want to get his government into trouble? Or will he turn the tables on American readers in future issues?
9.6/10
August 16, 2024
En su reconocida experiencia con el personaje del Castigador, Marvel vuelve a acudir a Garh Ennis para una miniserie que establece un nuevo contexto bélico para Frank Castle entrecruzado con Nick Furia. "Get Fury" puede que sea un movimiento de Marvel para "contentar" a posibles lectores descontentos con la cabecera del Castigador de Jason Aaron y el nuevo sustituto de Frank en activo. Volver a los días pre-Castigador en Vietnam, pero donde Frank Castle ya "ensayaba" para la guerra urbana de un solo hombre que iba a protagonizar cuando un tiroteo mafioso acabase con las vidas de su familia. El gancho es tener a Furia en el asunto, sí. Pero al parecer al menos en el principio de esta historia no será como aliado. Porque a Frank le encomiendan eliminar a Furia ante cierto desconocimiento de su "secuestro" por el Vietcong.
De todos es conocido que Ennis escribe escenas estomacantes como quien redacta la lista de la compra. Más si tiene el contexto bélico de por medio. Que este "catálogo" de violencia extrema (que es cierto que aquí se deja para el cliffhanger final) llegue a alguna parte... No me da la sensación con este primer número.
De todos es conocido que Ennis escribe escenas estomacantes como quien redacta la lista de la compra. Más si tiene el contexto bélico de por medio. Que este "catálogo" de violencia extrema (que es cierto que aquí se deja para el cliffhanger final) llegue a alguna parte... No me da la sensación con este primer número.
November 12, 2024
Bought it by mistake! Didn't know what to expect. Was looking for something quick to read & loved it. Very gritty...
March 4, 2025
Anything by Garth Ennis is going to be worthwhile. Get Fury is no different. This comic hits hard. I can't wait to read the next one.
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