Nick Furia: Operaciones encubiertas

Nick Fury #1-6

by James Robinson (Writer)

Rare book

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Comic Book, Adventure

144 pages, Paperback

Published April 26, 2018

About the author

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays.

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this because it reminded me of Fractions Hawkeye. Each issue is pretty singular, and the art has a 60s but modern pop style to it. It's bright and very pretty to look at. I've never really cared for Nick Jr that much because of his pretty crappy and forced inception, but these were fun spy stories.

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este tomo autoconclusivo nos cuenta seis misiones (casi) independientes de Nick Furia Junior. Lo mejor, un dibujo super colorista y algo psicodelico que luce todavía más por los diferentes escenarios: desde una misión en un tren, hasta Atlantis y pasando por el espacio. Las portadas también son geniales. Lo peor, a las historias les falta chicha, son casi un planteamiento y poco más, sin mucho diálogo y poca trama.

[Tar Buendía · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yo sabía desde Bruja Escarlata que Robinson no es mi guionista favorito precisamente. Aún así he decidido echarle un tiento y no está mal. Gráficamente me ha encantado, tanto movimiento y colorinchis por todas partes <3

[Alex Sarll]

A psychedelic spy comic which looks at pop art's lazy, condescending attempts to uncover some allegedly unwitting core in the form and says 'Aren't you darling? Now here's how it's really done.' James Bond is the obvious reference point, and the episode titles recall The Man From UNCLE, but I'm not sure either ever got quite this strange, so maybe throw in Jerry Cornelius as well as the requisite nod to Steranko's Fury. Who was this one's dad, and to be honest I've never really taken to Junior before - he was too obviously an attempt to replicate the Samuel L Jackson version from Ultimates in the main universe once they really cast Jackson in the role for the films. The problem not being that in itself, but the way the kid never seemed to carry the same weight of omnicompetent cool, experience and menace which original, Ultimate and MCU Fury all did. Well, that changes now, in a miniseries openly spun as SHIELD seeing what he can do, and sending him solo into all manner of outrageous predicaments, from tech yakuza on the Moon to Hydra terrorists in Atlantis. ACO's art is filled with close-ups, pop-outs, montage and madness; Rosenberg's colours are E numbers and artificial fabrics, lurid yet perfectly apt. Robinson's laconic script catches the mood perfectly, and is his best work in ages. The overall effect is headache-inducing, if that also served as a compliment. Unlike many recent Marvel books cut off after six issues, this one was probably best left there, because I'm not sure you could keep up this pace. But what a six issues!

[Adam Spanos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can understand if someone loves this, but to me it felt vastly over-designed on the art side (with artist Aco trying WAY too hard to be Jim Steranko) and too little story content (by James Robinson). Τhe story was generic, the Nick Fury character seeming like he could have been anybody. I think because the characters were not driving the story, the art and the page design took center stage with everything else feeling like elements being carried along on the page. There seemed to be 6-8 pages of actual story in the issue spread out across 3 times as many pages.

[Rumi Bossche · Rating 3 out of 5]

His name is Fury.
Nick Fury jr that is.

Nick Fury by James Robinson was fun, a simple action story with a couple short stories, James Bond style, we see Fury against Hydra in Atlantis, and on vacation in a small town filled with sleeper agents, all in a fun and breathtakingly style, the artwork here is really the big seller,  Aco with Hugo Petrus and stunning colorwork by Rachelle Rosenburg really make this a better book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Ignacio Reyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este comic que homenajea la clasica etapa de steranko en nick furia es demasiado entretenido, me la pasé muy bien leyendo este tomo disfrutando cada pagina del tremendo artista que es ACO que juega de formas muy originales en el diseño de las paginas a eso hay ke sumarle los colores sicodelicos que en conjunto con el arte atrapan la mirada durante cada pagina por un buen par de minutos, el guionista James Robinson plantea 6 capitulos autoconclusivos que cuentan misiones diferentes a las que se deberá enfrentar nick furia, que en en verdad es nick furia jr. el hijo del original.
Recomiendo absolutamente este tomo a cualquiera que quiera pasar un gran momento leyendo un comic de acción con un arte alucinante

[Geppis Baltimore · Rating 5 out of 5]

As clean, crisp, and cool as the cover, "Nick Fury: Deep-Cover Capers" is a sharp collection of stories starring the title hero. This is not the Nick Fury of World War II and leader of SHIELD, this is son also named Nick Fury. In this trade he shows why is every bit the spy his father is, and perhaps better.

It starts with the "Sky High Caper" where comes up against a formidable Hydra agent by the name of Frankie Noble. The two continue a high powered cat-and-mouse game until the very end at "The Return to Ravenlock Castle Caper." In each "caper" is filled with suspension, action, and great dialog. Nick Fury is cool and calm, not one to give into panic or fear. On the opposite in, Frankie Noble is as bold as she is dangerous. It would be easy to dismiss her has "crazy," don't allow her appearance of being reckless as a sign on weakness. She's a great foil for Nick Fury.

James Robinson is the writer for this mini-series, he brings all the high pace action you'd want from the latest Hollywood block buster and allows Fury and the rest of the cast to have time and space to have meaningful dialog. I want to commend him for also not going into the easy route and making Nick Fury a stereotypical view of what a "Black spy should be." The art chores are handled by ACO and Hugh Petrus. There are amazing Steranko homages in this book, however ACO's work is brilliant on it's own. The clean pencils and inks provides a great focus for the reader's eyes. From the Moon, the French Rivera, and even Atlantis, each story's location is as unique as the characters.

I want to shout-out Rachelle Rosenberg on the coloring in Nick Fury. With all the action that is going on, it wouldn't have the power & kick it does without the amazing coloring and palate choices. Each issue, each "Caper" feels completely different thanks for Rachelle's choices. There are moments when the lack of color has as much impact as scenes that are lit up as a Christmas tree. The color matches the drawing stride for stride and make for great viewing from start to finish.

This is another short run series that I have reviewed that I hope gets another go around. I know Nick Fury has been covered by other creators, however this truly sticks out to me and it would be a shame if we aren't treated to another go around in the future. This volume is worth a read, repeated reads, and ownership.

-Kofi

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Como ejercicio de estilo visual pues sí, tiene su gracia el volver a traer ese estilo de composiciones gráficas de psicodelia pop para las aventuras de super espionajes con temáticas y elementos más "actuales". Para lo cual el artista ACO se deja la piel en todas las entregas para slash pages llenas de accion comprimida por todo un gran escenario y donde los personajes dicen más con su integración en el conjunto que con los diálogos... Pero desde luego, a la hora de tratar de posicionar un personaje tan "problemático" como este Nick Furia Jr. en la continuidad Marvelita, este "Operaciones Encubiertas" dista mucho de hacer nada que no sea recordar de forma anecdótica ese leitmotiv que queda más bien para el reclamo de la sinopsis. Sí, Nick Furia Jr. tiene unos "zapatos" más que grandes que llenar en ese gran legado de su padre... ¿Pero James Robinson lo justifica realmente? Claro, no dejamos de ver al personaje superar cualquier amenaza impensable propuesta por Hydra y la representante villanesca pin-up de turno ya sea por puro ingenio o super gadget de SHIELD. Incluso la última aventura continúa a su manera una de las historias clásicas de Nick Furia "senior". Pero la acción por encima de cualquier cosa deja totalmente de lado cualquier intento de posicionar al personaje como algo más de ese inevitable sustituo conceptual del personaje a la par de la apariencia live-action del UCM (que realmente se corresponde al Nick Furia titular del Universo Ultimate, no a un recién descubierto hijo perdido del Universo 616). Me es impensable que alguien que no tenga cierta constancia de la era Steranko del personaje original o que sepa de entrada de dónde surge este personaje, pueda quedarse con algo ni disfrutar minimamente de esta colección del hijo de EL superespía Marvel.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading this and earlier, Robinson's Felix Leiter, I think Robinson really wants a shot at writing James Bond. Hey, nothing wrong with that (if I am right). Here, Robinson takes on the character of Nick Fury Jr. , who has only two reasons for existing.

1) Because Samuel L. Jackson plays nick Fury the MCU and the company wants to capitalize on this
2) The original Nick Fury has become, IMO, as Robinson once said about Hawkman at Wondercon in Oakland years ago, "radioactive". A character who's got so many problems that neither creators or the company are really interested in doing anything with the character (Yes, years after his Hawkamn comment Robinson got his chance at rebooting Hawkman and did a rather nice job of it).

The collected issues are all one and dones, not continuing the story from one issue to the next. In each issue Robinson and the art team are really striving for that 1960s mod art feel and also that of Jim Steranko's run on Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

If you liked Steranko's run with the character, you'll likely like this.

[B. P. Rinehart · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun little series; I wish it had been longer, but given Marvel Comics theses days this was the best this title was going to get. It basically involves the Nick Fury, Jr going on missions and following in his father's footsteps. I don't know much about Nick Fury, Sr in the comics so I can't comment on the family dynamic. I can judge this trade paperback on its own merits though.

The thing that sets this book apart is that it is a art-driven title. James Robinson does a decent job as with the writing, but the person who drove this book was ACO, whose artwork was the best I saw in comics in 2017. Each issue had a different color-motif and really kept me coming to the story every week. This is not an essential book, but just enjoyable spy-caper comicbook-fun.

[Luke Muench · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very flashy book that is intentionally low on substance, trying to showcase cool, James Bond-style action sequences through psychedelic colors that bring Austin Powers to mind. It's entertaining for an issue or two, and the art is stunning throughout, but you can burn through an issue in minutes due to how little there is to read or engage with. I'd rather see the art of this series on a wall or in a museum somewhere where it could be better showcased and observed, as it feels like the art is done an injustice being restrained to these relatively small pages, reigning in the bombastic nature of the imagery.

[A_davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to love this book but the whole storylines were overall mediocre. The plots were pretty standard spy adventures, the dialogue is just passable, and it ends on an emotional note that isn’t earned at all. The thing that bumps this up to a 3 is the artwork. It fills the entire series with a style that is reminiscent of the iconic title sequences from the James Bond series. The colors, the helter skelter panels, the level of detail in the character design, and the creative lettering keeps your attention despite the somewhat average plot lines. I would recommend it for the artwork alone.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

To be fair, I think that Aco tried too hard to emulate Jim Steranko, but he didn't do a horrible job of it. It's just difficult to take an artist out of context and try to do the same thing, many years later. The stories by James Robinson were very good, but I grew up with the original Nick Fury, and I am still not entirely comfortable with the son, clearly inspired by the Samuel L. Jackson movie version. I like the character, just not comfortable with him being Nick Fury...
Still, other than the weird and not-as-believable Atlantis story, this book was well worth reading.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really good collection of stories. Actually it should only be a 4 or 4.5 stars because this is literally a ripoff of Nick Fury Sr stories right down to the artwork. It also bugged me that Fury Jr was being shown very young and the eye-patch kept changing color for no reason and somehow still let him see. Otherwise this was a nice collection of 1960's style spy stories with all the cool toys and weird hippy art. Fun stuff.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

With the MCU taking the spotlight, Marvel had to make the 616 mirror the movies. As such, old man Nick Fury had to become Samuel L. Jackson.

So, with a little unsubtle maneuvering, they had Nick Fury Sr. discover a son.

Hes been utilized well in the Ultimate Universe prior to the films and very run in Secret Avengers.

This was an attempt to give Junior his own Steranko-esque story, while his father was atoning for the sins of his past as the unseen.

[Enrique del Castillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall the plot of each individual case was fine on its own, but the true stars of this miniseries were ACO, Hugo Petrus and Rachelle Rosenberg. This is one of those comics that makes you appreciate how important is the artist side of a comic book; with any other team, this would have been rather forgettable, but ACO, Petrus and Rosenberg makes this book highly recommendable for the art alone.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

James Robinson writes campy secret agent stories (shades of the ol' Marvel.) Combined with psychedelic art which pays homage to Steranko, Gene Colon, Klaus Janson, Wally Wood and the like adds up to a fun read. This is why i like to read comics - sheer entertainment.

[Timothy Pitkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read that is trying to capture the sixties with the spy themes, the art style, the colors and even the story. At times the colors can be a little distracting but still not a bad read for those who like old school sixties style spy thrillers like Austin Powers or old James Bond.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the story telling and the art!

[Rob Schamberger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is the best thing published by Marvel I’ve read this year. Robinson’s back at the top of his game and Aco utterly demolished with the art.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not generally one for spy comics but this was enjoyable due to great artwork combined with solid storytelling. Recommended for Jason Bourne or Mission Impossible fans.

[Jessie B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories are a lot of fun but the art is mind blowingly good.

[PJ Ebbrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this series, the Atlantean episode was stunning and made me wish for a long Sub Mariner series.

[Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great book. Art is top notch and the stories are self-contained and clever.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each issue in this TPB was stylish and well-executed. But then each issue also seemed extremely repetitive. Nothing really built or changed.


Then at the end of the book, Fury talks to the reader and says, "The whole point was to introduce this villain as an update on classic Nick Fury villains." I'm not sure she would have been strong enough even if the meta-text remained in the background.

[A. Nixon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy this one! The use of an unidentified voice on the other side of the radio was fun and I like seeing Fury as the badass he is (even as a junior agent).

The one storyline I didn't enjoy as much was the entire town of assassins. I appreciate the lack of extreme details but, honestly, it felt a bit unnecessary. I was already cheering for Fury, I didn't need an entire story of sheet slaughter to amplify that. It just seemed over the top.

But yeah. If you enjoy Nick Fury kicking ass then I would recommend this volume! It's a fun romp of SHIELD-y spy-ness.

[Adriano Barone]

Citare la gloriosa run del Nick Fury di Steranko nell'introdurre il Nick Fury jr., figlio del personaggio creato nel 1963, ma anche "figlio" della versione Ultimate e quindi del MCU, è sicuramente un'idea geniale.
Peccato che l'operazione si traduca in una scarica di colori acidi e un layout di tavola che non aiutano la leggibilità e anzi mascherano sotto la ricerca estetica l'idea di un'operazione tutto sommato "tongue in cheek", che sacrifica per spettacolarità e ironia la più piccola briciola di approfondimento psicologico, un qualsiasi arco narrativo di protagonista e antagonisti, e di fatto resti solo un superficiale e neanche particolarmente divertente (tranne alcuni momenti) divertissement post-moderno. Attualizzare James Bond è un'operazione che non sta riuscendo neanche al franchise ufficiale, e sicuramente non ci riesce neanche questa miniserie.