Scott's Take: Get Fury by Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows (Illustrator), and Dave Johnson (Cover Art)

 

Get Fury by Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows (Illustrator), and Dave Johnson (Cover Art) is the newest book in the Max universe. Featuring the Max versions of Nick Fury (who is a more sleazy and an amoral version of Nick Fury) and Frank Castle. Back once again in Vietnam, Castle has a new mission. Kill Nick Fury.

 

The enemy has captured Fury and is going to torture him. If he breaks, he knows too much. The mission would be impossible as a rescue so there is only one option. Kill him before he talks. Castle is sent to do just that. Of course, things are way more complicated than that. Throw in some dirty CIA officers, a spurred lover of Nick Fury, and more. This is going to get messy.

 

There is plenty of violence and gore as one would expect from a Max universe book. It is depressing and realistic. The art is gritty. Castle is a bigger part of this book than Fury. So, it is not as much of a team up book as one might expect.

 

Since this is a prequel to the main series, of course both survive Vietnam. How that happens is the majority of the read. This tale is narrated by an old man for a good part of the novel who fought for Vietcong. His parts I could have done without, but the rest was pretty good. There is a lot of violence, some torture scenes, and foul language. This was an interesting read overall.

 

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I read this through the Hoopla App and the Dallas Public Library System.

  

Scott A. Tipple ©2025

Scott's Take: Secret Warriors Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent of Nothing by Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman

Secret Warriors Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent of Nothing by Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman is the first volume in a series set after the comic book event Secret Invasion. This read follows Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors. The Secret Warriors are powered individuals that he recruited originally to fight the Skrulls. Nick Fury now has them in hiding after S.H.I.E.L.D was disbanded and publicly blamed for the Skrull invasion. S.H.I.E.L.D was replaced by HAMMER led by Norman Osborn aka the Green Goblin. Nick Fury knows that HYDRA infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D and is sure they have infiltrated HAMMER as well. So, Daisy Johnson aka Quake and others are being trained to take down HYDRA while trying to not get caught by HAMMER.

Featuring great art, the usual Hickman complicated graphs, and organization plans. HYDRA is a well-developed evil organization with multiple leaders. Nick Fury is his usual shady self while being a jerk to everyone one. He’s one of the good guys, but not one of the nice guys. This is a fun beginning to this series. I look forward to reading volume 2.

 

My reading copy came by way of the Libby/Hoopla App and the Dallas Public Library System.

 

Scott A. Tipple ©2023