Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Captain America #6
After nearly a decade, SHIELD is finally making a return to the Marvel Universe, thanks to Nick Fury and Captain America. However, it won’t quite be how fans remember it, nor will it be like the MCU’s version of the classic spy organization.
In the comics, SHIELD has been missing from Marvel Comics since 2017’s Secret Empire, having been dissolved following its role in Hydra’s massive global takeover. However, the aftermath of Marvel’s One World Under Doom event has opened the door for SHIELD’s return, with Fury and Captain America leading the charge.
9 Years After Secret Empire, Nick Fury Is Bringing Back SHIELD With Captain America
As seen in Chip Zdarsky, Delio Diaz, and Frank Alpizar’s Captain America #6, Nick Fury Jr. is officially rebuilding SHIELD for a new era, albeit a version that’s more underground, leaner, and more “mission-oriented” than the much larger network we’ve seen in the past.
Following Doctor Doom’s recent global conquest and subsequent absence, the nation of Latveria has fallen into a massive civil war while the United States government grows concerned over nuclear weapons and any other super-tech created by Doctor Doom falling into the wrong hands.
With most superhumans currently banned from international affairs, Captain America is a rare exception as an “enhanced human being”, hence Nick Fury’s desire to recruit Steve Rogers for SHIELD while General Ross (The Red Hulk) and the US Army want Rogers to help install “a new democracy” for Latveria.
Naturally, Rogers is concerned by SHIELD’s return. After all, Secret Empire saw a Hydra version of himself leading a global takeover using the organization. Nevertheless, Rogers ultimately chooses Fury’s team over Ross, joining the more covert mission to Latveria with a team of brand-new SHIELD agents.
Marvel’s New SHIELD Agents Have Been Revealed
Captain America #6 also reveals Fury’s initial SHIELD roster, and it’s a fascinating collection of characters: Joe Ramos is an idealistic Brooklyn soldier inspired by Captain America (he even wields a shield like Cap with the SHIELD logo). Charles Castlemore is a retired Marine, while Trevor Tambling operates as a morally flexible soldier of fortune who used to work for Nick Fury Sr.
Rounding out the team is The Red Widow, a former member of the Russian Winter Guard (whom Rogers does not trust). Together, this new team of agents represents a new SHIELD for the modern era of the Marvel Universe.
While it may not be as big as the old SHIELD, it’s pretty cool to see Nick Fury bringing back the organization all the same: a classic staple that Marvel Comics has long been missing.
Captain America #6 is available now from Marvel Comics.
- First Appearance
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Captain America Comics
- Alias
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Steve Rogers, John Walker, Sam Wilson
- Alliance
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Avengers, Invaders, S.H.I.E.L.D., U.S. Army
- Race
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Human
- Franchise
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Marvel
