Nick Fury Jr.

Nick Fury Jr.
Artwork for the cover of Marvel Now! Point One #1 (October 2012 Marvel Comics). Art by Adi Granov.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Battle Scars #1 (January 2012)
Created by Matt Fraction
Chris Yost
Scot Eaton
Cullen Bunn
Paul Neary
In-story information
Alter ego Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury Jr.
Species Human
Team affiliations S.H.I.E.L.D.
Partnerships Phil Coulson
Notable aliases Marcus Johnson, Sgt. Johnson, Nick Fury
Abilities Military training, expert hand to hand combatant. Due to Infinity Formula, he has superhuman agility, speed, strength, healing, and halted/slowed aging process.

Nicholas Joseph Fury Jr. (originally known as Marcus Johnson) is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. He is one of an unknown number of sons of Nick Fury, a former U.S. Army hero, super-spy, and later director of the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D.[1]

Publication history

Marcus Johnson was introduced in the mini-series Battle Scars. He bears a strong resemblance to the Ultimate Marvel version of Nick Fury and the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation as portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson;[2] the appearance of the Ultimate Universe version was based on that of Samuel L. Jackson before the actor's portrayal in the films.[3]

Nick Fury Jr. appears in the 2013 Secret Avengers series by Nick Spencer and Luke Ross.[4]

In January 2017 Marvel announced that the character would get his first ongoing solo series, named Nick Fury.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Fictional character biography

Nicholas Joseph Fury, Jr. in Battle Scars #6 (April 2012). Art by Scot Eaton.

While serving in the Middle East, Marcus Johnson is told that his mother Nia Jones has been murdered back in the United States. He returns home and is attacked by the men who killed her, and by Taskmaster, but is saved by Captain America. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrive and take him to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, after a while Johnson comes to feel he is being held there against his will and escapes.[12] He escapes and is caught by Taskmaster once again. Before he can obtain any information, a man in a mask saves him and escapes. Johnson catches up to the man, who is revealed to be Johnson's father, Nick Fury.[13] Fury and Johnson are captured by a former member of the organization Leviathan named Orion who has Johnson's left eye cut out and confirms that Johnson has the Infinity Formula in his DNA. Fury breaks his restraints and gives Johnson enough time to escape, but is captured and his blood transfused to Orion, so that Orion's youth can be restored. The transfusion drains Fury of his remaining Infinity Formula. Johnson saves Fury with the help of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson and later kills Orion. After convalescing, Johnson is given the Super Soldier uniform that Steve Rogers used to wear. As a new agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Johnson is also informed that his birth name is "Nicholas J Fury Jr.".[14]

Fury Jr. and Phil Coulson make a cameo appearance in Scarlet Spider #5,[15] and are part of the framing sequence in Marvel NOW! Point One.[16]

In a 2013 storyline as part of the Marvel NOW! branding, Nick Fury Jr., Coulson, and Maria Hill form the S.H.I.E.L.D. version of the Secret Avengers with Hawkeye and Black Widow. Fury Jr. is involved in the first mission that involved fighting a group of al-Qaeda terrorists.[17] Fury Jr. then joins the Secret Avengers to raid Bagalia in order to recruit Taskmaster. While the Secret Avengers are fighting the Masters of Evil, Fury Jr. manages to pay off Crossfire to let Taskmaster out of his imprisonment.[18]

During the AXIS storyline, Nick Fury Jr. was with S.H.I.E.L.D. when the organization has gathered Captain America to discuss what was going to be of the Red Skull, now that the Stark Sentinels had been dismantled and the concentration camps torn down. Nick Fury Jr. tried to convince Sam Wilson to hand him over. But under the influence of the inversion spell, Wilson was violent and punched him before leaving.[19]

During the Civil War II storyline, Nick Fury Jr. was on a mission to neutralize a Hydra cell that were posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. The prediction of Ulysses Cain's vision had the Hydra cell's attack on S.H.I.E.L.D. be fatal. When heading to a base in Arizona, Nick Fury Jr. was attacked by actual agents instead of Hydra infiltrators as suspected. In order for him to find the traitors, Nick Fury Jr. faked his death and went under the radar.[20] Upon interrogating a dirty S.H.I.E.L.D. benefactor named Elton Blake, Nick Fury Jr. was directed to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base Ulu in Alaska.[21] Arriving at Ulu and confronting the unknown mastermind, Nick Fury Jr. was caught off-guard by the unknown mastermind who got away.[22] Upon infiltrating the base Ogma, Nick Fury Jr. managed to download classified data and escape while evading Black Widow in the process.[23] Nick Fury Jr.'s investigation led him to the underground base Kratos where he encountered a rogue Life Model Decoy of his father Nick Fury named Leader who stated that Ulysses Cain's prediction didn't involve the Hydra cell and that it would've cost him his life. Leader learned about Ulysses Cain's abilities and wanted to take Nick Fury Jr. out of the picture so that he can take over S.H.I.E.L.D. and reinvent it. In order to stop Leader, Nick Fury Jr. had to destroy the main support beam which caused Kratos to collapse and destroy Leader.[24] Upon surviving the collapse, Nick Fury Jr. salvaged Leader's head so that he can hack it and learn how he discovered his plan. Nick Fury Jr. forgave Maria Hill for sending him on a mission that would've resulted in his death and states that he is not ready to return to S.H.I.E.L.D. yet.[25]

Upon his return to S.H.I.E.L.D. as a top-ranking agent, Nick Fury infiltrates the French Riviera where he ends up in a cat and mouse game with a Hydra Agent named Frankie Noble.[26]

During the aftermath part of the Secret Empire storyline, Nick Fury Jr. was seen watching Punisher slay every Hydra Agent in the abandoned warehouse as a way to atone for siding with Hydra. As Punisher takes his leave, Nick Fury Jr. speaks on all comms that Punisher is ready.[27] Fury then gives Punisher access to James Rhodes' War Machine armor for a deniable operation against a rogue Eastern European state caught using old S.H.I.E.L.D. resources [28]

Powers and abilities

Initially, Marcus appears to have no superhuman qualities but his physical conditioning from his time with the US Army Rangers. Marcus inherited his father's Infinity Formula at birth, slowing his aging process, speeding his healing time, and granting him peak human physical abilities.[14]

Reception

The reaction by comic book fans to the revelation of Marcus Johnson being Nick Fury's son and his replacing his father has been mixed.[2][29][30] Marvel's Vice President of publishing, Tom Brevoort, believes this is a prudent move by Marvel because the African American incarnation appears in films, animated shows, and other licensed adaptations.[31]

In other media

Since the 2000s, most appearances of Nick Fury in other media have been modeled on the Ultimate Marvel / Nick Fury Jr. version of the character, which is based on actor Samuel L. Jackson who later portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Battle Scars #5. Marvel Comics.
  2. 1 2 "Out With The Old And In With The New: Black Nick Fury Jnr. Comes To 616 – But Is There Still A Place For His Pop's?". Bad Haven. 2012-04-27. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29.
  3. ↑ Larsuel, Kamal. "Copyright Kamal Larsuel, 2005". Samuel L. Jackson Official Website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  4. ↑ Richards, Dave (14 October 2012). "NYCC: Spencer's "Secret Avengers" are the Newest Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Marston, George (January 5, 2017). "NICK FURY Returns For First Solo Ongoing". Newsarama.
  6. ↑ Marnell, Blair (January 6, 2017). "MARVEL GIVES NICK FURY A NEW ONGOING SERIES". Nerdist Industries.
  7. ↑ Wilding, Josh. "Nick Fury Is Getting His Own "Psychedelic" Ongoing Series Later This Spring". WeGotThisCovered.com.
  8. ↑ Hess, Patrick (January 6, 2017). "NEW NICK FURY ONGOING FROM ROBINSON & ACO". Nothing But Comics.
  9. ↑ Jones, Alexander (January 5, 2017). "ACO and Robinson prime Nick Fury Jr. For his First-Ever ongoing series with Steranko-Influenced Intrigue". Comics Beat.
  10. ↑ Collins, Elle (January 5, 2017). "ACO Embraces Steranko-Esque Weirdness With James Robinson On 'Nick Fury' #1". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Adams, Tim (January 5, 2017). "Nick Fury Series Announced from James Robinson and ACO". CBR.com.
  12. ↑ Battle Scars #2. Marvel Comics.
  13. ↑ Battle Scars #4. Marvel Comics.
  14. 1 2 Battle Scars #6. Marvel Comics.
  15. ↑ Scarlet Spider vol. 2 #5. Marvel Comics.
  16. ↑ "Review: Marvel NOW! Point One". Comic Book Resources. 17 October 2012.
  17. ↑ Secret Avengers vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.
  18. ↑ Secret Avengers vol. 2 #2. Marvel Comics.
  19. ↑ Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #4
  20. ↑ Civil War II: Choosing Sides #1
  21. ↑ Civil War II: Choosing Sides #2
  22. ↑ Civil War II: Choosing Sides #3
  23. ↑ Civil War II: Choosing Sides #4
  24. ↑ Civil War: Choosing Sides #5
  25. ↑ Civil War II: Choosing Sides #6
  26. ↑ Nick Fury #1
  27. ↑ Secret Empire Omega #1
  28. ↑ Punisher #218
  29. ↑ "Nick Fury Jr: The Disney Mandated Director of SHIELD". Crimson Monkey. 2012-04-25.
  30. ↑ "Samuel L. Jackson Enters The Marvel Universe: Check Out Marcus Johnson's New Look!". Inside Pulse. 2012-04-25.
  31. ↑ Ching, Albert (26 April 2012). "Brevoort on Bringing MARVEL Comics Closer to MARVEL Movies". Newsarama.
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