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8 Years Later, Marvel Comics Resurrects SHIELD… as Captain America’s Next Big Enemies
Nearly a decade after the iconic organization’s dissolution, S.H.I.E.L.D. is back in action, and they’re about to face off with Captain America! It’s been a long time since the Marvel Universe had the agency to assist its heroes when trouble came calling. But with Doctor Doom’s reign of terror over, a new age is about to begin, one that’s leading into Marvel’s next big event, Armageddon. And it all starts with January’s Captain America #6, which sees an old face return with a very new S.H.I.E.L.D. that might not be as friendly as its previous incarnations.
Marvel shed light on the upcoming book and the new direction for Chip Zdarsky’s run on Captain America. Starting in January, this new arc will take place in modern-day Latveria, which has broken out into war after Doctor Doom’s recent fall. Everyone wants a piece of the country, and Captain America finds himself back in Latveria to investigate rumors of a stockpile of weapons. Joining Cap is Nick Fury, Jr., leading a smaller, but powerful team of agents as the new S.H.I.E.L.D.. However, while Steve is there to try and keep the peace, Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. have their own mission.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is Back Next Year, But Can They Be Trusted?
Fans everywhere all know about S.H.I.E.L.D., but those who haven’t been keeping up with the comics might not be aware that the organization hasn’t existed in a while. During the period when Captain America was secretly replaced by a fascist version of himself, he took control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and all its resources, absorbing them into Hydra. When the false Steve was defeated, Hydra, and what was left of S.H.I.E.L.D. went with him. That being said, while working for the CIA, Maria Hill did divert funds to create a smaller S.H.I.E.L.D. within the agency as a means to observe superhumans.
Now it looks like Marvel’s building on the idea of a more antagonistic S.H.I.E.L.D. with Fury’s new crew. The released information does say they’ll be working with Captain America in Latveria. But at the same time, it also mentions that they’re less interested in keeping things in the country safe and more interested in securing the secret weapons stockpile (even if it pits them against Captain America). Plus, with this arc being billed as ‘key chapter’ towards next year’s Armageddon, one has to wonder what S.H.I.E.L.D. wants with the weapons and how it all ties into what’s coming next.
Now the idea of S.H.I.E.L.D. being a shadowy organization with suspect motives isn’t novel territory. But one has to wonder why they’d pop up now when Latveria is destabilized and a weapons cache is on the line. Is this just Nick Fury, Jr. stepping up at a time when the world needs S.H.I.E.L.D.? Or has he revived the organization to carry out plans that will put the world on a collision course to the Earth-shattering events of Armageddon? Until fans know what it is that SHIELD has planned, Captain America may want to keep the organization at arm’s length.
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