''Sgt. Fury & his Howling Commandos: Shotgun Opera'' also known as simply ''Shotgun Opera'' or ''

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos ''Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' was a comic book series created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics from 1963 to 1981. The main character, Sgt. Nick Fury, later became the leader of Marvel's super-spy agency, S.H.I.E. ...

, Vol. 2'' is a 2009 comic book one-shot published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by

Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander is an American television writer and producer. He was a co-executive producer and writer on '' Heroes''. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Alexander attended Sarah Lawrence College and AFI Conservatory. At Sarah Lawrenc ...

and drawn by

John Paul Leon John Paul Leon (April 26, 1972 – May 2, 2021) was an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series ''Static'', and the Marvel Comics limited series ''Earth X''. Leon also provided artwork for a number of style g ...

Background

The one-shot was Alexander's first time writing a comic book and he stated in a pre-release interview that he had always loved war comics and was very happy to do it. The series was intended as a tie-in to '' Captain America: White'', the delay of which resulted in this comic to be delayed.

Publication history

The story was first published in 2009 as a one-shot. It was reprinted in the hardcover collected edition named ''Marvel, los héroes mas poderosos #21: "Nick Fury"'', in December 2016 which also collected the original series of ''Secret Warriors'' issue 1 to 6.

Plot

The story has Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos on a mission behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. It’s in the early days of the war, when Germany had just invaded the country. Alexander chose to use the characters of Nick Fury, Dum-Dum, Reb, Izzy, Gabe and Pinky.

Reception

The comic holds an average rating of 6.4 by 2 professional critics on the

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website Comic Book Roundup. Jesse Schedeen of IGN expressed that he thought the story was a rather generic Howling Commandos story. He also criticised Alexander's character dialogue.

References

External links

* Nick Fury titles Howling Commandos 2009 comics debuts Marvel Comics one-shots Marvel Comics set during World War II {{DEFAULTSORT:Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos: Shotgun Opera