Writers: Jim Steranko, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Archie Goodwin

Artists: Jim Steranko, Jack Kirby, Frank Springer

First Published: 1966-1968

Format: Ongoing series run (STRANGE TALES #151-168, NICK FURY: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-7)

Marvel Comics

ÉÓÔÏÑÉÁ: Nick Fury, áñ÷çãüò ôçò S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division), ôçò ìåãáëýôåñçò êáé óçìáíôéêüôåñçò ïñãÜíùóçò åðéâïëÞò ôïõ íüìïõ êáé ôçò ôÜîçò, óå ðáãêüóìéï åðßðåäï. ÊáèÞêïí ôïõ, ç ðñïóôáóßá ôïõ êïéíïý êáëïý, áðü ôñïìïêñáôéêÝò ïñãÜíùóåéò, üðùò ç Hydra, êáé áðü ðáíßó÷õñïõò ðáñáíïúêïýò, ðïõ åðéæçôïýí ôçí õðïäïýëùóç êáé êáôáóôñïöÞ ôçò áíèñùðüôçôáò, üðùò ï Yellow Claw. ¼óï áêáôüñèùôï êé áí öáßíåôáé, ïñéóìÝíåò öïñÝò, ôï Ýñãï ôïõ, ï Nick Fury êáé ïé Üíôñåò ôçò S.H.I.E.L.D. äåí óôáìáôïýí ðïôÝ ôïí áãþíá!

ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÁÑÅÓÅ: Fast-paced, super-spy action thriller! Áõôüò åßíáé ï êáëýôåñïò ôñüðïò ãéá íá ðåñéãñÜøù áõôÝò ôéò éóôïñßåò, ìå üóï äõíáôü ëéãüôåñá ëüãéá. Åßíáé, üìùò, áõôüò ï ÷áñáêôçñéóìüò áñêåôüò, ãéá íá èåùñçèïýí ôá ôåý÷ç êëáóóéêÜ; ÌÜëëïí ü÷é, êáé äåí íïìßæù ðùò èá åß÷áí áðïêôÞóåé ôï ìõèéêü ôïõò status, áí äåí öéëïîåíïýóáí ôç äïõëåéÜ ôïõ Jim Steranko.

Áðü ôï STRANGE TALES #151, üôáí ðÜôçóå ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ ðÜíù óôá layouts ôïõ Jack Kirby, ï íåáñüò, ôüôå, Steranko, Ýäåéîå, äåéëÜ óôçí áñ÷Þ, üôé ç äéêÞ ôïõ "ðñüôáóç" ãéá ôá comics åß÷å êÜôé ôï äéáöïñåôéêü. Óôï #155, áíÝëáâå ðëÞñùò ôá artistic duties, êáèþò êáé ôá plots, óå ìéá ðñùôüãíùñç êßíçóç åìðéóôïóýíçò óå êÜðïéïí ôüóï "öñÝóêï" óôïí ÷þñï. Óýíôïìá, ïé 12 óåëßäåò ôïõ ôßôëïõ ðïõ Þôáí áöéåñùìÝíåò óôïí Nick Fury êáé ôçí êïìðáíßá ôïõ (ôéò õðüëïéðåò ôéò êáôáëÜìâáíå ï Dr. Strange), Ýãéíáí ôï ðñïóùðéêü ü÷çìá ÝêöñáóÞò ôïõ êáëëéôÝ÷íç, áöïý áíÝëáâå ðëÞñùò ôïí ôßôëï - áêüìç êáé ôï coloring.

Ôüôå Þôáí ðïõ îåêßíçóå ìéá êïýñóá óõíå÷ïýò åîÝëéîçò ôïõ Steranko, ðïõ ïëïêëçñþèçêå óôá ðñþôá ôåý÷ç ôïõ NICK FURY AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.. ÁðïöáóéóìÝíïò íá áöÞóåé ôï óôßãìá ôïõ óôïí ÷þñï, ï Steranko åðÝôñåøå óôç öáíôáóßá ôïõ íá åêñáãåß, åíóùìáôþíïíôáò åðéññïÝò áðü ôï óïõñåáëéóìü ôïõ Dali, ôçí Pop Art, ôï graphic design, ôïí Andy Warhol êáé ôçí øõ÷åäåëéêÞ Üðïøç ôùí late 60's, ìåôáìïñöþíïíôáò ôéò óåëßäåò óå ìïíáäéêÝò ïðôéêÝò åìðåéñßåò. ÅêñÞîåéò óôõë, êáëáéóèçóßáò êáé ðñùôïðïñéáêïý storytelling, ìðñïóôÜ óôá Ýêðëçêôá ìÜôéá ôùí áíõðïøßáóôùí êáé, ðáñÜëëçëá, áðßóôåõôá ôõ÷åñþí áíáãíùóôþí.

ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÅÍÏ×ËÇÓÅ: Ôï ðüóï óýíôïìï Þôáí ôï Ýñãï ôïõ Steranko óôá comics. ¼÷é ìüíï óôïí ôßôëï ôïõ Nick Fury (åñãÜóôçêå óôá ôåý÷ç #1-3, 5, ó÷åäéÜæïíôáò üìùò üëá ôá åîþöõëëá êáé ôùí 7 ðñþôùí ôåõ÷þí ôçò óåéñÜò), áëëÜ ãåíéêüôåñá.

ÓÕÍÏËÉÊÇ ÅÊÔÉÌÇÓÇ: O Jim Steranko áíÞêåé óôçí åêëåêôÞ êÜóôá ôùí êáëëéôå÷íþí, ðïõ ï üãêïò ôïõ Ýñãïõ ôïõò åßíáé áíôéóôñüöùò áíÜëïãïò ìå ôçí åðéññïÞ ðïõ åß÷å óôï ÌÝóï. ÅðÝöåñå ìïíáäéêÝò êáéíïôïìßåò êáé åðçñÝáóå, Ýììåóá Þ Üìåóá, üëåò ôéò ãåíéÝò ó÷åäéáóôþí ðïõ áêïëïýèçóáí. Ìïëïíüôé ôï Ýñãï ôïõ åßíáé, óáöÝóôáôá, ðñïúüí ôçò åðï÷Þò ôïõ, åðéäåéêíýåé áîéïèáýìáóôç äéá÷ñïíéêüôçôá êáé åßíáé éêáíü íá ôáîéäÝøåé, íïçôÜ Ýóôù, ôïí óçìåñéíü áíáãíþóôç óôá ÷ñüíéá åêåßíá, ÷ùñßò íá ÷Üíåé ïýôå óôéãìÞ ôïí äõíáìéóìü ôïõ. Ï Steranko ðáñáìÝíåé áðëÜ áìßìçôïò.

ÐÁÑÁËËÇËÇ ÐÑÏÔÁÓÇ: Áí èÝëåôå áêüìá ðåñéóóüôåñï Jim Steranko (êáé êáëÜ êÜíåôå) ôüôå ôóåêÜñåôå ôá UNCANNY X-MEN #50-51 êáé ôá CAPTAIN AMERICA #110, 111, 113. ÅéäéêÜ ôá 3 áõôÜ ôåý÷ç ôïõ Cap, áðïôåëïýí ôçí êïñýöùóç ôçò áðüäïóçò ôïõ Sterankï ùò illustrator - definitely not to be missed! (ÑùôÞóôå ïðïéïíäÞðïôå!) ÔÝëïò, ôï Ýñãï ôïõ êáôáðëçêôéêïý Paul Gulacy óôï êëáóóéêü SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF KUNG-FU, Ý÷åé Ýíá ôñåëü Steranko-vibe, ÷ùñßò üìùò íá åßíáé öôçíü õðïêáôÜóôáôï, Þ "next best thing", áëëÜ óôÝêåôáé áõôüíïìï áíÜìåóá óôá êïñõöáßá mainstream comics ôçò Éóôïñßáò ôïõ ÌÝóïõ.