Nick
Fury/Black Widow: Jungle Warfare (Cybercomic; 4 episodes July- August
2000)
Artist: Casey Jones
Writer: D.G. Chichester
S.H.I.E.L.D.
learns of a gamma bomb hidden in the jungles of Panama left over
from the Cold War. Nick Fury assembles a team to recover it, including
Black Widow. The bomb is recovered from the current government, however
evil forces are at play in the jungle who covet the weapon and Nick
Fury and Black Widow are in their cross hairs. Pursued by the
cyber-enhanced terrorists known as the Tyrannicals and cut off from
the helicarrier, Fury and the Widow must make their escape with a
wounded agent in tow and a malfunctioning bomb ready to explode in
a few hours time.
Review
Nick
Fury bursts onto the cyberscape with an enjoyable 4-part adventure
that showcases both Fury and Black Widow very well and offers some
solid animation by Casey Jones. The characterization offers some great
moments from former regular S.H.I.E.L.D. scribe D.G. Chichester, especially
the Widow's arrival at the Helicarrier. The dialogue is also top-notch,
with Chichester handle on Fury undiluted from his Volume 2 days. The
story itself however is rather inconsequential and features second-rate
villains in the Tyrannicals. The real appeal of the adventure is in
the production values, which aside from a very cartoony helicarrier,
sport a cinematic flair which does Fury a fair amount of justice.
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