Secret Warriors #1
Story: Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman
Script: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Stefano Caselli
Color Artist: Daniele Rudoni
Letterer: Dave Lanphear
Cover Artist: Jim Cheung

Daisy Johnson, aka Quake, leads the 'Secret Warriors' on an observation mission at an old S.H.I.E.L.D facility but run into Hydra and then HAMMER and retreat after a brief scuffle. Back at their base, the Cocoon, Nick Fury tells Daisy about his breaking into the White House to meet with the President and shows her some data he has uncovered about the real origins of S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Continuity Notes
• Cover appearance.
• Appearance by President Barack Obama
• The issue contains several pages of HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D. background data.
• Reprinted in
  • Secret Warriors: Agent of Nothing TPB
  • Secret Warriors: The Complete Collection Volume 1

Review
Its clear from this issue that the creative team's primary take on Nick Fury is to make him the ultimate badass and that they have. Although the issue doesn't really pack much story (as modern comic single issues seem to be these days) the cast is well set up, especially Daisy who is finally getting some material after the big introduction way back in Secret War. The scene in the White House rings true for Nick Fury, its absolutely what he would do and the scene is great to read. The art team is fantastic and really delivers on the action. The sequence where Fury breaks into the Chicago Datacore facility looks great. My one criticism is the final revelation which is nothing new or surprising for anyone who has read the Nick Fury Vs S.H.I.E.L.D miniseries. The idea that Hydra is behind S.H.I.E.L.D was hard to swallow the first time around and makes things very messy when you think about it, I can't really understand why anyone would want to go down that route again.

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