Previously presented in the much-acclaimed Artist's Edition format, and winner of an Eisner Award, now you can appreciate this historic run of comics in the new Artisan Edition format. In the mid-1960s, Jim Steranko burst into the Marvel Age of comics in a BIG way, and the innovative, cinematic techniques he introduced in his brief tenure at The House of Ideas stand to this day as a high-water mark in the history of graphic storytelling. More than any other series, Steranko is most associated with Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. This Artisan Edition collects the first 12 stories of Steranko's run, from Strange Tales #151-162, as well as his covers from these issues. Additionally, there will be a select number of extras presented. And, as usual, nearly all the pages have been scanned from the original art, from Steranko's private archives. Story and art by Jim Steranko with additional script by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Additional Layouts by Jack Kirby. AN ARTISAN EDITION PRESENTS COMPLETE STORIES WITH EACH PAGE SCANNED FROM THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ART. While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art--for instance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.

Rarely before and rarely since has comics seen a talent as innovative as Jim Steranko. Blending together influences from Pop Art to Salvador Dali and Will Eisner to Wally Wood, Steranko's boundary-breaking style is an incomparable visual language that continues influence and inspire storytellers decades later. Now, for the first time ever, Marvel is proud to offer the complete Steranko Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in one volume! COLLECTING: STRAN GE TALES (1951) 151-168 & NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (1968) 1-3, 5

From Indiana Jones to The Shadow, he's visualized more classic fictional icons than any other American artist and now he's added another, in a spectacular volume which incorporates four favorite Steranko themes: pulp fiction, noir mystery, art deco, and beautiful women. A new painted cover showcasing equal parts danger, intrigue, and sex appeal. Each adventure pits the sultry femme fatale against vicious gangsters and secret societies, all of which are captured by evocative Steranko double-page title illustrations. And as a SPECIAL BONUS, he has also authored a new thriller that reveals the sin-tillating secrets of the Domino Lady's lethal origin for the first time ever! She's the quintessential `30s pulp vixen, a masked manhunter in a noir deco world, right out of a Warner Bros. thriller in a handsome format.

While Steve Ditko and Stan Lee may have created Spider-Man, it was John Romita Sr. who defined him, bringing his clean, romantic style of illustration to the book. From his days before Marvel, through the Sliver Age and on into designing and creating the characters we know and love still today (including Wolverine, the Punisher and many, many more), Romita: Generations covers it all.

Coming out of a retirement brought on by a major internal shakeup within the ranks of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury begins investigating the assassinations of several high-ranking intelligence operatives. But Fury gets more than he bargained for when the trail leads to an extraterrestrial threat, stemming back to a plot involving Baron Von Strucker during WWII. Nick can't cut it alone so he calls in Dum Dum Dugan, Captain America and others! COLLECTING: NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. 1-11

Rarely before and rarely since has the comics industry seen a talent as innovative as Steranko. Blending together infl uences from pop art to Salvador Dalí and Will Eisner to Wallace Wood, Steranko's groundbreaking style is an incomparable visual language. Steranko is...revolutionary! Marvel is proud to present Steranko's complete tenure on NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. in a single, massive King-Size edition that showcases all its glory! These are the stories that defined Nick Fury as the premier spymaster, operating in the covert shadows of the Marvel Universe. His awesome tech, his steamy romances, his larger-than-life action-adventure - Steranko was behind it all! Breaking all the old rules of comics storytelling as he went and creating a few new ones too! COLLECTING: STRANGE TALES (1951) 151-168; NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (1968) 1-3, 5