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Marvel Zombies / Is SHIELD being overdone?
« on: June 12, 2017, 08:24:21 PM »
As the title asks, is SHIELD being used too often in current Marvel?
I remember way back when I was a kid, SHIELD was a true spy organization. Outside of a miniseries dedicated to them (the Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD one comes to mind), it felt like they were rarely seen or heard from. That meant that when they did show up, it was noteworthy. When SHIELD was hunting down Alex in the Amazing Spider-Man #130, it felt like A Big Deal. When the Helicarrier (not a helicarrier, THE Helicarrier) showed up, it was A Big Deal. They would appear in some monthlies more than others, but they were usually depicted as being a covert group.
Nowadays, says Grandpa MTL76, SHIELD is fucking everywhere. They show up every single month, in multiple titles. It seems like the Avengers are on their payroll, and they have every major superhero on their speed dial. They know every hero's secret identity. If a superhero fucks up, or needs someone to pick up a defeated bad guy, all they have to do is whistle and one of dozens of SHIELD helicarriers descends from the heavens in seconds. I can't remember a major battle in which SHIELD didn't show up at the end to lead the bad guys off to the Vault, or the Raft, or the Armoire.
It's fucking annoying and I don't like it.
I remember way back when I was a kid, SHIELD was a true spy organization. Outside of a miniseries dedicated to them (the Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD one comes to mind), it felt like they were rarely seen or heard from. That meant that when they did show up, it was noteworthy. When SHIELD was hunting down Alex in the Amazing Spider-Man #130, it felt like A Big Deal. When the Helicarrier (not a helicarrier, THE Helicarrier) showed up, it was A Big Deal. They would appear in some monthlies more than others, but they were usually depicted as being a covert group.
Nowadays, says Grandpa MTL76, SHIELD is fucking everywhere. They show up every single month, in multiple titles. It seems like the Avengers are on their payroll, and they have every major superhero on their speed dial. They know every hero's secret identity. If a superhero fucks up, or needs someone to pick up a defeated bad guy, all they have to do is whistle and one of dozens of SHIELD helicarriers descends from the heavens in seconds. I can't remember a major battle in which SHIELD didn't show up at the end to lead the bad guys off to the Vault, or the Raft, or the Armoire.
It's fucking annoying and I don't like it.
