It just seems they could do any storyline the wanted to. Any bad guy really.

1.They could use the various old school shield agents seperatly or together like a gi joe comic.

2.Right now would have been oppurtune with secret invasion.

3. They could update thier weapons so they can battle super villians.

4. They could show undercover(24) work and espionage.

5. They could have different strike forces for different issues.

6. They could show more "military life" and ship them to the troops. War and soldier life can lead to more real life drama.

But then again real life battles are real and not a comic.

I'd be game for something like Checkmate is for DC. Maybe after they get the whole Sharon Carter thing sorted out over in Captain America...

I know they've done and are doing a Nick Fury storyline. But I would like something more encompassing, more different character development.

It would be interesting, but also difficult I think. There is a lot of SHIELD history and a lot of things they'd need to represent properly. Since SHIELD is so wrapped up in military procedure and politics, the writer would have to know these things intricately before he takes the job. He can't just look stuff up as he goes, or else we'd end up with something as bad as when Chris Claremont tries to write someone speaking in "French".

I guess it might be to much to ask to have a properly trained person to write the book. I would take almost any of the "military" book writers out there.

Now that I think about it, maybe after Secret Invasion they will have to redue the Marvel military. Maybe Stark steps down and Fury takes over and reorganize it for a true World protector aspect.

Doesn't "Iron Man, Director of SHIELD" fill the need for a SHIELD book? (Seriously, I don't know. I don't read it...)

Personally, I've come to believe over the years that SHIELD is best kept as one of the background elements for the Marvel universe. Not everyone should have a monthly title. Certainly, it could work, and taking a sort of Checkmate approach as WarHULK suggested is one way to do it, but as a Checkmate reader I have to say that not only is the book generally somewhat bleak and dismal but it depends upon backstabbing intrigues to keep my interest up... and do we really want more of that in the Marvel U?

Any invocation of G.I. Joe (thematically, not literally, I understand), isn't going to paint a positive picture for me. Perhaps it's simply my age showing, but none of that appeals to me. Aside from any hokey associations I have with it, the military aspects leave me cold, too. I'm actually surprised that I still have Avengers: The Initiative on my pull list; I think it's still there out of a mix of habit and a hope that Slott's eventual plans are to tear it all down. If I stopped and came to believe that this hoo-rah bootcamp carp was going to be a perpetual backdrop and theme I'd have to drop it.

I would argue that all of the emphasis we're seeing on SHIELD in the past couple of years has resulted in a more "real world" approach that has created a much more dismal Marvel universe. It's difficult to emphasize SHIELD and then step back and pretend that matters haven't devolved into those of a police state.

Still, that's me. Not every successful comic that's out there has to please my tastes.

There have been a couple of attempts at a solo SHIELD book, the most famous being the Steranko 1960s series. The 1990s series was more about Nick Fury than SHIELD, which is way the book finally failed. No one cared enough about the interpersonal goings on in Nick's life. A new SHIELD series, ala DC's Checkmate, as suggested Miraclo, is an excellent idea. With all the Terrorists groups running about the Marvel Universe, plus the super villains, plus the despots like Doom, it is clear that Marvel needs SHIELD front and center now more than ever.

Or just go for Checkmate! it's quality stuff!

Checkmate's great. I just jumped on board that book recently and really like it. I agree with Miraclo that SHIELD as a whole works better as support rather than as a headliner for a book.

Having said that, I'd love to read more solo Nick Fury adventures. In fact, I wonder if a new Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos "First Class"-style series would work?

Quesada was being cagey about plans for Nick post-Secret Invasion (when the topic came up in panels ar WWE this past weekend), hinting at some developments there. As things stand, we currently see him assembling a new force of people he can reasonably trust not to be Skrulls, while he's still in hiding.




Maybe the plan is to have him killed, and then SHIELD will train and pay Samuel Jackson to take his place..? I kid, I kid...