S. H. I. E. L. D.: Architects of Forever
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780785148944 (0785148949)
Publish date: May 4th 2011
Publisher: Marvel
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Ambitious and abandoned is how I would describe this graphic novel. The premise of this short-lived Marvel series was that S.H.I.E.L.D., the spy organization founded after WWII to hunt down Communists and other insurgents, is actually a ancient secret society which has defended the Earth from alien ...
Beautifully illustrated but quite confusing, this trade paperback tells of various luminaries from history returning to battle each other but for what? We meet Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Nikolas Tesla and others. The story switches nearly every page from one time to another - which I dislike a...