11 Great SHIELD Storylines That Joss Whedon’s Show Should Steal From

In less than a calendar month , we ’re going to be seeing Joss Whedon ’s long - look return to television , with a show about S.H.I.E.L.D. , the shadowy organization from the Marvel motion-picture show . But S.H.I.E.L.D. has already had a ton of unforgettable storyline in the comics . Here are 11 sagas that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. could draw on .

This is one of the first ever S.H.I.E.L.D. plot line , written by Stan Lee and draw by Jack Kirby himself . And it ’s mostly worth mentioning for the fact that it introduces S.H.I.E.L.D. ’s ESP Squad , who are a whole police squad of federal agent with judgment - control condition tycoon . Tell me you would n’t need to see a floor discharge around a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. psy - private detective .

I have a major lenient spot for D.G. Chichester ’s stint writing Nick Fury , Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the early 1990s , and this long - run storyline is one of the good ones . It include the spiritual rebirth of a Nazi supervillain , Baron Von Strucker — but you would n’t needs require him to get to the essence of this storyline , which is all about terrorists attacking a S.H.I.E.L.D. breeding adeptness using alien technology and killing over a thousand trainee factor . And meanwhile , some former KGB agent have operate freelance and are sell state secrets . This story introduces Cassandra Romulus , a superspy who wear bright immature lipstick . Also , the 1990s S.H.I.E.L.D. series let in some great stuff about peace - make out alien who have been mind controlled and twist into Nazis . And a rage leader who thinker - controls people into unite his Day of Judgement squad .

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No , not the World War II squadron — but the squad of supernatural monster types that process for S.H.I.E.L.D. in this short - hold up 2006 comic book . The notion of S.H.I.E.L.D. gathering a bunch of odd characters as a 2d - string team in eccentric the Avengers are n’t uncommitted makes a certain amount of sense , and you could see how a team like that could get out of control or at least serve as nervous allies for Phil Coulson ’s exceptional squad . The comics version of the squad included a Frankenstein’s - monster clone , an intelligent zombie , a mummy , and a lycanthrope / lamia hybrid charwoman . Mostly , it would be fun to see the human agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. having to interact with some werewolf and zombie spirit colleagues .

This 1995 miniseries is most celebrated for being written by the greatHoward Chaykin , who also wrote and drew a few other S.H.I.E.L.D. comics . This particular plot line showcases a few not bad ideas : in particular , S.H.I.E.L.D. is strike with major funding cuts , make the agency to cut corner just before things get haired . And S.H.I.E.L.D. is forced to allot with a battle for ascendence over a super - terrorist organization between a woman and her ex-wife - husband , with the loser potentially setting off a small nuclear warhead in the middle of New York . I just care the idea of S.H.I.E.L.D. of a sudden have to face for alteration in the sofa cushions as everything break idle .

You know we ’re going to have to premise Damage Control into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some head — they ’re the organization from the funnies who cleanse up all the disasters that superheroes make with their massive engagement prospect . And after watching The Avengers , it ’s somewhat clear their help is going to be take around here . In this plot line , Damage Control goes on strike and Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are called into mediate . You could easy replace Nick Fury with Phil Coulson — I would love to see him harness a catchy labor dispute , using all the slyness and charm at his garbage disposal to get the strikers back to employment by any mean necessary .

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We know that Joss Whedon ’s obsessed with Kitty Pryde , so he ’s probably study this limited series . apparently , Marvel does n’t have the right to use Kitty Pryde at the moment — but they could use the thought of a superpowered specialist being fetch in to get by with a computer computer virus attacking the Helicarrier , only to have the computer virus turn out to be a supervillain in camouflage . Also , Marvel does have the rights to use She - Hulk , who had a not bad “ She - Hulk , Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. ” storyline where she hunt down superpowered threats for S.H.I.E.L.D. , not too long ago . Just sayin ’ .

Although you might have to modify its name to “ Kaiju Squad , ” since they might not have the right hand to Godzilla . Basically , when Godzilla comes ashore and get trashing diddley , a bunch of S.H.I.E.L.D.agents are send off to track Godzilla and come up a direction to contend with him . And they basically follow Godzilla around , studying him and trying to figure out how to charm him , using topnotch high tech equipment design by Tony Stark . At one point , they build a giant robot to fight Godzilla ( really ! ) and at another , they handle to shrink Godzilla down to midget size of it — but then he get away and re - embiggens . The telly show might not have the budget to show kaiju attacking the seashore too often , but it would be kind of hilarious if there was one installment about this . Or if the Kaiju Squad just wandered through a few episodes , shaking their heads . “ Yup . Still chasing that jumbo ogre . Nope , have n’t caught him yet . ”

Given that Joss Whedon actually create S.W.O.R.D. in the pages of Astonishing X - adult male , it seems like a pretty trusted bet that we might see it finally . In a nutshell , S.W.O.R.D. is a counterpart to S.H.I.E.L.D. that focuses on answer to extraterrestrial threats . And sexual intercourse between the two covert agencies are frequently difficult , with S.W.O.R.D. resorting to some extreme maneuver that S.H.I.E.L.D. does n’t totally hold with . You could see S.W.O.R.D. head Abigail Brand becoming an uneasy friend or foil of Phil Coulson or Maria Hill — and S.W.O.R.D. could also be used to enjoin some interesting news report about xenophobia and its unfortunate radioactive dust . You could also use S.W.O.R.D. to segue into a tale about H.A.M.M.E.R. , the evil reading of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( See below . )

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Thisbizarre storylineby virtuoso author Jonathan Hickman and fantastic artist Dustin Weaver discover that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been around for grand of years , and at one breaker point both Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton were S.H.I.E.L.D. broker . Da Vinci and Newton become drag in a long - running battle over fate vs. free will , with the fate of the world hanging in the balance . You probably could n’t do most of the crazy stuff in this comedian on television — but some of the ideas could by all odds make their way to the small concealment . Besides that “ fate vs. spare will ” affair , there ’s also the notion of S.H.I.E.L.D. having deep roots . And people faking their deaths and abandoning their class to devote their lives to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Not that Nick Fury is likely to show up much on this TV show — Samuel L. Jackson is kinda busy , after all . But you could substitute Nick Fury with Phil Coulson , and this story could still work great . In a nutshell , S.H.I.E.L.D. turns against Nick Fury , and eventually we discover that the undercover agent gang have been pass through by evil extra . Nick is forced to go on the run with a few quality agent , and fight against his own organization . ( There’sa running theorythat Captain America : The Winter Soldier is already based on this storyline , in which causa we could see some of the fallout on the TV show . ) If the show ever does the “ SHIELD is submit over by evil and agents have to go rogue ” plot line , they could also take over hard from the late Secret Warriors bow , which is much the same matter except slightly more political . S.H.I.E.L.D. becomes the evil organisation H.A.M.M.E.R.

The ultra - classic Jim Steranko storyline about a superspy who outmaneuver , outmaneuvers and generally out - awesomes the S.H.I.E.L.D. crew . He keep the agents on their toes , portray S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel and set mortal traps , while nobody is even able to find out who he is or why he has a vendetta against them . You could apply this basic storyline as a jumping - off point for some keen spy - vs - spy hooey , with a mysterious , unstoppable enemy who keeps coming back . In general , the Steranko emergence of Strange Tales and Fury ’s own comedian are a gold mine of weird science fictional twists — for lesson , the gadgets that S.H.I.E.L.D. has approach to let in a third power that causes LSD - ish hallucinations in anyone in the vicinity , plus a pill that makes you invisible for just 60 seconds .

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