Fury: Peacemaker

Fury: Peacemaker is a six issue miniseries written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Darick Robertson. It was published under the Marvel Knights imprint[2] and takes place within the same continuity as Ennis' other Marvel Max and Marvel Knights series. The story functions as an origin story for Nick Fury and takes place before he joined the Howling Commandos.

Fury: Peacemaker
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
FormatLimited series
GenreWar
Publication date2006
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Nick Fury
Creative team
Written byGarth Ennis[1]
Penciller(s)Darick Robertson[1]
Inker(s)Jimmy Palmiotti[1]
Rodney Ramos[1]
Letterer(s)Virtual Calligraphy[1]
Joe Caramagna[1]
Editor(s)Axel Alonso[1]

The series is more conservative about its violence compared to Ennis' other two Fury series.[3]

Publication history

The series was originally published in the US in 2006. It was also reprinted in France in 2012.[4]

Plot

After seeing his troops butchered at Sidi Bou Zid in the lead-up to the battle of Kasserine Pass, Fury has a run-in with Stephen Barkhorn, a German lieutenant-general, who, seeing the broken Fury, advises him that the only way to be good at war is to "learn to enjoy it". Fury soon falls in with a group of irregular SAS soldiers, led by a Captain Kynaston, fighting in the deserts behind German lines. Contrasting the meat grinder at Sidi Bou Zid with the efficiency of Captain Kynaston's unit, Fury learns to truly enjoy war by fighting intelligently.

Reception

The series has been described as far more realistic than other Marvel war comics, and has been praised for portraying Nick Fury in a very flawed light, as a rather ruthless soldier who strives to do the right thing.[5][6]

Arya Ponto of Artboiled.com stated that the series lacks the excesses that turned people off from Ennis' first Fury series, and that Peacemaker is a swift, excellent WWII caper reminiscent of movies like Where Eagles Dare and Inglourious Basterds that also serves as an updated origin story for Fury.[2][7]

Prints

Issues
No. Title Cover date Comic Book Roundup rating Estimated sales (first month) Rated
#1 "1: Kasserine Pass" April 2006 N/A 27,412, ranked 74th in North America[8] T+[9]
#2 "2: The War Without The Army" May 2006 N/A 21,609, ranked 114th in North America[10]
#3 "3: Weapon of Choice" June 2006 N/A 19,177, ranked 110th in North America[11]
#4 "4: Final Solution" July 2006 N/A 18,372, ranked 123th in North America[12]
#5 "5: Beasts" August 2006 N/A 16,982, ranked 114th in North America[13]
#6 "6: The End of the Beginning" September 2006 N/A 16,579, ranked 121th in North America[13]

Collected editions
TitleFormatMaterial collectedPagesPublication dateISBNEstimated sales (North America)
[Trades]		Rated
Fury: Peacemaker Trade Paperback Fury: Peacemaker #1-6 144 November 15, 2006 0-7851-1769-5 Combined sales: 2,377[14] T+[15]

Sequel

The series takes place before Ennis's first Fury series published in 2001 and was later followed by Fury: My War Gone By in 2013.

See also

References
  2. "Artboiled is under construction".
  3. Ching, Albert (May 1, 2012). "Ennis Returns to FURY MAX for 'Cold War Greatest Hits'". COMICS. Newsarama. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  4. "GCD :: Issue :: Fury - Peacemaker #1". www.comics.org.
  5. Keith Booker, M. (2010-05-11). Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels [2 volumes]: [Two Volumes]. ISBN 9780313357473.
  6. "Fury: Peacemaker #1 Review". Archived from the original on 30 December 2017 – via www.ign.com.
  7. "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26.
  8. "February 2006 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  9. Fury: Peacemaker #1
  10. "March 2006 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  11. "April 2006 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  12. "May 2006 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  13. "June 2006 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  14. "November 2006 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  15. "FURY: PEACEMAKER TPB (Trade Paperback)". Marvel Entertainment.
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