S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #[nn]

This 2011 Marvel collection brings together all six chapters of the classic Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. saga — a sprawling espionage thriller pitting the eye-patched super-spy against the very organization he helped build. Bill Sienkiewicz's painted cover sets the mood perfectly: a looming, gun-toting Nick Fury dominates the composition while a cast of soldiers, a fierce female operative, and a jet aircraft swirl dramatically behind him against a backdrop evoking the Statue of Liberty. It's a cinematic, painted-style cover — rendered entirely by Sienkiewicz — that captures the high-stakes tension of one man standing alone against a global conspiracy.