Posted in Comics, Preview, Review, SFW on 12/27/2009 03:16 pm by fanboi
Although this issue is primarily a peek into the history of the Gorgon, we’re also treated to a bit of characterization as Stonewall takes YoYo to visit her home for the first time since losing her arms and having them replaced with cybernetic ones. From the conversation before she went in, it seems like whatever they are, Stonewall’s secrets may be “coming out” soon. Still keeping my fingers crossed on him playing for OUR team.
One month later. Nick Fury’s got an army. Hydra goes to war. Leviathan reveals itself. Things heat up and Young Gun Stefano Caselli returns to knock it out of the park!
I think whatever Nick Fury has been cooking up since #1, his plans are starting to come together. We should be treated to something epic soon.
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Jerry Sledge, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, Stonewall, YoYo
Posted in Comics, Preview on 11/26/2009 07:13 pm by fanboi
I’ve been waiting for the writers to really deal with Phobos’ godhood and this issue they tackle the subject head on. I’ve been a fan of comic book pagan theology since The Teen Titans took on their namesakes. So this was a special treat. This title just gets better and better.
The time has come to settle all accounts. What was the deal Fury struck with Ares concerning his son? What does the future hold for the God of Fear? A hall of Gods and the judgment of Phobos…and of course, plenty of that super hero spy stuff you’re used to…
But no new hints about my favorite subject of speculation… Jerry Sledge a.k.a. Stonewall. 
Of all these characters he is my favorite, and not (just) because he runs around half-dressed like a Class Comics character or because I’m sure he’s going to turn out to be a big gay powerhouse. I’m interested in theories about his origins. What are his powers? To date, he has exhibited super strength, enlargement, some degree of invulnerability and it looks like he has (at least) a metal form (and maybe others?). I wonder what his parentage could be… Maybe love child of Carl “Crusher” Creel (The Absorbing Man) and Titania? Thoughts?
via CBR
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Ares, Gods, Nick Fury, Norman Osborn, Phobos, Secret Warriors
Posted in Comedy, Preview, SFW on 09/15/2009 05:07 pm by fanboi
Ares apparently has no clue that while he is off being a Dark Avenger, his son Phobos has been hanging out with Nick Fury and his Howling Secret Warrior Caterpillars. I have to admit that seems a bit odd. I figured Phobos is at least a demigod so Ares lets him do his own thing, but I guess not. From the looks of this preview… Ares is a “comes home from work every night type single dad” type. REALLY? This issue he is going to find out about his son’s extracurricular activities and when he does… there will be hell to pay.
Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Secret Warriors. Oh, YES… you heard that right. Ares versus Nick Fury! You might have heard your old man taking about back in “the day” when Stan Lee used to say ’nuff said? This would be the kind of thing he was ’nuff saiding about!
Marvel Boy always seemed like a poor fit for the Dark Avengers. He wasn’t really a criminal or psychopath like the rest. He’s just a misunderstood interdimensional alien with his own ideas of world order. He had no idea how sinister a gang the Dark Avengers actually is, but he’s learning. Hope he survives the test.
via CBR
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Ares, Dark Avengers, Dark Reign, Marvel Boy, Nick Fury, Phobos, Secret Warriors
Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 08/06/2009 03:26 pm by fanboi
I’d been wondering if Ares knew what Phobos was up to…
Baron Strucker and Norman Osborn team up to drive out the Marvel Universe’s ultimate covert superteam. It’s wall-to-wall insanity as the Dark Avengers and the Thunderbolts go after the Secret Warriors. It’s time for Ares to get his son back! GOD OF FEAR. GOD OF WAR. Part one of four!
Check out ever-shirtless Stonewall looking smoking hot in his fingerless leather opera gloves (No i’m NOT going to let that go) as he breaks into a vault with the rest of the gang. I can’t wait until Daken meets Stonewall… who knows? Love connection?
Part 2 of GOD OF FEAR. GOD OF WAR. can be found in Thunderbolts #135. See these early pencils – The Black Widow (now revealed as Natasha Romanova in disguise – not Yelena) stands against the telepathic serial-killing psychopath Mister X for the life of Songbird.
If Songbird can get what she knows to Nick Fury… well you see why Norman Osborn sent Mr. X to kill her.
Norman Osborn! Black Widow! Songbird! Nick Fury! When you finally learn how these four powderkegs intersect and collide, you will be picking your jaw off the floor!
Secrets will be uncovered, agendas will be exposed, and heads will roll in the latest wicked installment of the book ComicPants.com calls “Bold and awesome. Diggle has woven a tale of underhanded evil and it truly is a great thing to behold.”
via CBR
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Ares, Dark Avengers, Phobos, Secret Warriors, Thunderbolts
Posted in Comics, Review, SFW on 07/29/2009 11:54 pm by fanboi
Now I’m sure I’m just reading into this because I overheard a porn producer saying the EXACT same thing to this one really hot jockstrap-clad gogo boy the other night… I swear!
I know there once was a Mrs. Dugan, but a man has needs and she’s been dead awhile. He could be a late bloomer. Ol’ Dum Dum might as well have sauntered up to Stonewall with that mini leather daddy mustache of his wearing assless leather chaps and a bowler hat saying “hey there boy. You, the tall shirtless one in the tight leather pants and riveted opera gloves. I like the cut of yer jib.”
I think the writers are just fucking with us at this point. First they give him the name Stonewall and that beefcake costume, keep him practically mute and now this? Is this a tease, a completely innocent post battle male-bonding moment or the beginning of a May/December romance? Yeah It’s probably B, but It still made me laugh.
And speaking of teases – here’s a completely gratuitous sketch of Stonewall from Secret Warrior artist Stefano Caselli.
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Dum Dum Dugan, Gays in Comics, Secret Warriors, Stonewall
Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 07/23/2009 03:32 pm by fanboi
Can’t wait to see how this rumble shakes down. I have to admit I’m STILL hoping a closet door will swing open and Stonewall will step on out, but even if he ends up being a bigger womanizer than a drunken Tony Stark I’m still enjoying the ride.
The shocking conclusion to the earth-shattering first arc of Marvel’s coolest new series in years! It’s the ultimate Marvel super-hero spy experience. No one is safe! Don’t believe everything you’ve been told! You will be lied to!
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Hydra, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, Stonewall
Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 05/13/2009 12:16 pm by fanboi
I’m loving this series – I just hope that Stonewall actually SAYS SOMETHING soon. They are taking the strong silent type thing WAAAAY to seriously.
The most talked about new Marvel series rolls on as we find out the answer to the question: What happened to all the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Plus, Daisy Johnson recruits a new member to replace a fallen comrade, the kids spy on Nick Fury and we follow the Colonel as he starts his one man war against the endless hordes of HYDRA.
hmmm… whose that with Gateway? Our new recruit perhaps? This issue also sees the face-to-face reunion of Nick Fury and his old Howling Commando war buddy and longtime ally, Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader “Dum Dum” Dugan (freshly back from Skrull captivity).
via CBR
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Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, SFW, Stonewall
Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 03/26/2009 09:17 pm by fanboi
After last issue’s shocker that Hydra ran S.H.I.E.L.D. all along Nick Fury (Agent of Nothing) has his work cut out for him. How can he and his hand picked team defeat an evil organization so vast and powerful that it has controlled the forces of order from behind the scenes for decades without anyone even suspecting anything? Is Stonewall gay? By the way… I’m not going to stop asking that until he shows some kind of inclination in either direction.
The most talked-about new Marvel series continues as HYDRA’s plans pick up speed while more remnants of S.H.I.E.L.D. fall. Nick Fury reconnects with an old colleague and finds out that the balance has shifted between him and some of his former soldiers. All that, and the Warriors suffer their first casualty of war.
If you haven’t been reading this, pick it up. It is definitely one of the best titles Marvel has going right now (and that is saying a lot as they have a surprising number of quality new series staring up).
via CBR
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Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, Stonewall
Posted in Comics on 03/03/2009 11:00 am by fanboi
I have been eagerly anticipating this series since I first heard of it. And NO not just because I am convinced Stonewall (Jerry Sledge) will be our big gay powerhouse. I am a longtime Nick Fury fan and was overjoyed to see him return to the Marvel consciousness in Secret Invasion and even more psyched to see him spin out in a new series with a new group of young heroes. Aside from overdoing the strong silent type thing with Jerry, I for one, am thoroughly enjoying the ride.
Picking up from the earth-shattering conclusion to issue one… we find out who Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors”” real enemies are, where they””ve been hiding, and why they chose now to make their existence known. Get ready, this is going to send shock-waves that will ripple throughout the Marvel Universe. Hail Hydra!
via CBR
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Secret Warriors, SFW, Stonewall, Strucker
Posted in Beefcake, Comics, Gay News, LGBT in Comics, Preview on 02/06/2009 02:10 am by fanboi
From Jerry Sledge’s introduction (he was in jail for some trouble that involved a date and a cop when Daisy found him), we know he has a story to tell. But we didn’t hear any of it in the 1st issue of Secret Warriors.
They took the “Strong Silent Type” thing a little TOO seriously. He didn’t utter a word in the issue – not even a battle quip. Everyone ELSE had a few lines, even Phobos who was off playing video games. But maybe that’s a good sign – most gay characters in comics tend to be a bit invisible anyway. Look at Obsidian if you can find him now that Manhunter is canceled.
I’d been anticipating the first issue of Secret Warriors since we were first introduced to Jerry Sledge as we were clued into Nick Fury’s plan against the Secret Invasion. If the name Stonewall were not enough to make me suspect him as a “friend of Northstar“, advance shots of him in costume (shirtless muscle hunk tough guy with leather opera gloves) definitely had me thinking/hoping he’ll eventually be revealed as gay.
Why isn’t there ever a gay male powerhouse? Sure we’ve have some power kickass lesbians…(Knockout, Scandal, Question, Batwoman, Phyla, Moondragon). Wouldn’t it be nice if for a change the gay GUY isn’t someone who can fly away real fast (Northstar), someone who turns invisible (Anole) or someone who is completely powerless in direct sunlight (Graymalkin).
What if the gay character on the team was the big bad tough guy?!?!?! What if someone created such a character and stuck with him, making him a real part of the continuity of one of the big two and not just a token character tossed into group battles during crossovers? Might a new generation of straight comic readers see past stereotypes? Might a new generation of gay comic readers have a strong role model?
The closest we’ve seen to this type of character is Hulkling or Apollo and the Midnighter from The Authority. Thus far Hulkling’s portrayal has been good (and I love that we have portrayals of young gays coming out and falling in love, but would like to see some new gay characters outside the recently popular teen demographic. Even a gay character as powerful as Apollo still ends up beaten, raped and left a victim. Midnighter is really the closest we have to a true gay badass, but a rolemodel? I don’t think so.
Lets hope that the powers that be at Marvel know what they are doing. And that they remember Stonewall is more than a lame character from the Freedom Force.
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Gays in Comics, LGBT, Secret Warriors, SFW, Stonewall
Posted in Comics, Creators, Preview on 12/11/2008 11:15 am by fanboi
MySpaceComicBooks had a couple of pages from the upcoming Secret Warriors series (in addition to the ones that were published in Dark Reign #1 which I’ve also included).
Secret Invasion is over.
One man knows that in this new world – this darker now – the ideals he once served are broken relics of a greater generation… they are no more.
He knows his government can no longer be trusted, nor can any country or corporation. And no longer are heroes or vigilantes willing to do what is necessary – to do what it takes to make things right.
He knows this.
So he is moving all his pieces into place. He is assembling the players, and he is fully aware of the stakes… He knows what it will cost and he alone is willing to pay it.
Nick Fury has returned… and he has a plan.
I’m sticking to my prediction that Stonewall will be a friend of Dorothy. He’s a 7 foot shirtless muscle hunk wearing leather opera gloves! Keeping my fingers crossed for a strong, heroic, out gay powerhouse in the Marvel U. Plus he IS named Stonewall…
Even a die hard Metrosexual wouldn’t adventure in that unless it was Halloween or he was auditioning for a Rufskin modeling gig. Even Northstar would think it was too gay a costume. Not that I’m complaining – it suits him.
via IGN and MySpaceComicBooks
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Dark Reign, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, SFW, Stonewall
Posted in Comics, Preview on 09/12/2008 03:19 am by fanboi
Take a peek inside Nick Fury’s Secret Warrior boot camp in Mighty Avengers #18. I’ve still got my fingers crossed that Stonewall is a friend of Dorothy.
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Avengers, Marvel Comics, Secret Invasion, Secret Warriors, SFW
Posted in Preview on 07/01/2008 01:25 pm by fanboi
BMB has a lot to say about Nick Fury and his new team of Untouchables. I was a bit surprised they didn’t go with Howling Commandos, but I see why they would want to use Secret Warriors… it ties into the recent Skrull Secret Invasion AND reminds longtime Marvel fans of the old favorite Secret War.
via Newsarama
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Comic Book, Secret Invasion, Secret Warriors, SFW
