Well, this book is just a ton of fun.

Inspired by the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series, Marvel has decided to incorporate agents Coulson, May, Fitz, Simmons, and Johnson into the Marvel Comics Universe. What follows is a series of adventures with a whole cast of characters unavailable to the television version. Also, seeing the small but vital parts this team can play in major comic events is absolutely fascinating. It's clear to see that Mark Waid is having a blast with these stories, each one running a single issue. In this set alone, we get to see Coulson's crew take on a surgeon doing the most unorthodox procedures on street kids, a reunion between father and daughter as Mr. Hyde is found, a reality-warping adventure with Howard the Duck, the secret history of S.H.I.E.L.D. with Nick Fury senior and the Man Called D.E.A.T.H, and even an assault on Asgard to protect all the Nine Realms from Ragnarok!

This collection includes the Man Called D.E.A.T.H, which features previously unused artwork from Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko! This is quite a book, and to think I discovered it in the used trade section of one of my local comic book stores. ( )