Rand Bellavia is back to share his fond memories of decades of comic collecting and reading in this month’s Random Access Memory.

When the world is full of danger, Nick Fury is there to save the day. Marvel released this early look at Nick Fury #1 by James Robinson and ACO.

Rand is back to share his fond memories of decades of comic collecting and reading in this month’s Random Access Memory.

PRESS RELEASE –  The world is a more dangerous place than ever. It needs dangerous men to keep it safe. That’s where he comes in. When you need a lone agent to infiltrate, capture, uncover or destroy – there’s no one better than Fury! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce NICK FURY #1 – the all-new series launching this April! Eisner Award-winning writer James Robinson (Scarlet Witch, Cable) joins visionary artist ACO (Squadron Supreme) for a high-octane spy-thriller full of action and dripping with style!

Mason has the bug – well, technically it is an arachnid, but he’s all about Ultimate Spider-Man and the LEGO sets that have been released. Released in 2012, here is his build and review of set 76004: Spider-Man Super-Cycle Chase.

With Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron in theaters, it’s finally time for the Helicarrier to make an appearance.

Nick Fury tells the Avengers what to do, and he also controls SHIELD. But how did he get that job? And how did he lose his eye!?! Get ready to receive your classified document in podcast form that will give you all the secrets of Nick Fury! So sit back and enjoy as Ashley and Jason begin their lesson. You might learn something. Enter your Mind University!

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Fury Max is Garth Ennis’s take on Nick Fury as a Cold Warrior, trading in his jet pack and blue bodysuit for extrajudicial killings and murky political maneuverings. Fighting the Viet Cong instead of Hydra, and working for the CIA instead of SHIELD, this version of Nick Fury is more realpolitik than superhero. Major Spoilers has the review of Fury Max #9 so you can decide if this gritty tale of a real-world cigar-chomping one-eyed spy is for you. Plus: bonus Frank Castle!

Recently, Marvel Comics has gone to great lengths to deliver an in-universe 616 version of Nick Fury that resembles the one seen in the movies (i.e., looking like Samuel L. Jackson instead of Napoleon Solo.)  The only real carry-over between the two characters is Nick’s eyepatch, which got me thinking about the visual cues that make a character who they are.  Batman’s 1990’s Azrael variant doesn’t say Batman to me, even with the cowl ears, but the all-black variant does, because it keeps the scalloped gloves from the original design, a key indicator of “Batman” for my eye.  Even The

Hot Toys has announced an upcoming Nick Fury action figure that looks totally awesome, and totally Sam L. Jackson.

Sideshow Collectibles is getting ready to launch pre-orders for the Nick Fury Comiquette statue that allows you to switch between PC non-smoking Fury, and the cigar chomping classic look.

Cage’s Avengers have started to come into their own as a group, but can the team handle a mortally wounded Mockingbird on their first real mission together? Also, what was Fury putting together back in the late 1950’s? Find out after the jump.

Marvel Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of New Avengers #9 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato and Howard Chaykin.