Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition Hardcover - Out of Print

In the mid-1960s, Jim Steranko burst into the Marvel Age of comics in a BIG way, and the innovative, cinematic techniques he introduced in his brief tenure at The House of Ideas stand to this day as a high-water mark in the history of graphic storytelling. Published by the premium graphic preservation masterminds at IDW Publishing, Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition is a highly sought-after, out-of-print (OOP) museum-tier flagship hardcover collection. This monumental, massive coffee-table tome reproduces Jim Steranko’s original, uncompressed silver-age production boards at their native physical draw size, allowing fans to analyze the intricate line work, editorial notes, and fine-line inks that birthed a pop-culture icon.

Spanning a monumental 184 pages of high-contrast visual layouts and heavyweight archival drawing stock, this comprehensive chronicle presents an unmatched look inside historical comic development pipelines. Get an inside look at the raw ink-and-paint process packed with a wealth of production extras, including raw hand-drawn borders, editorial white-out corrections, blue-pencil layout lines, paste-overs, and structural margin notes. While appearing to be in black and white, every single page has been meticulously scanned in color from Jim Steranko's private archives to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing actual physical art boards. Follow the high-stakes espionage adventures of director Nick Fury across 12 complete classic stories from Strange Tales #151–162, exploring how the legendary illustrator engineered groundbreaking cinematic panelling sequences, psychedelic optical illusions, and op-art layouts that remain iconic to this day. Every premium layout page is printed the same size as originally drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.

Individual chapters compile spectacular visual layouts, character designs, and worldbuilding portfolios:

Masterfully devised, written, and illustrated by comic book industry titan Jim Steranko, with additional script contributions by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas alongside foundational layouts by the legendary Jack Kirby, this volume won the prestigious Eisner Award. This essential reference manual is an absolute crown jewel addition for digital painters, comic book pencilers, illustration historians, and dedicated collectors of premium investment-tier artist-edition volumes.