Marvel changes an upcoming Captain America story to reintroduce SHIELD

Captain America will have different companions now for his trip to Latveria.

Marvel has announced that SHIELD, led by Nick Fury Jr., will return in Captain America #6, seemingly replacing the team of international superheroes that was set to debut in that issue.

The post-One World Under Doom story would have introduced a group of super soldiers sent to assist Captain America on a mission to Latveria, including Captain Kingdom, Captain France, The Star and a new Red Widow. But this week Marvel announced that issue will now feature a new iteration of SHIELD that will include Nick Fury Jr., Red Widow and several new SHIELD agents — all in the lead-up to Armageddon.

They even kept the same cover design by artist Valerio Schiti, replacing the “Captains” with SHIELD:

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What Are You Reading? | ‘Punderworld’ delivers ‘a fully fleshed out world of relationships, Greek lore and bang-on comedic timing’

See what the Smash Pages crew has been reading lately, including ‘JLA,’ Ka-Zar, ‘Defenders,’ ‘Blue & Gold’ and more.

Welcome to What Are You Reading?, our look at what the Smash Pages crew has been checking off their “to read” list lately. Today’s edition includes thoughts on recent issues of Defenders, Justice League Infinity, Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land and The Me You Love in the Dark, as well collections of JLA, Punderworld and SHIELD, among others.

Let us know what you’ve been reading lately in the comments or on social media.

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