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Earth X 1/2 (Wizard 105) 2000 pg 14 by Bill Reinhold

Artists: Bill Reinhold (All) , Jim Krueger (Writer) , Alex Ross (Writer)

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Title:	Earth X 1/2 (Wizard 105) 2000 pg 14 by Bill Reinhold
Artist:	Bill Reinhold (All)
Artist:	Jim Krueger (Writer)
Artist:	Alex Ross (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
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Added to Site:	7/6/2013
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Earth X 1/2 (Wizard 105) 2000 pg 14
Penciled and inked (India ink, pen and brush) on2 ply 500 series 11' X 17" Strathmore paper
Pencils: Bill Reinhold (Signed upper & lower right)
Inks: Bill Reinhold (Signed upper & lower right)
Writer: Jim Krueger
Writer: Alex Ross

Earth X began in 1997. In the wake of DC Comics' Kingdom Come miniseries (created by Alex Ross and Mark Waid), Wizard Magazine asked Ross likewise to imagine a possible dystopian future for Marvel. Ross sketched out some ideas of what some of the most well-known Marvel characters (including Spider-Man, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk) might be like in a future where all ordinary humans had gained superpowers, and what would become of the heroes who had once been set apart by abilities which were now commonplace.

In the Earth X series the human population has been transformed into Mutants all with their own super powers. With everyone having powers, what is the need of having super heroes to protect everyone when everyone can protect themselves? Captain America has pitted himself against the Skull, a child with the power to control anyone he wants to to do whatever he asks. Meanwhile, X-51 and Reed Richards are trying to figure out what it was the caused everyone of the planet to gain their abilities.

This story is told from Nick Fury's point-of-view. It starts with Fury being controlled by the Skull and tells of the Skull's plans to take over the United States. Fury might be controlled by the Skull but he believes it'll take more than a kid with powers to fully stop him.

Fury goes on to tell his story about fighting against the Nazis during World War II and how the Germans lost the war because they didn't believe they could lose. It wasn't even a possibility in their heads because they thought it was destiny that they triumph. This is the same reason why the Skull will ultimately be defeated by Captain America, who fights because he is afraid of losing, while the Skull fights because he believes he is the most powerful and that it's his place to rule over others.

Fury tells the origin of his longevity next. He ran through a mine-field and was caught in one the blast. Instead of dying, he was taken to doctor Sternberg, who wanted to test his Infinity Formula. The formula turned Fury into an immortal as long as he kept taking it.

Years later, Fury joined a group called S.H.E.I.L.D. and he fought for democracy with the likes of Captain America and Nick Fury's Howlers. He joined forces with Tony Stark who supplied him with his flying car, the air craft carrier, and hundreds of robots that looked and sounded just like Nick. But something happened along the way. Mutants started to surface and S.H.E.I.L.D. commanded Fury to put a stop to them. Fighting against Nazis or communists was one thing, but fighting fellow Americans who were born different from everyone was another so he told S.H.E.I.L.D. that he wouldn't do it. Seeing what the Nazis did to the Jews was enough reason to not go along with his commands regarding the mutants.

Fury goes on to tell how Norman Osborn closed down the Daily Bugle by giving it the one news story it wanted more than anything, the secret identity of Spider-Man. Once everyone realized that Spider-Man was actually a photographer working for the paper, it discredited the entire paper forcing it to close it's doors soon afterwards. Not that people were reading that much now anyway. They had much more pressing matters to content with, with everyone having powers chaos soon rained. S.H.E.I.L.D. as well as Captain America were asked to go to New York and try to restore peace among the population, but it's hard to fight citizens who are rioting only because they are hungry.

A new enemy soon emerged, Hydra, an alien invading force trying to control and possess everyone. Tony Stark and Norman Osborn joined forces to fight against the Hydra, which also caused everyone to forgive Osborn of all his old transgressions at the same time. What they didn't know was that the Hydra were not aliens at all, but were created in Osborn's chemical plants. To clear his name, Osborn created an enemy only he could destroy, which paved a way to the presidency for him. Before Fury could tell anyone what he discovered about Osborn, Hydra attacked his heli-carrier bringing it and S.H.E.I.L.D. down.

At this point the Skull started taking over people in California before making his way across the nation. Fury went there to investigate what was going on and to find the Skull and try to stop him. Before he got a chance to, Namor jumped up and punched Fury into next week, only to reveal that Fury wasn't Fury at all, but one of his look-alike robots. By not being able to control the Fury robot, this is how the Skull learned he couldn't control anyone that isn't human, which leads him to decide to destroy the Iron Avengers.

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