| Wolverine/Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising | |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Date: | 1994 |
| Series: | Marvel Graphic Novel |
| Main Char Team: | Wolverine, Nick Fury and Mikel Fury |
| Writers: | Howard Chaykin |
| Artists: | Shawn McManus |
| Colourists: | Gloria Vasquez |
| Letterers: | Chris Eliopoulos |
| Origdate: | 1994 |
| Origlanguage: | English |
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Wolverine/Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising, sometimes just known as Scorpio Rising is a graphic novel published by American company Marvel Comics in 1994.[1] [2]
The story was reprinted in Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio in 2012, which contains the three stories of the Wolverine/Nick Fury trilogy, and being the other two.[3] [4]
Fury's son, Mikel, is having a hard time training to become S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and soon he's seduced away by the cry of his homeland, Carpassia, which is undergoing revolution. He takes the Cosmic Key and heads for Carpassia, where HYDRA is using LMDs to wage war and to bait Mikel so Hydra steal the Key from him. Fury and Wolverine team up again to set Scorpio straight and free the country of HYDRA. It is later revealed that Mikel is the heir to the Carpassian throne from before the country was taken over by the Soviet Union. After Hydra is defeated, he runs for president and wins the election.[5] [1] [6]
The trilogy was originally collected as in the following trade paperback.
The trilogy was also later reprinted in the Marvel Epic Collection of Wolverine.
| Title | Vol. | Vol. title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine Epic Collection | 2 | Back to Basics | Wolverine (vol. 2) #17–30; ; Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure | March 2019 | |
| 3 | Blood and Claws | Wolverine (vol. 2) #31–44 (1988), Wolverine: Bloodlust (1990) 1, (1991) 1 | July 2021 | ||
| 7 | To the Bone | Wolverine (vol. 2) #76-86; Wolverine: Evilution; Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising; Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Punisher: The Dark Design; Cable #16 | June 2023 |
The book was the third American highest selling trade-paperback of 1994.[8]
SuperMegaMonkey of Comics Chronology stated that, despite being a sequel to The Scorpio Connection, it does not really delve into the Scorpio history any further; Howard Chaykin also drew the Scorpio Connection but did not get any writing credits for it and probably felt some ownership or connection with the characters. However, according to him, Scorpio Rising is just a general spy adventure story.[9]