Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Group publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceHowling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 (2015)
In-story information
Type of organizationTeam
Leader(s)S.H.I.E.L.D.
Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Series publication information
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication date2015
Number of issues6
Main character(s)Howling Commandos

Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics in 2015. The series was a spinoff of the 2014 series S.H.I.E.L.D. by Mark Waid. It lasted for 6 issues.[1][2]

Publication history

The series was part of All-New All-Different Marvel. The team first appeared in issue six of S.H.I.E.L.D. and picked up after issue nine.

Plot

A new team of Howling Commandos under the command of the S.H.I.E.L.D. subsidiary S.T.A.K.E. led by the rebuilt LMD of Dum Dum Dugan and under the supervision of Warwolf. It consists of Jasper Sitwell's zombie form, Vampire by Night, Man-Thing, Manphibian, Orrgo, Teen Abomination, and Hit-Monkey.[3]

The first mission involved the Earth Idol of Golthana that was being smuggled on the S.S. Chaney and turned its crew into humanoid plant monsters. While the Howling Commandos are successful in defeating the transformed crew members, they merged into one giant plant monster. Man-Thing used his touch to burn the giant plant monster where its link to the Earth Idol of Golthana caused it to burn as well.[4]

The next mission that S.T.A.K.E gives to the Howling Commandos involves them fighting Sphinx and Adversary which led to them getting Glyph on their team.[5]

During the Avengers: Standoff! storyline, Paul Kraye caught Orrgo going through some S.T.A.K.E. files and informed Maria Hill enough for Orrgo to be sent to Pleasant Hill. The rest of the Howling Commandos rescued Orrgo and were teleported back to S.T.A.K.E. HQ by Kobik where they found that Paul Kraye had released every monstrous inmate there. This causes the Howling Commandos to spring into action.[6]

Reception

The series holds an average rating of 5.6 by 17 professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.[7]

Doug Zawisza of CBR.com stated that the book is a fun introduction to a new concept, but wrestles a little bit to find its identity.[8]

Prints

Issues

No. Title Cover date Comic Book Roundup rating Estimated sales (first month) Rated
#1 "Mission 001: Earth Idol" December 2015 5.5 by fourteen professional critics.[9] 44,532, ranked 46th in North America[10] T[11]
#2 "Mission 002: Ghost Train" January 2016 — 20,498, ranked 119th in North America[12] —
#3 — February 2016 — 18,002, ranked 144th in North America[13] —
#4 — March 2016 4.3 by one professional critic.[14] 14,091, ranked 154th in North America[15] —
#5 — April 2016 — 12,281, ranked 163th in North America[16] —
#6 May 2016 7.0 by two professional critic.[17] 12,700, ranked 153th in North America[18] —

Collected editions

Title Format Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN Estimated sales
(first month)
Monster Squad Trade Paperback Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-6 160[19] May 25, 2016[20] 978-0-7851-9646-4 838, ranked 142th in North America[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sava, Oliver (2016-02-18). "Exclusive Marvel preview: Monsters save the day in Howling Commandos #5 · Newswire · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. ^ "I've Enlisted With The "Howling Commandos Of SHIELD"". CBR. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  3. ^ "Frank Barbiere & Brent Schoonover Talk About S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Dirty Little Secret and the HOWLING COMMANDOS". Comic Vine. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. ^ Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
  5. ^ Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D #2–5
  6. ^ Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
  7. ^ "HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  8. ^ Doug Zawisza (2015-10-28). "Howling Commandos of SHIELD #1 - Comic Book Review". CBR. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  9. ^ "HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D #1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  10. ^ "October 2015 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  11. ^ "HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D #1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  12. ^ "November 2015 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  13. ^ "December 2015 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  14. ^ "HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D #4". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  15. ^ "January 2016 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  16. ^ "February 2016 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  17. ^ "HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D #6". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  18. ^ "March 2016 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  19. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Howling-Commandos-S-H-I-L-D-Monster/dp/0785196463
  20. ^ http://marvel.com/comics/collection/56289/howling_commandos_of_shield_monster_squad_trade_paperback
  21. ^ "May 2016 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

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