Trivia about Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.. * Pierce mentions he trained at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Kirby Academy, a reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby. * Considered to be the last of the Marvel B-movies prior to being reinvented by 1998's Blade (which was also written by David S. Goyer) and 2000's X-Men. [1]