Comics character
Al MacKenzie is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .
Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , portrayed by Henry Simmons . After briefly becoming the host of Spirit of Vengeance , he eventually became the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Publication history
Al MacKenzie first appeared in Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 (Aug. 1988), and was created by Bob Harras and Paul Neary .
The character subsequently appears in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1–7 (Sept. 1989–Jan. 1990).
An entry for Al MacKenzie appears in issue four of the reference series The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 .
Fictional character biography
Al MacKenzie was born in Austin, Texas . He was once the C.I.A. liaison to S.H.I.E.L.D. [ 1] He became romantically involved with Contessa Valentina Allegra di Fontaine after a while, which led to an estrangement between him and Nick Fury .[ 2] Because of this, he returned to the CIA with the Contessa.[ 3]
MacKenzie later joined the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization full-time, and spent considerable time as the senior liaison officer to the C.I.A.[ 4] Subsequently, under unknown circumstances, MacKenzie resigned from S.H.I.E.L.D., and wrote a "tell-all" book entitled UnSHIELDed: an Unauthorized Insider's Look Behind the World's Most Powerful Global Spy Network , which purportedly explained some of the history behind the organization from his point of view.[ 5] Since then, he also acted as an unofficial source to Ben Urich , prodding Urich and Jessica Jones to attempt to expose Fury's unauthorized mission to Latveria .[ 6]
Henry Simmons as Al Mackenzie in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mackenzie appears in the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , portrayed by Henry Simmons . His full name is Alphonso Mackenzie, but he goes by the nickname "Mack" . He is an African-American mechanic and engineer who is recruited into the newly rebuilt S.H.I.E.L.D. by Phil Coulson after the events of the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier . He is old friends with Barbara "Bobbi" Morse .[ 7] He develops a close friendship with Leo Fitz ,[ 8] and a romantic relationship with Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez .[ 9] Mack later goes on to become the director of S.H.I.E.L.D due to the ill health and subsequent death of Phil Coulson .[ 10] In the final episode, "What We're Fighting For", Mack continues to lead S.H.I.E.L.D.[ 11]
Simmons reprises his role in a six part web series titled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot .[ 12]
References
^ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe vol. 3 #4. Marvel Comics (New York).
^ Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics (New York).
^ Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #3. Marvel Comics (New York).
^ Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #6. Marvel Comics (New York).
^ Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 # 10. Marvel Comics (New York).
^ The Pulse # 9. Marvel Comics (New York).
^ Tancharoen, Kevin (director); Monica Owusu-Breen (writer) (March 17, 2015). "One of Us ". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . Season 2. Episode 13. ABC .
^ "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Fitz + Mack's Bromance" . Comics2Film. July 31, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 .
^ Underwood, Ron (director); Monica Owusu-Breen (writer) (March 8, 2016). "Bouncing Back ". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . Season 3. Episode 11. ABC.
^ Clark Gregg (director); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (writer) (May 10, 2019). "Missing Pieces ". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . Season 6. Episode 1. ABC.
^ Kevin Tancharoen (director); Jed Whedon (writer) (August 12, 2020). "What We're Fighting For ". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . Season 7. Episode 13. ABC.
^ CS (December 6, 2016). "Agents of SHIELD: LMD and a Slingshot Digital Series are Coming" . ComingSoon.net . Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
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