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NextWave, Agents of H.A.T.E. #6-12
NextWave: Agents of H.A.T.E., Vol. 2: I Kick Your Face
What? You haven't been reading Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.? Here's a quick rundown of what you missed:
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Whew! And that's only the beginning. But don't worry, it's never too late to join the party. First up, the Nextwave Squad faces an army of Mindless Ones. Yes, insanely powerful stone men without faces. You cannot miss it.
Collecting Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7-12.
SuperheroesfightingexplosionsexAvengersFinFangFoomgiantflyingsubmarinemonstrositiesformerXForcebabeexplosionskickingMachineManpunchinggiantevilcoprobotshotEnglishchicksecretterroristorganization.
Whew! And that's only the beginning. But don't worry, it's never too late to join the party. First up, the Nextwave Squad faces an army of Mindless Ones. Yes, insanely powerful stone men without faces. You cannot miss it.
Collecting Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7-12.
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First published February 6, 2007
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About the author
Warren Ellis
1,972 books5,772 followersWarren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic” novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, as well as the digital short-story single DEAD PIG COLLECTOR. His newest book is the novella NORMAL, from FSG Originals, listed as one of Amazon’s Best 100 Books Of 2016.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
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June 28, 2018
Overcoming all odds, Nextwave goes up against the Beyond Corporation to settling things once and for all...
This time, Nextwave takes on the Mindless Ones, Forbush Man, a baby MODOK, and other things, leading up to the final battle with the Beyond Corporation. Warren Ellis' examination of the excesses of the super-hero genre wound to an abrubt but still satisfying end. I was sad to see NextWave go but things were wearing a little thin by the end anyway.
So where are we now? I loved the battle with the Mindless Ones, except for the Mindless Ones putting on clothes. I did not expec to see Forbush Man, a baby MODOK, or Devil Dinosaur talking and wearing a smoking jacket.
The art was still great but I was really getting tired of the explosions by the end. The characters were by far my favorite part of the series. I'm glad to see Marvel is currently doing something with Monica Rambeau and Devil Dinosar. I don't think the others have made many appearances since, which is a shame since Warren Ellis' version of Machine Man is damn entertaining and I'd like to see that approach in the main Marvel Universe instead of whatever alternate reality Nextwave inhabits.
NextWave was a lot of fun but too much fun can be exhausting. It was an interesting examination of the highs and lows of super hero comics but I'm glad the ride is over. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
This time, Nextwave takes on the Mindless Ones, Forbush Man, a baby MODOK, and other things, leading up to the final battle with the Beyond Corporation. Warren Ellis' examination of the excesses of the super-hero genre wound to an abrubt but still satisfying end. I was sad to see NextWave go but things were wearing a little thin by the end anyway.
So where are we now? I loved the battle with the Mindless Ones, except for the Mindless Ones putting on clothes. I did not expec to see Forbush Man, a baby MODOK, or Devil Dinosaur talking and wearing a smoking jacket.
The art was still great but I was really getting tired of the explosions by the end. The characters were by far my favorite part of the series. I'm glad to see Marvel is currently doing something with Monica Rambeau and Devil Dinosar. I don't think the others have made many appearances since, which is a shame since Warren Ellis' version of Machine Man is damn entertaining and I'd like to see that approach in the main Marvel Universe instead of whatever alternate reality Nextwave inhabits.
NextWave was a lot of fun but too much fun can be exhausting. It was an interesting examination of the highs and lows of super hero comics but I'm glad the ride is over. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
December 4, 2008
Just hilarious! This series is already a 'kick in the face' to the stale superhero genre, and these are so sarcastically, fantastically over the top it's fun to reread them looking for the funny bits you missed. From a covert pilfering of Captain America's urine to a fight scene splash page featuring an epic battle with half naked ninja, blue pirates whose peg legs shoot lasers, tiny Iron-Man mask wearing leather bar wrestlers and huge floating Elvis heads shooting cheeseburgers, there isn't a boring or unfunny page in this book.
December 23, 2015
12/23/15: Still amusing but missing the whimsy and "something." The ending was abrupt and odd. But the fights and extra 6 covers were hilarious.
12/28/10: Not nearly as funny as the first volume (but then, what could be?) but still an enjoyably ridiculous ride.
12/28/10: Not nearly as funny as the first volume (but then, what could be?) but still an enjoyably ridiculous ride.
September 28, 2025
4.8 stars
Reading NextWave: Agents of HATE has changed me as a person… touched me deep inside… in places where nobody ever touches me for fear of contagion and deeply disturbing unnamable stickiness… mmm, that feels good…
Reading NextWave: Agents of HATE has changed me as a person… touched me deep inside… in places where nobody ever touches me for fear of contagion and deeply disturbing unnamable stickiness… mmm, that feels good…
May 28, 2009
Most of the time, comics do not benefit from deep and patient consideration. The vast majority owe their popularity to a world of powerless men trapped in a work-a-day world that provides them little pride and less edification. Readers of history often fantasize about living in another age, readers of travelogues imagine impossibly pricey vacations, and fans of Romance want an 'unbound pillar of desire', which I think is a piece by Rodin.
Likewise, many comic readers have been happy for little more than sexy, fast-paced excitement. This demand has been met by a bevy of innumerable authors over the years, but usually with the same old band of familiar heroes. This preponderance has lead to a wealth of stories and histories for each character, often contradictory ones. However, none of that mattered until some of the more leisure-gifted fans tried to make sense of it.
The ever-blossoming result of these hundred thousand monkeys can be at turns humbling, nonsensical, horrifying, and depressing. If you are the sort who teases tigers at the zoo, then perhaps you'll enjoy the effect of whispering the word 'continuity' amongst a band of the faithful. You'll have to be careful, of course, as breathing the word at ComicCon is liable to end in broken marriages, sundered friendships, oceans of tears, and rivers of blood.
It was not always so dire. Alan Moore carelessly sauntered over from England and after writing two or three things, made it okay to take comic books seriously. His dangerous artistry spawned a generation of new writers, who all, to one degree or another, have come to consider comics to be Art.
These writers have been trying to 'fix' continuity since about when I was born. They write year-long series called "Secret Countdown to Final Infinite Earth Civil War Crisis: Zombie Zero Hour", just so you know that they mean business and once they're done, you can finally get along with the escapist power fantasies in peace.
Warren Ellis is one of those literary writer guys inspired by Moore to use things like 'tropes' and 'metaphors' in his 'tales of existential exploration'. It's all quite serious. In this particular philosophical exegesis, Ellis takes on a common theme of artsy writers, namely: what would the lives of superheroes really be like, if they were real people.
He chooses a group of heroes to represent, each chosen for being forgotten and mishandled by the 'continuity gestapo'. He then imagines what it would be like to live in a world where giant dragons in purple underwear threaten the peace of the world on a daily basis. His exploration (exploitation?) of the contradictions inherent to heroism in a world where battles often level cities is particularly poignant.
Like Watchmen, Nextwave holds a wink and a nod up to the genre, stomping thoughtlessly on the already blurry line between the ideals of right and wrong, the point of inescapable gray where the serious cannot escape the ludicrous, and the ludicrous cannot escape Warren Ellis. But unlike Watchmen, this is a satire which attempts to maintain the absurdity of its genre. In the end, however, Ellis must bow respectfully to the men who came before him, and he duly admits that he could not be as ridiculous on purpose as they were by happy accident.
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Likewise, many comic readers have been happy for little more than sexy, fast-paced excitement. This demand has been met by a bevy of innumerable authors over the years, but usually with the same old band of familiar heroes. This preponderance has lead to a wealth of stories and histories for each character, often contradictory ones. However, none of that mattered until some of the more leisure-gifted fans tried to make sense of it.
The ever-blossoming result of these hundred thousand monkeys can be at turns humbling, nonsensical, horrifying, and depressing. If you are the sort who teases tigers at the zoo, then perhaps you'll enjoy the effect of whispering the word 'continuity' amongst a band of the faithful. You'll have to be careful, of course, as breathing the word at ComicCon is liable to end in broken marriages, sundered friendships, oceans of tears, and rivers of blood.
It was not always so dire. Alan Moore carelessly sauntered over from England and after writing two or three things, made it okay to take comic books seriously. His dangerous artistry spawned a generation of new writers, who all, to one degree or another, have come to consider comics to be Art.
These writers have been trying to 'fix' continuity since about when I was born. They write year-long series called "Secret Countdown to Final Infinite Earth Civil War Crisis: Zombie Zero Hour", just so you know that they mean business and once they're done, you can finally get along with the escapist power fantasies in peace.
Warren Ellis is one of those literary writer guys inspired by Moore to use things like 'tropes' and 'metaphors' in his 'tales of existential exploration'. It's all quite serious. In this particular philosophical exegesis, Ellis takes on a common theme of artsy writers, namely: what would the lives of superheroes really be like, if they were real people.
He chooses a group of heroes to represent, each chosen for being forgotten and mishandled by the 'continuity gestapo'. He then imagines what it would be like to live in a world where giant dragons in purple underwear threaten the peace of the world on a daily basis. His exploration (exploitation?) of the contradictions inherent to heroism in a world where battles often level cities is particularly poignant.
Like Watchmen, Nextwave holds a wink and a nod up to the genre, stomping thoughtlessly on the already blurry line between the ideals of right and wrong, the point of inescapable gray where the serious cannot escape the ludicrous, and the ludicrous cannot escape Warren Ellis. But unlike Watchmen, this is a satire which attempts to maintain the absurdity of its genre. In the end, however, Ellis must bow respectfully to the men who came before him, and he duly admits that he could not be as ridiculous on purpose as they were by happy accident.
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November 27, 2015
Možná je to tím, že jsem to četl hned po jedničce, ale už mi to nepřiělo tak vtipné ("wow efekt" se vyplýtval). Komiks nicméně drží úroveň šílenosti z prvního dílu a občas ještě přidá (#11 sešit plný dvojstránek) + je tu hromada skvělých momentů a hlášek.
Mark Millar licks goats.
3,5/5
Mark Millar licks goats.
3,5/5
July 6, 2020
I was a bit lukewarm on this series in vol 1, but in vol 2, it suddenly clicked for me.
This was pretty awesome. There is so much imagination brimming from every crevice of this book. I think the difference between volume 2 and volume 1 is that Ellis relies less on witty banter in this one (even though it definitely is there), and instead focuses on the mission at hand. And man, what a mission. The adventures these guys go through are insane, and the bad guys they fight, holy moly - it reminded me of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol at its weirdest at times. And I mean that in the best possible way.
I loved the art in this one too. Stuart Immonen is an amazing artist, but here he gets to flex his artistic muscles even further by drawing in different styles for one issue. But aside from that, the style for the overall book really grew on me, and I suddenly "got" it that much more. It fits the tone of the book really well and makes it look dynamic and ... well, just plain cool.
It really sucks that the book doesn't keep going from here, even though Ellis left it open ended to maybe come back one day? Hopefully there is more of this team in the future, as it is too good to just leave on the table.
This was pretty awesome. There is so much imagination brimming from every crevice of this book. I think the difference between volume 2 and volume 1 is that Ellis relies less on witty banter in this one (even though it definitely is there), and instead focuses on the mission at hand. And man, what a mission. The adventures these guys go through are insane, and the bad guys they fight, holy moly - it reminded me of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol at its weirdest at times. And I mean that in the best possible way.
I loved the art in this one too. Stuart Immonen is an amazing artist, but here he gets to flex his artistic muscles even further by drawing in different styles for one issue. But aside from that, the style for the overall book really grew on me, and I suddenly "got" it that much more. It fits the tone of the book really well and makes it look dynamic and ... well, just plain cool.
It really sucks that the book doesn't keep going from here, even though Ellis left it open ended to maybe come back one day? Hopefully there is more of this team in the future, as it is too good to just leave on the table.
February 16, 2022
A bit tiresome. There were a few chuckles along the way but it had this energy of wanting to end things, and none of the villains were as funny as the cop guy from volume 1. Of average quality I'll say.
July 24, 2010
I wanted to like this book. I really did. I had heard good things about it from acquaintances. And there's been some critical buzz I suppose. But in the end I just didn't enjoy it very much.
I understand this book is supposed to be funny. It's certainly not a traditional comic. But the entire series boils down to this: the heroes blow stuff up and fight through panel after panel of goofy monsters while making snide wisecracks. Sometimes it's funny, yes. But ultimately, it just feels so inconsequential to the point of being disposable.
I tried to look at this book as a sitcom where the characters just happen to be superheroes. To me it feels like what the writers were aiming for. But it's just not funny or interesting enough to hold my interest. The characters are also incredibly flat. There's really nothing very interesting about them. The Captain is a foul-mouth drunk. Tabby is a dumb blonde Hick. Monica is a bossy know-it-all. Don't worry if you don't catch on immediately, because the reader is presented with these facts over and over again for 12 issues. It gets old.
Maybe this book was meant as a satire on the sorry state of comic books today. But if so, it got lost on its way and fell into the same traps that it set out to parody. For instance, one issue is comprised entirely of dialog-free splash panel fight scenes. Yes, it's funny commentary on how annoying splash pages are...until you realize you just paid $3 for a book of nothing but splash pages. [Thankfully I got this from the library and didn't actually have to pay anything.:]
Sure, there were funny parts. I laughed a little. But rather than take the opportunity to make a funny book that actually contributes something to the medium, this book was ultimately disposable. #@$*!
I understand this book is supposed to be funny. It's certainly not a traditional comic. But the entire series boils down to this: the heroes blow stuff up and fight through panel after panel of goofy monsters while making snide wisecracks. Sometimes it's funny, yes. But ultimately, it just feels so inconsequential to the point of being disposable.
I tried to look at this book as a sitcom where the characters just happen to be superheroes. To me it feels like what the writers were aiming for. But it's just not funny or interesting enough to hold my interest. The characters are also incredibly flat. There's really nothing very interesting about them. The Captain is a foul-mouth drunk. Tabby is a dumb blonde Hick. Monica is a bossy know-it-all. Don't worry if you don't catch on immediately, because the reader is presented with these facts over and over again for 12 issues. It gets old.
Maybe this book was meant as a satire on the sorry state of comic books today. But if so, it got lost on its way and fell into the same traps that it set out to parody. For instance, one issue is comprised entirely of dialog-free splash panel fight scenes. Yes, it's funny commentary on how annoying splash pages are...until you realize you just paid $3 for a book of nothing but splash pages. [Thankfully I got this from the library and didn't actually have to pay anything.:]
Sure, there were funny parts. I laughed a little. But rather than take the opportunity to make a funny book that actually contributes something to the medium, this book was ultimately disposable. #@$*!
December 27, 2015
The superteam of the Captain, Tabby, Monica Rambeau, Aaron Stack, and Elsa Bloodstone return to take down their former parent company, H.A.T.E. It's lighthearted superviolence. The art continues to be excellent; it's very good at conveying action and emotion. I never worried about the characters or the world, and the dialog was initially fun but is such a consistent schtick that it got a little old by the end. I'd still like to see more of this team, especially Captain Marvel/Photon and Tabby/Meltdown.
October 18, 2013
Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen spoof the entire world of superhero comics...Part 2.
This is again funny, and ridiculous, kinda like Doom Patrol meets the Avengers (who someone likes to keep mentioning she used to lead).
I like all these characters, and would love to read more, but that's it.
Funny, but Volume 1 is where to start.
Fun, quick read.
This is again funny, and ridiculous, kinda like Doom Patrol meets the Avengers (who someone likes to keep mentioning she used to lead).
I like all these characters, and would love to read more, but that's it.
Funny, but Volume 1 is where to start.
Fun, quick read.
October 17, 2011
"First, I'm gonna kill whoever's in there, then I'm gonna **** them, then I'm going to make a joke, then I'm gonna **** them again. I'm gonna be a super hero."
Yeah, that's about all you need to know about Nextwave.
Yeah, that's about all you need to know about Nextwave.
March 24, 2017
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September 10, 2018
A year of perfect pop.
As much as I would love to see the team return, this twelve issue run is perfect in execution and craft. It's not War and Peace, it's a blast of arch wit, adrenaline and a blueprint for a superhero comic.
As much as I would love to see the team return, this twelve issue run is perfect in execution and craft. It's not War and Peace, it's a blast of arch wit, adrenaline and a blueprint for a superhero comic.
August 10, 2017
HATE rents creatures called Mindless Ones from another dimension and sets them to attack a town. The Nextwave Squad intervenes, but quickly finds that the town is a trap set up by the SILENT organization, the ones they have been fighting since leaving HATE. They get attacked by a mockery of supervillains. Unfortunately, one of them has a power that sends the squad on a mental trip that immobilizes them. Tabitha is strangely unaffected and rescues the squad, who decide to pull out all the stops and destroy SILENT for good.
The Nextwave Squad attacks the SILENT headquarters on State 51, an invisible flying carrier. They crashland after an attack from the HATE main ship. Several teams of enemies attack them in waves, one more ridiculous than the next, but no less deadly.
The Nextwave Squad attacks the SILENT headquarters on State 51, an invisible flying carrier. They crashland after an attack from the HATE main ship. Several teams of enemies attack them in waves, one more ridiculous than the next, but no less deadly.
May 14, 2019
This comic is good for what it is, and that is complete nonsense. Now, I can't bring myself to give it five stars even though I can see that's what it's aiming for with all the silliness. But for whatever else you think of Ellis, he is a white dude, and white dudes do tend to be very cis-het centric in their thinking. This leads to a lot of stuff like finding humor in the main baddie's quirk of wearing dresses. And while, yes, that main baddie is hilarious and he is not just on the verge, but going through a severe mental breakdown RIGHT NOW, that doesn't mean that just slapping a dress on him and having all the main characters laugh at it makes it 100x funnier.
However.
This book was written in the early 2000s so I give it leeway for that. If Warren Ellis tried writing that crap in the here and now I would decry it with all I've got. But he didn't, he wrote it more than 10 years ago, so I think a little leeway is deserved, since he most likely did not intend for his work to be offensive.
So. Setting all that aside, if you take the book at face value, for what it was meant to be, an insanely hilarious oddball comedy where all the main characters and even the villains have at least one screw loose (probably actually 50), and LOTS of EXPLOSIONS!, then you can sit back and enjoy, because it's a helluva ride.
However.
This book was written in the early 2000s so I give it leeway for that. If Warren Ellis tried writing that crap in the here and now I would decry it with all I've got. But he didn't, he wrote it more than 10 years ago, so I think a little leeway is deserved, since he most likely did not intend for his work to be offensive.
So. Setting all that aside, if you take the book at face value, for what it was meant to be, an insanely hilarious oddball comedy where all the main characters and even the villains have at least one screw loose (probably actually 50), and LOTS of EXPLOSIONS!, then you can sit back and enjoy, because it's a helluva ride.
June 30, 2020
3.5 stars
The writing here worked better for me than the first volume. It’s still painfully dated at times and too often pats its own back for thinking it’s more clever than it is, but there’s also some memorably playful hijinks that hold up a little better.
The alternate reality attack that briefly sends most of the members to their own unique existential terror is genuinely great and a perfect excuse for the instantly recognizable guest artists that portray each member’s new reality; the way that’s resolved made me laugh, too. But then, yeah, there’s a double splash page later on that literally has ninjas and pirates and Elvis impersonator MODOKs all in one image, and monkeys and a zombie are within a page or two if not on that exact spread, and I couldn’t help cringe a little imaging this being heartily recommended as “adorkably freaking amazeballs” sometime in the mid-2000s.
Overall I think this limited series is fine, but it’s also great as a stark caricature of edgy internet nerd humor from 15 years ago.
The writing here worked better for me than the first volume. It’s still painfully dated at times and too often pats its own back for thinking it’s more clever than it is, but there’s also some memorably playful hijinks that hold up a little better.
The alternate reality attack that briefly sends most of the members to their own unique existential terror is genuinely great and a perfect excuse for the instantly recognizable guest artists that portray each member’s new reality; the way that’s resolved made me laugh, too. But then, yeah, there’s a double splash page later on that literally has ninjas and pirates and Elvis impersonator MODOKs all in one image, and monkeys and a zombie are within a page or two if not on that exact spread, and I couldn’t help cringe a little imaging this being heartily recommended as “adorkably freaking amazeballs” sometime in the mid-2000s.
Overall I think this limited series is fine, but it’s also great as a stark caricature of edgy internet nerd humor from 15 years ago.
January 22, 2018
Nextwave Vol. 2: I Kick Your Face: Agents of H.A.T.E.: I Kick Your Face v. 2 cleverly spins things onto it's head as the team encounter their Dinosaur Nemesis and have to defeat him in there usual wack out social commentary style that really captures the feeling of adventure that we have come to expect! :D
The art style throughout is crisp and sharp with the hilarity and slapstick of the script being neatly displayed! :D The art really backs up the script brilliantly and makes a seamless flowing between all action and high jinks! :D
Nextwave Vol. 2: I Kick Your Face: Agents of H.A.T.E.: I Kick Your Face v. 2 is a great adventure full of humour, Epic antics and is action packed! :D Highly Recommended! :D
The art style throughout is crisp and sharp with the hilarity and slapstick of the script being neatly displayed! :D The art really backs up the script brilliantly and makes a seamless flowing between all action and high jinks! :D
Nextwave Vol. 2: I Kick Your Face: Agents of H.A.T.E.: I Kick Your Face v. 2 is a great adventure full of humour, Epic antics and is action packed! :D Highly Recommended! :D
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June 6, 2019
Insanity by panels
Broccoli clones. Mostly forgotten "heroes", a baby MODOK, YES you read that right! Devil dinosaur. Insanity on every page. There are two writers who constantly being ideas so far out of left field that I constantly wonder if they are aliens. One is Grant Morrison, the other is Warren Ellis. They should just write something together and explode my head. Read next wave and you'll see what I mean.
Broccoli clones. Mostly forgotten "heroes", a baby MODOK, YES you read that right! Devil dinosaur. Insanity on every page. There are two writers who constantly being ideas so far out of left field that I constantly wonder if they are aliens. One is Grant Morrison, the other is Warren Ellis. They should just write something together and explode my head. Read next wave and you'll see what I mean.
January 27, 2022
Still as crazy and fun as the first volume in this series. Though it seems like Warren Ellis didn’t expect to continue his story past issue 6 at the end of volume 1. The first few issues/chapters in volume two seem to wander around without focus. However, Ellis finds his footing and the series finishes with a bang.
Luckily we had Stuart Immonen providing his stellar artwork through out the entire series.
Luckily we had Stuart Immonen providing his stellar artwork through out the entire series.
December 30, 2024
The first volume of this series was a little off, but this closing volume of the NextWave saga hits all the right notes for me. The fight scenes are genuinely fun, the character development fills in/fixes some weirdness from the first six issues, and the absurd elements (multiple villain teams! endless villain-behind-the-scenes reveals! Zombies?) are true to the Marvel spirit, even as they spoof it mercilessly. I kinda wish that this series had continued, yet I'm happy it ended where it did.
March 3, 2025
Kým prvý book bol zaujímavé osvieženie plné nápadov a odľahčenej akcie, jeho pokračovanie neustále recykluje to isté, až to začne byť v istom bode únavné. Niekedy mi to pripadalo tak, ako keby tvorcovia už nemali moc chuť pokračovať a tak to na autopilota dotiahli až do 12 čísla s občas podareným vtipom, ale s ničím novým. Ak sa vám páčil úvod série, nie je dôvod vynechať jej záver, ale zázraky nečakajte.
January 12, 2021
A decent conclusion to the story. I particularly liked issue 10 and issue 11 Good covers.
January 2, 2018
This entire "Nextwave" series has been interesting. I had never heard of these characters (with the exception of Machine Man, he was in the Marvel Zombies 3 series) and as the story went on I really enjoyed the unique personalities of each of them. They were an odd team but fit well together.
December 19, 2020
Shallow and pointless, but decently drawn and mildy humorous. It's really more of a 3.5. It's lacking in substance, but if you want to kill a couple hours with a lot of punching, cursing, and explosions, it's not the worst way to do it.
January 14, 2021
A bit of a step down from Vol. 1, but still incredible and over-the-top. It's a shame this team hasn't come back in some form, but I also don't know how you'd do it without Ellis at the helm. Feels like a movie James Gunn never made.
June 5, 2017
Will be reviewing for The Last Panel, but damn this is a good series.
November 30, 2018
That was stupid. Entertaining. I mean, a guy put out a flaming demon Lord's skull by giving him a swirly. Real Shakespeare stuff.
December 6, 2018
This title is even dumber than the first, and not as funny, but still enjoyable.
March 23, 2019
The comic is absolutelly awesome.
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