by Warren Ellis, Stuart Immonen, Gonzalo Quesada
I've been meaning to read this, and I never should've waited. It's hilarious and fun, like a rated R version of The Tick - superhero satire that still works as darn good superhero fare. Need some more Monica Rambeau in the world.
Dysfunctional, hilarious and bad-ass underdog heroes. Ridiculous panels, filled with so much action and explosions that it's insanely fun to read this. Death bears from above. I LOVE THIS.
Aaron Stack is my new favorite character. I adore his relationship with Betty in Red She-Hulk, but Ellis' interpretation of him here is hysterical.
The dialogue keeps me reading, but that's about it. It's amusing though, but not my favourite comic.
Review for both volumes of Nextwave. What this is, in a nutshell, is an excuse for explosions and big fight scenes, held together by sarcasm. It's (mostly) a satire of overly action-oriented comics, while still enjoying huge fight scenes. Shallow? Sometimes. Any substantive value in plot or characte...
Tagline: "Saving the world by beating people up."Hilarous send-up of superhero comics tropes. Art is vibrant and colorful, and delivers emotion and physical actions very well. I cackled out loud on pretty much every page. Definitely a must-read if you're well-read in comics--probably not quite as...
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