Nextwave, Agents of H.A.T.E., Vol. 1: This is What They Want
The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation) put Nextwave together to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. When Nextwave discovers that H.A.T.E. and Beyond are terrorist cells themselves, and that the BWMDs were intended to kill them, they are less...
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The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation) put Nextwave together to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. When Nextwave discovers that H.A.T.E. and Beyond are terrorist cells themselves, and that the BWMDs were intended to kill them, they are less than pleased. In fact, they are rather angry. So they make things explode. Lots of things. Starring Monica Rambeau (formerly Captain Marvel and Photon), Aaron Stack (Machine Man), Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown), monster-hunter Elsa Bloodstone and the Captain! Guest-starring Fin Fang Foom! Collects Nextwave #1-6.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780785122784 (0785122788)
Publish date: August 30th 2006
Publisher: Marvel
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Humor,
Comedy,
Science Fiction,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comic Book,
Superheroes,
Marvel
Series: Nextwave, Agents of H.A.T.E. (#1)
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...