Comments on: Nextwave: Agents of HATE #4

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:15:28 +0000

Huh. And after reading #1 it struck me as Authority with the gloves on. And the scissors blunted, and the paste locked away in a cabinet. High concepts like killing G-d replaced with Giant Purple Pants. Subtle commentary (OK, “subtle” for a British author) on homoeroticism replaced with “@$$#%”. This is Ellis dumbed down and washed out for TV. And not even the achingly irreverant Adult Swim, either. This “Authority-as-edgy-UPN-sitcom” to counterprogram “JLA-as-Friends”.

Now if by “off” you mean that Ellis is free to make whatever jokesabout superheroes no matter how lame, I agree. But this is like making Blue Beetle jokes. People who read comics don’t like to laughed at, and the best you can hope for from a mainstream audience is “Aren’t they a hockey team?” Even ragging on Aquaman is less lame.

By: ADD

ADD — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:57:36 +0000

I really didn’t care for #1 on my first read, then a wek or so I gave it another look and realized it was basically The Authority with the gloves off. Sold.

By: Michael Denton

Michael Denton — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:09:21 +0000

#1 and #3 were hysterical. #2 was a good read, but much less funny. #4 was a bit disappointing to me. Fun action, but not so much with the funny. It was like #2 but much less funny than even that.

It’s clear Ellis is having over-the-top fun here and I’m enjoying the ride (and loving it for those odd numbers – is Ellis doing a Trek movie riff?) so far despite my only mild enjoyment of the latest issue.

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:21:18 +0000

Love, love, love this book!