Comments on: Nextwave: This Is What They Want

By: markus

markus — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:47:41 +0000

@David Oakes
There is nothing jaded about Nextwave. On the contrary it’s quite hectic. It’s also not a “piss take”, the characters are very loveable despite having massive and obvious faults.
Oddly enough, in term of reading experience Nextwave is a very old school thrill ride that doesn’t make a lot of sense and certainly doesn’t stand up to serious scholarly analysis. The plot – such as it is – is mostly an excuse for explosions. How Ellis and Immonen manage to deliver this reading experience using (post)modern trappings I have no idea. But it’s certainly one of Marvel’s best five at the moment.

By: Journalista » Blog Archive » Dec. 7, 2006: Any fanatic can kill him for God’s sake

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:24:06 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson reviews the first volume of Warren Ellis, Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger’s superhero satire, Nextwave: Agents of HATE. [...]

By: J. Kevin Carrier

J. Kevin Carrier — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:31:09 +0000

I find the NextWave characters very likeable. And for all its sarcastic humor, the stories never seem to question the need for (and usefulness of) heroes, which right away distinguishes it from most of the “piss take” books.

If you think about it, The Captain is actually a pretty inspiring character. After an abusive childhood and a misspent youth, he seems to be genuinely trying to do something useful with his life. He doesn’t have much going for him (aside from his randomly-bestowed powers), but he’s still in there swinging. His big showdown with the Dormammu-lookalike is a great cathartic moment (as well as being hilarious).

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:16:04 +0000

And…

There is nothing else like it being published by the Big Two today—or ever.

By: Patrick Dunn

Patrick Dunn — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:16:10 +0000

Yeah, you gotta love the Nextwave. Even if you don’t read the comic, the theme song is hilarious.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:35:54 +0000

“Unlikeable people doing ridiculous things” describes most superhero comics, doesn’t it?

This isn’t your typical “piss take”, in my opinion, because it’s not self-awarely pleased with itself the whole time. It’s very entertaining.

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:56:14 +0000

“Hilarious” and “sense of humour” are subjectives I am not about to be sucked into. But “refreshing take on superheroes”? Doesn’t the fact that one of the characters is “a hard-drinking faux-Brit” pretty much prove this is merely the latest (well, before “The Boys”) in a growing line of “piss takes”, where unlikeable people do rediculous things, and then wink at the reader to show that they don’t care?

Maybe the quality brings it up to “refreshing”, if you are into that sort of thing. But the idea itself is pretty stale. Jaded hipness is so last season.

By: Mostly Muppet Dot Com

Mostly Muppet Dot Com — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:35:09 +0000

More Nextwave!

While I’m upset that Nextwave will only run 12 issues and then sporadically as smaller mini-series or one-shots, I’m happy that Stuart Immonen shares his talents with the world via Flickr.
Just look at these covers:

nextwavemural
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