Nextwave Agents of H.A.T.E.: The Complete Collection Paperback – January 1, 2015

The basics: This is an American superhero comic book. It was published by Marvel Comics in 2006-2007, written by Warren Ellis, and illustrated by Stuart Immonen.Nextwave is a team of superheroes working for H.A.T.E. (Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort) and charged with battling a number of Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction, like Fin Fang Foom, the Mindless Ones, and the Ultra Samurai Battle Drone. But H.A.T.E. isn't really what it seems to be -- in fact, H.A.T.E. is actually funded by the Beyond Corporation, which used to be known as S.I.L.E.N.T., a large terrorist group, and the entire purpose of H.A.T.E. is to create more Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction. Nextwave decides that this will simply not do, so they steal a big-ass fancy flying machine called the Shockwave Rider and go on the run, pursued by the frequently suicidal Dirk Anger, Director of H.A.T.E, and his hordes of minions, like the broccoli men, the attack koalas, the Homicide Crabs, and Forbush Man.The members of Nextwave include: * Monica Rambeau: Formerly known as Captain Marvel, Photon, and Pulsar. Former Avenger. Straight-arrow leader of the team. Can convert her body into any form of electromagnetic energy. * Aaron Stack: Formerly known as Machine Man. Has extendo-limbs and all kinds of entertainingly pointy weapons he can extend from his body. Hates the fleshy ones. His robot brain needs beer. * Elsa Bloodstone: Formerly known as Elsa Bloodstone. Monster hunter with a magic necklace that makes her superstrong and tough. Handy with a gun. Handy with pretty much any weapon, really. Vehemently British. Has high-heeled boots and very important hair. * Tabitha Smith: Formerly known as Time Bomb, Boomer, Boom Boom, and Meltdown. Former member of X-Force. Possesses the mutant powers of blowing things up and stealing all your stuff. Not real smart. Says "ZOMG!" out loud. * The Captain: Formerly known as Captain Power, Captain Ron, Captain L. Ron, Captain Universe, Captain Ultra, Captain Avenger, Captain Avalon, Captain Marvel, Captain Kerosene, and Captain CENSORED, a name so foul that it caused Captain America himself to beat the CENSORED out of him, jam a bar of soap in his mouth, and throw him in a dumpster. Totally generic superstrength-and-flight powers. Really kinda sucks at superhero stuff.Enough of the basics.Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most awesome comic in history.This is not just because of all the explosions. This is not just because of Dirk Anger and his mad rants.This is not just because of Dread Rorkannu, Lord of the Dank Dimension, who likes cash and the SuicideGirls.This is not just because the team beats up a cop.This is not just because of the naked ninjas or the Elvis MODOKs or "tick tick tick BOOM!" or Dr. Headless or the Wolverine monkeys or the Stephen Hawking Attack Squadron or the dancing Mindless Ones or hitting aliens with bottles to see if they'll turn into gold or Fin Fang Foom's burning desire to mate despite his total lack of genitals.This is not because of the shocking and hilarious and mind-blowingly awesome revelations of the Beyond Corporation's Big Bads.No, wait, I'm lying. It's because of all those things. Plus other things I haven't told you about because I'm too lazy to type 'em all up.You need to go purchase it, and if you don't, I will come to your home and urinate on your children.

I had preordered this based on recommendations I had read online, also Warren Ellis is pretty reliably good and Monica Rambeau is a cool character. It arrived yesterday and I wanted to kind of ration my enjoyment of it, but I read it all through anyway. This book is good stupid fun, and very funny. I don't often laugh out loud while reading, but this book was definitely the exception to that, including one point where I was howling loud enough to be heard on the other floor of the house. The humor is frequently juvenile and wildly inappropriate (for instance, details on what's in Fin Fang Foom's pants), so depending on how you feel about that, it may affect your enjoyment of the book. However, it's not just inappropriate jokes for shock value, but rather highly satirical (the primary antagonist, Dirk Anger, is every dark 'n' gritty anti-hero with issues).You don't need to know much about the Marvel universe to follow this book (it may or may not be continuity with the rest of the main Marvel comics universe). Assuming you have a basic idea of who the Avengers are, you're good to go. That being said, there's plenty to keep die-hard Marvel fans happy as well.The plot is neatly contained within the book, which can be a nice change from having to buy twenty different crossover titles. The plot is also quite simple and there is very little character development (the creative team does apologize at one point for having a character moment). What we do get is a lot of punching and explosions. Immonen's art is stylized and clear, so it's easy to follow the action.If you like comic books and fun, you should buy this book.

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E is one of my favorite comic book series of all time, and here it is, collected in its entirety in a sturdy paperback featuring all twelve issues as well as the H.A.T.E Mail letter columns!! Plus, the paper is glossy and the colors pop off the page, so Stuart Immonen's art has never looked better. And don't even get me started on the writing of the esteemed Mr. Ellis. Not only is this probably the funniest thing he's ever done, but it's also the most banal (well, except for Transmetropolitan, that is).In a nutshell, Nextwave are super agents who rebelled against their anti-terrorism employer H.A.T.E when they inadvertently discovered that instead of fighting terrorism they were working for a company PROMOTING terrorism by releasing prototype WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) on an unknowing American populace. Now they're fighting against their former employer with all the mad powers at their disposal. The team includes Monica Rambeau (formerly Captain Marvel), Machine Man (Awesome Kirby creation), The Captain (Who???), Boom Boom (X-Force) and Elsa Bloodstone (British Monster Hunter). All of them are over the top and ridiculously funny. I nearly cried when I finished reading the last issue, simply because I couldn't believe that I would never read about these hilarious characters and the insane situations Ellis put them in ever again. Buy this ultimate collection and watch the Nextwave squad take on Fin Fang Foom, the Broccoli Men, a metal-eating suicide cop with a faceless cat in his chest, a Dormammu pastiche, The Homosexuality, The Vestry, the Surgery and last but not least, H.A.T.E itself, led by the greatest villain of all time: Dirk Anger, Director of H.A.T.E!Seriously, you can't go wrong with this collection. If you like crazy superhero battles and humor that detonates in your head with a witty BANG! then this book is for you.

Esta tiração de sarro com Vingadores e NIck Fury ceratmente deve ser uma das maiores pirações jamais saídas da cabeça de Warren Ellis! Diversão garantida!

Una de las grandes obras del nuevo siglo en el mundo del comic. Tanto el escritor Warren Ellis como el dibujante Stuart Immonen hacen uno de sus mejores trabajos con la más ecléctica colección de personajes en Marvel. La recopilación es completa y no requieres de más volúmenes.

Fumetto veramente irriverente e divertente, in piena continuiti Marvel utilizza dei personaggi spesso secondari di altre storie e li unisce tutti assieme in un improbabile squadra di antieroi. Un fumetto Marvel che prende un po' in giro il loro stesso universo. Veramente interessante, comprato la versione in lingua originale perché mantiene maggiormente i giochi di parole e le sfumature di significato che potrebbero essere perse in traduzione

Gran trabajo de los autores, muy divertido.El tomo en sí no tiene un papel de gran calidad, eso sí, por eso no abulta tanto aún para ser integral.

This softcover collection is an incredible self-contained volume that captures Ellis' genius. If you have not yet read H.A.T.E. know that you are missing out and you should purchase this book immediately. The characters within are some of the most colourful that you will meet this decade, and Ellis' writing brings them to life in a way that has to be read to be believed.The book is filled with tongue in cheek references to the Marvel U, and I can't recommend this book enough to any comic fan.Do yourself a favour and grab it while you can.