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January 27, 2006
Nextwave Lives Up To The Hype!
If Nextwave isn't the pick of the week, I'll buy Cousin Dick the Dukes of Hazzard DVD collection. Very few comic books are funny, and even fewer are hilarious enough to make me laugh out loud, but I did frequently while reading Nextwave. I don't want to quote my favorite lines as it would spoil it for you. High fives to Warren Ellis for bringing back Fin Fang Foom and making it worthwhile. Everytime I see this Godzilla rip-off I roll my eyes, but I actually enjoyed this appearance. I pride myself on near encyclopedic knowledge of super-heroes, but even I had to stretch my memory to figure out who Tabitha (or Tabby as they call her) was; it's Boom Boom from the New Mutants and X-Force! Stuart Immonen's artwork is a real departure--when I first saw the pages I couldn't tell who drew it. It's not Immonen's usual smooth superhero style that we've seen in Superman or Ultimate Fantastic Four. It's more like a fusion of Howard Chaykin, manga, and various British artists like Jim Balkie. It's very good work, clear and crisp storytelling, and the coloring is excellent.
No knowledge of the Marvel Universe is required, although if you know that Dirk Anger is a parody of Nick Fury, it makes the joke better. I think this book can do well with the manga crowd, and maybe they could even turn it into an animated series if they figure out another name for Captain Fuck. My only complaint is that the first issue goes by so quickly and leaves you hungry for more. Go read this, now! Nuff said.
