Friday, March 02, 2007

Comics review? Ah. Knew I'd forgotten something..

1) Nextwave - agents of H.A.T.E
Written by Warren Elliss, Art by Stuart Immonen

In the finest tradition of not knowing what you've got until you lose it, I stumbled upon the first TPB of this series at the very same time that Marvel decided to cancel the book after issue 12.

If you have read Marvel comics for more than a couple of years, and are of "a certain age", reading this book is the nearest thing to a comic book comedy orgasm - its even better than Groo.

  • Fin Fang Foom and his sexual frustrations
  • The real truth behind Machine Man's relationship with the Celestials
  • Dirk Anger

Its not a parody, its a love letter written with a poison pen by Groucho Marx and Alan Moore.

Buy it. Steal it. Just read it. And weep, for we shall not see its like again.