Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.

Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen unleashed this twelve-issue, 2006–2007 Marvel series as a blistering, satirical action-comedy. It follows a team of B-list superheroes who rebel against their corrupt government handlers, H.A.T.E., and set out to destroy the organization’s weaponized, often absurd threats. Immonen’s dynamic, clean art perfectly matches Ellis’s whip-smart, profane dialogue, creating a self-contained blast of anarchic energy that gleefully skewers superhero tropes and corporate culture. A cult favorite, Nextwave remains a high-water mark for pure, unapologetic fun in mainstream comics.