On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John & David do a deep dive on Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., and get into where this series came from, the original creators’ thoughts on the meaning behind the series, how the project got greenlit in the first place, the sales numbers that should’ve been, and Nextwave’s Marvel controversies, and David has an emotional moment with a monster.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of The Corner Box vs Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:20] David’s favorite comic book series.
• [03:37] Shout out to sktchd.com.
• [04:49] Nextwave origins.
• [05:43] Warren Ellis’s original Nextwave pitch.
• [10:31] The timeless quality of Nextwave.
• [11:31] What is the book about?
• [12:58] Nextwave’s influences.
• [14:52] Putting together the creative team.
• [18:46] The Nextwave squad.
• [21:10] Nextwave launches.
• [22:45] What happened to the sales?
• [25:40] The cold open of Issue #1.
• [29:47] Re-introducing Fin Fang Foom.
• [31:54] Nextwave controversies.

Notable Quotes

• “Nextwave: healing America by beating people up.”
• “One of the few mainstream comic books people are still going to be talking about 15 years from now.”
• “The reason he’s angry is because he has no genitals.”
• “Is this in Marvel continuity?”

Relevant Links

David's Fun Stuff!
Did Someone Say Fun Time? Let's GO!

John is at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

For transcripts and show notes!
www.thecornerbox.club

Errata & Shout Outs
sktchd.com
Dave Harper's article

Books Mentioned

• Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., by Warren Ellis & Stuart Immonen.
• (Next Wave).

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• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, by Earl Mac Rauch.
• The Authority, by Warren Ellis, Paul Neary, Laura Depuy, & Bryan Hitch.
• Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli.
• Civil War, by Mark Millar & Steve McNiven.
• Iron Man: Extremis, by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov.
• New Avengers, by Brian Michael Bendis.
• New Mutants, by Chris Claremont & Bob McLeod.
• Planetary, by Warren Ellis & John Cassaday.
• Runaways, by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona.
• Star Trek: New Visions, by John Byrne.