20 Essential Comic Issues You Must Read Before You Die

18. Nextwave #11

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Nextwave was an absolutely glorious expression of the sheer madness and unrestrained creativity that you can only get in comics.

The adventures of the team of obscure heroes never went at anything less than full throttle as they fought Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction and the second to last issue turned that up to 11.

The entire thing is just one long corridor fight scene as the team battle through every single demented idea that Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen could get down on paper, including Elvis M.O.D.O.Ks, psychic Steven Hawking clones and goblin street urchins.

It is just like Shakespeare, but with more punching.

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