Nextwave Vol 1 4

Published	Released
June, 2006	April 19, 2006
1st story
	Writer Warren Ellis; Penciler Stuart Immonen; Inker Wade von Grawbadger; Colorist Dave McCaig; Letterer Joe Caramagna; Editor Nick Lowe;

Cops--the most annoying fleshy ones of all.

-- Aaron Stack

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

Nextwave
- Elsa Bloodstone
- The Captain (Main story and flashback)
- Monica Rambeau
- Tabitha Smith
- Aaron Stack

Antagonists:

Officer Mac Mangel (Death)
Beyond Corporation

Other Characters:

Spa-fon and Squa-tront (Only in flashback)
Sex Pistols (Referenced)
Avengers (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
Dr. Abel Stack (Referenced)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and flashback)
Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback)
Mutants
Robots
Broccoli Men

Locations:

Earth-63163
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
  - United States of America (Main story and flashback)
    - Illinois
      - Sink City
        Sink City Very Small School with Lovely Children Inside
    - New York State (Only in flashback)
      - New York City (Only in flashback)
        Brooklyn (Only in flashback)
  - England (Referenced)

Items:

Ultra Samurai Seed
Heartstar (Main story and flashback)

Vehicles:

Shockwave Rider

Synopsis for 1st story

In the streets of Sink City, Illinois The Captain and Elsa Bloodstone continue their battle against the Beyond Corporation transformed Officer Mangel. After the Captain tosses Mangel into a junkyard the cop-monster uses the metal to further his transformation into a massive robot like creature. The robo-Mangel shoots The Captain into the sewer system with a building sized bullet but because of an insult by Elsa earlier he decides to sit the rest of the battle out.

Aaron Stack discovers the robo-Mangel's weak spot and Tabitha Smith uses her concentrated explosions to destroy him. Officer Mangel and the super-weapon that transformed him, the Ultra Samurai Seed, are blown free but Tabitha destroys the Seed. Tabitha and Aaron then kick the bewildered Mangel out of hatred for cops before Monica Rambeau shows up and saves him. However she unknowingly turns him over to the residents of Sink City who remember his cruel and corrupt abuses. Before Nextwave leaves the town Monica hears the gunshots of the implied alley murder of Officer Mangel.

Notes

This issue features, in a flashback, the origin of The Captain's superpowers.

Trivia

This is the only issue of 'Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.' not to have an appearance by Dirk Anger.

Links and References

plot summary at uncannyxmen.net

Footnotes

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