The Mindless Ones are fictional monsters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Their first appearance was in Strange Tales #127 (Dec. 1964).
39-1015: They are extra-dimensional creatures summoned via magic to do the bidding of others (they have no will of their own). They appear to have a thick, roughly humanoid shape standing taller than most men and a hide that appears to be made of rock. They have no faces to speak of except a single glowing eye. They have savage dispositions and minimal intelligence. The Mindless Ones first appeared in Strange Tales #127 (Dec. 1964), and were created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . The Mindless Ones have also appeared in Darkhawk #19-20 (Sept.–Oct. 1992), Sleepwalker #17 (Oct. 1992), Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #82 (Oct. 1995), Marvel Boy vol. 2, #5-6 (Dec. 2000, March 2001), Fantastic Four #70 (Aug. 2003), The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #57-#58 (Nov. 2003), The Amazing Spider-Man #500 (Dec. 2003), and Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7-8 (Nov. 2006), among other comics. Long ago,
78-563: A mystical teaching academy run by Doctor Strange. The Mindful One was the Dormitory Resident and Chef there. In addition, the Mindful One assisted Wong in teaching a subject called Sanctum Economics. Mindless Ones are capable of firing energy blasts from the hole that makes up their faces. They are superhumanly strong and durable, although their exact power levels vary from appearance to appearance. The Mindless Ones appear as enemies in
117-555: A drug called "Krush" from the surface of Neutron Stars. They are members of the Black Hole Sons and it seems they are led by a being called The Mind who is currently held prisoner in a Nova Corps ship. Mindless Ones are used when Dormammu invades the realm of Limbo, an area usually ruled by Magik . During the " Original Sin "' storyline, a Mindless One was wrecking New York and smacking the Thing around. Spider-Man shows up to give Thing
156-698: A hand. Spider-Man recognizes the Mindless One and realizes that they are not supposed to be telepathic. The Mindless One screams in agony over the things he has seen and the things he has done. Thing realizes he is wielding the Ultimate Nullifier and tries to talk the Mindless One down. However, it doesn't work and the Mindless shoots himself with it. By this time, Nick Fury and the Avengers arrive. Captain America wants
195-454: A humorous FAQ , in which questions were answered with enthusiastic marketing copy that veers into the strange or disturbing. It was also used to answer questions posed by uninformed readers. The Nextwave series features a collection of minor Marvel superheroes : monster hunter Elsa Bloodstone ; Monica Rambeau , the former Captain Marvel ; Tabitha Smith , formerly of X-Force ; Aaron Stack ,
234-515: A member of the Fantastic Four , in a test of Grimm's durability. When Spider-Man is banished to the Dark Dimension by a brainwashed Portal , he is attacked by a group of Mindless Ones. To rescue him, Darkhawk and Sleepwalker battle Toad 's Brotherhood of Mutants and break Sauron 's control over Portal so they could retrieve Spider-Man. A gang of Mindless Ones follow Spider-Man through
273-598: Is a humorous comic book series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen , published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007. Nextwave consistently features extreme violence and comedy, and simultaneously satirizes and celebrates Marvel's superhero comics. The series frequently uses flashback scenes in which existing Marvel characters such as Captain America , Ulysses Bloodstone and the Celestials act grossly out of character for comedic purposes. In an interview, Ellis said: "I took The Authority and I stripped out all
312-422: Is extremely cynical, foul-mouthed, and hard-drinking. His age is as yet undetermined, but he has said his mother conceived him while listening to Roxy Music 's 1982 album Avalon . A text box in one issue states that, despite his name, he is not actually the captain of anything. The Captain and other Nextwave members appear on the solicited cover to Avengers: The Initiative . The Captain resurfaces in
351-740: Is funded by the Beyond Corporation© , an organization formerly known as terrorist group S.I.L.E.N.T. As a result, the heroes leave H.A.T.E., stealing a vehicle called the Shockwave Rider . They destroy the U.W.M.D.s that the Beyond Corporation and H.A.T.E. have hidden around the United States, while being pursued by H.A.T.E. Director Dirk Anger, a parody of Nick Fury . The U.W.M.D.s include Fin Fang Foom , Broccoli Men , Ultra Samurai, and
390-607: Is good to know that the young people of today are ready and waiting for me to form a Church". Nextwave also won three Eagle Awards for Favourite New Comicbook, Favourite Comics Story Published During 2006 (for issues #1–6), and Favourite Comics Villain (for Dirk Anger). In a 2005 interview, writer Warren Ellis commenting on his Nextwave stories stated: "I think it has to be a self contained universe. It takes from Marvel history, but I wouldn't necessarily want to drag mainstream Marvel into it for fear of what I would do to it". In 2006, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada said that "for
429-509: Is known about the Captain's past before he joined H.A.T.E. , the organization which assembled Nextwave. One flashback shows that when he was a child, his mother hanged his favorite teddy bear, Special Bear; due to this, he dislikes teddy bears even in adulthood. As with all of the flashbacks shown in the series, the accuracy of this memory is suspect, as Civil War: Battle Damage Report states that members of Nextwave may have had memories altered by
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#1732863207401468-417: Is revealed this is the first instance Spider-Man has encountered these creatures. The Mindless Ones are temporarily defeated when Mr. Fantastic creates a machine that manipulates their magical energies, drawing them back to where they came from. This, unfortunately, results in the temporary return of Dormammu. Dr. Strange confronts the evil wizard. A punch from a single Mindless One sends Spider-Man straight into
507-631: Is what banishes the Mindless Ones, leaving Times Square damaged but still standing. Around this time, a single Mindless One appears as a minion of the villain Doctor Midas . Rorkannu, who physically resembles Dormammu and claims to be lord of the Dark Dimension, is stated to control a group of Mindless Ones. Emerging from a portal in a public restroom, they rampage through a small Colorado town, killing everyone they see, then wearing their clothing and behaving like them. The group known as Nextwave slays
546-464: The Beyond Corporation© . He claims to be "from ☠☠☠☠ Brooklyn". The Captain gained his powers from "the Heartstar of the space between the galaxies", also referred to as the " Messianic Siddhe - complex ", which was bestowed upon him by a pair of small, green, altruistic extraterrestrials named Spa-Fon and Squa-Tront in order to make Brooklyn a better place. As the Captain was incredibly drunk at
585-633: The Mindless Ones . Using the Shockwave Rider as a mobile base of operations (the vehicle is larger on the inside than out, much like the TARDIS of Doctor Who ), Nextwave is able to rapidly mount missions in widely separated locations including central Illinois , Wyoming, North Dakota, and Nevada . Nextwave debuted in 2006 and was cancelled after issue #12, which was published in February 2007. The run of
624-540: The Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance . Strange Tales#Monsters and sorcerers Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 411233825 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:53:27 GMT Nextwave Nextwave
663-606: The Machine Man; and new character the Captain , previously called Captain ☠☠☠☠ (the obscured words being so horrible that Captain America allegedly "beat seven shades of it out of [him]" and left him in a dumpster with a bar of soap in his mouth). These individuals are assembled by H.A.T.E. , the Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, to fight Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction (U.W.M.D.s). The Nextwave team learns that H.A.T.E.
702-646: The Mighty Avengers , it is definitively stated that Nextwave happened, with the Beyond Corporation, now revealed to be members of The Beyonders returning, and tauntingly telling Luke Cage and Jessica Jones to ask Monica about "Beyond", making her realize those events were, in fact, real, and reverting to her Nextwave outfit. A version of the team appears in the Marvel Zombies universe in Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness where they engage in battle with
741-620: The Mindless Ones. Rorkannu, in a monologue, reveals he is summoning the army because he feels their lack of distinguishing features and similar temperaments make them suitable to replace the human race. His lair is discovered by the hero known as the ' Captain '. His summoning circle is destroyed. Rorkannu himself is severely beaten and left to an uncertain fate. The Mindless Ones appeared in an issue of Cable & Deadpool in which Deadpool and Bob, Agent of HYDRA encounter them in their own dimension. The two are being manipulated by Doctor Strange . The Mindless Ones alternately attack and worship
780-549: The Ultimate Nullifier left alone until it is contained and Fury declares the battle zone a murder scene. Elsewhere, a group of villains realize the other Mindless Ones are evolving. Doctor Strange later encountered a Mindless One known as the Mindful One was once a servant of Isaac Newton who enhanced this Mindless One to serve him. After some adventures, the Mindful One would move in with Doctor Strange. The Mindful One and several sentient Mindless Ones are seen assisting in
819-484: The Volume 1 hardcover collected edition. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has released their Best of 2007 lists and Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. were named among the 2007 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Nextwave writer Warren Ellis was happy to learn of the title's recognition by YALSA, saying that he did it all for the children. In keeping with the off-beat humor of his book, Ellis added: "It
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#1732863207401858-524: The collected magical energy of people captured within its rooms to create an army of Mindless Ones, but was eventually stopped by Captain Britain and MI13 . Plokta was revealed to be the original creator of the Mindless Ones, responsible for them within the hierarchy of Hell. They are also referenced here as Neutron Slaves. They were used to mine Neutron Stars and many other ultra-dense gravity sites. They rebelled against their slave masters and began manufacturing
897-509: The crosses denoting censorship of an expletive ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is a satiric superhero appearing in the book Nextwave . He was created by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen and first appeared in Nextwave #1 (January 2006). In 2006, Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada stated that Nextwave's setting was in a universe separate from
936-481: The employ of Dormammu, who develops an ability to slightly control their actions. They have also been utilized by others such as Doctor Doom , Dr. Midas (in the pages of Marvel Boy ) and a fellow Faltine named Rorkannu (in Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. ). Doctor Doom uses them after gaining high levels of magical power via a deal with demonic entities. The Mindless Ones are utilized to beat on Ben Grimm ,
975-425: The full impact of the scene, a reader might have to purchase six copies. On the last of the pages, a caption reads: "Nextwave: Blatantly wasting your money since 2006". A theme song was created by series editor Nick Lowe and his brother Matt, by their band Thunder Thighs. It was advertised on their Myspace page and lyrics printed in the "Director's Cut" edition of the first issue. The tabs and lyrics are also in
1014-571: The infected superheroes. They are killed off-panel by the infected Power Pack . The series has been collected into a number of volumes : In March 2010, all twelve issues were collected into a paperback Ultimate Collection ( ISBN 0-7851-4461-7 ). The entire Nextwave team was represented in HeroClix form in the Giant Size X-Men (GSX) set. The team of five figures equals an even 500 points. The Captain (formerly Captain ☠☠☠☠ , with
1053-405: The magic Strange is utilizing, resulting in a time travel trip. Spider-Man sees a future where the Mindless Ones have reduced Times Square to rubble and killed Ben Grimm and Thor. A future Mary Jane is chased by a batch of Mindless Ones and despite Spider-Man's efforts, she is killed. Further time-travel allows Spider-Man to prevent the usage of the machine in the first place. Doctor Strange's magic
1092-477: The main Marvel continuity. However, recent issues of Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe , as well as Civil War: Battle Damage Report , consistently place Nextwave's activities in mainstream continuity. According to Warren Ellis's series proposal (within Volume 1's collection of stories), he stated that the Captain was pretty much every pointless character who utilized "Captain" in his codename. Little
1131-445: The plots, logic, character and sanity. It's an absolute distillation of the superhero genre. No plot lines, characters, emotions, nothing whatsoever. It's people posing in the street for no good reason. It is people getting kicked, and then exploding. It is a pure comic book, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. And afterwards, they will explode". The series was written exclusively in two-issue story arcs. Each issue began with
1170-465: The portal leading back to Earth, but the three heroes beat them back through the gateway before Portal seals it. In another, separate incident, they invade and destroyed much of New York City 's famed Times Square . A force that consists of Spider-Man , Doctor Strange , Cyclops , Thor , Iron Man , Mister Fantastic , Invisible Girl , the Human Torch help stop them, mainly by creating barriers. It
1209-402: The project at his then current pay rate. Ellis has stated that "there will be more Nextwave to come, presented as a sequence of limited series". Starting with issue #3, Marvel had changed the series title to Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. Artist Stuart Immonen has stated that the title change was due to trademark issues. A variant edition of issue #5, called the " Crayon Butchery Variant",
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1248-531: The series was written by Warren Ellis, drawn by Stuart Immonen and colored by Dave McCaig . Warren Ellis (on his website) stated in October 2006 that he had initially planned to write the series for twelve issues, then pass it off to another writer. However the initial plan was changed and the series was placed on hiatus until Ellis should choose to return. According to Ellis, this was at least partly because monthly sales could not justify keeping artist Stuart Immonen on
1287-461: The stories, he doesn't have a name anymore at all, with "The Captain" serving both as a moniker, and as an impromptu first name. Similar to the rest of Nextwave, the Captain dresses in civilian clothes—sneakers, camouflage pants, a trenchcoat, and a white T-shirt with a black star which resembles the Heartstar—despite becoming a superhero "for the mask", as he stated in issue #1. The Captain
1326-699: The time being" Nextwave was to be considered set in a universe separate from the main Marvel continuity. In contradiction to these earlier statements, Marvel publications such as Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Civil War: Battle Damage Report seemed to portray Nextwave's activities as occurring in the mainstream Marvel continuity. To further complicate matters, Nextwave's entry in Civil War: Battle Damage Report states: "Recent intelligence suggests some or all Nextwave members unknowingly had their memories and/or personalities altered by their new employers (H.A.T.E.)". In Captain America and
1365-546: The time, it is unknown if he remembers this event exactly, as he immediately attacked both aliens, believing them to be gold-bearing leprechauns . By his own admission, he used to go by Captain ☠☠☠☠, a moniker so offensive that, when he met Captain America, the Avenger beat him severely and left him unconscious in a dumpster with a bar of soap in his mouth. The Captain used a lot of codenames as well, all of them starting with 'Captain', and had to abandon them all because someone else
1404-475: The two protagonists, evidently mistaking the light from a glow stick for some sort of magical power, and revering whoever it seemed to be emanating from. Deadpool and Bob end up causing the deaths of several Mindless Ones as a needed sacrifice to close down a magical catastrophe threatening innocent lives. Plokta, a Duke of Hell, decided to conquer the world exponentially from a tower block in Birmingham . He used
1443-563: The wizard King Olnar sat on the throne of the Dark Dimension . He is visited by Umar and Dormammu , siblings of a race of magical energy beings called the Faltine. During this time, Olnar melds the Mindless Ones' home dimension to the Dark Dimension. They rampage throughout the lands, killing many, including Olnar, and almost slaying the two Faltine. The siblings create a barrier to keep them contained. From that point they are most often seen in
1482-469: Was already using them. In Nextwave #7 he mentions that he had to pay a "marine-looking melon farmer" to even use his current codename. The Captain continues to use his codename in the Nextwave group while the other members have dropped them; according to Aaron Stack , this is due to an inability to remember his real name. According to the official theme song of the comic, in tone with the satirical quality of
1521-402: Was printed in black and white on newsprint. Marvel (through the website Comic Book Resources ) encouraged readers to color the issue with crayons and enter the results, for a chance to win original artwork from the issue. The winner was announced in the letter column of the tenth issue. Issue #11 contains a series of splash pages that Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen devised so that in order to get
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