First Wave #5
In "First Wave Book Five," the stakes rise as Doc and Batman evade the Right Red Hand cultists and slip into the enigmatic city of Neolantis, where Renny races to secure a crucial computer disk while Spirit and Rima are taken captive. Meanwhile, in New York, The Avenger infiltrates John Sunlight’s hidden HQ, uncovering horrifying experiments on the homeless—only to be captured alongside Monk, Ham, and Tom. With Blackhawk felled by a relentless robot and the city’s fate hanging on a massive tsunami machine, the team’s desperate fight for survival reaches a breaking point. Written by Brian Azzarello and brought to life by Rags Morales, with inks by Rick Bryant, colors by Nei Ruffino, and letters by Clem Robins, this gripping chapter features a cover by J. G. Jones.
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Blackhawk Wu Cheng is KO'd by a robot. Doc and Batman escape Right Red Hand cultists, then infiltrate Neolantis. Renny grabs the computer disk while Spirit and Rima are captured by the Red Hand. In NY, The Avenger dons a disguise and enters John Sunlight's HQ and discovers grisly experiments on homeless men, then he and Monk, Ham, and Tom are captured. Doc fights to the Neolantis center, but Colissi's killers, mutated iguanas, and the robot nail him and the prisoners. The grand scheme: Neolantis will rule the world with a tsunami machine!
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