The Authority

This is a DC/ Wildstorm comic. One of the most controversial comic books actually IMO. Heard of it? A fan? Post away.

Originally posted by Lord Shaper
This is a DC/ Wildstorm comic. One of the most controversial comic books actually IMO. Heard of it? A fan? Post away.

what about it?

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actually, I do have a question. I've only ever managed to get the Sleeper issues of Coup D'etat, which ran through the various Wildstorm titles, and re-opened the Authority as rulers of the US. Does anyone know of those are collected at all? or do I have to go get the individual issues.

Cool comic but I think there are already several threads on this ✅

Read everyone of them and loved them all.

Devoid of a clear purpose, but surprisingly the Authority has never had it's own thread so I'll allow it.

Not much to talk about at the moment though. It's been months since the last issue, with no end in sight for the wait. WorldStorm is officially dead before it begins in earnest.

Gene Ha announced awhile ago that Authority was hiatus. And yeah, between this and Wildcats, Worldstorm was basically dead from the start.

Yeah, this is like the saddest thing in comics for me. I was thrilled about Worldstorm. Midnighter's solo run is NOT a suitable replacement (and the Grifter crossover was "meh"😉.

By the way which comics have the first appearances of Midnighter and Apollo. I've read all the authority comics and loved them, and wanted to go read back on the characters.

Originally posted by Akuki
By the way which comics have the first appearances of Midnighter and Apollo. I've read all the authority comics and loved them, and wanted to go read back on the characters.

Wildstorm's Stormwatch series is the origin for most of the Authority's characters, including MN'er and Apollo (Volume 4 I believe). Getting a hold of some of the old Stormwatch stuff is hard (Volume 5 has been a particular challenge for me) but that's a good place to start....and Warren Ellis' stuff never really gets old. There's also backstory on a few storylines from more recent Authority stuff (like Bendix).

Originally posted by DigiMark007
Wildstorm's Stormwatch series is the origin for most of the Authority's characters, including MN'er and Apollo (Volume 4 I believe). Getting a hold of some of the old Stormwatch stuff is hard (Volume 5 has been a particular challenge for me) but that's a good place to start....and Warren Ellis' stuff never really gets old. There's also backstory on a few storylines from more recent Authority stuff (like Bendix).

Warren Ellis' issues of both Stormwatch and Authority were classic.

Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
Warren Ellis' issues of both Stormwatch and Authority were classic.

yea. his Stormwatch run kinda gets forgotten behind the Authority, but it's fantastic, action packed, clever comics.

The Authority freaking rocks.

And Ellis invented some truly original characters- Jack Hawksmoor, for example. The whole urbanopathy idea seems new- though from some point of view it's just Spiderman's "urban hero" idea taken to the nth degree...

Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
Warren Ellis' issues of both Stormwatch and Authority were classic.

I'll save you some time and money and dont bother with Stormwatch. Don't get me wrong im a member of the Ellis panty sniffing club, but Stormwatch really is - meh. Try Planetary instead my friend !

Originally posted by Supermanluv
I'll save you some time and money and dont bother with Stormwatch. Don't get me wrong im a member of the Ellis panty sniffing club, but Stormwatch really is - meh. Try Planetary instead my friend !

I have read planetary. It got hard to follow when it reached that huge hiatus just as the series' pace started quickening towards the end. still a huge fan though.

I'd disagree. His stormwatch stuff is severely underrated in my opinion.

(well, so his is completely forgotten three issue run on Doctor Strange, volume 2).

I have always had a question, not so much about The Authority, but about the Wildstorm verse in general...

Is Wildstrom just one Universe, or is it more?

It seems like more, but I've never seen proof of such.

Thanks. 🙂

Originally posted by Merlyn
I have always had a question, not so much about The Authority, but about the Wildstorm verse in general...

Is Wildstrom just one Universe, or is it more?

It seems like more, but I've never seen proof of such.

Thanks. 🙂

[That scan is from a Planetary/Wildstorm comic]. 🙂

definitly a multiverse... where do you think the Bleed leads to?

Errr. 😮

Guess I should read more Wildstorm.... Thanks guys! 🙂