I started with Warren Ellis’s second volume of Stormwatch (which introduced the characters that’d go on to be part of The Authority and went on from there. I got into The Authority right around the time that DC shut the doors on the Wildstorm universe for what I thought might be the last time.Ī dear friend in the DC fandom, Sasha, had gotten me into the series after seeing me comment on fanart of Apollo and Midnighter with the kind of excitement that really only comes from getting to call a character “gay murder Batman” and pointed me in the direction of the series and some of its best arcs.

I may own copies of the books, but that’s it entirely.Ĭontent Notes: references to racism, misogyny, colonialism, fascism, and homophobia I do not claim to hold the copyright to The Authority or the images in this post. Will the Authority be able to regain control, or is this new Authority team too powerful?Ĭollects AUTHORITY #13-29, AUTHORITY ANNUAL 2000 #1, WILDSTORM SUMMER SPECIAL #1.Note: Depending on the format of the source media and what makes organizing my thoughts easier, the overall format of this blog series will be flexible to accommodate that! So this first, comics-focused installment of In Retrospect won’t be repeated for (as an example), me talking about an episode of “Smallville” that stuck with me.

In removing the current Authority, the United States has Seth Cowie incapacitate each member of the Authority, causing the Carrier to crash into Antarctica, allowing the G7 Authority to commandeer the interdimensional vehicle.

Having tired of the Authority for interfering with Earth's affairs, as well as for reasons of self-interest, the G7 nations (the United States of America, Canada, France, Britain, Japan, Germany and Italy) establish a new Authority, with each member representing one of their respective nations and under their orders. The Authority travel to space! After they obtain the Carrier (a ship capable of moving through the Bleed, the red space which separates alternate universes in the Wildstorm/DC multiverse), but before they can settle in comfortably, a new threat arises. This volume includes classic WildStorm imprint characters Apollo, Midnighter, Grifter, Deathblow, Swift, Jack Hawksmoor and more, with the first appearance of the Americans and the G7 Authority! DC Comics proudly presents a massive slipcased hardcover featuring writer and co-creator Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch's now-classic stories of THE AUTHORITY.

The Authority, Vol. 1 by Warren Ellis