The
World's End continues here in the pages of The Authority. And
everything I said last week in my review on WildCats #1 (which if you
haven't read go to http://comicdorkscast.blogspot.com to find it) can
again be said about Authority. If you ever enjoyed a Wildstorm
Universe book and thought that the time where those books could be
enjoyed were over then now is the time to check them out again. What
they are doing is something that all companies that have a sense of
cohesiveness to their universes should look at as an example of how
to do things properly. Number of the Beast, a rather good mini-series
that just concluded a few weeks ago shook up the whole status quo of
the Wildstorm Universe and then from that the characters are now
doing their best to react to what their world has become. There was
no tie-in or ancillary titles, just Number of the Beast. The world
has completely fallen apart and now it is time for the heroes who
could do nothing to save the world as they knew it to do everything
that they possibly can to make the world they now live in as livable
as possible, to truly become heroes in a time of need. Now is the
time to read the Wildstorm books without question, and even if you
never want to go back to the Number of the Beast mini you can still
just jump in and explore the world in it's decimated state and enjoy
watching the heroes who had such ego, such power, such sureness to
their every action, who now have no idea what to do from one moment
to the next.
Story: 4 - Very Good
Art: 4 - Very Good
I can't believe I'm reading The Authority again. I have to say, and I'm being honest here, if it wasn’t for the Lynch back-story continuing here I doubt I would have given the issue a fair shot.
But I'm glad I did.
I hate to say it, but these characters in their current state has me more interested in them than the first time around. Swift's inner monologue carrying us through the issue was perfect. If I was a new reader, I think she divulges enough information to help me understand what's going on while at the same time not giving too much away so I go away wanting to know more. The fight between Midnighter and the Incubites was awesome! He definitely still knows how to kick ass. And the dynamic they've set up between him and Apollo where they can't be together long because Apollo runs out of solar energy too fast on the surface now set up a scene that (I agree with chris) was tear-worthy.
Angie has no powers. No longer will we see her in her sleek metallic form thanks to what happened. But she's still using her knowledge to keep themselves and the refugees they’re rounding up fed and taken care. But the end with Jack Hawksmoor was the saddest thing. I'm going to have to re-read NOTB to see if it shows what happened but man Jack got F'd up!
I think the difference between this issue and the Wildcats is that it doesn't seem like so much doom and gloom over at the Halo building like it does at the remains of the Carrier. Yes, the Wildcats have Majestic to deal with but for the most part, they're (individually) all at full-strength to do it. Not the case with The Authority. They've gotten knocked down and they've gotten knocked down BAD!
I can't believe that I'm reading The Authority again, but so far I'm definitely not regretting it.
P.S.- The back-up story with Lynch is so sweet! It's great to see this character back in action (even thought there's not any 'action' per say in this issue).
Summary:
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Posted by grifter78 on 10/03/08 at 10:40 PM