false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175700495m/546887.jpg 546887 5 After witnessing the demise of most of her StormWatch teammates, Jenny Sparks wants to create a new super hero team dedicated to protecting Earth against threats of a global scale. Joined by former StormWatch members Jack Hawksmoor and Shen Li-Min, Jenny recruits four new members, the Doctor, the Engineer, Apollo, and the Midnighter forming the ultra-powerful Authority. Collected in this edition are their first two missions, battling a nation of super-powered terrorists and stopping an invasion from a parallel world. 534153 1 5 2000 The Authority Vol. 1: Relentless total:540|5:185|4:216|3:120|2:17|1:2| 540 2185 629 27 5 1 false false Thu Aug 14 06:42:37 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 06:42:37 -0700 2008
The Authority is a team of badasses, protecting earth from all the assholes who would do it harm.

True to form, Warren Ellis breathes life int...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:09:05 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:58:19 -0800 2007 The Authority has the added advantages of a manic colorist (I think this title woul...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 09 22:41:31 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 22:40:19 -0700 2008 that different from other superhero comics, and thus far, at least, I felt the characters were less well-developed than in many other titles. And the villains—painfully clichéd, including a ridiculous Fu Manchu knockoff. Though actu...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 23:23:39 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 23:26:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 16:41:53 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 17:22:47 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 12:36:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 12:39:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Aug 28 01:53:36 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 01:59:45 -0700 2008
Imagine if the JLA decided not to be content with stopping the bad guys as they strike. Imagine if they decided it wa...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Nov 16 10:54:37 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 11:56:30 -0800 2009
Lots of big action scenes, larger than life menaces and adventures, a couple nice character moments and, because it's Warren, some real bit...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 18:53:46 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:54:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 23:29:31 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 23:35:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 11:59:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 12:00:57 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:08:13 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 00:09:23 -0700 2009 3 0 true false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 14:38:42 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:40:46 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 23:00:32 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 23:05:29 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 23 17:41:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 10 11:33:43 -0700 2009 1
I think I'm going to go back and see what Stormwatch is all about before I continue with The Authority.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 16 07:09:02 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 17 03:57:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 04:34:51 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 04:37:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 30 21:42:06 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 21:43:27 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 14 07:54:46 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 07:56:28 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 09:29:09 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 10:49:02 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=546887