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The Authority: The Magnificent Kevin (The Authority Kev 2)
Down-on-his-luck Special Air Service Corporal Kev Hawkins's life has been an interesting mix of surprises and disappointments. When the death of a close friend is revealed, Kev begins to entertain ideas of the futility and horror of the life he leads--until he gets a call from his boss. She's got another lethal mission for him that involves his least-favorite allies, Th...more
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
May 1st 2006
by Wildstorm
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A former SAS soldier is called into action to help the stricken members of The Authority, and along the way we see into his past. The tone is very similar to Hitman, a previous comic by Garth Ennis, in that it mixes very broad comedy with fairly serious stuff, in this case what it means to be a soldier, to take orders, in particular ones that you know are wrong.
This isn't the kind of thing that is really going to stretch Garth Ennis, but it's very entertaining, and he comes up with s...more
This isn't the kind of thing that is really going to stretch Garth Ennis, but it's very entertaining, and he comes up with s...more
Solid Authority and Kev fun. Again, funny but now a bit too wordy.
But the art is by ever so brilliant Esquerra. He truly is one of the most underrated artist.... like..... ever.
But the art is by ever so brilliant Esquerra. He truly is one of the most underrated artist.... like..... ever.
This was not only hilarious (in all the ways combining Garth Ennis with The Authority can be hilarious), it was also one of the best commentaries on the appealing and abhorrent features entailed by military enlistment.
We learn more of Kev's history with the British Army and Intelligence, and see to what extent the commitment to following orders will go for different soldiers. We also see some of the secret desires and not-so-secret homophobia of average people manifest themselves in ...more
We learn more of Kev's history with the British Army and Intelligence, and see to what extent the commitment to following orders will go for different soldiers. We also see some of the secret desires and not-so-secret homophobia of average people manifest themselves in ...more
Hilarious, sombre, irreverent, bizarre. Everything I've come to love about Garth Ennis. More serious in places - like the treatises that showed up in The Preacher, when he had time to kill sitting around drinking - but welcome for it's originality and authenticity. The interplay between Kev and Midnighter is brilliant. And after reading some other reviews, I have to say the art *is* some of Ezquerra's most impressive.
knowing nothing about the authority, i've no real scale to judge this by. standard garth ennis. enjoyable but not groundbreaking, though i do see some seeds of The Boys.
Peter
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Cory Peters
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Ennis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting ch...more
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