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chrisvigilante's review against another edition
3.0
This is intense. I probably should have started elsewhere so I understood where the characters came from more. I really only knew Apollo and Midnighter. One of my all-time fave superhero couples. I picked this story up for them and went on to really love these characters. They are two of my favorite comic characters.
This is not your average superhero team. The former Stormwatch team members along with The Doctor, The Engineer, Apollo, and Midnighter are a lot more ruthless. Their version of justice is an unforgiving one. It's something I'm used to with Midnighter but was cool to see from a team.
The threats were big. Really big threats to humanity and the universe that they were taking on. They all really did what was necessary to stop them. This is a comic book for adults. That is what it feels like at least. It's really on a different level than things I've been reading recently.
Jenny is an amazing leader. She has led many people to their deaths and feels the weight of what saving the world can mean but still does what is needed to protect people. Jenny is also Bi which I did not know going into the story. That's pretty awesome. I don't have a full grasp of her powers but loved seeing her in combat. She rocks.
I was a bit lost about some things but again I never read the Stormwatch comics which gives the background and beginnings of some of the characters on the team. I also felt like it was so much at times there wasn't room for character development. Just action action action. Still a great read, though.
This is not your average superhero team. The former Stormwatch team members along with The Doctor, The Engineer, Apollo, and Midnighter are a lot more ruthless. Their version of justice is an unforgiving one. It's something I'm used to with Midnighter but was cool to see from a team.
The threats were big. Really big threats to humanity and the universe that they were taking on. They all really did what was necessary to stop them. This is a comic book for adults. That is what it feels like at least. It's really on a different level than things I've been reading recently.
Jenny is an amazing leader. She has led many people to their deaths and feels the weight of what saving the world can mean but still does what is needed to protect people. Jenny is also Bi which I did not know going into the story. That's pretty awesome. I don't have a full grasp of her powers but loved seeing her in combat. She rocks.
I was a bit lost about some things but again I never read the Stormwatch comics which gives the background and beginnings of some of the characters on the team. I also felt like it was so much at times there wasn't room for character development. Just action action action. Still a great read, though.
dozens's review against another edition
4.0
Super hero comics!
What I liked about it:
1. Apollo and Midnighter, this universe's Superman and Batman, are married and raising a daughter, and seem to be just really kind and loving to each other despite brutally murdering tons of people all the time. It may be exactly that juxtaposition that makes their moments of tenderness with each other all the more sweet.
2. The appearance--and demise of-- The Americans, a one-for-one analog of the Avengers, except they're a demented, murderous, cold war era government hit squad. Kind of an easy and obvious gag, but one I enjoyed.
3. The fact that, in addition to fighting monsters from space and stuff, the Authority also quickly turns to toppling dictators and corrupt governments with extreme prejudice. "If we're going to save the world, we're going to make sure it's worth saving." Draws into questions of where authority comes from, and what to do with power.
To nitpick, it feels like they're mishandling the character of the Doctor. It's as though they didn't really think through the consequences of having a magic user with god-level powers on the team, and their solution was to give him a crippling drug habit to make him unreliable. Otherwise, in most cases, he'd immediately just magic the problem away, whatever it is, and there wouldn't be much story.
In all though, a really fun, refreshing, modern spin on the superhero team genre.
What I liked about it:
1. Apollo and Midnighter, this universe's Superman and Batman, are married and raising a daughter, and seem to be just really kind and loving to each other despite brutally murdering tons of people all the time. It may be exactly that juxtaposition that makes their moments of tenderness with each other all the more sweet.
2. The appearance--and demise of-- The Americans, a one-for-one analog of the Avengers, except they're a demented, murderous, cold war era government hit squad. Kind of an easy and obvious gag, but one I enjoyed.
3. The fact that, in addition to fighting monsters from space and stuff, the Authority also quickly turns to toppling dictators and corrupt governments with extreme prejudice. "If we're going to save the world, we're going to make sure it's worth saving." Draws into questions of where authority comes from, and what to do with power.
To nitpick, it feels like they're mishandling the character of the Doctor. It's as though they didn't really think through the consequences of having a magic user with god-level powers on the team, and their solution was to give him a crippling drug habit to make him unreliable. Otherwise, in most cases, he'd immediately just magic the problem away, whatever it is, and there wouldn't be much story.
In all though, a really fun, refreshing, modern spin on the superhero team genre.
nonesensed's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable read, though since I haven't read more than summaries of Stormwatch, I felt I was missing a bit of history to these characters. Also, the enemies, at least in this part of The Authority's story, are very "pure evil". Good excuse for your heroes to be able to kill without second thought (very violently I might add), but it makes the plot a little repetitive; evil person/monster shows up, The Authority kicks ass, rinse, repeat. Liked the characters though.
skolastic's review
3.0
Read this in preparation for The Wild Storm, which I gather is sort of Ellis' second run at this material. This has its moments, but I wish there was more development of the Authority themselves and less frantic action.
joshbrown's review
4.0
So much action that there isn't much room for character progression, but the team dynamics and the wild threats kept me turning the page.
maiko's review
4.0
Sigue siendo bueno, pero doce años después me ha dejado mucho más fría de lo que recordaba.
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