This is the latest review in my Authority Review Project. Click the link for a brief introduction to the characters and their universe. No spoilers.

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The Authority: Prime is a pretty cool idea. Digging into the pasts of the amnesiac Apollo and Midnighter while crossing over with Stormwatch, a long-time sort-of ally they have a lot of ( Read more... )

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American Comics

Dark Ivory by Joseph Michael Linsner and Eva Hopkins, Gothic, A

Kabuki: The Alchemy by David Mack, Philosophical/Literary, B-

Crossed by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, Torture Porn/Survival Horror, N/A (didn't finish)

Vamps by Elaine Lee and William Simpson, Vampire Adventure/Chick Lit, A

Elektra: Assassin by Frank Miller and ( Read more... )

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I'm doing a series of reviews on the comic book The Authority, but for the purpose of this review, it doesn't matter who The Authority is. Kev is from the point of view of an (sort of) ordinary guy who has no idea who The Authority is, and he learns about them as we do, so you can read this review or pick up the comic without having ever read ( Read more... )

Next in my series of Authority reviews: Transfer of Power, collecting issues 22-29, the final story of volume 1.

The Authority, for the uninitiated, are a left-wing group of almost godlike superheroes dedicated to creating a finer world by forcing the world's governments to do a better job. Go here for an introduction to the book and its characters ( Read more... )

In 1999, the comic book series The Authority was released onto the market, immediately shocking and intriguing audiences with its violent anti-heroes, its unconventional villains, and its use of visuals over written storytelling. Since then everyone has copied it with varying degrees of success, and the book itself has been rebooted several times ( Read more... )

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