Revolution review.
This is a review of the 2004 12-issue maxi-series Authority: Revolution. I’ve avoided spoilers, so you can read this even if you haven’t picked it up yourself yet.
I should mention I’m a new Authority fan (so far, I’ve read Midnighter, Authority: Prime, Authority: Kev and More Kev, some of the new ongoing, and of course Authority ( Read more... )
Revolution was great for its character moments. Action is great, but if I don't care about who's punching who, I'm bored. You asked how Prime was, and it was actually quite bad, because of that: nobody got any character development, and it was basically Authority Member A beating on Stormwatch Member B. In Revolution I was on the edge of my seat because WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ANGIE/JACK/APOLLO/JENNY/EVERYONE? I cared, and that made the story flow.
I can't comment on Ellis yet, but I agree on World's End. It was a great mix of action with world-building and character moments that, again, kept me invested. Jack almost killing Angie and Midnighter having to play hero risking Apollo's life to save her was particularly gut-wrenching; it was a whole new side of everyone that still made sense because of the situation they were in. Everything clicked.
I'm glad the book is still bringing in new fans. I know Authority isn't anywhere near the level it was at a few years ago sales-wise, and it would've sucked to come into a fandom that was on its death bed. We're small, but we're obviously still kicking.
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