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The Authorityis asuperhero comic bookseries published byDC Comicsunder theWildstormimprint. It was created in 1999 byWarren EllisandBryan Hitch,and follows the adventures of the Authority, a superhero team mainly composed of Ellis-created characters fromStormwatch.

The Authority
The Authority, as featured on the cover for theUnder New Managementtrade paperback (Nov. 2000). From left to right, the Doctor, Swift, Apollo, Jenny Sparks, Midnighter, the Engineer, and Jack Hawksmoor, with the infant Jenny Quantum at the back. Art byFrank Quitely.
Group publication information
PublisherWildstorm
First appearanceThe Authority(vol. 1) #1 (May1999)
Created byWarren Ellis
Bryan Hitch
In-story information
Base(s)The Carrier
Agent(s)Christine Trelane
Deathblow
Engineer
Flint
Freefall
Grifter
The High
Jack Hawksmoor
Rainmaker
Swift
Manchester Black
Former members:
Apollo
Doctor (Jeroen Thornedike)
Doctor (Habib ben Hassan)
Jenny Quantum
Jenny Sparks
Midnighter
Rose Tattoo
The Authority (comics)
Series publication information
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication date(Vol. 1)
May1999– July2002
(Vol. 2)
July2003– November2004
(Revolution)
December2004– December2005
(Vol. 3:The Lost Year)
December2006– October2010
(Vol. 4)
October2008– December2010
Number of issues(Vol. 1):29
(Vol. 2):15
(Revolution):12
(Vol. 3)/The Lost Year:12
(Vol. 4):29
Creative team
Creator(s)Warren Ellis
Bryan Hitch

The team will appear in various media set in theDC Universe(DCU) media franchise. Angela Spica / Engineer will appear in the upcoming filmSuperman(2025) portrayed byMaría Gabriela de Faría,while the team will additionally headline aself-titled filmin development.

Publication history

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Volume 1

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Ellis/Hitch run

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The cover of the cancelledAuthority: WidescreenbyBryan Hitch.

In 1999, Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch created the Authority, a team of superheroes who got the job done by any means necessary. The original line-up consisted of Jenny Sparks, a British woman who could generate and turn into electricity; Jack Hawksmoor, who was psychically bonded to cities in order to communicate with them and receive powers from them; Swift, a Tibetan woman who possessed wings and sharp talons; Apollo, a bio-engineeredSupermanpastiche;Midnighter, a bio-engineeredBatmanpastiche who possessed the ability to foresee his opponents' moves in combat; The Engineer, a scientist who had replaced her blood with nine pints of nanotechnology and could create solid objects with it; and The Doctor, a Dutch drug addict and shaman who possessed the combined powers of the hundreds of shamans who came before him. On the creation of the series, Ellis noted:

"One of the reasons I turned theirStormwatchintoThe Authorityis that I found out that, despite the fact that no-one was buyingStormwatch,they kept it going because they liked reading it in the [Wildstorm] office and wanted to keep me employed. And I felt so bloody awful about that, and at the same time had been so struck by Bryan Hitch’sStormwatchissues, that the train of thought that led toThe Authoritybegan. "[1]

The Ellis/Hitch run ofThe Authoritylasted 12 issues, divided into three four-issue story arcs:The Circle,Shiftships,andOuter Dark.Outer Darkended with team leader Jenny Sparks, thought to be the Spirit of the 20th Century,[2][3]dying in the final minutes of December 31, 1999, as the 20th Century ended and the 21st began.[4]

Millar/Quitely run

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Cover toThe Authority#19 (Nov. 2000), featuring Swift, byFrank Quitely.

Replacing Ellis and Hitch after issue #12 were writerMark Millarand artistFrank Quitely.Tom PeyerandDustin Nguyenworked on a four-issue fill-in arc, andArthur Adamsdrew two of the final three issues of Millar's run andGary Erskinedrew the final issue, #29.[5]

During the Millar/Quitely run, the Authority was now under Jack Hawksmoor's leadership following Jenny Sparks' death at the end of the 20th century. They faced multiple foes such as a mad scientist and his army of superhumans who wanted to influence the 21st Century through Jenny Sparks' successor Jenny Quantum, a previous Doctor who manipulated the Earth itself, and a duplicate team of superheroes modeled on the Authority that was created and backed by theG7group of nations. Also during the run, Jenny Quantum was adopted by Apollo and Midnighter after they were married and the Doctor worked through his heroin addiction after faltering in battle.

A number of panels and covers during the Millar/Quitely run, which was published in the aftermath of theSeptember 11 attacks,were censored by DC Comics.[6]During Millar and Quitely's first arc, red filters were used to obscure particularly violent panels. DC also ordered a scene in which Apollo and Midnighter kiss be completely removed, and a character based onMarvel Comics'Captain Americabe redesigned, subsequently re-drawn and recolored on the cover to issue #14 to differentiate between the two.[6]DC would order Adams' work on the final issues of the volume be substantially re-drawn, the more significant examples being a scene depicting leader of the G7 Authority, The Colonel, about toperform a sexual act on Jenny Sparks' severely-decomposed corpsethat was re-drawn and Millar's dialogue was re-written to remove any depiction or mention of necrophilia; a panel in which G7 Authority member Teuton kills multiple people by flying through them, that was re-drawn as two separate and less graphic panels; multiple panels in which Teuton gropes Apollo against his will and is then killed in a particularly gory fashion, which were re-drawn so as not to show the groping and to make Teuton's death scene less explicit; a series of panels depicting Swift being humiliated, which had sexual overtones, and was re-drawn so as to soften the scene; and a panel in whichGeorge W. Bushwas depicted that was re-drawn so the character who appears as thePresident of the United Stateswould not resemble Bush.[6]

The team's unilateral interventionism would go on to be compared to theU.S.-led coalition's intervention in Iraq.[7]

Cover toThe Authority#29 (July 2002) byArt Adams.

Volume 2

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The series was subsequently restarted,[8](with a planned "Mature Readers" relaunch byBrian AzzarelloandGlenn Fabrybeing scrapped in the wake of 9/11),[9]and was written byRobbie Morrison[10]with art byDwayne Turner(except for the single issue "Behemoth", which featured art by Tan Eng Huat, and "Street Life", which was penciled byWhilce Portacio). This incarnation of the series lasted for 15 issues, including issues 1-14 and the series of back-ups that ran through Stormwatch: Team Achilles #9, Sleeper #3 and Wildcats 3.0 #8 which were eventually published as issue 0.[11]Prior to issue 10, the series was part of the "Coup d'état"crossover that includedThe Authority,Stormwatch: Team Achilles,Sleeper,andWildcatsv3.0.The crossover revolved around the Authority taking over theUnited States of America.

Revolution

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The series was again restarted in October 2004 asThe Authority: Revolution,a twelve issue mini-series written byEd Brubakerand drawn byDustin Nguyenand Richard Friend that focused on the troubles the Authority faced as the rulers of America.

Volume 3

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Morrison/Ha run

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Promotional image ofThe Authorityvolume 3 byGene Ha.

In February 2006, it was announced thatGrant Morrisonwould writeThe Authority Volume 3,with art byGene Ha.The series was intended to be published bimonthly, beginning in October 2006. Morrison "cited Warren Ellis’s original run as an approach they wanted to return to, saying their new approach will allow the team to be effectual again".[12]

Morrison and Ha's first issue was released in December 2006. It followed a family man named Ken in his search for a downed submarine that encountered something massive and unexpected in the depths of the ocean that caused it to be destroyed. When Ken finds the ship, many of the crew are missing. The issue ends as Ken and his search party encounters the Authority's Carrier, 50 miles long, lying on the ocean floor.

The second issue came out five months after the first and dealt with the Authority's reaction to crash-landing on a less developed Earth than theirs. Ken meets The Authority but begins to question their methodology.

In September 2007, Gene Ha was quoted atNewsaramaas saying that he did not believe his run with Morrison would continue. "...I don't thinkThe Authority#3 by Grant Morrison and Gene Ha is ever coming out. Grant is busy redesigning the DC Universe and I've moved onto new projects. Most importantly, it seems that editor Scott Dunbier has been forced out of Wildstorm. There is no #3 script, there may never be a #3 script. "[13]

Scott Peterson announced atWondercon2008 that he had talked to Morrison two weeks earlier aboutThe Authority,and there was "very serious progress" and it would start shipping again toward the end of the year.[14]When asked to comment upon their inability to complete further issues ofThe Authority,Morrison has said ' "Authority was just a disaster." They said that they were doing it and running late when52started, but when they saw the reviews to the first issue, "I said fuck it." '[15]

The Lost Year

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On 19 April 2008, Wildstorm announcedKeith Giffenwould complete Grant Morrison's scripts.[16]Giffen ran into an immediate problem: "I stepped into a book that was in the midst of a type of storyline that is probably my least favorite in comics. And that is, heroes come to our earth".[17]However, according to Giffen, this was only the first short arc of the longer story:

The story that Grant started wraps up in two more issues, then it moves into another adventure. This book is about the Authority having trouble with the Carrier and they're trying to find their way home. It's almost like the Odyssey, in a way, as trying to find your way home and going through various adventures. And this is what Grant had planned. This is in keeping with the basic structure that he told me over the phone. But then, I'll put in my point of view.[17]

The remaining issues of volume 3 were published by Wildstorm under the titleThe Authority: The Lost Year.Giffen was credited alongside Morrison as the writer, with several artists contributing. Eventually,J. M. DeMatteisjoined the creative team for a few issues as co-writer.[18]The series ran a total of twelve issues, including the original two by Morrison.

Prime

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In July 2007, it was announced thatChristos GageandDarick Robertsonwould do an intended storyarc as a miniseries due to the scheduling problems with the Morrison/Ha run on the title.[19][20]The resulting six-issue miniseries entitledThe Authority: Primewas planned to have spanned issues #6 to #11 ofThe Authority(vol. 3).[21]It featured the renewed Stormwatch Prime who, along with the Authority, investigate a recently discovered secret bunker that once belonged to Henry Bendix.

Volume 4

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Abnett/Lanning/Coleby era

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Main article:World's End (comics)

Dan AbnettandAndy Lanningrelaunched the book in May 2008 in the wake of theWorld's Endevent and took over the writing duties, accompanied by artistSimon Coleby,[22][23]writing the first seventeen issues of the series. Senior Wildstorm editor Ben Abernathy also said of four issues that had already been completed by the new team, "I can say honestly, based on the four issues of script and art that are already in the can, people will NOT be disappointed!"[24]

Abnett and Lanning's contract with Marvel Comics included a clause which allowed them to finish their existing projects, including their run onThe Authority.[25]

Bernardin/Freeman/Barrionuevo era

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Writers Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman and artist Al Barrionuevo worked on the book for a four-issue run from #18 to #21, including the epilogue in issue 17.[26][27][28]

Taylor/Barrionuevo era

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WriterTom Taylor(writer of severalStar Warstitles including theStar Wars: Invasionseries) took overThe Authoritywith issue #22,[29](with artistMike S. Millerfilling in for two issues for Al Barrinuevo), until the series concluded with #29.

Superman and the Authority

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After Wildstorm was eventually merged with DC's mainline universe, the Authority would be reintroduced during theInfinite Frontierera, in a short miniseries known asSuperman and the Authority,byGrant Morrisonand Mikel Janen. In this miniseries,SupermanandManchester Black(whose previous teamthe Elitewas a reference to the Authority) assemble a new incarnation of the Authority to liberate Warworld fromMongul.

Storylines

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Main article:List of The Authority story arcs

Members

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The founding members of the Authority were:

  • Jenny Sparks,"The Spirit of the Twentieth Century"; the group's founder and original leader.
  • Apollo,"The Sun God".
  • Midnightera.k.a. Lucas Trent, "Night's Bringer of War".
  • The Doctor a.k.a. Jeroen Thornedike, "The Shaman".
  • The secondEngineera.k.a. Angela Spica, "The Maker".
  • Jack Hawksmoor,"The God of Cities"; leader of the Authority from 2000 to 2005, and again from 2008 to 2010.
  • Swifta.k.a. Shen Li-Min, "The Winged Huntress".

Following theOuter Darkstory arc, Jenny Sparks was replaced with:

  • Jenny Quantum,"The Spirit of the 21st Century"; leader of the Authority from 2005 to 2008.

At the end of theRevolutionmaxi-series, the Authority gained two new members:

  • The Doctor a.k.a. Habib ben Hassan, "The Shaman"; Thornedike's successor and
  • Rose Tattoo, "The Spirit of Life"; formerly "The Spirit of Murder", the personification of the act of murder, and seemingly capable of killing anyone;[30]member of Stormwatch.

Beginning with #18 of volume four the team roster underwent a major change. Jack Hawksmoor, Swift and Engineer remained on the team, where they were joined by new members:

  • Synergy a.k.a. Christine Trelane; formerly Stormwatch's activator, capable of activating or temporarily removing Seedlings' powers;[31]their second Weatherman until Henry Bendix's return;[32]and second-in-command under Jackson King.[33]
  • Deathblowa.k.a. Michael Cray; former member of Team 7.
  • Flint a.k.a. Victoria Ngengi; former member of Stormwatch.
  • Freefall a.k.a. Roxanne Spaulding; former member ofGen¹³.
  • Griftera.k.a. Cole Cash; former member of theWildcatsand Team 7.
  • The High a.k.a. John Cumberland; one of the first super-heroes active in America during the 1930s and '40s, long thought to be an urban legend,[34]and former member of the radical super-human group The Changers.[34][35][30]
  • Rainmaker a.k.a. Sarah Rainmaker; former member of Gen 13.

The Authority's base of operations is the Carrier, a sentient, gigantic, interdimensional "shiftship" existing everywhere on Earth at the same time and capable of moving through every imaginable plane of existence.

When the Authority was assembled in theSuperman and the Authorityseries, the group would operate out of theFortress of Solitude,where the artificial intelligenceKelexcould aid them. In addition to Apollo and Midnighter, several characters created for DC comics would become members of this version of the team. These members were:

  • Superman,one of Earth's leading heroes, the owner of the Fortress of Solitude, one of the survivors of the destruction ofKrypton,and the team's new founder.
  • Manchester Black,a former enemy of Superman and leader of the Elite who possesses telepathic powers.
  • Steel,an ally of Superman who wields a chrome suit of armor and a hammer, filling a similar role to the Engineer.
  • Enchantress,a sorceress who was a former member ofJustice League Darkand theSuicide Squad,filling a similar role to the Doctor.
  • Lightray,a being fromEarth 9who derives fast speeds from the ability to control light, filling similar roles to Jenny Sparks and Swift.
  • The secondOMACfrom Earth 9, Lightray's crime-fighting partner who derives super strength from powered armor.

Awards

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The series was nominated for "Outstanding Comic Book" in the14th[36]and15th GLAAD Media Awards.[37]

Collected editions

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Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Volume 1
The Authority: Relentless The Authority(vol. 1) #1-8 June 2000 978-1840231946
The Authority: Under New Management The Authority(vol. 1) #9-16 March 2001 978-1840232769
The Authority: Earth Inferno and Other Stories The Authority(vol. 1) #17–20,The Authority Annual 2000#1 and material fromWildstorm Summer Special#1 September 2002 978-1840233711
The Monarchy: Bullets Over Babylon The Authority(vol. 1) #21 andThe Monarchy#1-4 December 2001 978-1563898594
The Authority: Transfer of Power The Authority(vol. 1) #22-29 October 2002 978-1401200206
The Authority Vol. 1 The Authority(vol. 1) #1-12 May 2013 978-1401240301
The Authority Vol. 2 The Authority(vol. 1) #13-29,The Authority Annual 2000#1, and material fromWildStorm Summer Special#1 December 2013 978-1401250805
AbsoluteThe Authority Vol. 1(first edition) The Authority(vol. 1) #1-12 August 2002 978-1563898822
Absolute The Authority Vol. 2(first edition) The Authority(vol. 1) #13–20, 22, 27–29 February 2004 978-1401200978
Absolute Authority Vol. 1(second edition) The Authority(vol. 1) #1-12,Planetary/The Authority: Rule the World#1 and material fromWildstorm: A Celebration of 25 Years October 2017 978-1401276478
Absolute Authority Vol. 2(second edition) The Authority(vol. 1) #13-29, TheAuthority Annual 2000and material fromWildstorm Summer Special#1 July 2018 978-1401281151
The Authority Omnibus The Authority(vol. 1) #1-29,Planetary/The Authority: Rule the World#1,Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority#1-5,Authority Annual 2000#1 and material fromWildstorm Summer Special August 2019 978-1401292317
Volume 2
The Authority: Harsh Realities The Authority(vol. 2) #0-5 April 2004 978-1401202781
The Authority: Fractured Worlds The Authority(vol. 2) #6-14 January 2005 978-1401203009
Revolution
The Authority: Revolution Book One The Authority: Revolution#1-6 August 2005 978-1845761776
The Authority: Revolution Book Two The Authority: Revolution#7-12 April 2006 978-1845762513
The Authority by Ed Brubaker & Dustin Nguyen The Authority: Revolution#1-12 March 2019 978-1401288426
Volume 3
The Authority: The Lost Year Vol. 1 The Authority(vol. 3) #1-6 June 2010 978-1401227494
The Authority: The Lost Year Vol. 2 The Authority(vol. 3) #7-12 January 2011 978-1401229856
Volume 4
The Authority: World's End The Authority(vol. 4) #1-7 September 2009 978-1401223625
The Authority: Rule Britannia The Authority(vol. 4) #8-17 March 2010 978-1401226671
Miniseries
Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority#1-5 May 2001 978-1563897696
Coup d'État Coup d'État: The Authority#1,Coup d'État: Sleeper#1,Coup d'État: Stormwatch: Team Achilles#1,Coup d'État: WildCATS#1,Coup d'État: Afterword#1 October 2004 978-1401205706
The Authority: Human on the Inside Original graphic novel October 2004 978-1401200701
The Authority: Kev The Authority: Kev#1,The Authority: More Kev#1-4 May 2005 978-1401206147
The Authority: The Magnificent Kevin The Authority: The Magnificent Kevin#1-5 May 2006 978-1401209902
The Authority / Lobo: Holiday Hell The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell#1,The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre#1,The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special#1 and material fromWildstorm Winter Special#1 August 2006 978-1401209926
The Authority: A Man Called Kev A Man Called Kev#1-5 June 2007 978-1401213244
The Authority: Prime The Authority: Prime#1-6 August 2008 978-1401218348
The Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor The Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor#1-6 April 2009 978-1848561861
Superman and The Authority Superman and The Authority#1-4 November 2021 978-1779513618

In other media

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Film

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See also

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References

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