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The Authority Vol. 1 (2013)

by Warren Ellis(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1401240305 (ISBN13: 9781401240301)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

DC Comics

review 1: Authority sigue siendo gráficamente brillante, pero el paso del tiempo me hace verlo más plano, menos memorable. También es verdad que desde que se publicó The Authority he visto a Ellis repetir sus trucos una y otra vez en otros lados, pero la grandiosidad y la escala de estas aventuras no deja de impresionar.Este primer tomo comprende los tres primeros arcos de 4 números de The Authority. El arco de la Inglaterra paralela y el enfrentamiento con el primigenio dios son los dos puntos más brillantes, siendo el primero quizá el más flojo, matando en cierto sentido un cabo suelto de la era Stormwatch para situar a los personajes.Si quieres ver de dónde sale la concepción contemporánea de los Vengadores, es una lectura obligada.
review 2: So Ellis took ... morethe old Stormwatch, and tweaked here, as I understand it. I've come across the Authority in a cross-over book, and I've read the New 52 Stormwatch, so I have a mild familiarity with some of the characters; however, this is much better than all those other cases.Over 12 issues, we have 3 story arcs, each spanning 4 issues. This is the Justice League if it were more powerful, and less interested in all the politics of all that jazz. Also seems the JL always runs into problems, whereas here, everyone is powerful in their own way, and not afraid to push it to the limit. Jenny Sparks is the unquestioned leader; a human conductor of electricity, immensely powerful, "The Spirit of the 20th Century" a Brit with a colourful history; almost 100yrs old, but hasn't aged a day over 20. She chain-smokes and issues commands to her motley crew, who, if they have egos, put them in check, or simply don't have egos.Apollo is Solar Powered, a Superman who isn't constrained by the 'Truth, Justice, American Way' crap of Clark Kent. His partner is Midnighter; an enhanced fighter who's 100 steps ahead in any hand to hand combat and has serious power. When I say partner, I mean life partner; Ellis isn't hinting at it, it's right there. What that says about the original Superman/Batman dichotomy is up to you the reader...The Engineer is sort of like Danger (the Danger Room come to life in X-Men) and Cyborg; with all the ability to interface with technology and no dependence on things like eating, sleeping, or breathing, but yet still seems to be quite human.The Doctor is a mysterious shaman, who is just the latest in a long line of humans who've been the shaman of Earth (a line, which, according to the artwork, seems to include Jesus Christ, Rasputin, Albert Einstein, and others). His connection to the earth is somewhat like Swamp Thing, able to change things into living matter (such as opposing fighters into trees).Jack Hawksmoor is the 'God of Cities', who's powers derive from the life-force of cities, so as long as they fight in or near a city, he's got major power, the bigger the city, the bigger the power...no wonder he loves NYC so much. (He's one of the ones who was part of Stormwatch prior to this series).Rounding out the gang is Swift, who looks like Warren Worthington III, and has similar powers of flight, as well as an ability to sense how to ride the air, much like Aquaman has the sense of the oceans. She's also the pilot of the Carrier.The Carrier...wow. A huge ship, harnessing the powers of a baby-universe yet to explode; it can travel through the timestream, and open portals anywhere on Earth (like Hank Pym's doors), which it seems to be tied to.The bad guys are very interesting too; 1st story has a Mandarin like all powerful guy; 2nd has Alien/Human hybrids from an alternative Earth ruled by Albion (ancient England) and Blue Sicilian Aliens...; the 3rd 'bad guy' is God. Yes that's right.This is a kick ass superhero book, as well as being a great philosophical book too. Ellis takes the team and members places other writers wouldn't, and the freedom leads to a much more interesting read. Nothing like a little existentialism alongside your fight scenes to actually make it worth more than one read.Strongly recommended. less

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