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Title: Stormwatch: A Finer World by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1-56389-535-8 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fun ride for Authority and Stormwatch fans
Comment: The fourth TPB for Warren Ellis' run on Stormwatch lays the ground work for Ellis' creation of The Authority. Clearly, the main draw of this book is the focus on future Authority members Apollo and Midnighter. However, the TPB is quality on its own standing.
The first story arc (A finer World) details the creation and introduction of Apollo and Midnighter. The first two issues deal primarily with the introduction of these two (complete with flashbacks to a failed Stormwatch mission, of which the two were part of a clear dig at DC's Justice League of America) and some characterization of the current Stormwatch team. The third issue features a whirlwind of action, and some screwing around with morals on the part of Ellis.
The second arc (Bleed) introduces the idea of multiple realities that would become a focal point for The Authority. It features an alternate Earth, complete with Alternate Stormwatch. Characters from all the Wildstorm titles make appearences, with the whole shinbag being led by Jack Hawksmore. Overall, the story is a fun ride, but there is not much continuation with the main series.
Which brings me to my only complaint. You can tell that Ellis is bored with Stormwatch- the most action the team has is one page where Hellstrike and Farenheit drop from the sky. Other than that minor quabble, however, this is a great volume. Hitch's art is dead on all the time, and as always, Ellis is a genius. I recomend this volume to anyone who is a fan of the Authority, Ellis, or comics in general.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good read but...
Comment: I looked forward to reading the last of the Stormwatch series as I knew it introduced the characters of Apollo and Midnighter - which it did, wonderfully. However, I could have done without the second episode. Stormwatch gets a glimpse of an alternate Earth and an Alternate Stormwatch but as far as I was concerned - so what? Our Stormwatch heroes didn't do anything, just watched the other guys get their butts kicked and brooded about it. And where was Jenny Sparks?? We don't even see her throughout this entire collection. For me, Jenny is the heart of Stormwatch (and the Authority of course) and it's just not the same without her. I recommend this collection for the completist but it's not nearly as entertaining as Change or Die or Relentless.
Rating: 5
Summary: Warren Ellis is my hero
Comment: Unlike so many comics writers, who seem to want to avoid stirring up a fuss by mentioning taboo subjects like politics, Ellis gleefully uses the stories in his STORMWATCH volumes to unload a truckload of mad ideas and anger-fuelled power trips upon his unsuspecting audience. That anger is what makes his work, in any genre, so compelling: he truly believes that we, as humans, are squandering our wonderful potential to be so much more than we currently are. The stories in STORMWATCH, especially in this volume and in its predecessor CHANGE OR DIE, all serve to hammer home this point with breezy humor and a refreshing bit of ultraviolence.
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Title: Stormwatch: Force of Nature by Warren Ellis ISBN: 156389646X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Authority, The: Under New Management by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563897563 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority by Mark Millar ISBN: 1563897695 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Authority, The: Transfer of Power by Mark Millar, Tom Peyer ISBN: 1401200206 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Authority,the: Relentless by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563896613 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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