The Authority: Relentless (1999)

Although I generally don't have much of an interest in superhero comics, The Authority: Relentless proves to be a workable exception to the rule that most content in this genre is drivel. The Authority: Relentless manages to buck the trend a bit by mixing up elements of alternate history with a thoroughgoing British-ness that is hard for an American reader to resist. The artwork by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary is occasionally awe-inspiring, but the real show stopper is Laura Depuy's coloring, which verges on real beauty at points. Overall, this is a thoroughly competent and occasionally outstanding work that manages to play the superhero game without completely drowning in the inherent silliness of the genre. ( )

Link to a review on my personal website (might be in Swedish). ( )

I'm late to this party, since this is already being taught in political science classes. Takes one of the obvious questions of the superhero genre — don't those incredible powers impose an obligation to try to make the world really better? — with Ellis's characteristic impatience. Not profound by any means, but enjoyable. ( )

Jenny Sparks, Stormwatch Black, has a plan. Stormwatch is no more, and she still wants to change the world. She convinces Apollo and the Midnighter, Jack Hawksmoor, Swift, and somehow, the earth shaman, The Doctor, to join her in her quest.

Add the new Engineer, and they have a team of potentially unstoppable power. Here, they must deal with Jenny's past, the Carrier, and Sliding Albion via The Bleed.

http://graphicsf.blogspot.com/2006/12/authority-relentless.html ( )