AUTHORITY #10
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Price: 2.99
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Apparently ‘10’ is a good number for Wildstorm this month because after an amazing issue with Wildcats #10, The Authority #10 delivers so much good story packed into this issue. We get four short “Interlude” stories which fill in some gaps and set up some future conflicts for The Authority. Dan Abbett & Andy Lanning provide the story for this one but Simon Colby gets a well-deserved break as Brandon Badeaux does the art for this issue. And his art is incredible!
First up we see how Jenny Sparks’ ex-husband Lorezno escaped Rendelsham (not a spoiler since he’s already free in the World’s End storyline). The fights Lorenzo engages in show us what a bad ass he really is. And while it’s not clear why he stays at Rendelsham, it was cool to see the seeds being planted of deals he strikes to further his as yet unrevealed motivations.
Next, we get some answers concerning The Doctor. Not exactly what some people were hoping for as it’s a story that fills in the moments after Number of the Beast #8, but it is still a great story as we see why The Doctor went mad. If read in conjunction with Number of the Beast #8, this interlude adds such weight to what happened to The Authority after The Carrier crashed into London. You can feel the hopelessness of each of the members as the world literally falls apart around them and it’s heartbreaking (for me personally, the Jack Hawksmoor/The Doctor scene was the most powerful).
The last two interludes are shorter, but still serve their purposes. The third almost seems like a little nod-nod, wink-wink at the fans because it shows The Eidolon and where he really landed (after The High threw him from
Lastly, we get a set up for future Authority stories (as seen by the solicitation for The Authority #12 in July), as we see Kaizen Gamorra rejoice at his own brilliance as to how his nation survived Armageddon. And what’s cool, is he does it without saying a single word.
DnA provided so much info and great stuff in this issue I definitely felt like I got my money’s worth with this one.
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Synopsis:
http://wildstormresource.wetpaint.com/page/Authority%3A+World%27s+End+%2310
Art: 5 - Excellent
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