The Authority: World’s End #1 Out Today!

[grifter78]

From official website:

“The Authority has survived the cataclysmic events following NUMBER OF THE BEAST — but just barely! Do they have a hope of rebuilding their "finer world," or is that hope dead and gone? Don't miss the beginning of an astounding new direction for the series! Plus: Part 2 of the John Lynch backup story that began in WILDCATS: WORLD'S END #1, written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis)!”

http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=9854

I’m picking mine up today!

does DC pay you to announce every new book that comes out

LOL, I wish they did. No, I'm just a lone fan trying to promote the books I love. That's all.

[grifter78]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

[Brent]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

What characters died that they brought back?

[grifter78]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

What characters died that they brought back?

Deathblow, Grifter, and all the Gen 13 kids.

[grifter78]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

What characters died that they brought back?

oh, and most of the original Stormwatch too.

[ncameron]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

What characters died that they brought back?

Deathblow, Grifter, and all the Gen 13 kids.

Wait Wait Grifter died? Was that in Nemesis, its on my pile to read I just never got that into it. Was still too disappointed over Ver 3.0 getting canned.

Deathblow died in the mid 90s with the Fire From Heaven Storyline

Fahrenheit, Fuji, Hellstrike, and apparently Winter all died in Aliens/Wildcats X-over.

Gen13 probably should have died when Adam Warren left the book.

-neil

[grifter78]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

What characters died that they brought back?

Deathblow, Grifter, and all the Gen 13 kids.

Wait Wait Grifter died? Was that in Nemesis, its on my pile to read I just never got that into it. Was still too disappointed over Ver 3.0 getting canned.

Deathblow died in the mid 90s with the Fire From Heaven Storyline

Fahrenheit, Fuji, Hellstrike, and apparently Winter all died in Aliens/Wildcats X-over.

Gen13 probably should have died when Adam Warren left the book.

-neil

Grifter got killed by Midnighter in Captain Atom: Armageddon.

[Cyberstrike]

I'm not a big fan of character's coming back from unless they're vampires, ghosts, zombies, or heavenly/hellish avengers (like the Spectre and Ghost Rider).

[Dr. Solar]

I'm not a big fan of character's coming back from unless they're vampires, ghosts, zombies, or heavenly/hellish avengers (like the Spectre and Ghost Rider).

Or Hal Jordan

[grifter78]

I'm not a big fan of character's coming back from unless they're vampires, ghosts, zombies, or heavenly/hellish avengers (like the Spectre and Ghost Rider).

Really? Then how are you still reading comics period?

j/k

[Cyberstrike]

I'm not a big fan of character's coming back from unless they're vampires, ghosts, zombies, or heavenly/hellish avengers (like the Spectre and Ghost Rider).

Really? Then how are you still reading comics period?

j/k

I read Transformers.

[Drift]

I gave up on Wildstorm after Divine Right and Stormwatch vol.2 ended due to some what that I could no longer afford to buy them and quite honestly I didn't really like them at the time, now that I look back on it I think I was too hard on Wildstorm then and maybe one day I'll buy some of the more recent titles in TPB form.

However now after all the reboots, retcons, and restarts that DC had done with the line I'm extremely leery of buying WSU titles again only to have the powers that be do another change and go in a direction that I don't like.

In all fairness, World's End is not a reboot, a retcon, or a restart. It is a big event that has spun out of the stories that preceded it. The only official reboot was back in 2006, which failed mainly because the two flagship titles The Authority and Wildcats only released 2 and 1 issues respectively. The other titles came out, stayed on schedule and either got canceled (Deathblow, Wetworks), finished their run (Welcome to Tranquility, Midnighter), or are still going (Stormwatch P.H.D., Gen 13).
The only thing this "soft reboot", as they called it, did was bring back some characters who had died. Everything that happened before is still in continuity.
But most people share your trepidation because of what happened back then. But the new creative teams at Wildstorm have stated again and again that they are rectifying that by giving us 4 solid books a month that respect each others continuity and will be (and have been) on time because at least 5 issues of each title were done before they solicited #1.
So, I hope that you'll give the new direction a try when the trades come out. The ones already available are listed elsewhere in this thread.

What characters died that they brought back?

Deathblow, Grifter, and all the Gen 13 kids.

Wait Wait Grifter died? Was that in Nemesis, its on my pile to read I just never got that into it. Was still too disappointed over Ver 3.0 getting canned.

Deathblow died in the mid 90s with the Fire From Heaven Storyline

Fahrenheit, Fuji, Hellstrike, and apparently Winter all died in Aliens/Wildcats X-over.

Gen13 probably should have died when Adam Warren left the book.

-neil

Not sure what they did to bring Fahrenheit back but in the WildCATS/Aliens Fuji and Hellstrike had their containment suits breached. As they are essentially just sentient gas, they never died just dissipated and while I am not sure how exactly they were brought back, they could conceivably have tagged along in one of the group teleports and been given new suits later on. Winter piloted Skywatch into the sun but came back in the Authority: Scorched Earth one-shot.

[Drift]

It seems that the Doctor resurrected them all.