Explore the essential narratives that laid the groundwork for the Authority's iconic comic book introduction. This collection delves into the pivotal moments and character developments that shaped the groundbreaking team's story, providing fans with a deeper understanding of their origins and significance in the comic book landscape.
In a tumultuous period for Excalibur, Meggan and Nightcrawler grapple with the loss of Captain Britain and Cerise. As they relocate to Muir Island, Nightcrawler uncovers a shocking secret, while the emergence of Douglock complicates their fight against a Phalanx invasion. The team, now including Wolfsbane, Colossus, and Pete Wisdom, faces challenges for the Soulsword and battles the Uncreated and X-Man. Amidst these conflicts, Kitty finds unexpected romance, and Brian's allegiance to the London Hellfire Club hangs in the balance.
Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This New York Times bestselling story inspires the upcoming film THE AUTHORITY.
In this third absolute collection of the bestselling original series WITCHBLADE, NYC Detective Sara Pezzini is back from her foray into the Underworld. As she emerges with FULL power over the Witchblade and makes her final attempt to banish the creatures back to the underworld from where they came, she is also given a clue as to the true nature of the Witchblade. Collects WITCHBLADE #37-57, DESTINY'S CHILD #1-3 AND WITCHBLADE/LADY DEATH #1
Set against the backdrop of Nina Simone's 1999 performance, this narrative explores the profound significance of a seemingly trivial object—a piece of gum taken by musician Warren Ellis. As it transforms into a sacred totem over the years, the story delves into themes of meaning, artistic process, and the bonds of friendship and love. The introduction by Nick Cave adds an extra layer of depth to this celebration of personal and artistic connections.
Marc Spector is Moon Knight!...Or is he? It's hard to tell these days, especially when New York's wildest vigilante protects the street with two-fisted justice and three-that's right, count 'em-different personalities! But even with the mystical force of Khonshu fueling his crusade, how does the night's greatest detective save a city that's as twisted as he is? The road to victory is going to hurt. A lot. Marvel's most mind-bending adventure begins NOW as Moon Knight sleuths his way to the rotten core of New York's most bizarre mysteries! Collecting: Moon Knight (2014) 1-17
The World's Greatest Detective buried alive. Once a week, rain or shine, Alfred Pennyworth walks to a little cemetary plot on the Wayne Manor grounds. He meticulously tends to Thomas and Martha Wayne's headstones, plinths, and slabs: weeding, cleaning, polishing. But how much longer before there's another Wayne memorial to tend to? Batman's current case forces him to inhabit the mind of a murder victim with a half-eaten face—sending him on a collision course with an enemy who has infiltrated every part of Gotham. Every corner Batman turns leads him one step closer to his own grave! In The Batman's Grave, Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the modern age, reunite for a story about life, death, and the questions most are too afraid to ask.
I hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish. In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself.On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year.
In a future where consumerism, superficiality and corruption reign supreme, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has decided to stop sitting by idly and watching the world crumble around him. Back in the saddle, no one in The City is safe.
Life is not getting easier for Spider Jerusalem, as he is starting to have blackouts and episodes of mental confusion not related to his usual diet of narcotics and whiskey! Can investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem still fight the injustices of the 21st-century Babylon...or has the corrupted city taken one more soul? Having had enough of the warped 21st-century Babylon that he lives in, Spider escapes into a world of bitterness and pills. As he stumbles through this haze of depression and drugs, he must find a way to cover the biggest story of the year, the presidential election. Armed with only his demented mind and dark sense of humor, Spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism, horrific sex, and unwelcome celebrity that culminates in a shocking and ruinous ending.