We're in the after-math of the Number of the Beast series, and the Authority are living in London now. To me, 2 things come to mind. The first is the song London Calling by the Clash, and the second . . . I'm wondering where Mick and Keith are in all of this mess. I know. That's just how my mind works. Anyways, London is where the Carrier crashed. But I'm not sure if 'crashed' is the right word. Yes it did crash, but, it also melded with the city. Obviously the Carrier is the Carrier. It's hard to mistake something that big. But . . around the edges, where the carrier ripped into the ground when it came down . . . it's hard to tell where one stops and the other begins. This first issue introduces us to the struggles and trials that the Authority, and the people of London, are facing. First of all there's no technology . . nothing works. Add to that the ash cloud that's covering the city, and the mutant virus' that are starting to break out . . . the first being the Andy Warhol plague . . . and you start to get an idea of what they're facing. However, even through all of this, they're still heroes. There first priority is to save the people of London, and get them to shelter inside the Carrier. This new series is brought to us by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning . . of Legion fame. While the art is by Simon Coleby. The whole creative team, I feel, are off to a tremendous start with this first issue. I'm also enjoying the Lynch back-up story. Basically Lynch, besides dealing with everything else that's going on, has to complete his final mission . . killing TAO. But that might be nothing compared to what he has to go through just to get to him. A fantastic first issue. I can't wait to see where it goes from here.
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