the Authority #13 - WildStorm

This issue is almost entirely about the attack on un-London and the Carrier by Gamorra. It appears that Kaizen has decided to make his presence known. So far there were only rumors, and speculation that Gamorra had survived . . . and prospered. But there's no question about it now . . Kaizen wants to grab the reigns of this broken world . . or at least what's left of it . . and show it who's boss. The problem is . . that means that everybody else has to bow-down and gravel at his little pointed shoes. There's more than a few people that aren't going to go quietly into that night . . the Authority being one of the chief opponents. We get to see Angie, Jack and Swift in action this issue. Especially Angie and Swift . . taking out some of Gamorra's cannon-fodder. And, by the end of the issue, Jack comes face to face with Cybernary. Jack's either going to have to rise to the occasion, or . . he's going to be toast. Noticeably absent from the fray is Midnighter. He's had a visionary dream, he thinks, courtesy of the doctors, and they've to him to go north to find what he needs to help heal his friend . . Apollo. He's been missing him so much lately . . and heartbroken, he can do nothing but follow whatever 'hope' is cast his way. I have a feeling that the true mettle of this team is going to be tested next issue. Despite everything they've gone though in this post-Armageddon landscape . . they have yet to face a threat of this magnitude. I hope they haven't gone to soft and weak. I thought this was a great opening chapter to this story-arc by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. I really like what they've been doing with this book of late. Simon Coleby and Drew Johnson do the art. Who knows . . this book may rise to the top of my list of team books again. Maybe!