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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Authority Vol. 3 Earth Inferno and Other Stories by Mark Millar Authority Earth Inferno and Other Stories TPB (2002 DC/Wildstorm) comic books. Authority: Book 3 - 1st printing. Collects Authority (1999-2002 1st Series) #17-20 and Authority Annual (2000). Written by Mark Millar, Joe Casey, Warren Ellis, and Paul Jenkins. Art by Chris Weston, Frank Quitely, Cully Hamner, Georges Jeanty, Garry Leach, Trevor Scott, Karl Story, and Ray Snyder. WildStorm's wildest super-team returns in its third trade paperback - an anthology of outrageousness collecting some of the Authority's most unforgettable tales. Included is the much talked-about 'Earth Inferno' where the very planet we live on rebels against its inhabitants. Plus, THE AUTHORITY 2000 ANNUAL, and two tales from the WILDSTORM SUMMER SPECIAL: an introspective look at Jack Hawksmoor and a peek into the private life of the nanotech-enhanced Engineer. MATURE READERS Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99. Authority: Book 3 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Authority (1999-2002 1st Series) #17-20 and Authority Annual (2000). Written by Mark Millar, Joe Casey, Warren Ellis, and Paul Jenkins. Art by Chris Weston, Frank Quitely, Cully Hamner, Georges Jeanty, Garry Leach, Trevor Scott, Karl Story, and Ray Snyder. WildStorm's wildest super-team returns in its third trade paperback - an anthology of outrageousness collecting some of the Authority's most unforgettable tales. Included is the much talked-about 'Earth Inferno' where the very planet we live on rebels against its inhabitants. Plus, THE AUTHORITY 2000 ANNUAL, and two tales from the WILDSTORM SUMMER SPECIAL: an introspective look at Jack Hawksmoor and a peek into the private life of the nanotech-enhanced Engineer. MATURE READERS Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99. Customer Testimonials Our customers have some nice things to say about us: Customer Testimonials Mailing List Join our Mailing List for news and sales. We’ve been selling comics since 1961 (our first sale: Fantastic Four #1 at $0.25, see one of our first ads) and on the web since 1996. Copyright © 1996 - 2021 Lone Star Comics Inc. Character images copyright © their respective owners. Review: The Authority Vol. 2 – by Mark Millar & Frank Quitely. Vol. 2 of the Authority takes Warren Ellis’ great work on Vol. 1 (12 issues) and continues it through the Mark Millar filter. This could have gone either way really, but thankfully, this is a very strong follow up, with just enough change of feel and voice to make it different, yet similar enough to feel like a sequel, not a continuation of Ellis’ work. That being said, Millar is doing some of his strongest work here, given characters who can be more or less what he wants them to be. I feel like this was what gave him the confidence/idea/drive to do Ultimates. (Ultimates being the parallel universe version of the Marvel U Avengers/SHIELD/others. But mostly a classic Avengers in the way you’ve never seen them…The Ultimates) Read NOW if you haven’t. If Ultimates took things a bit too far, the Authority is a little better behaved, and usually has the best interests of humanity at heart. Millar has a somewhat…juvenile? sense of humour, yet, so do I, I can be Shallow. (just like the best of us) So some of the jokes here were pretty good for that. Mostly the making fun of Superman/Batman in the guise of Apollo/Midnighter, the gay Superhero couple. That being said, by the end of the volume, it’s actually this couple that provides the love story that’s somewhat touching, to my surprise (and delight). But the best is the team that goes up against the Authority, who are an obvious riff on the classic Avengers… There’s even a magazine cover of Apollo and Midnighter, referred to as “The World’s Finest Couple” another classic burn on Supes and Bats! Like Ellis’ volume, this collection has 3 separate 4 part storylines: The Nativity,Earth Inferno, Brave New World. As with most things in 3s, the middle is the weak part here (might also have to do with not being Frank Quitely’s artwork). Nativity involves the Authority finding and guarding Baby Jenny Quantum (reincarnation of Jenny Sparks, Spirit of the 20th Century), and going up against a whole bunch of pretender teams. Earth Inferno, the Earth itself is going nuts after everything that’s happening, and the Doctor has to look for help from a previous Doctor…who’s a genocidal Sociopath in super-prison… Brave New World involves an attack on the Authority that replaces them with a more tame version with more powers, less benevolent morals, and who are owned by the 1% who run the world. The Authority acting as an authority over the whole world didn’t sit well with the rest of humanity, even though much of it was beneficial on the whole. I like the philosophical ideas examined in the book, through the guise of superheroes, and a lot of the ways things get solved are actually a LOT more interesting and smart than just punching and blasting things. There’s lots of Millar’s personality here, especially in Midnighter, who’s a badass mofo on the level with Batman with Wolverine morals. (ie. AWESOME). There’s quite a few Midnighter moments in the book that made me go: One of the best lines: Henchman: “Feels Kinda Weird Torching Civilians” Bad Guy: “Civilians are civilized soldier. These people are French.” So. There’s stuff to laugh at, stuff for insiders (anyone of the Shallow Readers should get a few of these), a few dated references (Bush, Gore, Clinton, etc.), some great action, interesting ideas, and most importantly, super characters who I actually care about. I look forward to seeing the rest of the adventures of this gang, and especially when I see who else has written this series following: Brian Azzarello, Ed Brubaker, Grant Morrison, but then not such great ones…so that being said, read Ellis’ and Millar’s and decide from there what you’d like to do. This still holds up pretty well over a decade later, which cannot be said for a lot of things in the comic universe…hell, DC will have rebooted 6 more times by then. Millar, Mark 1969(?)- Born December 24, 1969 (some sources say 1970), in Coatbridge, Scotland; married, 1993; wife's name Gillian; children: Emily. Religion: Catholic. ADDRESSES: Home and office— Glasgow, Scotland. CAREER: Writer. Marvel Comics, senior writer and story consultant, 2001—. Writer for 2000 AD, DC Comics, and for British television. Creator of Millar-world, a creator-owned line of comics. WRITINGS: "ULTIMATE X-MEN" SERIES; GRAPHIC NOVELS. The Tomorrow People, illustrated by Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2001. Return to Weapon X, illustrated by Adam Kubert, Tom Raney, and Tom Derenick, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2002. World Tour, illustrated by Adam Kubert and Chris Bachalo, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2002. Hellfire and Brimstone, illustrated by Adam Kubert, Miki Danny, and Andrew Kaare, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2003. Ultimate War, illustrated by Chris Bachalo, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2003. Return of the King, illustrated by Adam Kubert and David Finch, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2003. "THE AUTHORITY" SERIES; GRAPHIC NOVELS. Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of "The Authority," WildStorm Productions (La Jolla, CA), 2001. (With Tom Peyer) The Authority: Transfer of Power, illustrated by Frank Quitetly and D. Nguyen, DC Comics (New York, NY), 2002. The Authority: Earth Inferno and Other Stories, DC Comics (New York, NY), 2002. Absolute Authority, Volume 2, DC Comics (New York, NY), 2003. OTHER. (With Grant Morrison) Vampirella: Ascending Evil, 1998. The Ultimates, Volume 1, "Super-Human," illustrated by Brian Hitch, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2002. (With Antony Williams) The Unfunnies, four volumes, Avatar Press (Rantoul, IL), 2003. (With Peter Gross) Wanted, Top Cow Productions (Los Angeles, CA), 2003. (With Ashley Wood) Run, Dark Horse Comics (Milwaukie, OR), 2003. Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Volume 1, "Down among the Dead Men," Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2004. Trouble, Marvel Comics (New York, NY), 2004. Superman: Red Son, illustrated by Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett, DC Comics (New York, NY), 2004. The Chosen, illustrated by Allan Gross, Dark Horse (Milwaukie, OR), 2004. Superman Adventures, DC Comics (New York, NY), 2004-. Kick-Ass, illustrated by John Romita, Jr., 2007. Also author of Wolverine: Agent of Shield, The Authority: Under New Management, The Ultimates, Volume 2, "Homeland Security," The Ultimates: Gods and Monsters, Marvel Knights Spider Man: Venomous, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Volume 1, "The Fantastic," Superman Adventures: Last Son of Krypton, and Marvel Knights SpiderMan: The Last Stand. Writer of unreleased television series, Sikeside. ADAPTATIONS: Sikeside, an unreleased television program by Millar, has been optioned for theatrical release. SIDELIGHTS: Mark Millar is a highly successful writer of English-language comics, known for bringing a somewhat satirical, postmodern sensibility to the genre. Millar's first success was on the already established comic book series "The Authority," published by Wildstorm Productions. He followed this with work on several popular series that updated classic Marvel characters for new audiences. These included "Ultimate X-Men," "Marvel Knights Spider-Man," "Ultimate Fantastic Four," and "Wolverine." He created the best-selling graphic novel Superman: Red Son, in which the Superman story is rewritten so that young Superman is raised under Communist rule in the Soviet Union. In 2007, Millar collaborated with John Romita, Jr., with whom he had previously worked on "Wolverine," to create Kick-Ass, advertised as the most violent comic ever written.