They are the shadows and light of the WildStorm Universe: Planetary, the mystery archaeologists, quietly unearthing the world's dark secrets and hidden splendor; and The Authority, Earth's self-proclaimed personal protectorate, hitting hard and fighting dirty in the name of a finer world. Now, the teams are brought together against a power so immense it threatens entire universes. But will the combined force of the world's most powerful heroes and the world's smartest be enough to stop it?