Warren Ellis concludes his run on Stormwatch, redefining the team and introducing new members, including the powerhouse Apollo and brutal Midnighter. But when disaster strikes in the form of aliens creatures, can the team survive? Plus, Warren Ellis introduces the concept of The Bleed, the fabric between realities that becomes a major aspect of the Wildstorm and DC Universe! This volume collects Stormwatch Vol. 1 #48-50 and Stormwatch Vol. 2 #1-11.

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" story from THE AUTHORITY #17-20, where the very planet we live on rebels against its inhabitants. Plus, THE AUTHORITY 2000 ANNUAL, and two tales from the WILDSTORM SUMMER an introspective look at Jack Hawksmoor and a peek into the private life of the nanotech-enhanced Engineer. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS

From acclaimed novelist and screenwriter John Ridley (Three Kings, Everybody Smokes in Hell) and hot new artist Ben Oliver (Puncture) comes the WildStorm event of the year! The Authority, Earths last defense, have performed godlike acts in defense of the planet, whether defeating ancient gods or fending off interdimensional invasion forces. But these brave acts haven't always endeared them to many in power.... particularly in the United States. The President, tired of being embarrassed by what he views as a bunch of costumed freaks, sets a plan in motion that could very well destroy the Authority from the inside: a plan so cunning it'll shake the Authority to their very core. With an unexpected threat from the future on Earths doorstep, it could very well mean global extinction!

Best-selling writers Grant Morrison and Keith Giffen co-plot this extraordinary series filling in the gaps to explain where The Authority was just before the “World’s End” event that relaunched the WildStorm Universe, how they escaped from a horrifying alternate reality, and at what cost. From Morrison’s first two issues revitalizing the team as WildStorm’s marquee heroes, Giffen took over chief writing duties with a story that saw the team’s interdimensional ship the Carrier power down and strand The Authority on an Earth in a reality they don’t recognize. Their powers barely work, and to add insult to injury, in this universe, they’re not only unknown to the population, they’re – horror of horrors – comic book characters. Will they make it back home? And if they do, will there be a home left to make it back to?

Best selling writers Grant Morrison and Keith Giffen co-plot this extraordinary series filling in the gaps to explain where The Authority was just before the “World’s End” event that relaunched the WildStorm Universe, how they escaped from a horrifying alternate reality, and at what cost. The Authority is stranded on an Earth in a reality they don’t recognize. Their powers barely work, and to add insult to injury, in this universe, they’re not only unknown to the population, they're – horror of horrors – comic book characters. Will they make it back home? And if they do, will there be a home left to make it back to?

"The Authority and StormWatch Prime were once teammates and the closest of comrades—but a custody battle over their long-dead former leader Henry Bendix's secret bunker causes old grudges to boil over! And conflicts only escalate when they make it inside the bunker and find—Bendix?!"—P. \[4\] of cover.

Nel loro viaggio verso l'ignoto, a bordo del Carrier, Authority incontra la vasta entità conosciuta come Mondragon e l'unico modo per sfuggirle è attraverso il sacrificio di uno di loro. Hawksmoor deve spiegare perché ha tenuto nascosta a tutti una terribile arma segreta e perde la fiducia dei compagni. Ma anche l'apparente coma di Swift passa in secondo piano quando il Carrier giunge a destinazione... nelle braccia della più crudele e letale specie aliena che l'universo abbia mai conosciuto. Con miliardi di vite in gioco, Authority riuscirà a sopravvivere anche questa volta? Termina con il dodicesimo volume la lunga saga di Authority, il fumetto che ha riscritto le regole del genere supereroistico.

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?

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. The Authority are heroes in only the strictest sense of the word. Ruthless and unforgiving, this group of insanely powerful superhumans face down countless menaces to Earth, protecting mankind with their cold version of justice. An invasion from an alternate Earth, an international terrorist who is laying waste to major cities and a hostile alien intelligence who calls himself God all fall under their rule. This is THE AUTHORITY. Pay allegiance. Or get your head kicked in.

To date, the life of down on his-luck S.A.S. Corporal Kev Hawkins has been an interesting mix of surprises and disappointments—but nothing could have prepared him for his repeated run-ins with the super-hero team knows as "The Authority"! After committing a debacle in his early career with the S.A.S, Kev was reassigned to a shadowy British intelligence agency as their "cleaner," taking care of the worst problems imaginable. No wonder he spends every night at the pub with his mates! His latest He must kill the most powerful super-human group on the planet—armed only with a gun!