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And Bleeding Cool has granted ourselves the right to press CTRL-C and then CTRL-V. Jennifer Sparks was created by Warren Ellis and Tom Raney during their 1997 revamp of Stormwatch, a Century Baby born in 1900 and appointed the leader of Stormwatch Black, with Swift and Jack Hawksmoor, before later joining them to create The Authority[...]

A new run of The Authority. In a recent art sale and video podcast to promote Ghost Machine, Bryan Hitch stated "I love The Authority stuff I would have I would have done another run on The Authority in a heartbeat before I started doing the Ghost Machine stuff I actually wanted to and no DC[...]

At a press event in 2023, CEO James Gunn noted that the next Superman film will introduce characters from 'The Authority,' a comic series that launched in 1999, in part because the Superman copyright is about to expire," read the section in question – implying that at least part of the decision-making surrounding having The[...]

A few days ago on Bleeding Cool, we looked at what we presumed was a new Authority piece being drawn by Bryan Hitch, posted to Twitter. I replied with a tweet, "Ooh, is that Apollo" and got in response from Bryan, "haven't you got some news to report…?" Well, I mean, I did, didn't I? Bryan[...]

The Authority was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch in 1998 for the comic book studio WildStorm, owned by Jim Lee, later bought out by DC Comics With Jim Lee becoming VP and now Publisher/CCO of DC Coming out of a series and using characters that they had worked on for the  series Stormwatch, The Authority[...]

And are those Swift's wings at the back? Is this Bryan Hitch returning to The Authority? Which just got a big boost after James Gunn announced a movie about The Authority based on Hitch's work with Warren Ellis… I replied with a tweet, "Ooh, is that Apollo" and got in response, "haven't you got some news[...]

An LITG runaround what people were reading on Bleeding Cool yesterday, and the past five years as well. Also, comic creator birthdays!

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Warren Ellis & Bryan Hitch's The Authority LITG: The ten most popular stories yesterday Warren Ellis Talks The Authority, Alan Moore & James Gunn  1923 Season 1 Episode 5 "Ghost of Zebrina" Images: Prelude To War The Flash Showrunner Puts to Rest Arrowverse Series Finale Fan Theory  What Mister Fantastic[...]

In his Orbital Operations newsletter, Warren Ellis talked about the announcement this week by James Gunn and Peter Safran that DC Studios was to make a movie based on The Authority As Bleeding Coolnoted, there was suddenly a feeding frenzy in the aftermarket and, as The Authority Book One sold out everywhere fast, DC is[...]

We are told that the upcoming DC Comics movie The Authority courses of James Gunn will see WildStorm characters join the DCU as "members of The Authority take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right" featuring the superhero team created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, from Stormwatch characters created[...]

Manchester Black time! In June 2020,  Bleeding Cool scooped the gossip that Superman was going to be the new leader of The Authority It was a big story, but plenty of people didn't believe it The usual way of things At the time, the comic book had recently seen Superman come out as being Clark[...]

Grant Morrison continues to expound and expand on what went down with Superman & The Authority, 5Gand DC Comics, and Bleeding Cool has been paraphrasing along, When it was still part of the 5G concept and a little more parodic, I had this big daft idea to update the classic utopian Superman story Superman Red/Superman Blue from 1963 by having[...]

Grant Morrison continues to expound and expand on what went down with Superman & The Authority, 5G, Dan DiDio and DC Comics, and Bleeding Cool has been paraphrasing along, seeing what matches out reports at the time, and it seems like it was pretty close We would however like to state that Grant Morrison was[...]

But very much in The Authority tradition of this sort of thing. The Authority #14 by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely Might we see The Alternate Universe Timeline Hazard Operations Response & Intervention Team Y again? Probably not very likely, but this is the way the Squadron Supreme started out, so who knows? Anyway, there are plenty[...]

DC Comics initially planned to publish Superman & The Authority by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin as a way into its new 5G publishing initiative, which would see the main DC Comics characters aged up and replaced with newcomers Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash – even The Joker – would all be replaced[...]

That's why Superman led the way in forming The Authority, and it's Batman who will have to come crawling back asking to borrow the team for his own grimdark purposes Check out a preview of Batman Superman Authority Special #1 below. BATMAN SUPERMAN AUTHORITY SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT) DC Comics 0921DC067 0921DC068 – BATMAN SUPERMAN AUTHORITY SPECIAL #1 (ONE[...]

Superman and the Authority concludes on Tuesday with Superman and the Authority #4 Which means Superman definitely doesn't get his brain cut out in the preview and replaced with the Ultra-Humanite's, because then what would they do with the rest of the issue, right? But even still, check out the preview below, just for a[...]

Today sees the release of Superman & The Authority #3 by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin from DC Comics And it looks like we are getting two Authorities for the price of one With Manchester Black asking if the contents of the Fortress Of Solitude is cultural appropriation to the highest order, putting the British[...]

Things are about to get Grimdark in Superman and the Authority #3, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics And no, that's not a commentary on DC's tendency to chase the dragon of Dark Knight and Watchmen for the last several decades It's literally the title of the story! Check out a preview below. SUPERMAN AND[...]

Something that Superlad39 on the Comic Book Resources forums thought was rather interesting alongside the return of The Authority to the Action Comics, and Henry Bendix to upcoming issues of Superman, Son Of Jor-El And he allowed Bleeding Cool to reprint it, though I have followed it up with an investigation of my own In[...]

Superman and The Authority #2 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and if you're wondering whether Superman needs to work out to maintain his stunning physique, this preview reveals that the answer is yes Where does he find the time? Well, he's probably a lot less busy than we are Check out the[...]

The current Superman & The Authority is set in a different continuity to the other Superman comic books and the rest of the DC Comics line We have a Superman active in the nineteen sixties with President Kennedy, Superman accompanying the astronauts to the moon in the early sixties with Kaplan to put a man[...]

Elsewhere in the multiverse, courtesy of Shazam #1, we have an undisclosed blade slicing its way through reality. Shazam #1 Multiverse While Titans sit around arguing whether or not the Rock Of Ages incoming event is a Crisis Level event or not. Shazam #1 Multiverse And the debate as to whether or not this counts as a Crisis continues. This[...]

Today sees the publication of Justice League #65, Blue & Gold #1, Shazam #1, and Superman And The Authority #1 – and questions regarding Superman's place in the Justice League are being raised That's Clark Kent Superman, of course In the Superman titles, it looks as if Jonathan Kent is going to take over the[...]

But what does this mean for Superman & The Authority by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin? It was a move that Bleeding Cool first reported in 2019, and Grant Morrison has talked about how originally the plan that they rejected was to have a more authoritarian Superman forming The Authority while his son Jonathan Kent took[...]

Finally, Superman has his own black ops team to send out to take care of the dirty business he's too scared to do himself in this preview of Superman and the Authority #1 What do you mean that doesn't sound like Superman? Haven't you ever heard the phrase "truth, justice, and the American way?" Well…[...]

Superman & The Authority #1 by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin is published this Tuesday by DC Comics But the FOC date for Superman & The Authority #2 is this Sunday And retailers would like some idea of how the first issue sells before putting down non-returnable orders for issue 2 And told DC Comics[...]

Superman And The Authority #1 by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin published next week by DC Comics was originally intended to be Superman turning all authoritarian and taking control of The Authority team while his son became the new Superman on Earth Well, Grant Morrison didn't want all that, so when they took over the[...]

Talking to CBR about the upcoming Superman And The Authority series, Grant Morrison seemed to confirm Bleeding Cool's earlier rumours about the planned return In June last year, Bleeding Cool scooped the gossip that Superman was going to be the new leader of The Authority At the time, the comic book had recently seen Superman described[...]

After becoming the Flash and joining the Secret Six, she could never decide whether or not she was a celebrity or a hero. Lightray as a character was created by Jack Kirby for the New Gods in 1971, a godly being of super strength and speed, able to manipulate light into solid forms. This appears to be[...]