A review by nerdinthelibrary
The Authority: World's End by Simon Coleby, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
4.0
I think we all know that I only read this for the angsty Apollo/Midnighter romance, and it definitely delivered on that front. As I read I was kind of surprised that it actually ended up delivering on pretty much every front, which is a nice change of pace.
Unsurprisingly, I haven't read any of the comics that precede this so I have no context for the event taking place, but I'm used to jumping into comics in media res. Basically the Earth's gone to shit and the Authority are at an all-time low. Apollo needs to stay above the clouds to get sunlight, Jack is wheelchair-bound and miserable, and Angie is more or less human. Everyone's sad and angsty, and it actually really works. There's some good character stuff in here and the plot is pretty engaging considering how generic the premise is.
As usual, I come to a crossroads with the art style. I think that Simon Coleby's work is incredible when it comes to wide shots and action; there were a couple panels of Swift flying that genuinely took my breath away. But as with far too many comic artists, the face work is... not great to say the least. Definitely not the worst these characters have had to endure (cough Frank Quitely cough) but still has serious room for improvement.
I actually really enjoyed this story and will probably continue onto Rule Britannia because this left the storyline in a really interesting place. It also has no r*pe which is a serious upgrade from the last Authority comic I read!
Unsurprisingly, I haven't read any of the comics that precede this so I have no context for the event taking place, but I'm used to jumping into comics in media res. Basically the Earth's gone to shit and the Authority are at an all-time low. Apollo needs to stay above the clouds to get sunlight, Jack is wheelchair-bound and miserable, and Angie is more or less human. Everyone's sad and angsty, and it actually really works. There's some good character stuff in here and the plot is pretty engaging considering how generic the premise is.
As usual, I come to a crossroads with the art style. I think that Simon Coleby's work is incredible when it comes to wide shots and action; there were a couple panels of Swift flying that genuinely took my breath away. But as with far too many comic artists, the face work is... not great to say the least. Definitely not the worst these characters have had to endure (cough Frank Quitely cough) but still has serious room for improvement.
I actually really enjoyed this story and will probably continue onto Rule Britannia because this left the storyline in a really interesting place. It also has no r*pe which is a serious upgrade from the last Authority comic I read!