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Authority: Revolution #1
Release Date:
Oct. 2004
“The Eternal Return part 1 of 12: Come the Revolution”
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Dustin Nguyen
Inks: Richard Friend
Colours: Randy Mayor
Letters: Jared K. Fletcher
Assistant Editor: Kristy Quinn
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Cover by Dustin Nguyen
Solicitation:
They’ve saved Earth from annihilation over and over again. Now they want to rule the world…
Following the dramatic events of COUP D’ÉTAT, the Authority has settled into its role as governing body of the United States. The other major world powers have adjusted to the regime change and are slowly coming to terms with the meaning it has for the future. But many Americans are unhappy to lose their inalienable rights. Can a second American Revolution be far behind?
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
Synopsis
The Authority has usurped the United States government and controls the country. They are the leaders of the free world.
Members of the team uphold their obligations of meeting with political leaders across the globe, but they aren’t exactly enjoying the verbal sparring with politicians as much as the physical confrontations that placed the Authority in power.
During a meeting with the Senator, Majority Whip, and a Southern clergyman, Midnighter fantasizes killing all three men. The politicians chastise Midnighter, telling him the Authority’s actions in taking over the country are unconstitutional. They also oppose his legalization of hemp, which Midnighter says is a step in revitalizing the shrinking American middle-class economy.
When the clergyman opposes the Doctor’s Church of the Shaman religion, calling it a separation of church and state, Midnighter punches him to the floor. Midnighter then opens a shift-door to the White House Oval Office to speak with Jack Hawksmoor, the United States President.
Midnighter begins to question the Authority’s reign of power. He feels the public only accepts the Authority out of fear, not because they necessarily agree with the Authority’s politics.
Meanwhile, a riot brews in the streets of Philadelphia. A man dressed as Paul Revere speaks to a large crowd of Authority protesters, and incites them into a revolt. The rioters plan to take back the country by any means necessary.
The Doctor’s Church of the Shaman is the first target, as many of church’s shamanist followers are slaughtered. When riot police attempt to stop the attacks, they are killed by Paul Revere and his superhuman companions.
When the Pennsylvania senator sends in the National Guard, they are mysteriously swayed into joining the revolution against the Authority instead of stopping the riot.
When Hawksmoor gets word of the riot, he instructs the team to meet him in Philadelphia. They will attempt to quell the riot and deal with the superhuman element that has surfaced.
Swift is the first to arrive and is attacked by two members of the superhuman group. An explosion by one of the members sends Swift reeling out of the air. Hawksmoor uses his power to convince two buildings to catch Swift before she falls to her death. The fall is still nearly fatal, and Swift is left bloody and unconscious from the attack.
The Carrier, which now serves as a home for Apollo and Midnighter to raise Jenny Quantum, opens shift-doors to transport most of the Authority to Philadelphia. But when Midnighter walks through his shift-door, he is greeted by an elder version of his lover, Apollo, who introduces Midnighter to a future world the Authority apparently has created.
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Oct. 2004“The Eternal Return part 1 of 12: Come the Revolution”
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Dustin Nguyen
Inks: Richard Friend
Colours: Randy Mayor
Letters: Jared K. Fletcher
Assistant Editor: Kristy Quinn
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Cover by Dustin Nguyen
Solicitation:
They’ve saved Earth from annihilation over and over again. Now they want to rule the world…
Following the dramatic events of COUP D’ÉTAT, the Authority has settled into its role as governing body of the United States. The other major world powers have adjusted to the regime change and are slowly coming to terms with the meaning it has for the future. But many Americans are unhappy to lose their inalienable rights. Can a second American Revolution be far behind?
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
Synopsis
The Authority has usurped the United States government and controls the country. They are the leaders of the free world.
Members of the team uphold their obligations of meeting with political leaders across the globe, but they aren’t exactly enjoying the verbal sparring with politicians as much as the physical confrontations that placed the Authority in power.
During a meeting with the Senator, Majority Whip, and a Southern clergyman, Midnighter fantasizes killing all three men. The politicians chastise Midnighter, telling him the Authority’s actions in taking over the country are unconstitutional. They also oppose his legalization of hemp, which Midnighter says is a step in revitalizing the shrinking American middle-class economy.
When the clergyman opposes the Doctor’s Church of the Shaman religion, calling it a separation of church and state, Midnighter punches him to the floor. Midnighter then opens a shift-door to the White House Oval Office to speak with Jack Hawksmoor, the United States President.
Midnighter begins to question the Authority’s reign of power. He feels the public only accepts the Authority out of fear, not because they necessarily agree with the Authority’s politics.
Meanwhile, a riot brews in the streets of Philadelphia. A man dressed as Paul Revere speaks to a large crowd of Authority protesters, and incites them into a revolt. The rioters plan to take back the country by any means necessary.
The Doctor’s Church of the Shaman is the first target, as many of church’s shamanist followers are slaughtered. When riot police attempt to stop the attacks, they are killed by Paul Revere and his superhuman companions.
When the Pennsylvania senator sends in the National Guard, they are mysteriously swayed into joining the revolution against the Authority instead of stopping the riot.
When Hawksmoor gets word of the riot, he instructs the team to meet him in Philadelphia. They will attempt to quell the riot and deal with the superhuman element that has surfaced.
Swift is the first to arrive and is attacked by two members of the superhuman group. An explosion by one of the members sends Swift reeling out of the air. Hawksmoor uses his power to convince two buildings to catch Swift before she falls to her death. The fall is still nearly fatal, and Swift is left bloody and unconscious from the attack.
The Carrier, which now serves as a home for Apollo and Midnighter to raise Jenny Quantum, opens shift-doors to transport most of the Authority to Philadelphia. But when Midnighter walks through his shift-door, he is greeted by an elder version of his lover, Apollo, who introduces Midnighter to a future world the Authority apparently has created.
Notes:
- This issue marks the first appearance of The Sons of Liberty: Paul Revere, Maiden America, Fallout, and Dyno-Mite.
- This issue is collected in The Authority: Revolution-Book 1 trade.
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