Release Date: March 2009

"Chapter 8"

Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Artist: Simon Coleby
Colours: Carrie Strachan
Letters: Wes Abbott
Assistant Editor: Kristy Quinn
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Cover by Simon Coleby

"Defile: A Narrow Pass-Part Two: Bones"

Writer: Russell Uttley
Artist: Ben Oliver
Letters: Wes Abbott
Assistant Editor: Kristy Quinn
Editor: Ben Abernathy

Solicitation:
The British government reaches out to the Authority to help apprehend a powerful super-powered being who escaped confinement when the world ended. Can the team, minus their more powerful members, contain a threat of unimaginable power?

Meanwhile, writer Russell Utley and artist Ben Oliver – the creative team behind the critically acclaimed miniseries Puncture – continue their backup story featuring the Daemonite villain known as Defile!


SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!
Synopsis:
From Midnighter's point of view, it's been a week since he approached the abandoned cabin and found himself transported to a place seemingly unaffected by Armageddon. He's also played along with being a vicar for the town, waiting for the others to find him. Angie and Swift finally show up and let Midnighter know that from their point of view, it's only been twenty minutes since he disappeared. Angie tells him they must be in some sort of pocket reality.

Meanwhile, their presence in the town hasn't gone undetected. They are attacked by a group calling themselves "Team Unicorn." The group consists of British Bulldog, Dr. Dee, Mosquito, and the giant Gog. As Midnighter battles Dr. Dee, he realizes Dee has no qualms about taking out civilians to get at Midnighter. Swift ends up squishing Mosquito and Angie is left to deal with Gog. Angie throws a grenade at Gog and causes him to fall onto Dr. Dee, apparently killing him.

Elsewhere in the town, a maid approaches her master, identified only as 'Charles' and tells him that Team Unicorn was defeated. He becomes angered by the news, tells the maid to take his wife and kids indoors, and proceeds to fly up into the air. As he does, his human face slowly morphs into the face of a clock. He descends towards Midnighter, Angie, and Swift telling them he won't have them disturbing his family. He then attacks the three of them with some sort of energy wave.

"Defile: A Narrow Pass-Part Two: Bones"
(Editor's note: The events in this story take place before Wildcats: World's End #6)
Lord Defile prepares for the coming of Rapier, a powerful Daemonite sorcerer, to Earth. Rapier shows up but is in the body of a young skate-boarder. Defile is not amused by Rapier's attempts at humor, and grabs his hand. Defile breaks Rapier's hand telling him that Earth is not a viable Daemonite colony and it belongs to him. Rapier uses his magic to embed Defile in the ground in front him. With only his head still exposed, Defile threatens to destroy Rapier. But Rapier uses his magic and suddenly...

...Defile is back in his underground lair just as before, waking and yelling out Rapier's name. He deduces that Rapier must have channeled massive energies to open a portal between Daemon and Earth. Defile decides that he too will need a source of enormous power in order to defeat Rapier.


Notes:

• This is the first appearance of the Daemonite, Rapier.
  

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