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Authority Vol 1 #5
Copyright Date: July 1999
"Shiftships 1 of 4"
Written by Warren Ellis
Pencilled by Bryan Hitch
Inked by Paul Neary
Coloured by Laura DePuy
Lettered by Ali Fuchs
Edited by Rachelle Brissenden
Cover by Bryan Hitch & Paul Neary
Solicitation:
In Part 1 of the 4-part "Swiftships," something from Jenny Sparks' past comes screaming into 1999! It arrives on plumes of fire: something that was supposed to have died fifty years ago, in a hyper-bacterial hell, something that, nearly a hundred years ago, was Jenny Sparks' first "case" as a superhuman adventurer. Now Jenny and the Authority must face this deadlier-than-ever menace and, this time, she's playing for keeps.
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!
Synopsis:
In Sliding Albion, an alternate Earth where aliens and humans live together and London runs the rest of the world, Yngvi, a "blue blood" tells his king (a human of the Windsor family) that they need a war. The king insults Yngvi for being part alien and tells Yngvi that he's in his kingdom now, as the two of them walk into the throne room where a drunken party is taking place. All of a sudden, the king starts hearing voices. Someone, a blue blood, is taunting him, saying that he gave the Windsor the kingdom and that he's isn't respecting the gift he received. The king gets scared, pulls out his gun and starts firing wildly, killing all his guests. As he's shooting, a hand grips his head and crushes it. Regis, the owner of the hand, appears out of thin air and tells Yngvi that he can rule now before saying that they're going to war. He goes to eat the former king's children.
"Shiftships 1 of 4"
Written by Warren Ellis
Pencilled by Bryan Hitch
Inked by Paul Neary
Coloured by Laura DePuy
Lettered by Ali Fuchs
Edited by Rachelle Brissenden
Cover by Bryan Hitch & Paul Neary
Solicitation:
In Part 1 of the 4-part "Swiftships," something from Jenny Sparks' past comes screaming into 1999! It arrives on plumes of fire: something that was supposed to have died fifty years ago, in a hyper-bacterial hell, something that, nearly a hundred years ago, was Jenny Sparks' first "case" as a superhuman adventurer. Now Jenny and the Authority must face this deadlier-than-ever menace and, this time, she's playing for keeps.
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!
Synopsis:
In Sliding Albion, an alternate Earth where aliens and humans live together and London runs the rest of the world, Yngvi, a "blue blood" tells his king (a human of the Windsor family) that they need a war. The king insults Yngvi for being part alien and tells Yngvi that he's in his kingdom now, as the two of them walk into the throne room where a drunken party is taking place. All of a sudden, the king starts hearing voices. Someone, a blue blood, is taunting him, saying that he gave the Windsor the kingdom and that he's isn't respecting the gift he received. The king gets scared, pulls out his gun and starts firing wildly, killing all his guests. As he's shooting, a hand grips his head and crushes it. Regis, the owner of the hand, appears out of thin air and tells Yngvi that he can rule now before saying that they're going to war. He goes to eat the former king's children.
On board The Carrier as it cruises over the mind barrier reef, Angie reminisces with The Doctor and Jack Hawsmoor about life before she became The Engineer.
In the air above the-still-being-rebuilt-L.A. several hundred ships come from Sliding Albion and start destroying everything in sight. Christine Trelane phones Jenny Sparks and informs her of the situation and The Authority quickly leaves for L.A. As they appear through a rift, Jenny recognizes the ships as coming from Sliding Albion. The team starts to fight the ships and Jenny tells that them that the world is being invaded by a parallel Earth.
Notes:
Sources:In the air above the-still-being-rebuilt-L.A. several hundred ships come from Sliding Albion and start destroying everything in sight. Christine Trelane phones Jenny Sparks and informs her of the situation and The Authority quickly leaves for L.A. As they appear through a rift, Jenny recognizes the ships as coming from Sliding Albion. The team starts to fight the ships and Jenny tells that them that the world is being invaded by a parallel Earth.
Notes:
- This issue marks the first appearance of Regis.
- This issue ranked #85 on the July 1999 Diamond Comics Distributor's Preorders list with an estimated 32, 700 units sold.
- This issue is collected in The Authority: Relentless trade.
- This issue is collected in the Absolute Authority-Book 1 hardcover.
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