Stormwatch: The Road to The Authority Compendium

<b>Before the Authority make their big-screen debut, read the pivotal stories that paved the way to the ground-breaking team''s comic book debut!</b><br><br><i>The Authority</i> is slated as a highly anticipated upcoming feature film from DC Studios, adapting the brutal super-team introduced by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch to live-action for the first time. Readers curious about the formation of the Authority can trace their origin in <i>Stormwatch: The Road to Authority Compendium</i>, a comprehensive collection of the influential stories that set the stage!  <br><br>In 1996, Warren Ellis took over as writer of <i>Stormwatch</i>, a major part of Jim Lee’s WildStorm Productions, alongside artist Tom Raney. Ellis reinvented the concept from more conventional superheroics to a take-no-prisoners strike team that quickly attracted attention throughout the industry, as readers questioned the way that superheroes are perceived.<br>Ellis redefined the team and introduced new members, including the electric Jenny Sparks, the city-symbiote Jack Hawksmoor, powerhouse Apollo, and brutal Midnighter—leading directly to the game-changing debut of The Authority!<br><br>This volume collects <i>Stormwatch </i>(Vol. 1) #37-50, <i>Stormwatch Preview </i>#1, and<i> Stormwatch </i>(Vol. 2) #1-11.