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A bold, energetic science fiction comic collection that explores the shifting dynamics of a larger-than-life heroic team. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Authority, under new management.
- energetic
- larger-than-life
- speculative
- 01
Planetary
Warren Ellis · 2001
A stylish, hardboiled archaeological dig through the secret, wondrous history of twentieth-century pop culture.
- 02
Kingdom Come
Mark Waid · 1996
A breathtaking, painterly meditation on the twilight of gods and the heavy burden of absolute power.
- 03
Kurt Busiek's Astro City
Kurt Busiek · 1996
A love letter to the superhero genre that finds its greatest triumphs not in cosmic battles, but in the quiet dignity of ordinary people.
- 04
Transmetropolitan
Warren Ellis · 1998
A furious, neon-soaked fever dream of gonzo journalism and dystopian political rage.
- 05
Marvels
Kurt Busiek · 1994
A breathtaking, street-level view of a world where gods and monsters casually reshape the skyline.
- 06
Hellblazer
Jamie Delano · 1990
A chain-smoking descent into a rain-slicked, politically corrupt underworld where magic is just another dirty trick.
- 07
Ex machina
Brian K. Vaughan
A gritty, high-stakes collision of municipal politics and supernatural superhero dread beneath the streets of New York.
- 08
Supergods
Grant Morrison
A passionate, mythic exploration of how superheroes became our modern gods, told by a master of the medium.
- 09
Y The Last Man, Vol. 3
Brian K. Vaughan
A tense, witty, and emotionally devastating exploration of survival and the crushing weight of being the last of your kind.
- 10
Justice League
Geoff Johns
An energetic, larger-than-life clash of good and evil told on an epic scale.
- 11
Fables, Vol. 9
Bill Willingham
A tense, darkly whimsical deep breath before the plunge into an all-out magical war.
- 12
X-Men
Scott Lobdell, Larry Hama and others · 2008
A sprawling, high-octane plunge into a dark mirror universe where desperate heroes fight for a timeline they will never live to see.
