The Authority: The Lost Year #11

“Damage Control” (No Spoilers)

In-freaking-credible! I wish all of Lost Year had been like these last two issues. Everything came together in this issue; the story was engaging and once again we’re treated to amazing art by Brandon Badeaux.

Badeaux’s art is what really made this arc for me. It is incredibly detailed and combined with Jonny Rench’s colors makes for some of the best art in a comic I’ve seen in a long time. Plus, Badeaux’s designs for the alternate reality Authority are just wicked! I’ve heard people say they don’t think Badeaux could handle a monthly book because his art is so detailed. Personally, I’d wait on a bi-monthly book if he were doing the art. It’s that good.

Wildcats #25

“The Protectorate 3 of 3: Knock Down, Drag Out” (No Spoilers)

Here it is! The battle of the century! Midnighter vs. Zealot! Did the fight deliver? I say, yes!

Adam Beechen relies on two of his many strengths during this issue. First, he uses a character that is normally in the background to narrate the events (similar to Runt narrating Gen 13 #34, which was also written by Beechen). This time it’s Petrified Girl, originally of the superhero team The Paladins (introduced in Number of the Beast). I had wondered what Beechen’s reasoning was in bringing Petrified Girl to Earth with Zealot, Cybernary, and Maul. It becomes clearer as she narrates the fight.

San Diego Comic Con 2010

Wildstorm:Storm Front panel was held Saturday night from 6:30 to 7:30. There were approximately fifty attendees at the panel. Hank Kanalz, Vice President and General Manager of Wildstorm Productions, opened up the panel and welcomed everyone. Also in attendance was Ben Abernathy, Darick W. Robertson, writer Phil Hester, T. J. Fixman, Ricardo Sanchez, writer Kurt Busiek, writer Tom Taylor, writer Stuart Paul, editor Scott Peterson, artist Cruddie Torian, and editor Jim Chadwick.

Wildstorm Addiction Podcast – Episode 9

Welcome to a special episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the Wildcats on an exclusive interview with Adam Beechen to discuss both he and Tim Seeley’s monumental issue #25. Adam decided that with his supreme celebrity status that air conditioning was more important than sound quality. So even though I took a stab at reducing the background noise, in the end I decided to leave it as is. I apologize for this inconvenience, however, Adam doesn’t care about you and says he just wanted to get back to his Mai Tai’s. [Comment in jest by the editor, BEN]

Adam really elaborates on many of the questions asked with many insights into what has happened with the Wildstorm Universe over the past two years.