Buzzword readathon #10

I first read this two years ago and was worried going into my second read that it wouldn't live up to my expectations. I shouldn't have worried because I loved it even more the second time!

This is maybe the most underrated series and team in comics history, and I'm not over-exaggerating. The Authority are on the surface just a gritty version of the Justice League, but underneath that there's a lot of really smart commentary about power and some amazing characters.

I really love all of these characters. Jenny Sparks is the leader of this hodgepodge team and I love her so darn much. I forgot that while being a badass she's also a really funny, caring character, and just generally a lot more well-rounded than I remembered her being. I obviously love Midnighter and Apollo - I have a Midnighter sticker on my laptop for a reason - but I also genuinely love all the other members of the Authority.

The art is also so much better than I remember it being. While I don't love the way that Angie is drawn (do we really need to be seeing her nipples at all times??), the rest of it is so well done. The close-ups are particularly great, especially Jenny at the end of issue 2.

I just really love this comic and am dying every day that DC doesn't adapt it. Come on guys, Vanessa Kirby would be the perfect Jenny Sparks but she's not going to be age appropriate forever! I'm now going to read the next volume and despair at how my favourite series was ruined.