Coup D'etat Paperback – November 1, 2004

Take Sleeper, The Authority, Stromwatch Team Achilles, and WILDCats, blend them togther and you get this interesting little tale.Florida is almost completely laid to waste when an accident in the Bleed destroys a massive ship of very powerful and big aliens. The Authority determines that the US Government was responsible for the accident. Because of the government's cavalier actions the Authority moves in and takes over the United States.While the thrust of the story is simple, the plots and sub plots make it a rich and complex story. Comics fans will notice the Kirby tribute as the Authority must deal with the vengeful aliens while trying to take over a country. But through it all the characters are all true to their respective books as the whole Wildstorm universe is affected.I had not read Sleeper so I did not get all of the references when I first read this book but I don't think it hurt my first reading. One should obviously be familiar with The Authority as it really is their story even if a lot of titles are involved. As this book takes place in the middle of Authority: Fractured Worlds, it is a necessary part of any Authority library.

A half-hearted attempt at a Wildstrom universe mini-mega crossover event, or something like that. I think this was done mostly as a public relations o r marketing exercise, as if you were having a story with The Authority that was really to do with such a subject, a lot more could have been made of it on its own than just this.

A scientific experiment goes awry, resulting in interstellar slaughter and the destruction of Florida. The Authority, trying to prevent an invasion by vengeful aliens, investigates and discovers the culprits: That's right, it's the Republicans. Not content to simply screw up our world, they've gotta look for other planets to wreck. The Authority has had enough and finally indulges its fascist tendencies and takes over, declaring puny humans too stupid to elect their own leaders. The new law of the land: Enjoy our utopia, or we'll kick your head off. This move irritates the other superdudes, still clinging to that pesky democracy jazz. It's "the crossover that brought the Wildstorm Universe to its knees." Granted, I don't live in the Wildstorm Universe, but I was fairly unrocked. There hasn't been a really good Authority/Stormwatch run since Warren Ellis and Mark Millar left, and to my knowledge, there's NEVER been a good WildCATs run. This reads more like masturbatory fantasies of a frustrated, ineffectual liberal (Dubya stand-in Patrick Kent even gets vaporized into a pile of ashes). It's mostly passable and mildly entertaining except for Robbie Morrison's lame contribution, which is not only juvenile but insulting to American servicemembers

So, I read a brief description of this graphic novel from Wildstorm.com. Hum, I wondered, would the story live up to its name? Oh, it does. This story is a collection of a crossover of So, I read a brief description of this graphic novel from Wildstorm.com. Hum, I wondered, would the story live up to its name? Oh, it does. This story is a collection of a crossover of a few different Wildstorm comics with emphasis on The Authority, the Wildstorm's version of the JLA or X-men, except they're more aggressive and less apologetic than the super friends. So the theme of the story is what happens when humanity taps into forces beyond their own control? The Authority steps in and decides to take control of the United States of America. Oh yeah, hence the title Coup D'Etat. It's probably one of the most amazing stories I've read in a long time and it deserves some credit for the groundbreaking themes represented in this graphic novels. If you tip toe around the possibility of getting this book, get it because it's not just a story about superheroes, it really makes you think and that said, I highly recommend this book.

Cadeau