Cover: Bryan Hitch & Paul Neary

StormWatch #[4]

Sep 1999 · DC · 14.95 USD; 23.50 CAD

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About this Collection

This volume collects the fourth story arc of the 1999 StormWatch series, written by Micah Ian Wright and illustrated by Whilce Portacio. The team faces a global crisis as a mysterious force begins reshaping reality, forcing the heroes to confront the limits of their power and the true cost of maintaining order in a finer world.

In "A Finer World," Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch launch a sharp, grounded chapter in the StormWatch saga, introducing Apollo and the Midnighter—two rogue operatives with a brutal, uncompromising mission. When Jackson King uncovers their secret war against urban crime, he pulls them into a high-stakes operation to dismantle the Engineer's deadly Nevada Garden, a front for I/O's biological weapons program. The cover by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary captures the tension with striking precision.

Contains 2 stories

A Finer World

67 pp · Spy, Superhero

Stormwatch [Weatherman One [Henry Bendix] (flashback)Weatherman One [Jackson King]Weatherman Two [Christine Trelane]Winter [Nikolas Kamarov]Fahrenheit [Lauren Pennington]Hellstrike [Nigel Keane]Fuji [Toshiro Misawa]Flint [Victoria Ngengi]]Stormwatch Black Ops Team [ApolloThe MidnighterImpetus (flashback)Amaze (flashback)Lamplight (flashback)Stalker (flashback)Crow Jane (flashback)]International Operations

In "A Finer World," StormWatch confronts a shocking revelation: two of their own—Apollo and the Midnighter—have been operating in secret, waging a personal war against urban crime. When Jackson King learns they're being drawn into a far more dangerous mission, he must decide whether to trust the rogue agents in a race to stop the Engineer's deadly biological experiments in Nevada.

Bleed

66 pp · Spy, Superhero

Stormwatch [Weatherman One [Jackson King]Weatherman Two [Christine Trelane]Molly PerkinsWinter [Nikolas Kamarov]Jack Hawksmoor]Stormwatch [Jack HawksmoorFreefallChristine TrelaneGrifterFahrenheitSublimeThe DoctorWinterFairchildBacklashJenny SparksRainmakerDeathblowHellstrikeApolloThe MidnighterSwiftFrostbiteGrungeFlintDaneFujiCopycat] (alternate universe)A.N.N.A. (alternate universe)Mr. ConnahJohn GrosbardJackson King (alternate universe)Zealot (alternate universe)

In "Bleed," Molly Perkins uncovers the Bleed—a rift between realities—and leads Jackson King to an alternate Earth where Jack Hawksmoor commands a Stormwatch that has already faced an alien invasion by the Kherans. There, they witness the ultimate sacrifice of Hawksmoor and his team, a desperate stand that reshapes their understanding of duty and survival.