The Authority #11

The third chapter of "Outer Dark" arrives in this March 2000 WildStorm issue, with Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary delivering a cover that pulls the entire Authority into a tense, close-quarters grouping — Jenny Sparks at the forefront, a crackling burst of energy in her hands, flanked by Engineer, Swift with her flight goggles, a shadowed Apollo, and the looming figures of Midnighter and the Doctor pressing in from behind. There's a palpable sense of the team bracing against something vast and unseen, which fits perfectly with the "Outer Dark" arc's reputation for enormous-scale threats. Warren Ellis and Hitch were redefining what superhero comics could feel like in 2000, and this penultimate chapter promises that momentum hasn't let up for a second.