Planetary / The Authority

Warren Ellis and Phil Jimenez bring together two of WildStorm’s most ambitious teams in this 2001 one-shot, bridging the gap between the reality-hopping archaeologists of Planetary and the godlike global peacekeepers of The Authority. Published under the DC Comics umbrella, this single issue finds both groups crossing paths in a high-stakes confrontation that tests their very different philosophies on power and responsibility. It’s a compact but essential crossover for fans of Ellis’s deconstructive superhero work, offering a glimpse of how these iconic teams might reshape the world—or tear it apart.