It's been a while since I started getting back into the world of American comics, and boy, I couldn't have picked a better time. I've been unearthing quite a lot of great series lately, and I've taken it upon myself to share the love.
And of course, what better thing to share than 'The Authority'-- home of the Midnighter and Apollo, my two favourite gay superheroes.
The writing on the Authority is excellent. The dialogue is witty, the storylines are tight, and I love how I'm getting a gay couple in a series that is /not/ all about the gay. Make no mistake, this is a superhero comic-- it's got fights, drama, angst, the works. But the characters all have bad days, flaws, and intrinsic value that make them seem real.
There are heterosexual couples/interactions as well as the homosexual ones, and I love how in-your-face everything is (during 'the Kev' spin-offs, in any case). And I remember comics that used to have the heroes yelling "to blazes with you!"-- thank God they've gotten rid of that habit, lol. Now we've got dialogue that has the darker characters actually /talking/ like darker characters, instead of that freaked-out Comics-Code censor-speak. XD
They really don't make comics like they used to... they make them so much better. ^___^
( Why you should pick up the Authority; in picture! XD )Convinced? Purchase/Download the Authority today! :D
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