The Wild Storm (2017-2019) Vol. 1

We that was unexpected? Great story and interesting characters. The pacing and character development was excellent with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing. Artwork was exceptional with a wonderful sheen to the cityscapes and the level of detail was extraordinary. Downloading the next book today.

This was the modern reboot of the wild storm universe that was originally image comics it’s a more down to earth version of the characters if you can have that in comics if you liked images 90s superhero comics you’ll like this

Quality writing, art and design with the feel of both Planetary and the Authority but with its own style and pace. Look up old friends from a different perspective..

Love it! Still rooted in the original but I love the new story line. The artwork is great and the writing pretty much perfect.

Great re-imagining.

Warren Ellis doesn’t disappoint, as expected. This is an intriguing start and I’m eager for the next collection of trades.

Ok, so I picked this up in a whim from a local store.I loved the book, and did some research when Volume 2 would be out which was next year, I've never liked super hero stories but I do enjoy graphic novels.The only other super hero book I have read was super man red dawn, where he works for the soviets, and I only got it because it just sounded insane.Anyway, on to this book, luckily you don't need to know anything about the previous series, or anything about the DC universe. Which is great, as I have no idea about it!This in my mind is not really superheroes, at least not how I see it.The story is tight with a good combination of action and suspense, the first issue started off a little slow, but it really cranks up towards the end of the book, and I'm eagerly awaiting volume 2 which comes out next year (now pre ordered), I'll mirror what others have said, the artwork is tight.

Setting up a new Wild Storm storyline, this is a complex thriller about space and tech.

In 1996, British writer WARREN ELLIS got me to do something no other writer at the time could do: believe in superhero comics again.   Although I was initially on the WILDSTORM train from the beginning, by 1995 I was introduced to the VERTIGO line of comics and the realization that I was an adult, so superhero comics were becoming the butt of jokes within the new circle I found myself traveling in.   In 1996 after reading the FIRE FROM HEAVEN miniseries from Wildstorm, I got wind that Warren Ellis was taking over the STORMWATCH comic, I was on board. The only hang up that I had at the time was "would the art be good?". So basically I pretty much found myself backsliding to the thinking I had when I in some way COLLECTED comics because of the art, a habit that was broken when I was introduced to writers like ALAN MOORE, GARTH ENNIS and GRANT MORRISON. I initially didn't give artist TOM RANEY a fair shake.    The first two volumes of Ellis' Stormwatch  came and went and as someone that was along for the ride those  3 years I noticed something about Warren's writing: He has a very CINEMATIC approach in how his comics are TRANSLATED to the reader, which is totally evident in the WIDESCREEN style of the Stormwatch successor comic, THE AUTHORITY. It was like READING a comic version of how THE MATRIX was supposed to be amped to the Nth degree (even when he KILLED GOD, I found myself saying HELL YEAH!)   Also during his Wildstorm years, I was also introduced to Mr. Ellis' flair for INVENTING some very UNCONVENTIONALLY unforgettable characters (JENNY SPARKS, JACK HAWKSMOOR, THE DOCTOR, THE ENGINEER, APOLLO, THE MIDNIGHTER , THE HIGH and ROSE TATTOO) as well as breathing new life into MEDIOCRE ones and making them shine (SWIFT). I still marvel at the idea of  THE CARRIER and the CAGED BABY UNIVERSE that powered it. But alas, that was 20 years ago and so much has happened to all the aforementioned.  I recently bought the WILDC.A.T.S COMPENDIUM trade paperback after READING the STORM WARNING insert within this VOLUME in hopes of getting a better understanding of why JIM LEEchose WARREN and why Warren took the ASSIGNMENT being that in his COME IN ALONE column he basically said "IF IT AIN'T MINE, I AIN'T STAYING ON IT!" (roughshod AMERICAN translation), and it gave me sort of an in depth look at Mr. Ellis' creative process (God help me).  Like the AUTHORITY, Warren pretty much goes TARRANTINO and JOHN WOO in his approach here and I' m in AWE as I try to CORRELATE the events taking place in this VOLUME and match it to it's 90's COUNTERPARTS.  At times I often laugh when I get NOSTALGIC thinking about how WILDC.A.T.S were advertised in COMIC SHOP adverts prior to ISSUE #1's release in 1992; "NEW MUTANT heroes  created by JIM LEE". As I read the COMPENDIUM trade in comparison to THE WILD STORM it seems like I'm finally letting myself in on a joke I kept from myself. After his XMEN run, it seems that JIM got TYPECAST. Gone are the SPANDEX BODY CONDOMS I was slowly being deterred from in the late 90's. The EVENTS of THE WILD STORM put me more in the mind of WATCHING an episode of HOMELAND or FRINGE  and at times the movieTHE DEPARTED whereas the COMPENDIUM trade conjures up memories of SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS and that let's me know WARREN ELLIS is BACK, as if he ever went anywhere.     JON  DAVIS-HUNT'S art pretty much put me in the mind of why I liked WARREN ELLIS' GRAVEL comics. His realistic approach at CHARACTERS like ZEALOT, VOID, VOODOO and THE ENGINEER , as well as new RENDITIONS of JOHN COLT, DEATHBLOW, SWIFT, JENNY SPARKS,HENRY BENDIX ,FAHRENHEIT, BATTALION,CHRISTINE TRELANE,IVANA BAIUL and MILES CRAVEN is on point with Ellis' ultimate take on what the REIMAGINED Wildstorm universe core should look like (the whole TEAM 7/ GEN13 theme gets very interesting in VOLUME 3). At times it has a WEST WING/ NYPD BLUE vibe to it. So if it ain't broke, let it be.

This has been a fantastic return to a great story line I have missed these characters so much. Thank you for bringing them back Warren.

Bela reinvenção do universo Wildstorn. Faz lembrar da fase áurea em que Warren Ellis esteve à frente de títulos como Stornwatch e Authoroty. A arte de Jon Davis-Hunt está soberba. Obrigatório para fãs de quadrinhos de super-heróis e para os saudosistas do velho selo da Image/DC.

Genial reescritura de una de las mejores historias del cómic de superhéroes. E original inmejorable, este es otra historia basándose y reescribiendo una historia distinta.

Coole Story, tolle Grafiken. Freue mich schon auf die nächsten Folgen bin gespannt wie es mit den einzelnen Charakteren weitergeht.