The Authority
DC · 2008–2011 · 29 issues
About the series
Following the original team's dissolution, this 2008–2011 DC series reimagines The Authority as a covert, government-sanctioned strike force, led by the newly empowered Shen Li-Min. Writers Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Tom Taylor, alongside artists including Al Barrionuevo, Simon Coleby, and Mike S. Miller, pitted this new roster—anchored by veteran Swift—against threats too volatile for the mainstream superhero community. It stands as a distinct, action-heavy chapter that explored the moral compromises of wielding absolute power under official oversight.