Jenny Sparks

The Authority #4

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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to the final issue of The Authority‘s opening arc. Part 4 of “The Circle” involves the Children of Kaizen Gamorra attacking Los Angeles. The comic offers the chance to highlight some other members of the team such as the Engineer using her powers to split atoms and the Doctor turning half of the kamikaze clones into seeds which plants a forest through the streets of the city. The man who really steals the show, however, is the Midnighter. The comic highlights the idea of the character’s power-set and then, in the most Midnighter way possible, lets him loose. It’s amazing.

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The Authority #3

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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to a higher Authority. The Authority #3 acts as a bit of a transitionary issue with our heroes licking their wounds following the attacks by the Children of Kaizen Gamorra and discovering where they plan to attack next. Spent mostly onboard the Carrier, the issue works on building the team dynamic and explaining a bit about how the Carrier works as the team plans to stop from the next attack on Los Angeles.

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Jenny Sparks #7

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The seven-issue mini-series comes to a close with a final war of words between Jenny Sparks and Captain Atom. Jenny Sparks #7 hits emotional beats in getting us to Jenny, unable to beat the Captain, finding a way to psychologically and emotionally play him instead allowing for a return to normalcy for this Black Label version of the DCU. 

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Jenny Sparks #6

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As the war of words continues between Jenny Sparks and Captain Atom, Jenny Sparks #6 continues to explore what it means to be a hero. We get references to not one but two pandemics Jenny lived through, first in 1918 and then in 2020 where her frustration boiled over that not even Superman could help. There’s a really nice moment between the pair in a flashback driving home the point of mask mandates and social distancing that far, far too many Americans missed.

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Jenny Sparks #5

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Taking break from the standoff between Jenny Sparks and Captain Atom, Jenny Sparks #5 works as something of an origin issue offering flashbacks to both Captain Atom’s origins and to Jenny Sparks’ recruitment by Superman and Batman. The latter provides the big laughs of the issue while the former helps reintroduce the character of Atom and restate the challenges Jenny has in dealing with him through her discussion of one of the hostages whose cancer he cured.

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