WildStorm Rising: Part 9.” In the jungles of Nicaragua, Stormwatch makes its stand against the revived Helspont as he and his forces seek to reclaim the Dreadnaught-a centuries-lost Daemonite warship capable of destroying the planet! Even with the combined might of the WildC.A.T.s, Wetworks, Mr. Majestic, Union, Savant, and Backlash on their side, the U.N. Security Council feels victory is by no means assured-and unleashes what they hope is the lesser of two evils.

A mutated corpse, a downed plane, and a bloodstained church send the team on one of their most horrific investigations yet. A storm is coming.

Stormwatch, the United Nations Special Crisis Intervention Team, was formed to act as a powerful police force on a global scale. But Weatherman Henry Bendix, the controller of the superheroes, has decided that this course of action is no longer effective. Recruiting the electric Jenny Sparks, the lethal assassin Rose Tattoo, and the city-symbiote Jack Hawksmoor, the Weatherman transforms the once-reactive troupe into a proactive, take-no-prisoners strike team, making the reader question the way that superhero teams are perceived.

by Ellis, Raney, Elliott, Jimenez, & various An exciting trade paperback reprinting issues from writer Warren Ellis' run on StormWatch collects two classic adventures of the team that would evolve into The Authority! Reprinting StormWatch #48-50 and StormWatch Volume 2 #1-3, Change or Die includes the compelling story of a legendary 1930s hero who emerges from solitude with a plan to start civilization anew with the help of a cadre of super-human idealists, and the thrilling "Strange Weather," in which the 'Watch - now under the command of a new, saner Weatherman - can only save the world from a bizarre mutanegenic threat if it disobeys an edict that forbids the team from operating on U.S. soil. SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC

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The Warguard, a group of meta-humans so powerful, dangerous, and utterly uncontrollable, are a Doomsday Weapon to be unleashed only against the most dangerous foes. Now a cadre of Daemonites has taken control of three members of the Warguard and the only thing standing in their way is StormWatch

Gen13 takes on Helmut! A new armored super-villain freed by Delfie!

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