THE AUTHORITY: Who Are the DCU's New Super Team?

[@metalmonkey0026]

Honestly never in all the last 20 years of my life would I have expected them to make an authority movie. I'm actually quite excited for this. The first few volumes of the authority coupled with grant morrisons JLA made me love comics and hugely influenced how I saw big superhero team books.

[@bluboy4ver2]

Steve Orlando’s (Midnighter) and Apollo comic run deserves it on show or movie. I hope they do a spin-off or something. I really hope they’re able to distinguish The Authority from the Boys so people don’t misunderstand that it came first.

[@treek10k]

Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, never ending.

[@bluboy4ver2]

@@treek10k LMFAO 💀

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

or the fact it was used to take advantage the sociopolitical messaging that resonates within The Boys... because we love politics In Super hero films resulting in DC being outsold by MANGA.

[@urmum9173]

I agree, I really hope they twist it enough that it feels unique and not derivative of other superhero projects (which is ironic because the other projects are actually derivative of it)

[@monelmonelmonel]

@@treek10k The Ninja Pokemon never fails to spread the word of the Lord. Thank you for your guidance, all hail Greninja.

[@ThePancerdo]

They should cast Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck as Apollo and midnighter 😂

[@markuscriticus8278]

That would be pretty funny. Have them smooch on screen, highest grossing superhero movie ever in a week.

[@detroitdiezel7856]

Oh, that would be fabulous! 👌

[@drex5160]

Are their moms names also Martha?

[@detroitdiezel7856]

@@drex5160 no, their mom's names are "Rufus".

[@tatianaoliveira2191]

Luke Evans as Midnighter Rick Cosnett as Apollo

[@JMRVing]

They’re doing an Authority movie?? SWEET. Omg I hope they figure out how to make a Planetary movie or series

[@treek10k]

Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, never ending.

[@monelmonelmonel]

@@treek10k The Ninja Pokemon never fails to spread the word of the Lord. Thank you for your guidance, all hail Greninja.

[@cylis8502]

I’m a little worried for the new Authority movie that coming out since The Boys is so popular. I feel modern audiences will accidentally think the Authority is a rip off of The Boys when in reality it’s the opposite.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

One easy way to fix it would be to avoid making it look like EVERY SINGLE SCENE has to show you how bad supes are. In fact, I am excited for the fact that they want to make a The Boys-style adaptation but set it in a World where Superman and Green Lantern exist

[@AceTheBassist]

The Authority is by far one of my fav Superhero Teams ever. Im super excited for this movie!!

[@playbxy666]

people are definitely gonna be upset with the apollo and midnighter relationship calling it woke not even knowing they’ve been gay lmao

[@felixt808]

literally like they've BEEEEN gay for a long ass time and have been canonically married for ages

[@owlobsidian6965]

Nah, makes sense that they're gay since the whole theme is moral ambiguity.

[@laurenc5306]

​@@owlobsidian6965their sexuality was never portrayed as being part of their moral ambiguity

[@PrimeTime0]

​@@owlobsidian6965being gay isnt the morally ambiguous part.

[@owlobsidian6965]

@@PrimeTime0 you're right. Being gay isn't morally ambiguous, it's pretty obviously perverted.

[@joeherrera8826]

This is actually what James Gunn knows how to do when it comes to gritty and violence.

[@david_sowers]

I remember it was almost universally panned that marvel was doing a Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation. And then comes along James Gunn and now it’s one the most successful series in the MCU.

[@rahmellbrown162]

I could see Superman vs. The Authority in the DCU, I guess it’ll be like Superman vs The Elite

[@natek4488]

Why not have the entire Justice League fight them

[@femiolotu6482]

They should beat just superman tbh

[@natek4488]

@@femiolotu6482 Why?

[@alnu8355]

​@femiolotu6482 The Authority could'nt do that to Majestic, there is no way they could do it to Superman. Also The Authority works better in the Wildstorm universe seperate from the DC Universe.

[@Abhinav-m4o]

​@@alnu8355I wish they are in wild storm universe

[@davidmay465]

I’m definitely super excited to see a live action adaptation of Apollo and Midnighter. 💙☀️🌙

[@treek10k]

Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, never ending.

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Yes, and nothing about their personal lives , RIGHT?

[@mckenan3578]

I’m excited too! I’ve collected all the old Midnighter Stormwatch and Authority issues. I’m STOKED

[@felixt808]

@Shaquille RR as a gay man im just excited to see this canonically married gay couple get some love LOL they deserve it theyre so sweet

[@monelmonelmonel]

@@treek10k The Ninja Pokemon never fails to spread the word of the Lord. Thank you for your guidance, all hail Greninja.

[@markuscriticus8278]

Wild to think that without the Authority, here would be no MCU. It was the Authority that premiered the blockbuster cinematic action that got popularized by the Ultimates, which then got adopted by the Avengers. Wonder what is the original Authority's defining feature outside of that, edgelord controversies (and be real, no way they're gonna fight mass-murdering rapist Avengers) or the whole "what if we just killed the goverment" political wish-fullfillment?

[@gabbar51ngh]

Had no idea Authority inspired Ultimates in marvel but I see the resemblance. Hopefully The Authority doesn't run into the problem of looking like a rip off of it's rip off to the average audience who don't know these characters well. John Carter ran into the same problem. It inspired so much yet today it isn't some huge IP.

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

0:30 I’d argue that Booster Gold is a relatively well-known character due to his animated appearances. 3:13 I wasn’t expecting that wacky sound effect.

[@lithantushelo7932]

Actually I was surprised how many so called superhero fans were scratching their heads asking "Who's Booster Gold?" . Goes to show, the popularity of Superheroes on film hasn't translated into an increase of Comicbook readers

[@sdjoker]

BTW...That Gargoyles shirt is dope!! LOVE IT!

[@crithon]

I'm excited to see Wildstorm comics getting adapted. And even now I'm curious if we will see Lynch from Gen13 make an appearance, but I mean, I won't say no to Grifter. I must say, Wildstorm comics were worth collecting in the 90s. Clearly they were knock offs of other comics, but they tried to do something different with a lot of memorable results. Man, I'd love to see Ladytron get adapted, she's 90s!

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

I could see a team 7.....never that 90's mess Gen 13....although I do have a ton of Deathmate Black

[@treek10k]

Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, never ending.

[@crithon]

@@scottmcfarlane7524 lol, dude, Valiant comics is one of those super old pulp fiction comics that's all over the place. For example Turok is a brand we have all seen have it's ups and downs. And 2 years ago we had Vin Diesels Bloodshot which was part of that. But like a lot of this stuff, it became legal mumbo jumbo like Todd McFarlane's rights to Miracle Man, which he himself didn't actually hold the rights to either. But we are talking about an industry where you can just copy a character and it could be about 60% of a rip off of another character. And no, Gen13 was actually a solid comic.

[@jmgonzales7701]

I hope its in elseworlds

[@crithon]

@@jmgonzales7701 uhhhhh, no, even now, I would like to even just see Majestic. Like seriously, we are about to get Wonderman, but we can get the Wildstorm era 90s. Maybe we even Ladytro, all of it wasn't bad. I made lots of friend of different diversity through comics, sigh, even now, Wildcats 3.0 where Spartan becomes a tech genius as he tries to "save the world through tech of clean energy." It's amazing satire for today, like why are they doing Wonderman, hollywood actor turned superhero.

[@noirczar5280]

Midnighter sounds bad ass. I like this group so far. Can’t wait to see what James Gunn brings!

[@Quickblood1]

I'm genuinely surprised to hear this as it's one of the few comics I read along with Stormwatch but it was weird. I never really understood Jack Hawksmoor's powers and Jenny Sparks being The Spirit of the 20th Century just seemed kinda silly to me but I enjoyed it. I think it would have made a better animated TV series.

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

Jack Hawksmoor's was the best member next to midnighter ... King of Cities, he could move in the streets and buildings and talk to the spirts of the great cities .

[@Quickblood1]

@@scottmcfarlane7524 I know I just thought it was too weird and didn't really make sense to me. I enjoyed it so there's a lotta stuff I just went with when reading comics that I think I'm going to find a bit too out there on the big screen. I mean there's the whole thing about what is a city and how he travels between cities and then his genitalia 😂 I kinda know his background and powers but I can't even explain it to myself in a way that really makes sense but maybe that's just my problem.

[@piotrd7355]

@@Quickblood1 He is the equivalent of John Constantine in the Wildstorm universe.

[@treek10k]

Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, never ending.

[@Mothvale]

i’ve known about midnighter and apollo thanks to online fandom spaces but i never learned much about the authority as a whole so this will definitely be interesting

[@treek10k]

Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, never ending.p

[@andytorres6052]

@@treek10kthank you spreading the word. Thanks to you, I finally converted and now spread the love and word of greninja. Greninja died for your sins

[@22Phantasm]

My worries are few but serious. The team should be Jenny Sparks, Swift, The Doctor, The Engineer, Jack Hawksmoor, The Midnighter and Apollo. The costumes should be as close as dammit to the first Authority comics. It would be great to use relative unknowns rather than re-using actors who have been in Marvel and DC movies, because surely we don't want another Affleck Daredevil/Batman when a new face would be much better. The first few stories in their books would all make great movies.

[@BoyPorcelain]

its interesting sure but also more interesting that parody versions of original justice league members are being used in the first chapter of dc movies. Feels very odd to do that instead of just introcuing the main players and having characters like this show up down the line rather than being highlighted early on

[@rhettdownen6873]

LOBO is prolly the most 90’s character

[@alnu8355]

Na, that'd be Spawn or Cable. That is not a compliment to the 90's in Comics.

[@Power_Crystals]

The authority will be the start of dcu version of kingdom come

[@tatianaoliveira2191]

Seeing Midnighter on the big screen is going to be wild... I think Luke Evans would be a nice choice for Midnighter

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

Yeah! 😁😁😁

[@TighelanderII]

It's interesting that the big group from Wildstorm back then, Gen 13, wasn't selected for a movie.

[@justaghostinthesea]

I'll be honest, I've never even heard of the Authority before. But they sound pretty cool, so I'm on board.

[@mojomogul]

This brings us one step closer to live action Wildstorm so I'm here for it.

[@liveanddieinchicagoliveand7074]

There no Wildstorm, thoses characters are dc characters

[@alnu8355]

​@@liveanddieinchicagoliveand7074 oh please. With the exception of Wildstorm Spotlight #1 (the best Alan Moore Story ever) Image Wildstorm sucked. At least DC-Wildstorm let Ellis write some of the absolute best series in comics.

[@zev2x762]

HOW DOES THIS BANGER ONLY HAVE 8 COMMENTS!?

[@ThePoisonFurry]

Apollo and Midnighter's relationship is very sweet, it brought a smile to my face. Hopefully they bring their relationship to life in The Authority film being worked on

[@shamblingheat]

I'm just curious how much the team will be toned down. Their vibe is wayyyy more subversive than I think mainstream audiences are prepared for. But, that being said, I can't wait for people to lose their shit over gay "Batman" and "Superman"! And yes, you should definitely do a segment on The Invisibles!

[@sadie4479]

Omg did someone say The Aurhority?! YES please!! How can I make an Authority movie happen?! 😢

[@RandalReid]

It's happening. It's part of the lineup of DC movies rolled out by Gunn a few days ago.

[@abelasap]

i got some good news for you lmao

[@mattycyt5973]

does he know???

[@sadie4479]

@@undernightlight it’s literally been like two days! I think I’m up to speed now geez 🙄

[@sadie4479]

@EdittZz I didn’t know!! This is a happy surprise!

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

My run of Stormwatch just jumped lol

[@PrimetimeD]

Beyond stoked at the possibilities for this. Been a fan since their inception. Also, Grifter is the freaking MAN! :)

[@detroitdiezel7856]

Wow. I never even heard of these guys. But then again, prior to 2012, I never heard of the Guardians of the Galaxy either!

[@snowleopardo2626]

DC comics have so many beautiful stories that deserve to be told, like the tragic story of kent nelson, a little boy that was robbed from his childhood by nabu the lord of order and was forced to become doctor fate, or the beautiful story of hawkman and hawkgirl, the two lovers that are cursed to be killed and reincarnated to eternity everytime they find each other but they keep fighting for good and justice even though their life is pointless because they will keep reincarnating with new parents and new nationalities and names, but gunn is going to give us gay batman and superman instead. good job DC

[@jmgonzales7701]

Huh? There is room for both. Plus since people are asking for representation this is it... its better than gender bending batman and superman.

[@snowleopardo2626]

@@jmgonzales7701 there is no need to include the wildstorm characters in the dc universe because they have plenty of great and interesting lgbtq characters already like catman, scandal savage, starman, aqualad poison ivy.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

@@jmgonzales7701 not to mention, reducing The Authority to just "gay Batman and Superman" is unfair

[@jmgonzales7701]

@@NIDELLANEUM i mean they are gonna bring in the whole wildstorm.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

@@jmgonzales7701 yeah, they are the gateway to countless characters

[@jeremyoliviervoice]

If they adapted WildC.A.T.S. to today, it would be a superhero version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers mixed with conspiracy/the1%/Illuminati/etc. It would be even cooler if Halo Industries was introduced and maybe a cameo from "Question"! Grifter really needs to be there somewhere. Oh, and on the subject of Booster Gold, I think the actor who played Archie on Riverdale would be good for the part, even though I personally was rooting for Sean William Scott (yes, Stiffler)!

[@ALucreLC]

I never saw this coming. Looooove The Authority

[@watchth1ngs]

I think an R rated Authority would be awesome, but wonder how it would fare given we’ve already got The Boys?

[@josephstalin9139]

The creator of the Boys ripped off the idea & concept of The Authority, more people need to realize this.

[@user-io9hj9ip2d]

It's DC, of course it will be rated R. I don't think we will have to worry about that. The problem is that everyone will call it a rip off of the boys, so they have to establish that it's actually one of the things the boys based their whole idea and concept from.

[@markuscriticus8278]

@@josephstalin9139 No he didn't, the fuck are you talkign about?

[@markuscriticus8278]

What do those two have in common? No seriously, I don't see it.

[@Skholar]

@@josephstalin9139 but the boys is literally a fake dc parody

[@bevrosity]

i liked all the members, but the doctor was by far my favorite. thank you warren ellis. and you too, grant morrison. yer a gem. p.s. speaking or grant morrison, you should definitely do a vid on the invisibles. perhaps his finest work.

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Dc greatness

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

Wildstorm..for this one

[@liveanddieinchicagoliveand7074]

Wildstorm is Dc so he said it right

[@alnu8355]

​@@liveanddieinchicagoliveand7074 technically yes but Wild Storm is at it's best when it's continuity is seperate. Not in Image mind you, but as a Sub Division of DC.

[@starbrand3726]

Wrong! The most 90's comic book character is Superboy. He had a fade haircut, leather jacket, gloves, and seven belts, straps and buckles all over his costume. Makes me think of 90's X-Men Rogue (jacket, gloves, belts and buckles) and Wonder Woman when she wore the same thing.

[@alnu8355]

WRONG!-WRONG! That'd be Spawn. Let's see the edgey 90's checklist: -Paramillitary Background with Expertise in Covert Operations (the 90's comic book definition of it whitch means hardley covert at all so much as big guns and attitude). Check. -Powers Derrived from Judea Christian beliefs (the new 90's version of modern interpretations of mythic Greek or Norse figures). Check! -Spikes, Pouches, Should Pads? Check! -Oversized Guns with Magazines that don't look like they can interact with one another? Check! -"Matchure" plots involving Ninjas, Special Forces, Cyborgs, Demons, Angels, Special Forces Ninja Cyborg Demon Angels? CHECK! -The conceptual energy of a 13 year old hopped up on Mountain Dew and Meth Amphetimine while playing Doom? CHECK! 2nd place: Cable. 3rd Place: Venom

[@starbrand3726]

@@alnu8355 Your logic is sound and it's conclusions agreeable, but...I still must defend Superboy. (Oh, and Superboy had spikes too.)

[@QuestioningYourSanity]

Yes to The Invisibles video!

[@piotrd7355]

I would like to. Screen adaptations of The Invisibles, The Filth and Promethea would be a dream come true.

[@logoschannel23]

Hopefully, if the Authority becomes a film or a series, they go full Hard R. If it’s watered down, it probably will fail.

[@petergibney8412]

Now all we need is Gen13 & Wildcats movies & we could have a Wildstorm cinematic universe!!!!!!

[@patricktyler4712]

The Authority was fantastic

[@lucasodearaujo]

APOLLO AND MIDNIGHTER IN LIVE ACTION 🏳️‍🌈❤️ We need that!

[@XXXoXXoXXXX]

Hell ya! The comic book was progressive while being bad ass af. The world is finally ready for it.

[@dawsonreece8680]

I hope that DC Studios won't bow to censorship cuz violence aside Marvel Studios does not do enough for its LGBTQ+ rep, for instance in Eternals there was like one gay kiss and in Thor L&T they hint that Valkriye is bisexual but they don't actually say the exact words if you know what I mean characters like Midnight and Apollo are clearly queer but since Disney is not running James Gunn DC Studios it won't pressure down if you know what i mean

[@mwamba85dt]

I have always been a fan of old school image comics had some badass superhero teams the wildcats cyberforce Youngblood team 7 stormwatch code name strikeforce and wetworks

[@Jemmyjammer]

Sweet tshirt. How about a live action gargoyles show… the guy who did God of Wars voice for Goliath.

[@VexxtheVoid]

Ummm Kieth David the OG VA is still alive

[@MagicalSkyWizard]

I feel called out for knowing who Jonathan Taylor Thomas is

[@idkidk-tr5ri]

the most 90's character of all time is Night Thrasher btw

[@alnu8355]

I feel Spawn is the grand champion king of 90's tropes.

[@spacejunk8978]

I really would've preferred a Superman vs The Elite movie

[@clugirl86]

Speaking of the 1990’s, cool Gargoyles t-shirt.

[@CHADCONTEXT]

Been reading the comics, The Authority is nothing new. Wildstorm was fused with DC Comics if I recall.

[@deeb3272]

the real supehero, the CITY BOOOYY

[@geeareuu]

I'm excited for when the new DC movies are available to stream, can't see me dishing out to see them in the theatre

[@petergibney8412]

I think the Doctor might have a little Scarlet Witch in him, But I’m not entirely sure!!!!

[@RemyBent]

Yes. Do Invisibles.

[@lioneaglegriffin]

I only recognize Midnightner from the Grayson comics but the rest I have no clue.

[@tximinoman]

I get you can't spend a lot of time describing each and every character because it'll make the video 20 minutes long, and I understand the members from The Authority are a particularly weird bunch which makes it harder to sum them up (you could make an entire video describing some of these guys), but the descriptions you gave are... debatable to say the least, specially the ones for Jenny Sparks and Engineer.

[@TighelanderII]

There was a slaughter of heroes before the Authority got their own book. I still have one of the original art pages that I worked on that shows one supe killing another.

[@joeyxyz9860]

wasnt their a midnighter and nightwing team up recently

[@anthonycorcino6700]

No

[@derekroyal7775]

This is the one project that I am most excited about.

[@ameer8966]

The host promises no more 90’s references (for now). Resumes wearing a Gargoyles shirt 😆

[@Vegeta-k9o]

Jenny Sparks had electric powers. Not gonna mention that she was literally the spirit of the 20th century. And as such a transient being, and if it is DC kin to the Endless. And also by implication in no real way human. Realistically she was a monster. Even so her death hit like a brick. Waller could learn a thing or two.

[@FreakyLynx]

If they adapt the old Authority comics and team I’m on board, after it transitioned to DC… I read some issues but lost interest. I would love to see Stormwatch Team Achilles set up almost like The Boys to take down people like The Authority. And it’d be awesome to see the Xenomorphs make s add n appearance.

[@maxleon61702]

For the Xenomorphs' case, thing is, their new home is now, you know what... That being said, as if Disney and WB are willing to work together, then it would be a miracle.

[@petergibney8412]

If it were up to me, I would cast Ben Barnes as Midnighter, Liam Hemsworth as Apollo & Natalie Dormer as Jenny Sparks!!!!

[@MirzaAliQasimRaza]

Please do a video on invisibles. I don't know why, but do it.

[@TheLetsPlayHeros10]

MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nickabenson]

I'd be down to see a video on "The Invisibles".

[@ChrisLawton66]

Where's Dan?

[@batmanfanizationreborn6055]

This slate just made me more confused, i am so used to marvel formula. Just dc reboot ur universe and start a new with solo character movie building up to something big. But i am intrigued by this team and possible prospect of them facing the justice league most likely down the line

[@goldenbrandon1716]

So I heard these guys are gonna be the villains in Superman legacy

[@canis2020]

Be careful using JTT's name with such mirth!

[@jimeagan4590]

I would love to see the Sliding Albion story, nothing says fun as an alternate earth England invading your earth

[@christownsend7552]

Warren Ellis’s original run is still tops.

[@vernonhampton5863]

The gargoyles shirt got you a like.

[@LordSeth-hf8ew]

well i love apollos suit at least wonder how they will adapt it

[@philrm99]

Cool discussion

[@djtripmix]

Thanks for the info

[@boco1951]

It’s a team up!

[@McNeej]

More 90s references please.

[@jonjones18]

DC forever

[@akaiseigo]

Most 90s character of all time? Probably The Punisher but he was created before 90s so, it will be DCs Hitman.

[@rouenrobinson]

Grunge is the most 90s comic book character of all time lol

[@auliaimamwicaksana4265]

The authority will lead to kingdom come and apollo replacing shazam

[@markuscriticus8278]

You think they're gonna reboot their universe just to immediately do a story about the whole thing going to shit and on top of the recasting make a whole new cast of older versions of these characters?

[@auliaimamwicaksana4265]

@@markuscriticus8278 Superman definitely going to clash with them and considering apollo he will not facing them alone

[@markuscriticus8278]

@@auliaimamwicaksana4265 Why would Apollo be on his side? Granted, given that Authority were inspired by The High, their Superman stand-in, it will be interesting if they keep that context with the real thing. Honestly, I would say fuck it and have them start out with a loose Superman and the Authority adaptation. Fuck clashing, have him be their founder.

[@auliaimamwicaksana4265]

@@markuscriticus8278 apollo on authority side not superman

[@harvey2906]

I prefer the Teen Titans. They are so cool. DCU will be better than the Snyderverse.🖖

[@derronjacckson223]

Who would win in a fight between Seth and Jenny Quantum from the Authority comics?

[@samirhasanovic2773]

In dc comics i only want to see shadow cabinet from milestone and wildstorm wildcats please gunn just do it

[@BlackDoveNYC]

To me Spawn was the most ‘90s character.

[@diodesDankessAndDives]

Great vidjio 👍

[@chrisorick9050]

I’m all for it

[@ugoeze7360]

Pretty sure Cable is the most 90s character to still exist 😂

[@midnightxtale]

Are you make me fun of me 😠

[@Hades69099]

4:10 so they're internet drama channels "took the law into their hands, didn't care about innocent until proven guilty"

[@sharkanenoa5928]

They sound more like the THE ELITE

[@safalparajuli]

6:26 So that's why

[@ricky865]

Because this is going to be a DC universe movie I really would love to see Manchester black as a member of the authority he would be perfect for this team after all his team the Elite were actually a rip off The Authority.

[@xenospawn7015]

If they are trying to replace the justice league then no I’m definitely not onboard with that

[@Downwiththatdeee3451]

I love how there trying to make it seem like the authority changed comics and is sorta the reason for edgy heros. Yet, watchmen did that shit in 1986 🤔

[@ryiin]

Jimmy pew pew lmao

[@cliftonjackson441]

Is this the one with the jackhammer?