Coup D'etat [Paperback]

Ed Brubaker (Author), Joe Casey (Author), Robbie Morrison (Author), Micah Ian Wright (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Wildstorm (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401205704
• ISBN-13: 978-1401205706
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Micah Wright is a writer who has worked in film, television, video games, comic books and animation. Upon earning a degree in Political Science and Creative Writing from the University of Arizona, Micah relocated to Los Angeles and worked at Nickelodeon Animation Studios for six years. While at Nicktoons, Micah wrote for "the Angry Beavers" among other shows, and created Nickelodeon's first action-adventure show, Constant Payne.

Micah is also a political commentator and protest artist. His poster website has reached almost a million distinct hits with no publicity other than word of mouth. He has published two books of remixed propaganda posters. The first, "YOU Back The Attack, WE'LL Bomb Who We Want" includes a foreword by noted historian Howard Zinn and an introduction by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Micah's second book of posters, "If You're Not A Terrorist... Then Stop Asking Questions" contains an introduction by noted design expert Joseph Heller. Micah's third book of posters, "Surveillance Means Security!" is forthcoming from Seven Stories Press.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wildstorm Get Together, August 10, 2005

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coup D'etat (Paperback)

Take Sleeper, The Authority, Stromwatch Team Achilles, and WILDCats, blend them togther and you get this interesting little tale.

Florida is almost completely laid to waste when an accident in the Bleed destroys a massive ship of very powerful and big aliens. The Authority determines that the US Government was responsible for the accident. Because of the government's cavalier actions the Authority moves in and takes over the United States.

While the thrust of the story is simple, the plots and sub plots make it a rich and complex story. Comics fans will notice the Kirby tribute as the Authority must deal with the vengeful aliens while trying to take over a country. But through it all the characters are all true to their respective books as the whole Wildstorm universe is affected.

I had not read Sleeper so I did not get all of the references when I first read this book but I don't think it hurt my first reading. One should obviously be familiar with The Authority as it really is their story even if a lot of titles are involved. As this book takes place in the middle of Authority: Fractured Worlds, it is a necessary part of any Authority library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Graphic SF Reader, September 2, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coup D'etat (Paperback)

A half-hearted attempt at a Wildstrom universe mini-mega crossover event, or something like that. I think this was done mostly as a public relations o r marketing exercise, as if you were having a story with The Authority that was really to do with such a subject, a lot more could have been made of it on its own than just this.

6 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Most Relevant Graphic Novels To Date, December 29, 2004

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J-GOD "The Weatherman" (morristown, nj United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coup D'etat (Paperback)

So, I read a brief description of this graphic novel from Wildstorm.com. Hum, I wondered, would the story live up to its name? Oh, it does. This story is a collection of a crossover of So, I read a brief description of this graphic novel from Wildstorm.com. Hum, I wondered, would the story live up to its name? Oh, it does. This story is a collection of a crossover of a few different Wildstorm comics with emphasis on The Authority, the Wildstorm's version of the JLA or X-men, except they're more aggressive and less apologetic than the super friends. So the theme of the story is what happens when humanity taps into forces beyond their own control? The Authority steps in and decides to take control of the United States of America. Oh yeah, hence the title Coup D'Etat. It's probably one of the most amazing stories I've read in a long time and it deserves some credit for the groundbreaking themes represented in this graphic novels. If you tip toe around the possibility of getting this book, get it because it's not just a story about superheroes, it really makes you think and that said, I highly recommend this book.