Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN num: 9781563897887
ISBN number: 1563897881
Label: Wildstorm
Manufacturer: Wildstorm
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 96
Printing Date: August 01, 2001
Publishing house: Wildstorm
Release Date: August 01, 2001
Sale Popularity Level: 718347
Studio: Wildstorm
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Stormwatch self destructs in a big way, as they have to deal with a literal Alien invasion. The WildCATS guest star here as they try and help out and save the people on the station, but nothing goes to well, as it is too much to deal with.
Many members of the team perish, and the world will be changed forever because of what Jenny Sparks has planned.
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Since the "Bleed" storyline in the previous issue, the dramatic action of this series has been building and building until what readers can only expect will be a gratuitous crescendo by the end, but the last issue just fizzles in the worst of ways. While a good story on its own, this final installment in the Stormwatch saga effectively ends the team and title without even showing the ending on the page. The conclusion to Ellis' legendary run is more of a side note in a less than significant WildC.A.T.S. story. This felt like a slap across my face when I read it. Ellis even admits in his very first Authority TP that he had grown tired of writing Stormwatch and simply didn't care anymore. If only he could have maintained his interest for one more issue. These are still great stories in their own right, but this wasn't the ending Stormwatch deserved.
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As much as I've come to dislike Warren Ellis's work, this volume wasn't that bad.
It certainly reads like an Alien movie, and has a dark and eerie atmosphere that stays true to the films. Unfortunately, a lot of key characters were taken out "off-screen," which leaves the audience hanging.
The Bendix situation was a little open-ended, but I'm going to assume that'll be resolved in the post-Millar Authority.
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What impressed me the most in Final Orbit is the seamless weaving in of an inter-company crossover gimmick into its continuity. In fact, its effect has very crucial repercussions in the Wildstorm Universe. I feel it's the most unexpected ending for a series (when was the last time you saw characters from another company obliterate the title group?), and even though the overall book can be improved, it's a worthy read. However, since this was the very first Stormwatch book I picked up (my last one was during the Jim Lee/Brandon Choi era, so at least I was familiar with some of the characters), I share the sentiment that it would've been better if there was an idiot's guide in this TPB so it can be more accessible to the readers. Otherwise, it's good and I'm looking forward to buying more of the Stormwatch collected editions.
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Stormwatch was a great title that had its highs and lows. No point was lower than this insipid crossover that is responsible for killing off a group of interesting superheros in the cheapest possible way. I'm a Warren Ellis fan but this was a terrible way to end the series and launch the Authority. If a series has to end, why end it in such a weak way?
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