Rachelle Brissenden (credited) (editor - original series); John Layman (credited) (editor - original series); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor - original series); Jeb Woodard (credited) (group editor - collected editions); Erika Rothberg (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Issue Notes
Collects: The Authority #1-12 Planetary / The Authority: Ruling the World #1 and a story from Wildstorm: A Celebration of 25 Years
This issue has variants:
Planetary [Elijah Snow; the Drummer; Jakita Wagner]; The Authority [Jenny Sparks; Apollo; the Midnighter; Swift; Jack Hawksmoor; the Engineer; the Doctor]; Doc Brass
Planetary [Elijah Snow; the Drummer; Jakita Wagner]; The Authority [Jenny Sparks; Apollo; the Midnighter; Jack Hawksmoor; Swift; the Doctor; the Engineer]
Synopsis
After a near chance meeting between the two groups, Planetary decides to break into the Authority's headquarters to download the information stored there. Meanwhile, the Authority investigates the caves of the Adirondacks where Doc Brass' multiverse computer resides. When a corrupt technician turns it on, earth is invaded by marauding robots. The two groups unknowingly work together to defeat the menace.