The Carrier is the fictional base of operations of The Authority, a Wildstorm Comics superteam. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book It is a shiftship, a ship capable of moving through the Bleed, the red space which separates alternate universes in the Wildstorm multiverse. The Bleed is a fictional construct that has been discovered in the Wildstorm and DC Comics multiverse. It is 50 miles (80 km) long, 35 miles (56 km) high and two miles (3 km) wide. It is powered by a caged baby universe. It first appeared in The Authority #1, cover dated May 1999.
It is known that the Carrier was originally a trading ship, used to travel and trade between alternate dimensions, but its black box was found all but wiped and so its true origins remain unknown. The Carrier was parked in Earth orbit some time in the past and remained dormant until it was discovered by Jenny Sparks of The Authority and used as their base of operations from 1999 onwards. Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint
The Carrier exists in orbit around the Earth but at the same time continuously sails through the higher dimensions of the Wildstorm multiverse. It is capable of opening doors between any two points in space, allowing quick access from the Carrier to anywhere on Earth, as well as to the past, future and to alternate universes. While it is also itself capable of travelling almost literally anywhere, the Carrier stays tied to Earth orbit so that whoever left it there can come back to collect it. It is reluctant to leave although will do so if given some convincing.
The Carrier has always been shown to have some degree of intelligence. In The Authority: Kev (October 2002) it was explicitly revealed that it is, in fact, sentient. It is also able to control time in a small area, for a short period.
At one point, Kev Hawkins almost destroys the Carrier with an alien-controlled atomic bomb. Kev Hawkins is a Comic book Anti-hero who first appeared in an Authority one-shot in 2002. The Carrier puts up its defenses and saves approximately seventy percent of itself, but not the living quarters, causing the members to 'lose all their stuff'.
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The Authority: Revolution
In The Authority: Revolution it revealed the original Carrier was placed in Earth orbit primarily for the benefit of Henry Bendix by an alternate Bendix from another universe, because Bendixes are rare in the Wildstorm multiverse and they look out for one another. Henry Bendix, also known as Weatherman, is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own The multiverse (or meta-universe) is the hypothetical set of multiple possible Universes (including our universe that together comprise all of Reality. Unable to make use of the Authority's Carrier, Bendix instead obtains an identical Carrier of his own from the same (still as-yet unrevealed) place the first one originated. It is visually similar to the authority's Carrier, though doubled and connected at the center between them. At the climax of the story, Bendix is defeated but the Authority's Carrier is destroyed; they take Bendix's Carrier over instead.
Captain Atom: Armageddon
In Captain Atom: Armageddon, Captain Atom is accidentally transplanted from the DC Universe into the Wildstorm Universe. Captain Atom is a fictional Comic book Superhero. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko, he first appeared in The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place The Wildstorm Universe is the main fictional Shared universe where a core of stories published by Wildstorm take place In this story the Carrier appears to consist of two identical Carriers joined together, which is in line with the one acquired from Bendix at the end of Authority: Revolution.
Worldstorm
During Wildstorm Comics' WorldStorm event the Wildstorm universe was given a "soft reboot". The Wildstorm Universe is the main fictional Shared universe where a core of stories published by Wildstorm take place As a result several Wildstorm titles have been re-launched, including a new Authority comic in December 2006. The new Authority comic is set on an Earth entirely without superheroes, and so far the Carrier is the only "member" of the Authority to have appeared, being found buried and inert at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea. Currents In the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea surface water descends two to three kilometres down to the bottom of the ocean forming cold oxygen-rich groundwater It also appears to have changed dimensions slightly: it is now only 20 miles (32 km) tall, but 8 miles (13 km) wide.
Parodies
- The Elite team is a somewhat parodic version of The Authority, so they too have a large vessel which is used as a base of operations. The Elite is a team of super-powered Anti-heroes in the DC Comics universe taking their early influences from The Authority. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint It is called 'Bunny'.
- The description of The Carrier's motion, as set out by Warren Ellis, is heavily stylised. Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of Comics Novels and Television, well known for sociocultural For example when we first see it the description is "The Carrier. Moving downwake through the Devachanic Realm at a speed of twenty-five dreams per second. " This style was used by the writers who took over the series, but has also been parodied, most explicitly in Garth Ennis' Kev Hawkins mini-series, the first description being: "The Carrier. Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Comics writer best known for the DC Kev Hawkins is a Comic book Anti-hero who first appeared in an Authority one-shot in 2002. Transcending the Arse of Reason in time for last orders" and later, discarding any pretence at imitation: "The Carrier. Arse is an informal English term referring to the Buttocks, which is commonly used in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, In a pub, a last call is an announcement made shortly before the bar closes for the night urging the patrons to buy one last drink. Flubbity-wub-wub Flubbity-wub-wub-flub-wub. "
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