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| Publisher |
WildStorm |
| Writer |
Warren Ellis |
| Artist |
Bryan Hitch |
| Cover Artist |
Bryan Hitch |
| Inker |
Paul Neary |
| Colorist |
Laura Martin |
| Letterer |
Bill O'Neil |
| Published | June 1999 |
"The Circle (Part II of IV)" The super powered beings that The Authority had destroyed last issue were only the first wave. Now there are more. Lots more.The Engineer creates tiny "radiotelepathy" bugs so the team can communicate silently. Each bug lands on a member of the team and disappears. They're ready to fight. The battle-ready attitude of the team is summed up in Jack Hawksmoor's next words: "I've been waiting to punch someone in the brains in all goddamn day."The team goes into a battle plan that they had prepared beforehand. Hawksmoor, Midnighter and Apollo start killing everything near the ground while the Doctor sets up a boundary around the chosen battle zone so normal people can't get hurt. Then Swift and Engineer fly in and take care of the enemies in the air. Apollo finds a bridge covered with enemies and throws it into the river. While they're all trying to get out, Jenny electrocutes them after telling them a little about herself. "Morning, you murdering scumbags." She says. "My name's Jenny Sparks. I'm electricity. I'm a hundred years old and I've never hated anyone as much as you. This is my bloody town you tried to kill, and you're only getting what you deserve."Midnighter goes around to take out any leftover enemies. He finds one holding a young child and he tells him to let him go. He says that he already knows several ways to kill him without him even seeing him, but all he has to do is put the kid down. The villain doesn't listen, so Midnighter kills him.Hawksmoor is getting attacked from the sky and needs help so Apollo comes to his rescue. He tears the teleporting equipment off the attacker by accident and the villain starts to fly back to base. Apollo follows. Meanwhile, the rest of the enemies are all teleporting away.At Gamorra Island, all of Gamorra's Children start appearing. Gamorra is upset. No one should have been in London to stop him. To make sure whoever it is doesn't reach him, Gamorra puts a forcefield around his island. Overhead (outside of the shield), The...
