Week 13 -The Authority

Are there any prominent symbols in the story? If so, what are they and how are they used?

There is a physical symbol of the Gamorra brothers, a ring with 3 knots. The villain Kaizen has this symbol on all of the men/creatures in his army. He is basing his plot for world domination on his symbol by taking out 3 prominent cities. Kaizen killed his two brothers, and it reflects in the symbol because one knot is set apart from the other two. The ring with 3 knots represents everything to do with Kaizen.

What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect.

The Authority is a piece about a large superhero team that I believe is referred to as "Skywatch", it is hinted that another team called "Stormwatch" previously existed but the majority of the team died or disbanded a while ago. I had a hard time not relating the characters to those of the Justice League. There is a hawk girl on both, a dark brooding character looking a lot like Batman, and the character Apollo reminds me a lot of Superman. It's hard to have a large ensemble with characters that differentiate from other works with a large ensemble.

What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?

If I were to adapt this story, I would take a little more time to introduce the super team. There are a lot of characters and it's very difficult to relate to them or get to know them at all. I would adapt this either into a television series in the style of Game of Thrones, or a video game where you could play as the different characters and really get to know them. The Authority in my opinion needs to start off with less characters and develop them before bringing in the whole team.