Her first appearance was in issue #37 (Ellis' starting issue) where she was appointed the leader of Stormwatch Black (Black Ops division), with Swift and Jack Hawksmoor, with whom she would later create The Authority. A common theme in these stories is her interaction with prominent historical figures. Summary Description. Jenny Sparks is a fictional character, a superhero in the Wildstorm comic book universe created by Warren Ellis during his 1997 revamp of the dwindling Stormwatch series. [17], Jim Starlin wrote Stormwatch with #19, erasing the team's history as a 1,000-year-old organization and restarting its history again. Born in London, Jenny Sparks was the leader of Stormwatch Black, founder of the Authority, and the living spirit of the 20th century. Collected editions [edit | edit source] The issue was a one-shot but has been collected in a … This version was launched in November 2006 with writer Christos Gage and penciller Doug Mahnke. Their base is a hijacked Daemonite spaceship in Hyperspace,[16] later upgraded into the Carrier. Weatherman sends Stormwatch Black into Pavane, an American city that has been taken over by the military and sealed off. Stormwatch #16 benefits from an interesting new twist but still suffers from lackluster visuals. From the ashes of StormWatch comes StormWatch Black. Stormwatch is a United Nations-sponsored superhero team in the Wildstorm Universe. Take the headband computer implant of Lobo (Lando Calrissian’s aide in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), and put it on Captain Jean-Luc Picard to get the perfect picture of what Bendix looks like. She can easily draw electricity from electronic devices as well as from the human brain, a move she has threatened to kill people with. in StormWatch (DC, 1999 series) #3 - Change or Die ([August] 1999) in The Authority (NORMA Editorial, 2006 series) #0 (Junio … Stormwatch Black. Other founding members include Hellstrike(an Irish police officer who is an energy being), Winter (an ex-Russian Spetznaz officer and an … In this series "WildStorm", the publishing imprint name, was a code word used by the United States Government: "Wild" was extraterrestrial life-forms, and "Storm" was invading forces. When and where did the new Millennium officially start, and why? From the ashes of StormWatch comes StormWatch Black. Aliases: Spirit of the Twentieth Century . Jenny later tracked down Bendix and seemingly killed him. Swift was one such Seedling. She is also of Asian descent in this continuity and almost 120 years old.[7]. A fractured idealist, Jenny was born on the first of January, 1900, and since her 19th birthday has not aged.. A member of various superhuman groups, with often-disastrous results, she was recruited into Stormwatch as head of the black ops branch. She can also enter a person briefly and electrocute them. Stormwatch Black [Jenny Sparks; Swift [Shen Li Min]; Jack Hawksmoor]; Weatherman One [Henry Bendix]; Lincoln PD superpowered officers Synopsis Stormwatch Black go undercover to the city of Lincoln to investigate a connection to the appearance of superpowered police officers in the USA. Jennifer Sparks was born in England on January 1, 1900. The original would later return to haunt the second incarnation of Stormwatch Black aka The Authority; Retraux Flashback: Jenny Sparks' flashbacks to earlier in her life are drawn in period-appropriate styles (homages to influential series like Dan Dare or Watchmen). A non-superpowered paramilitary support unit was also formed within StormWatch, named StormForce, a version of which still appears to be active in the US. [5] Jenny Sparks herself also makes an appearance in a flashback montage, projected by Adam One, in Stormwatch's "0" edition. Jenny Sparks; L Lamplight (Lee Carver) Lancer(Manuel Gutierrez) Link (Lincoln Adams) Lt Soren; Lt. M. Riggs; M Major Diane LaSalle; Midnighter (Lucas Trent) N Nautika; P Pagan (Zarej) Prism; R Rose Tattoo; S Spartan; Stalker (Wildstorm) Category:StormWatch Black; Category:Stormwatch P.H.D. (Post-Human Division) — was opened in New York. Stormwatch is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by WildStorm, which later became an imprint of DC Comics. StormWatch Black is a semi-undercover op team working for the UN (composed of Jenny Sparks, Hawksmoor and Swift). Apollo and Midnighter were returned to their original costumes as the core of a new Stormwatch team with the Engineer, Hellstrike, the Weird and new characters Jenny Soul, the Forecaster, and Force. Jenny Sparks first appeared in Stormwatch vol. Also the origins and 1st appearances of … The last scene, a conversation between former members of Stormwatch Black, introduced The Authority and promoted its first issue. Warren Ellis' run on Stormwatch sets the building blocks in place for his eventual sister series the Authority. But that’s The Authority line-up!? Warren Ellis . Originally founded in 1988 at the behest of Henry Bendix, in order to take advantage of the Seedling phenomenon for the defense and betterment of mankind. Creators. Starring Jack Hawksmoor, Battalion, Jenny Sparks, Apollo, Midnighter, Rose Tattoo show more The first story deals with Weatherman recruiting new members into StormWatch, and eliminating old ones. Weatherman detains all without trial. Reprints. For example, she was suicidally depressed during the Great Depression and deliriously high during the Roaring Twenties. Throughout her time, she is shown to have influenced many of the most significant individuals who shaped that century, both positively and negatively. "Planetary: Warren Ellis & John Cassaday's Pulp Masterpiece Is Still Essential", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenny_Sparks&oldid=997717551, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from August 2017, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 January 2021, at 22:13. In the Wildstorm universe, the UN is at that point a menacing worldwide conspiracy led by gun-toting, paranoid “Secret Masters”. Left penniless, young Jenny was invited by her godfather, Albert Einstein, to Zurich, where he offered to finish her education. Most of Millar's additions are furthering Ellis's backstory and intermeshing Jenny Sparks with important historical figures of the 20th century, including Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Adolf Hitler, Jacques Cousteau, John Lennon, Princess Diana, and many others. This team later became The Authority, who forme… They would go on to form the core of The Authority. 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