Stormwatch: P.H.D.
| Stormwatch: Post Human Division | |
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Cover of the first issue
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Wildstorm |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | November 2006 – November 2007 (#1-12) August 2008 — 2009 (#13-24) |
| No. of issues | 24 |
| Main character(s) |
John Doran Fahrenheit Paris Gorgeous The Monstrosity Black Betty The Machinist Jackson King |
| Creative team | |
| Created by |
Christos Gage Doug Mahnke |
| Written by | Ian Edginton |
| Penciller(s) | Leandro Fernandez |
| Inker(s) | Francisco Paronzini |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN |
| Volume 2 | ISBN |
| World's End | ISBN |
Stormwatch: Post Human Division is an American comic book published by Wildstorm comics. It is the fourth volume to bear the name Stormwatch. It was first published in November 2006 and was written by Christos Gage with art by Doug Mahnke.
The series ended after issue #12, but restarted in August 2008 as a part of the World’s End event with issue #13.
The series departs from previous incarnations in some ways, most notably its urban setting. Characters that were killed during the Aliens/Wildcats one-shot are subsequently resurrected and brought back to life while others are newly introduced.Stormwatch Prime has been reconstituted as the United States' superhuman crisis response team, but a splinter team operates out of a branch office in New York. Entitled Stormwatch: Post Human Division (P.H.D.), they are underfunded and overworked, their mission is to find "cost-effective" methods of saving the day.
The series follows the branch office as Stormwatch leader, former Weatherman Jackson King, tries to defeat superhuman menaces and balance the tight budget. The team assembled by King consists of:
As seen in Worldstorm preview (6 pages) and issues #1-4, #6-7 art by Doug Mahnke. Also revealed is some of the past of Paris. He was the abused child in a family that ran a dog fighting ring. He was responsible for feeding the dogs and was the only one that treated them kindly. They recognized this and defended him later murderous friends and family.
Issue #5, "Talking to the King," with art by Matthew Dow Smith.
The story details the return of some of the members of Stormwatch thought killed in WildC.A.T.s/Aliens.
It is revealed, through flashbacks, that Jackson King got the idea to restart Stormwatch Prime after fending off a superhuman attack by old foes during his wedding to Christine Trelane. He sells the President of the United States on the idea of funding the organization as a new superhuman crisis response team answering only to the U.S. as a countermeasure against eventualities such as the Authority attempting another government overthrow.
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