Sleeper

The debut of a new ongoing EYE OF THE STORM series by acclaimed creators Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips! Holden Carter is the Conductor - an elite member of an organization of superhuman criminals and one of the scariest people on earth. There's just one problem: He's a deep-cover agent, and the only man who knows his true identity is in a coma!

Holden and Genocide are involved in the death of their superiors one of Tao's Prodigals. An inquiry ensues and if they are found to be in the wrong they could be terminated. However Holden has the balls to lie and this gets him a promotion.

While on an excursion to clean up some loose ends, Miss Misery reveals her depraved origin tale. Afterwards, Holden and Misery travel to the Imperial Grove, the yearly hideaway spot of the American Monarchy, where the real movers, shakers and pop hit-makers set the rules of engagement for the coming year. Now all Holden has to figure out is how he, and, more important, Tao fit in here. Plus, part 2 of the 3-part back-up story THE AUTHORITY: "High Stakes." THE AUTHORITY: "High Stakes." continues from Stormwatch: Team Achilles #9. THE AUTHORITY: "High Stakes." continues In Wildcats v.3 #8

The game is in full swing and the rules of engagement are clear: wrong is right, black is white, deceit is truth. Tao, in the company of agents Holden Carver and Miss Misery, attend a meeting of the true power on the planet, the wizards behind the curtain. And once Tao's goals are achieved, the world will be a different place...or will it?

Undercover agent Holden Carver's job has gone from ugly to catastrophic, and he wants out...now! But the only person who knows he's really on the side of the angels is in a coma; to the rest of the world he's the ultimate traitor! Can he convince anyone that he's one of the good guys?

What's that strangling sensation Holden is starting to feel? Is it a noose around his neck? Holden and Genocide have a run-in with a woman from Holden's past, someone who thinks he betrayed her and his country. It doesn't go well, but these things never do. And Holden begins to suspect that one of Tao's right-hand men is on to him!

Just when Holden Carver thought his life was complicated enough, things get worse! Someone on the right side of the law is trying to contact him, and they're using Lynch's old codes. Is it a trick, or has Lynch emerged from his coma? The only way to find out may be to risk everything!

What becomes a Doppelganger most? On the hunt for Lynch's secret notebook, Holden meets his mirror-image, a government agent who claims to be an operative for TAO. But even more unsettling is that he appears to know a lot more about Holden than he should!

Keep your friends close...and your enemies closer! Holden is sent by Tao to locate John Lynch's secret records that, if revealed, could betray his true agenda as a sleeper agent. Accompanying him is a fellow operative ? who also happens to be his sworn enemy!

The critically acclaimed mature crime/super-villain series rolls into its third act! Holden Carver, along with his two closest allies on the wrong side of the law, go on an extremely dangerous mission, one that will cost one of them their lives.

When a job goes wrong and a friend falls, Holden is captured. Now he must face up to the crimes he committed in the name of keeping his cover. But worst of all, no one will believe that he was actually a deep-cover operative the whole time - not even his ex-fianc'e. And the only man who can corroborate his story is lying in a coma!

The conclusion to Season One of SLEEPER! Tao's secret agenda is finally revealed...or is it? Does he know Holden really is working for the enemy? Has he known all along? Was Holden really captured by the good guys, or has it all been a terrifying manipulation?