The Authority is a 11-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, Chris Weston, Tom Peyer, John Ridley, Ed Brubaker, Joe Casey, Robbie Morrison, Micah Ian Wright, Jim Lee, Carlos D'Anda, Alé Garza, Whilce Portacio, Grant Morrison, Keith Giffen, Christos Gage, Darick Robertson, Adam Freeman, Marc Bernardin, Tom Taylor, Warren Ellis, Phil Jimenez, and Alan Grant.