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It's science versus sorcery, round 2, in The Authority: The Lost Year #7.

As of last issue, the Carrier's powerless and adrift after losing its baby universe, and the Authority's trapped on an Earth where half of America is ruled by the Engineer and the other half's ruled by the Doctor.



Step One to abducting a baby universe: Kill this alternate world's Doctor.

However, an unfortunate side effect of doing so is that the spells he was using to keep time frozen die with him. That means this world can finally moving from December 31, 1999 into the next century.



Step Two: Have your Doctor, impersonating the alternate-Doctor, ignite all-out war between his half of the U.S. and the alternate-Engineer's half.

These next pages are narrated by alternate-Midnighter.





On the next page, he thinks, "Fat chance," as we see him cradling a baby and looking out over what's either a bombed-out desolate wasteland or an untamed wilderness. The art is such that I'm not sure which.

title: the authority, creator: keith giffen, creator: grant morrison, creator: brian stelfreeze, creator: joel gomez, publisher: wildstorm