Coup d'Etat (comics)

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Coup d'Etat

Coup d'Etat was a company-wide crossover event published by Wildstorm Comics in 2004. The story ran across 4 issues, each featuring one of the major titles in the Wildstorm Universe at that time: Sleeper, Stormwatch: Team Achilles, Wildcats 3.0 and The Authority. It also included an aftermath issue including a preview to the second volume of Sleeper and a preview to the second volume of Wetworks.

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In Coup d'Etat, Tao places a device in the hands of the U.S. Government that allows them to enter the Bleed, where it exploded, damaging a vessel of an alien race and starting an interdimensional war. The crossover had important consequences for the Wildstorm Universe with the Authority taking control over the U.S. Government and Stormwatch: Team Achilles being forced underground.

For Stormwatch: Team Achilles and Wildcats 3.0, most of these consequences could not be explored as both series were cancelled shortly afterwards. The Authority taking control of the U.S. Government led into the events of The Authority: Revolution. A second volume of Wetworks was launched in mid 2006 by creator Whilce Portacio and writer Mike Carey.