Sleeper
DC/Wildstorm.
Point
Blank (5-issue mini; w Ed Brubaker; a Colin Wilson).
[From DC Comics: Get ready for the explosive POINT BLANK, a 128-page
WildStorm trade paperback written by the acclaimed Ed Brubaker (GOTHAM CENTRAL,
SLEEPER) with art by European comics illustrator Colin Wilson and a painted
cover by Simon Bisley (LOBO). This volume collects the 5-issue POINT BLANK
miniseries, a tale fraught with mystery and espionage that provides the
origin of SLEEPER's Holden Carver! Cole Cash, a.k.a. Grifter of the WildCats,
is recruited by old Team 7 comrade John Lynch for a vital secret mission.
Along the way, things go horribly wrong and Lynch is shot, left hovering
between life and death in a coma. Now Cash must trace his steps and somehow
figure out the terrible secret that lies at the heart of this darkness…but
the final answer may be far uglier than anyone suspects!] Book of
the Week 11/5/03
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Out in the Cold (Volume 1, 1-6; w Ed Brubaker; a Sean Phillips).
[From DC Comics: What is SLEEPER? SLEEPER is the story of a man doing
his job. A man who gets pushed in over his head. It’s the story of
deep-cover agent Holden Carver and the secret criminal organization he becomes
enmeshed with, and of the deadly game of cat-and-mouse he plays with Tao,
the amoral master of manipulation. What is SLEEPER? SLEEPER is a 144-page
Eye of the Storm trade paperback collecting issues #1-6 of the critically
acclaimed series written by Ed Brubaker, with art and a cover by Sean Phillips.
Find out what elite readers already know: SLEEPER is the best book of its
kind on the stands today. Don't be left out in the cold. What is SLEEPER?
"SLEEPER is a fantastic read, probably the best crime comic being published
today" — ComicBookGalaxy.com. "SLEEPER could hold its own
against any noir, from any medium…Brubaker is without a doubt the best
crime fiction writer in comics today. " — Ain't It Cool News.com.
"Quite possibly the most underrated title on the racks today...SLEEPER
delivers non-stop entertainment from cover to cover!" — Wizard
magazine.] Book of the Week 12/17/03
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All False Moves (Volume 1, 7-12; w Ed Brubaker; a Sean Phillips).
[From DC Comics: Holden Carver is a double agent without a choice,
forced into a role he never wanted. Left to fend for himself among the baddest
of bad guys, he must evade capture by his former allies and avoid suspicion
by those he is secretly gathering intelligence on. Now the snare is tightening
and Carver must make hard choices. But just how much does evil mastermind
TAO really know? And what will Holden do when given a chance to come clean?
With his every move is a lie, will he even be able to see the truth?]
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A Crooked Line (Volume 2, 1-6; w Ed Brubaker; a Sean Phillips).
[From DC Comics: Double-agent Holden Carver did exactly what he was
ordered to do, but at what cost? Left on his own among the enemy, he was
forced to become exactly what he was pretending to be, simply to survive.
And now that he's past the point of no return, comes word of a possible
way out... from the very man who left him out in the cold, Spymaster John
Lynch, whose sudden reemergence from a coma throws a monkey wrench into
everyone's plans. Now Holden Carver finds himself caught in a game of cat
and mouse between Tao and Lynch, two driven master-minds with their own
agendas for the world. And after everything he's been through, Holden is
finding out the line between good and evil is a crooked line indeed.]
4 The Long Way Home (Volume 2, 7-12; w Ed Brubaker; a Sean Phillips). [From DC Comics: The endgame is in play and the fates of Carver, Lynch and the mysterious Tao are all up for grabs. It's winner take all…and the stakes are deadly!] 
Coup
d'État (4-issue mini with issues for Authority [w Robbie Morrison;
a Whilce Portacio], Sleeper [w Ed Brubaker; a Jim Lee], Stormwatch [w Micah
Ian Wright; a Carlos d'Anda], and Wildcats [w Joe Casey; a Alé Garza]).
[From DC Comics: Tao has tricked the U.S. government into committing
an interdimensional atrocity, and only the Authority can save the planet!
The crossover event that brought the Eye of the Storm universe to its knees
is now available as a trade paperback that collects Coup D’état:
The Authority, Coup D’état: Stormwatch, Coup D’état:
Wildcats and Coup D’état: Sleeper. As an added bonus, this 112-page
volume also includes pinups that appeared in Coup D’état: Afterword.
When The Authority decides to take control of the situation — and the
world — their actions send out shock waves that shake the foundation
of the Eye of the Storm universe. Can Stormwatch: Team Achilles and the
Wildcats coexist with the Authority under the new status quo?] 