Bendis “Powers” Through Comics & Television – Comic Book Resources

During the lead up to and outbreak of World War II, two unique genres of fiction were created that would dominate much of pop culture in the decades to follow; the police procedural tale, which has been told predominantly through the mediums of television, movies and prose novels and the super hero story, which has primarily been a product of comic books, though it’s seen its share of stories told through television series and movies. In 2000, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming were interested in seeing what would result from the combination of these two genres when told from the perspective of a police officer. The result was the highly acclaimed creator-owned comic series “Powers” which chronicles the exploits of Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, two homicide detective tasked with investigating murder cases involving super powers.

Bendis “Powers” Through Comics & Television – Comic Book Resources.