Powers is a crime procedural comic book (by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming) set in a fictional world with superhumans called ‘Powers’. The comic book focused on the investigation of superhero and supervillain cases by Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, members of a special homicide division called ‘Powers’. Originally published by IMAGE Comics, the book later moved to Marvel Comics as part of their Icon Imprint. A television show based on the comic book is set to debut on the Playstation Network in December 2014, the first of PSN’s original programming. The cast of the show includes:
- Susan Heyward as Denna Pilrim
- Max Fowler as Krispin Stockley
- Adam Godley as Captain Cross
- Eddie Izzard as “Big Bad” Wolfe
- Noah Taylor as Johnny Royalle
- Olesya Rulin as Calista
I haven’t regularly bought comic books in over a year, but when I was buying them, I found Powers to be quite enjoyable. The idea of a police procedural-which is still enjoying popularity on the small screen-mixed with superheroes-which are hugely popular pretty much everywhere-is a perfect idea for tv. I can’t wait to see how the show turns out.