Powers: The Best Ever

by Brian Michael Bendis

Other authorsMichael Avon Oeming (Illustrator), Michael Avon Oeming (Cover artist), Michael Avon Oeming (Afterword), Michael McCalister (Editor), Nick Filardi (Colourist), Deron Benett (Letterer)
Paperback, 2022

Description

Celebrate over twenty years of Powers with Powers: The Best Ever�?? a massive, original graphic novel that is both a perfect jumping on point for newcomers, and essential reading for longtime fans! Brian Michael Bendis, the New York Times bestselling, Peabody and multiple Eisner Award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, and Jessica Jones teams up with his long-time superstar Powers cocreator Michael Avon Oeming to celebrate over twenty years of the Eisner Award-winning cops and capes comic, with their most significant Powers story ever! It's been over two decades since detectives Deena Pilgrim and Christian Walker teamed up to solve the murder of the most beloved superhero Retro Girl. It's been years since they've spoken. It's been years since the world changed. But the worst criminal in Powers' history, Wolf, has been reincarnated and all hell has broken loose. This opus of a graphic novel covers the entire life of the seemingly immortal Christian Walker as he fights one last time to protect those he swore to prote… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2020

Physical description

264 p.; 10.14 inches

Publication

Dark Horse Books (2022), 264 pages

Pages

264

ISBN

1506730167 / 9781506730165

Local notes

Collects issues 7 and 8 from Powers vol. 4, as well as original material for this graphic novel. This story is set decades after the previous volume.

Library's rating

Library's review

A strong, worthy conclusion with emotion, heart, scope and lots of satisfactorily referenced continuity, though I wish there was a bit more mystery to solve and a bit more frequent witticisms in the dialogue to truly feel like the "Powers" of old.

Rating

(8 ratings; 4.1)
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