Powers
Marvel · 2004–2008 · 30 issues
About the series
Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming's Powers, published by Marvel from 2004 to 2008, reimagines the superhero genre as a gritty police procedural. The series follows detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim as they investigate crimes involving superpowered individuals, exploring the gritty, bureaucratic underbelly of a world filled with costumed heroes and villains. With Bendis's sharp dialogue and Oeming's distinctive, expressionistic art, the 30-issue run is a landmark in creator-owned storytelling at Marvel, offering a grounded, noir-inflected take on superhuman life that influenced how comics approach genre mash-ups.