- Paperback: 184 pages
- Publisher: Image Comics; illustrated edition edition (Jun 24 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1582403090
- ISBN-13: 978-1582403090
- Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 17 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,106,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
In what looks like yet another vision of the future in which the sun never shines, all the residents of a city that vaguely resembles New York are mystified by the seeming murder of one member of the popular superhero trio, the Supergroup FG-3. Apparently, the victim was detonated from the inside out, making a fine mess in his bathroom and giving artist Oeming a chance to really let loose with the pencils, depicting a two-page spread of gore that somehow maintains the clean and stunning lines of the rest of the book. Enter our protagonists, detectives Walker and Pilgrim. Pilgrim is a no-nonsense blonde and her partner, Walker, a retired superhero, sports the squarest jaw since Dick Tracy. As the two are having a look around the murder scene, a second member of the Supergroup, Boogie Girl, spontaneously combusts. Now the investigators have a real mystery to unravel-what is causing the members of the Supergroup to implode? Popular mythology has it that the group members were the best of friends, a trio who shared a childhood incident in which they drank a potion that gave them magic powers.The truth is revealed to be something far creepier, and Walker and Pilgrim are drawn in further and further, until personal tragedy is almost inevitable; sure enough, one of Walker's loved ones meets her destruction, further muddying the waters. Bendis has given us a very modern film noir, complete with tough talking detectives, confusing plot twists, and deep-seated corruption. Oeming leads us through this dark vision of the future with brilliant lines and blazes of light that provide a perfect counterpoint. Powers packs a stunning one-two punch.
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Book Description
Widely considered the best storyline of this Eisner Award-winning series. When one of the key members of a popular supergroup is found violently murdered, the events that follow unveil the federal government's multi-layered control of the super-hero elite and how far they will go to cover up. Walker and Pilgrim are forced to make choices that will forever change their lives and careers... and how the world at large will see their heroes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Powers takes it up a notch,
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This review is from: Powers Volume 4: Supergroup (Paperback)
Bendis really takes a serious step up with this volume. I would put this one on equal footing with the first volume "Who Killed Retro Girl". The dialogue is outstanding (as always) and Oeming's cartoonish style of art, together with the dark moody colors give the work a serious undertone that really packs a punch. After a mildly lackluster volume 2, and a rather rushed and padded volume 3, Supergroup takes our heros to higher peaks and deeper valleys than before. The usually familiar government conspiracy idea is given greater meaning and impact due to the truly tragic circumstances that befall the main players here. Bendis and Oeming work together perfectly to bring out the raw emotion that needs to be on display to effectively tell this kind of story. The entire Powers universe is ultimately in jeopardy here, and I am very intrigued to find out how this whole thing plays out. Some comics and subsequent TPB series just continue on, maintaining a staus quo, often without really challenging the reader. Bendis and Oeming appear to be reaching for new heights with volume 4 of the Powers series. I am very much looking forward to voume 5. If you started out with Powers at volume 1, and were disappointed with vol. 2 or 3, I highly recommend that you jump back on the Powers train and get Supergroup.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as strong as others, but a good read.,
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This review is from: Powers Volume 4: Supergroup (Paperback)
If "Powers" were strictly what it appears to be - cops investigating superhero homicides - it would be a one-joke show. But like the better police procedurals, it examines the detectives and their motivations. Christian Walker was once a Power, and he knows more than anyone about what it is to be a superhero - a LOT more, as the later books show. In this book, without Walker being a "Dirty Harry," he risks everything he has to bring the case of the "FG-3" murders to some kind of conclusion. Bendis seemed to be feeling his way around his unusual theme in this story arc, and he did wander a bit, but this book was the first hint that "Powers" was something more than a cliched dark and cynical look at superheroes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kicks the series up a notch,
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This review is from: Powers Volume 4: Supergroup (Paperback)
The issues contained in this collection really brought the series to a whole new level. There is a surprising conspiracy, a heart-breaking tragedy and an excellent ending. Bendis is one of the best dialogue and character writers in comics, and here he combines those skills with great plotting.
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