Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim

by Brian Michael Bendis (Author), NeilKleid (Author)

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2016
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Homicide Detective Deena Pilgrim left behind her old life in Atlanta years ago to join her partner Christian Walker in investigating homicide cases in a city where perps and victims boast incredible, dangerous powers.But when a cold case reopens a series of unsolved murders that point back to Deena's family tree, she is unavoidably reacquainted with a sordid past full of horrible, heartbreaking memories, and a former boyfriend with ties to both sets of killings. Forced to question the choices and steps she's taken in life, Detective Deena Pilgrim must bring a killer to justice and, in doing so, hopefully come to terms with the kind of cop she wants to be...assuming that she wants to continue being a cop at all.Written by Powers cocreator Brian Michael Bendis and novelist Neil Kleid, The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim is the first-ever prose story set in the world of the award-winning, critically acclaimed comic book series by Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming, now also an hour-long TV show on the Playstation Network.

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Homicide Detective Deena Pilgrim left behind her old life in Atlanta years ago to join her partner Christian Walker in investigating homicide cases in a city where perps and victims boast incredible, dangerous powers.But when a cold case reopens a series of unsolved murders that point back to Deena's family tree, she is unavoidably reacquainted with a sordid past full of horrible, heartbreaking memories, and a former boyfriend with ties to both sets of killings. Forced to question the choices and steps she's taken in life, Detective Deena Pilgrim must bring a killer to justice and, in doing so, hopefully come to terms with the kind of cop she wants to be...assuming that she wants to continue being a cop at all.Written by Powers cocreator Brian Michael Bendis and novelist Neil Kleid, The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim is the first-ever prose story set in the world of the award-winning, critically acclaimed comic book series by Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming, now also an hour-long TV show on the Playstation Network.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Titan Books
Published: 15 Mar 2016
ISBN 10: 1785651285
ISBN 13: 9781785651281
Book Overview: Interviews and reviews in comics and entertainment magazines. Interviews and reviews across the online comics community. Competitions on fan sites and via social media channels. Promotion on TitanBooks.com and Titan social media accounts. Brian Michael Bendis is one of the most successful and bestselling comic book writers currently working in the medium and Powers is his best-known original creation, selling tens of thousands of copies since its debut in 2000. This is the first ever prose story set in the world of the hit comic, written by creator Brian Michael Bendis and novelist Neil Kleid. In January 2015, the Playstation Netword debuted Powers as its first ever hour-long scripted television programming, featuring characters and plots from the comic book series. There are 110 million individual Playstation consoles around the world, opening up a huge new audience to the Powers universe through this TV show.

Author Bio

Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator, New York Times bestseller, and is the current writer of All New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, which debuted at number one on national sales charts. He is one of the premier architects of Marvel's Ultimate comics line and has won five Eisner awards, including two 'Best Writer of the year' and was honored with the lnkpot award for comic art excellence. He lives in Portland, Oregon.