Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim
Brian
Michael Bendis and Neil Kleid
Dimensions:
198 x 130 mm
Paperback:
320pp
Publication
date: 15 March 2016
ISBN:
9781785651281
£7.99
Synopsis
The
Secret History of Deena Pilgrim, starring the fan favorite character from the
comic series, is the story of a cold case that reopens when evidence from a new
murder points back to Deena's own family tree. Pilgrim is forced to investigate
her family's sordid past in law enforcement and must turn to her estranged
partner Walker for help.
or if you want more:
Ever since she could walk, Homicide Detective
Deena Pilgrim followed in her father’s footsteps. A man with a badge,
Waldo Pilgrim surrounded himself with what Deena believed to be the
cream of the crop when it came to serving and protecting. These days,
Deena won’t discuss her father or the life she left behind in Atlanta
years ago, a life before she partnered with Christian Walker to
investigate homicide cases in a city where perps and victims boast
incredible, dangerous powers. Now, nearly a decade of bringing Powers to
justice has broken down Deena’s resolve, along with the walls she
erected long ago to protect herself from prying eyes. Walls that kept
her from a past best left alone, and from those determined to get close
and bring horrible, heartbreaking memories to the surface once more.
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 former boyfriend with ties to both sets of killings, along with her sordid past. Forced to question the choices, decisions, and steps she’s taken in life, love, and career---including her long-standing partnership with Walker, a former Power whose secret history intersects with Deena’s own---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. Powers tells the stories of human police officers attempting to solve crimes in a world inhabited by superheroes and supervillains. In January 2015, the Playstation Network debuted it as its first-ever hour-long scripted programming, featuring characters and plots from the comic book series.
On this I'm lost. Know nothing about it and reading over 300 pages of prose just ain't going to work. It seems that some people purchased without first finding out what the book was about. I've found three people who've purchased the book presuming and not doing anything normal like, say, finding out what they were buying, so were "Very disappointed. Not a comic book" and "I presumed this was a graphic novel".
Sigh.
So, I'll let you have the quotes and hope you at least know what you are thinkiung of buying!
"Like the comic? Like the show? What’re you waiting for? Buy the damn book or Deena comes and breaks your arms. There’s a reason we love the character―in every medium. ―Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The President’s Shadow
“[Brian Michael Bendis] is - and has been, for many years - Marvel's chief ambassador for converting moviegoers into comic readers.” ―Vulture.com on Brian Michael Bendis
“Brian Michael Bendis' 'passion resonates with fans'” ―The Washington Post on Brian Michael Bendis
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 former boyfriend with ties to both sets of killings, along with her sordid past. Forced to question the choices, decisions, and steps she’s taken in life, love, and career---including her long-standing partnership with Walker, a former Power whose secret history intersects with Deena’s own---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. Powers tells the stories of human police officers attempting to solve crimes in a world inhabited by superheroes and supervillains. In January 2015, the Playstation Network debuted it as its first-ever hour-long scripted programming, featuring characters and plots from the comic book series.
On this I'm lost. Know nothing about it and reading over 300 pages of prose just ain't going to work. It seems that some people purchased without first finding out what the book was about. I've found three people who've purchased the book presuming and not doing anything normal like, say, finding out what they were buying, so were "Very disappointed. Not a comic book" and "I presumed this was a graphic novel".
Sigh.
So, I'll let you have the quotes and hope you at least know what you are thinkiung of buying!
"Like the comic? Like the show? What’re you waiting for? Buy the damn book or Deena comes and breaks your arms. There’s a reason we love the character―in every medium. ―Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The President’s Shadow
“[Brian Michael Bendis] is - and has been, for many years - Marvel's chief ambassador for converting moviegoers into comic readers.” ―Vulture.com on Brian Michael Bendis
“Brian Michael Bendis' 'passion resonates with fans'” ―The Washington Post on Brian Michael Bendis
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