Powers #1

From Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comes this Dark Horse collection of Powers, a series that brings a hardboiled detective sensibility to a world filled with superhumans. The cover sets the tone perfectly — a chalk-outlined body on a rain-slicked street, a bloodstain marking the scene, graffiti scrawled on the wall above — this is a superhero murder mystery told from the ground level. If crime fiction and cape comics are your thing, Volume One is a compelling place to start.