Dark
Horse Deluxe, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics, has licensed rights to create
figures based on Powers, a
long-running creator-owned series of comics and graphic novels by writer Brian
Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming.
Projects include a
limited-edition statue of Retro Girl, a central figure in the first Powers story arc, and a boxed set of
vinyl figures of the series’ ongoing principal characters.
Combining the genres of
superhero fantasy, crime noir, and police procedural, Powers follows the lives and cases of two homicide detectives,
Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, assigned to investigate cases involving
people with superhuman abilities, who are referred to as “powers.”
“We
have been very particular about merchandising Powers over the years, because I wanted to make sure it was the
highest-quality merchandise we could offer,” said Brian Michael Bendis. “I am a
giant fan of Dark Horse and the care they give their merchandising. I am very
excited about this partnership.”
“We feel that Powers is one of the best graphic-story
treatments of the modern era,” Dark Horse Product Development Vice President
David Scroggy remarked. “We are delighted to bring these characters forward.
Brian Bendis is a master of story construction and dialogue, making him one of
today’s most widely read comics writers, and Michael Oeming’s unique art style
is one of the most individual in the field. Capturing their creative vision is
a challenge we appreciate, and we couldn’t be more excited to work directly
with these two talents in making that happen.”
The Retro Girl statue will
be sculpted by Tony Cipriano, who has created many popular superhero-themed collectible
statues for a variety of companies. Michael Avon Oeming, working in concert
with Bendis and Dark Horse, created special art for the statue, which will be
used as control art during sculpting. The statue will capture the stylized
nature of the graphic art, while anchoring the figure in realism.
“To see your work
translated into sculpture is always scary, but I’m very
excited to be working with the amazing Tony,” Oeming stated.
Dark Horse also plans a
boxed set of four-to-five-inch vinyl figures, which will include protagonists Walker
and Pilgrim as centerpieces of the ensemble.
Both projects are slated for
release in the fourth quarter of 2013. The prototypes will be shown to the
trade and the public for the first time as part of the product display in the
Dark Horse booth at San Diego Comic-Con in July.
Retail prices and edition
sizes are to be determined.
For more information, check out design sketches and an exclusive interview with Brian Michael Bendis & Mike Oeming on Nerdist News!
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