Before You Watch The TV Series, ComiXology Offering Fans A Chance To Read The ‘Powers’ Comic!

ComiXology, the cloud-based digital comics platform, is offering readers a chance to experience Powers, the superhero detective series from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming. This is great timing because the comic is about to be made into a television series.

Recently,The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the Sony-owned gaming console, PlayStation, has picked up the rights to adapt the comic. Now, ComiXology is offering readers a chance to catch up on the superhero/buddy-cop series. 

During the weekend, the ComiXology sale offers 99 cent single issues of the Powers series. Buyers will also be able to save 59% on an exclusive bundle. This is a great way for newcomers to read on what has been going on in the comic. 

Plot Synopsis for 'Vol.1: Who Killed Retro Girl?':

Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battle over the nighttime sky. And on the dirty city streets below, Homicide Detective Christian Walker does his job. Walker has to investigate the shocking murder of one of the most popular super-heroes the world has ever known: Retro Girl. He is teamed up with spunky rookie Detective Deena Pilgrim, and the murder investigation takes them from the seediest underbelly a city has to offer, to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. As shocking, hidden truths about Retro Girl come to light, Walker finds that to solve this crime, he might have to reveal his own dark secret.

Be sure to catch up on the six-issue miniseries, Powers Vol.1: Who Killed Retro Girl. And hurry because the weekend ComiXology sale ends on March 24, 2014.