Powers: Supergroup

Brian Bendis

After the pothole that was Little Deaths, Bendis gets Powers back on track with book four, Supergroup. We first heard about the breakup of powers supergroup FG-3 in passing in Little Deaths; now, it takes center stage when ex-FG-3 member Benmarley dies under the most mysterious of circumstances. With Wazz in seclusion and Boogie Girl a distraught mess who, when she gets mad, gives a whole new meaning to the term "flare up," Walker and Pilgrim have to figure out what happened to Benmarley, and whether whoever got to him is going to come after the surviving FG-3 members.

It's great to see the series back on track. Bendis is at his best when he's got a story arc to follow, and he's got a fine one here. Things play out on the grandest of scales, and the combination of intrigue, action, and a stunning ending is bound to leave the reader begging to find out what happens next. If you dropped Powers after Little Deaths, I strongly suggest giving it one more chance; this is the good stuff, right here.