The rookie detective packs a punch in both her striking physicality and her sometimes brutal investigatory techniques. Pilgrim is equally at home in a mid-drift baring t-shirt and high tops or violently forcing confessions out of uncooperative suspects. Lacking the affiliations Walker utilizes, Pilgrim relies on her guts and guile, courage and sometimes temper to succeed in situations wherein she is often overmatched. Many of the incidents that have befallen the duo have proved particularly costly to Pilgrim and as a result, may finally be taking their toll on her. Deena Pilgrim now harbors a secret far more dangerous to herself and those around her than Walker ever did.

One half of the investigative team charged with solving homicides involving POWERS, which is super hero murders. At the time the chronology begins, Walker is a veteran cop teamed with recent detective rookie Deena Pilgrim. Their first case is the murder of the beloved icon Retro Girl. Walker’s incredible physical stature belies a cool and quite exterior. He is often the more composed and poised of the duo, yet this may be due to his preoccupation with a secret he harbors concerning his past and ultimately a history that may stretch back to the beginning of humankind. As Pilgrim soon discovers, Walker’s murky past often puts him at odds with the often grisly reality of his professional duties, and the many, victims, suspects, and sometimes perpetrators of the crimes they must investigate are close friends, former associates, and even arch rivals.

Brian Michael Bendis, Writer: Scripts, Co-Creator

From His Official Website Bio:

Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For the last five years, Brian’s books (including ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, AVENGERS, DAREDEVIL, ULTIMATE X-MEN, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, ALIAS, THE PULSE, POWERS) have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic sales chart.

Brian is one of the premiere architects of Marvel comic’s Ultimate line of comics. A line of comics specifically created for the new generation of comics reader. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-man since it’s best selling launch, and has also written Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-men, Ultimate Marvel Team Up, and Ultimate Six.

Brian has won five prestigious EISNER awards, including ‘Best Writer of the year’ two years in a row.

He is creator of the JINX line of crime comics published by image comics. This line has spawned the graphic novels GOLDFISH, FIRE, JINX, TORSO (w/ Marc Andreyko) and TOTAL SELL OUT.

Brian’s recent projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle award nominated “POWERS” (w/Mike Oeming) from Marvel’s new creator owned imprint ICON, and the Hollywood tell all “FORTUNE AND GLORY’ from ONI press, which Entertainment Weekly gave an “A.”

Brian is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar winner Charleze Theron attached to star and produce. Powers is in active development at Sony as a feature film, TORSO is set up with Todd McFarlane productions, and Brian was the co-executive producer and series pilot writer for MTV’s recent CGI animated Spider-man show.

Brian is the recipient of the Cleveland Press ‘Excellence in Journalism’ Award was named “Best

Writer of the Year.” by Wizard Magazine and, Comic Buyer’s Guide for the last three consecutive years.

He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Alisa, his gorgeous daughter Olivia and his dogs Shroeder and Buster.

Michael Avon Oeming, Artist: Pencils, Inks, Covers, Co-Creator

From His Official Website Bio:
Mike Oeming is the co-creator of the Eisner-award nominated series, "Powers" with writer Brian Michael Bendis. Mike has also done "Hammer of the Gods," and "Bastard Samurai" series.

Oeming started his career at the tender age of 14 inking books for Innovation Comics. He then went on to ink titles like "Avengers" and "Daredevil" for Marvel Comics.

Michael lives in New Jersey with his wife, son and two mice named Mack and Bendis.