Comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis has written some of the top selling comic books for a while now, including The Avengers. The comic book world knows him well. But soon television viewers will experience his work too. He is a consulting producer and writer on the upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man animated show. His Jessica Jones comic is being developed by ABC. And now, FX has ordered a pilot for his Powers series.
Entertainment Weekly heard from Bendis about the Powers television show. Here is what he said about meeting Powers producer Charles H. Eglee (who was just a big part of the Walking Dead show):
“It is so cool,” an amped Bendis told EW via email. “Not just because of the obvious reasons. These are really talented people behind the scenes. I was at Eglee’s house a few weeks ago. He has a Peabody award for his work on The Shield. I have a Wizard Fan Award for Best Costumed Villain.”
Bendis also said:
“I can’t speak specifically to this, but there will be very, very familiar elements from the graphic novels [i.e., the collected storylines] in the pilot and probably in early episodes. But I am truly hoping that Powers — the television show — invents its own language of plot and storytelling as it goes. I personally would like to see a world where the Powers graphic novels and the Powers television show run in parallel but flattering universes much like Dexter. I’m not much into slavish adaptation. I don’t think it brings out the best in what the medium of television has to offer.”
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