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Powers: Script Book

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The "Powers Scriptbook" contains scripts for the first eleven issues of the comic book (which contains the interesting combination of police procedurals in a superhero-filled environment) and several pieces of artwork by the book's artist. Being a fan of the book (and wanna-be screenwriter), it's quite interesting to see a collection like this. A worthwhile read for fans of "Powers".

I was dissapointed at first. I don't think the RETRO GIRL IS DEAD issues seem very good. Besides good dialogue and a cool idea the rest seemed just like a pile of cliches: the coroner who speaks too technically, the unctious cop who gets in the way of their investigation, the overbearing captain, the fallen protaganist with a dark secret... and then to top it off there was no real story besides them walking around and meeting people until finally the guy they were looking for basically turned himself in.

But after those first 6 issues I think it improved dramatically, with unexepected things happening, and the characters starting to take on a little depth. The ROLE PLAY storyline was great.

I read the Powers Script Book and was not impressed. I've read many scripts, and I don't know what the fuss is with Brian Michael Bendis. I must admit, the dialogue was pretty good... but that's as far as it goes. The story was pretty ho-hum and the scripts were littered with spelling mistakes. Bendis even misspelled 'bored' by spelling 'board'... all the way to using E.T.A. (Estimated Time of Arrival) in the wrong context.... I also noticed some of his descriptions were plagiarised directly from some Hollywood scripts word for word. Buy it if you're a fan, but read other scripts if you want to get some tips.