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Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s Powers is getting an Adult Animated Show

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Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming‘s Powers is coming back to television, but this time as an adult animated series. The series is currently published by Dark Horse Comics and in development by Netflix along with Dark Horse Entertainment‘s Keith Goldberg and Chris Tongue who are executive producing.

Bendis is writing the pilot while Oeming is helping with the visual development for the show.

Powers follows two Chicago homicide detectives who work on cases involving individuals with superpowers.

The comic was first published by Image Comics debuting in 2000 and later moved on to Bendis’ Icon imprint with Marvel, then to DC as part of Bendis’ Jinxworld imprint and now with Jinxworld at Dark Horse celebrating 25 years. The series has had numerous volumes with over 100 issues and graphic novels released so far.

This isn’t the first time Powers has been adapted. It was part of Sony’s push into original programing for the PlayStation, PlayStation Plus, and PlayStation Network. It starred Sharlto Copely and Susan Heyward lasting two seasons after debuting in March 2015.

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is Being Developed into an Animated Series

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Gaumont has optioned the iconic, multi-generational comic book series Usagi Yojimbo from the series creator, writer, and illustrator Stan Sakai, to be developed into an animated TV series. First published in 1984, the multiple award-winning Usagi Yojimbo is to be co-produced by Gaumont, Sakai, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, and Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg who will serve as executive producers, with Chris Tongue as co-executive producer. The announcement was made today by Gaumont’s President of Animation, Nicolas Atlan.

This will be the character’s first ever tv series, though not the first time the character has appeared on an animated series. The character has appeared appeared in all three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. Usagi debuted in TMNT in 1987 and he most recently appeared in Nickelodeon’s three-episode arc in the summer of 2017.

Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo takes place amidst a rich fantasy setting in 17th century Japan and features a diverse world of anthropomorphic characters. Miyamoto Usagi, otherwise known as Usagi Yojimbo, is a ronin warrior with the heart of a hero. A skilled swordsrabbit, and one-time bodyguard for a Japanese War Lord, he’s now masterless, and explores his world of immense castles and humble villages, encountering dinosaurs, Yokai (ghosts/monsters), cats, bats, bounty hunters, giant snakes, and even aliens, facing exciting adventures at every turn, always ready to help.