DC Reveals The Impact Of ‘Absolute Power’ Among Black Super Heroes In ‘DC Power: Rise Of The Power Company’

DC have just announced two brand new titles, ‘DC Power: Rise Of The Power Company‘ and ‘The Power Company: Recharged‘. The titles are set to explain and show the impact that the ‘Absolute Power‘ series had on their Black Super Heroes to celebrate Black History Month.

‘DC Power: Rise Of The Power Company‘ is set for release on 29th January and not only celebrates Black Super Heroes but also the storytellers. It is a 32 page one-shot which paves the way for their second title that has just been announced, ‘The Power Company: Recharged‘. The one-shot follows ‘Company Man’, which will be a two part prelude to the next title and is written by Brandon Thomas, with art by Charles Stewart III, Anthony Fowler Jr. and Ulises Arreola. Here is a look at the cover art by Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez, Alitha Martinez (with Mark Morales & Andrew Dalhouse), Davi Go and Valentine De Landro:

Following his brief cameo appearance in ‘Black Lightning #3′ (on sale January 15), this story reintroduces readers to Josiah Power: attorney, metahuman, and onetime leader of the Power Company, a group of superheroes for hire, now disbanded. Co-created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett, the Power Company first appeared in 2002’s JLA #61, and the roster included well-known DC Super Heroes such as Manhunter and Firestorm.

As Power grieves over the death of his nephew Daniel due to the actions of Amanda Waller, and as his own energy-manipulating powers are growing out of control, he quickly realizes that a new iteration of the Power Company may be the only solution to the problem of growing anti-meta sentiment, and Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, is the key.

‘DC Power: Rise of the Power Company‘ also features stories and team ups featuring Vixen and Bolt, Cybotg and Green Lantern and the Dynamic Duo – Jace Fox and Duke Thomas. In these stories, the fallout of Amanda Waller’s campaign of disinformation and mistrust of metahumans is seen in a compelling way. Here’s what you can expect:

• Vixen and Bolt team up to battle anti-metahuman sentiment in a hospital where citizens are getting treated for emerging abilities in “Ring of Power,” written by Zipporah Smith with art by Kelsey Ramsay and Francesco Segala

• Cyborg and Green Lantern Jo Mullein face off against Despero in “Unfinished Business,” written by John Jennings with art by Caanan White, Atagun Ilhan, and Andrew Dalhouse

• In “Dynamic Duo,” writer Vita Ayala and artists Ray-Anthony Height and Chris Sotomayor deliver a different kind of Batman and Signal team-up as Jace Fox and Duke Thomas fight crime, drink ginger beer, and play Spades on the mean streets of New York.                          

‘The Power Company: Recharged‘ is set for release on 30th April and is written by Bryan Edward Hill, with art by Khary Randolph and Alitha Martinez. This one-shot dives deeper into how this new iteration of the Power Company—made up of Power, Black Lightning, Batman (Jace Fox), the Signal, and Vixen—will not only rebuild humanity’s faith in heroes and fight against the rising tide of anti-metahuman hate but stop a serial killer targeting metahumans in the streets of Atlanta. The main cover is provided by Edwin Galmon, with variant covers by Ryan Benjamin, Sanford Greene, and Paris Alleyne.

‘DC Power: Rise Of The Power Company‘ is available to pre-order now and ‘The Power Company: Recharged‘ is set for pre-order 17th January from your local comic store.