Brian Michael Bendis
Encyclopedia
Brian Michael Bendis is an American
comic book
writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Award
s) for his self-published, Image Comics
and Marvel Comics
work, and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics, with his books selling consistently highly for over a decade.
Starting out with crime
and noir
comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero
work. With Bill Jemas
and Mark Millar
, Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel
Universe, launching Ultimate Spider-Man
in 2001
, on which he continues as writer to the present day. He relaunched the Avengers
franchise with New Avengers in 2004
, and has also written the Marvel "event" storylines "House Of M
", "Secret War
", 2008's "Secret Invasion
" and 2009's "Siege
".
Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller
and Alan Moore
, his own writing influences are less rooted in comics, drawing considerably on the work of David Mamet
, Richard Price
, and Aaron Sorkin
, whose dialogue Bendis feels are "the best in any medium."
In addition to writing comics, he has also worked in television, video games and film, and teaches writing at Portland State University
.
to a Jewish-American family. Despite rebelling against a religious upbringing, he attended a private, modern Orthodox
religious school for boys. He decided he wanted to be a comic book industry professional when he was 13, working on his own comics, including a Punisher
versus Captain America
story that he revised several times. A fan of Marvel Comics
in particular, he emulated idols such as George Pérez
, John Romita, Sr.
, John Romita, Jr.
, Jack Kirby
and Klaus Janson
. He later discovered crime comics by Jim Steranko
and José Munoz
, which he traced back via Jim Thompson
's work to the source novels of both Thompson and Dashiell Hammett
, which helped cement his love for crime stories
. These in turn led him to discover the documentary Visions of Light
, which taught him the explicit visual rules of film noir
, an important influence of him creatively.
While in high school, he submitted for a "Creative Writing
assignment" a novelization of Chris Claremont
's X-Men
and the Starjammers
story, which gained him an A+ grade for imagination and inventiveness. Between the ages of 20 and 25, he sent in a large number of submissions to comics companies, although he ultimately stopped his attempts to break into the industry this way, considering it too much of a "lottery."
Best known as a writer, Bendis started out as an artist, doing work for local magazines and newspapers, including caricature
work. He worked at The Plain Dealer as an illustrator." Although he did not enjoy caricature work, it paid well and funded his interest in writing crime fiction
for graphic novel
s. He eventually moved into both writing and illustrating his work, before he began producing work for Caliber Comics
, including Spunky Todd.
Through Caliber, he met many of his longtime friends and collaborators within the comics industry, including Mike Oeming, Dave Mack
and Marc Andreyko
, and began the first in a series of independent noir fiction crime comics when he published two issues of Fire in 1993
and five issues of A.K.A. Goldfish
in 1994
with Caliber. In 1995
he illustrated Flaxen, from a script by James Hudnall, with David Mack providing inks to the story featuring former Playboy Playmate Susie Owens
as mascot of the Golden Apple Comics
chain [of comic shops] in Los Angeles
.
Bendis' best-known early work, Jinx
, starring the titular bounty hunter
in a crime noir version of the Sergio Leone
film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
, began publication in 1996
, and ran seven issues from Caliber. Most of these early works share a common universe, with Goldfish
, Fire, Jinx
, Torso and (stories from) Total Sell Out sharing characters and settings as well as tone.
He characterizes much of this period of his professional life in terms of working as "a graphic artist for almost twelve years" undergoing a period within that of "nine years" living as a stereotypical 'starving artist'.
/1997
, Bendis moved from Caliber to Image Comics
, where Jinx and his other previous crime comics were published by Image's Shadowline
arm in trade paperback. At Image, he also produced five more issues of Jinx.
Impressed with A.K.A. Goldfish, Image founder Todd McFarlane
sought out Bendis, which led to his writing Sam and Twitch
. Although set in the Spawn
universe, Bendis approached Sam and Twitch primarily as a crime comic. He wrote Sam and Twitch for twenty issues, as well as most of the first ten issues of Hellspawn, another Spawn spin-off title. This non-creator-owned work allowed him to, in the words of Rich Kriener in The Comics Journal
, "[add] the responsibility of caretaker to his resume, in that he would answer to a vested owner about developing a property as a tangible asset with the future in mind," rather than only working on his own characters under his own terms.
In 1998, Bendis co-wrote and illustrated the Eliot Ness
-starring Torso with Marc Andreyko, again for Image, and in 2000
he produced three issues of the autobiographical Fortune and Glory
for Oni Comics.
That same year saw the debut of the superhero police/noir
detective series Powers
, co-created with and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming
and published by Image. Powers won major comics industry awards, including Harvey
, Eisner
, and Eagle Awards
, and was referenced in the song "Powers" by singer Brodie Foster Hubbard.
began working for Joe Quesada
's Marvel Knights
imprint, of which Bendis himself was a fan. Based on Bendis' work on Jinx, Quesada invited him to pitch ideas for Marvel Knights, which included a planned, but ultimately unproduced Nick Fury
story.
Marvel Comics President Bill Jemas
, on the recommendation of Quesada, hired Bendis to write Ultimate Spider-Man
, which debuted in 2000, and was specifically targeted to the new generation of comic readers. Bendis adapted the 11-page origin story of Peter Parker from 1962's Amazing Fantasy
#15 into a seven issues story arc, with Peter Parker becoming the titular hero after the fifth issue, making the book a bestseller, often surpassing in sales those of the mainstream Marvel universe title The Amazing Spider-Man
. The Bendis/Bagley partnership of 110 consecutive issues made their partnership one of the longest in American comic book history, and the longest run by a Marvel creative team, beating out Stan Lee and Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four
. Bendis subsequently wrote other books in the Ultimate line, including Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
, which Bendis himself pitched to Marvel as a follow-up to his success on Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as Ultimate Fantastic Four
, Ultimate X-Men
, Ultimate Origin, Ultimate Six
, the first three issues of Ultimate Power
, and the Ultimate Comics: Doomsday
metaseries. As of November 2011, Bendis continues to write every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man in its current form, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
.
Quesada offered Bendis the writing chores on Daredevil
,, which he took over in 2001, writing most of the subsequent 55 issues until 2006, collaborating mostly with artist Alex Maleev
. As a major Daredevil author, Bendis' name is one of the names used for boxers mentioned by a corrupt boxing manager in the 2003 Daredevil
movie. Also in 2001, Bendis helped launch Marvel's non-Comics Code-approved, adult MAX
imprint with Alias
, featuring former superhero Jessica Jones
operating as a private investigator
. The series ran for 28 issues before many of the characters moved to Bendis' mainstream Marvel Universe series The Pulse
. In 2004
Powers moved from Image to Marvel's creator-owned imprint Icon
, where it was relaunched as Powers Vol. 2 alongside another ex-Image series, David Mack
's Kabuki
.
Also in 2004, Bendis oversaw the closing issues of The Avengers
as part of the crossover storyline "Avengers Disassembled
". This led directly to the Bendis-helmed relaunch of one version of the eponymous team in the pages of New Avengers. Bendis' work on this storyline included the death of Avenger Hawkeye
, which proved controversial. In 2005, with artist Olivier Coipel
, Bendis wrote the New Avengers / X-Men
crossover, "House of M
", which would retroactively be considered the second act of a three-act super-event beginning with "Avengers Disassembled" and culminating in the Bendis-written 2008
event Secret Invasion
. Bendis also wrote Secret War
, which was serialized between 2004 and 2005. The series, which was not connected to the similarly-titled 1984 maxiseries Secret Wars
, served as a prelude to Secret Invasion. After the events of Marvel's 2006 "Civil War
" storyline, Bendis helmed another Avengers revival, launching Mighty Avengers with Frank Cho
in 2007.
Post-Secret Invasion, Bendis left Mighty Avengers with issue #20 and wrote Secret Invasion: Dark Reign
, a one-shot that preceded another ongoing Avengers series, Dark Avengers
. In 2009, Bendis and former Daredevil collaborator Maleev launched the long-delayed Spider-Woman
, following up on her role in the Secret Invasion storyline. Spider-Woman was the first comic book to be offered simultaneously on the Internet as a "motion comic" and in comic stores in print form.
Bendis re-teamed with House of Ms Coipel for the 2009 crossover series Siege
, which brought the "Dark Reign" storyline to a close, and with it Dark Avengers. Springboarding out of Siege, Bendis relaunched both Avengers and New Avengers as part of the "Heroic Age
". Also in 2010, Bendis launched Scarlet
through Icon Comics
, his first new creator-owned comic book in over a decade, re-teaming once again with Maleev. In February 2011, Icon released the all-ages graphic novel
Takio by Bendis and his Powers collaborator Mike Oeming and in mid-2011 a maxiseries called Brilliant with artist Bagley. Bendis' other 2011 projects include a new Moon Knight
series with Maleev.
Bendis was the co-executive producer and series-pilot writer for Mainframe Entertainment
's 2003 CGI
animated Spider-Man
show, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
that aired on MTV
and YTV, which features a college-aged Peter Parker, and was written to tie-into the then-unreleased 2002 film Spider-Man
. The pilot episode Bendis wrote became the third episode aired. His dismay at being credited for something written by someone else, and the multitude corporations and legal departments involved in the animation process soured him on the show.
Bendis' video game work includes Activision
's Ultimate Spider-Man
video game, which Bendis wrote. His film work includes the screenplay adaptation of A.K.A. Goldfish
for Miramax, and the screenplay adaptation of Jinx
for Universal Pictures
.
Bendis also teaches a course on writing graphic novels at Portland State University
. Among the works he employs as teaching guides are the works of Scott McCloud
and Will Eisner
.
include:
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comic book
Comic book
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writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
s) for his self-published, Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
and Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
work, and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics, with his books selling consistently highly for over a decade.
Starting out with crime
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
and noir
Hardboiled
Hardboiled crime fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with detective stories, distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex. The style was pioneered by Carroll John Daly in the mid-1920s, popularized by Dashiell Hammett over the course of the decade, and refined...
comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
work. With Bill Jemas
Bill Jemas
Bill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur, writer and editor. He is a former vice president of Marvel Comics, and a founding partner at 360ep, a media management firm.-Early life:...
and Mark Millar
Mark Millar
Mark Millar is a Scottish comic book writer, known for his work on books such as The Authority, The Ultimates, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, Wanted, and Kick-Ass, the latter two of which have been adapted into feature films...
, Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series...
Universe, launching Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
in 2001
2001 in comics
-Year overall:* Marvel Comics withdraws from the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system for its publications.- January :* January 23: Fred Ray, Superman's primary cover artist of the 1940s, passes away at age 80.- September :...
, on which he continues as writer to the present day. He relaunched the Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
franchise with New Avengers in 2004
2004 in comics
-February:*February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting Marvel superheroes against a new, original set of EA heroes....
, and has also written the Marvel "event" storylines "House Of M
House of M
House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
", "Secret War
Secret War (comics)
Secret War is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series is written by Brian Michael Bendis and painted by Gabriele Dell'Otto...
", 2008's "Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
" and 2009's "Siege
Siege (comics)
Siege is a fictional character, owned by Marvel Comics, who exists in the Marvel Universe.-Creative origins:John Kelly was initially created by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as a pseudo-preview of their then-upcoming relaunch of Deathlok as well as to provide existing in-continuity backstory...
".
Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller
Frank Miller (comics)
Frank Miller is an American comic book artist, writer and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300...
and Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
, his own writing influences are less rooted in comics, drawing considerably on the work of David Mamet
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
, Richard Price
Richard Price (writer)
Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers and Clockers.-Early life:...
, and Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an Academy and Emmy award winning American screenwriter, producer, and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Social Network, and Moneyball.After graduating from Syracuse...
, whose dialogue Bendis feels are "the best in any medium."
In addition to writing comics, he has also worked in television, video games and film, and teaches writing at Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
.
Early life
Brian Michael Bendis was born on August 18, 1967 in ClevelandCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
to a Jewish-American family. Despite rebelling against a religious upbringing, he attended a private, modern Orthodox
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Modern Orthodox Judaism is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law, with the secular, modern world....
religious school for boys. He decided he wanted to be a comic book industry professional when he was 13, working on his own comics, including a Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
versus Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
story that he revised several times. A fan of Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
in particular, he emulated idols such as George Pérez
George Pérez
George Pérez is a Puerto Rican-American writer and illustrator of comic books, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.-Biography:...
, John Romita, Sr.
John Romita, Sr.
John V. Romita, Sr. is an Italian-American comic-book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man...
, John Romita, Jr.
John Romita, Jr.
John Salvatore Romita, Jr. is an American comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2000s...
, Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
and Klaus Janson
Klaus Janson
Klaus Janson is a German-born American comic book artist, working regularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and sporadically for independent companies...
. He later discovered crime comics by Jim Steranko
Jim Steranko
James F. Steranko is an American graphic artist, comic book writer-artist-historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator....
and José Munoz
José Antonio Muñoz
José Antonio Muñoz or simply Muñoz is an Argentine artist. He is most notable for his influential black-and-white artwork...
, which he traced back via Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson (writer)
James Myers Thompson was an American author and screenwriter, known for his pulp crime fiction....
's work to the source novels of both Thompson and Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade , Nick and Nora Charles , and the Continental Op .In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on...
, which helped cement his love for crime stories
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
. These in turn led him to discover the documentary Visions of Light
Visions of Light
Visions of Light is a 1992 documentary film directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, and Stuart Samuels. The film is also known as Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography....
, which taught him the explicit visual rules of film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
, an important influence of him creatively.
While in high school, he submitted for a "Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
assignment" a novelization of Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont is an award-winning American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on Uncanny X-Men, far longer than any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters, and with introducing complex literary themes into superhero...
's X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
and the Starjammers
Starjammers
The Starjammers are a fictional team of space pirates from the pages of the X-Men comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Starjammers first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #107 and were created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum...
story, which gained him an A+ grade for imagination and inventiveness. Between the ages of 20 and 25, he sent in a large number of submissions to comics companies, although he ultimately stopped his attempts to break into the industry this way, considering it too much of a "lottery."
Caliber Comics
Caricature
A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be...
work. He worked at The Plain Dealer as an illustrator." Although he did not enjoy caricature work, it paid well and funded his interest in writing crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
for graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
s. He eventually moved into both writing and illustrating his work, before he began producing work for Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, in the next decade Caliber published over 1300 comics and ranked as one of the America's leading independent publishers...
, including Spunky Todd.
Through Caliber, he met many of his longtime friends and collaborators within the comics industry, including Mike Oeming, Dave Mack
David W. Mack
David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, best known for his creator-owned series Kabuki. Mack is known for his unique painted and collage-like work...
and Marc Andreyko
Marc Andreyko
Marc Andreyko is a comic book and screenplay writer, known for writing the 2000s ongoing series Manhunter for DC Comics...
, and began the first in a series of independent noir fiction crime comics when he published two issues of Fire in 1993
1993 in comics
-January:* Doom Patrol #63: " The Empire of Chairs," Grant Morrison's final issue as Doom Patrol writer.-February:* Action Comics, with issue #686, suspends publication following "The Death of Superman."...
and five issues of A.K.A. Goldfish
A.K.A. Goldfish
A.K.A. Goldfish is the title of a 1994 American creator-owned comic book series written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. The series was originally published by Caliber Comics, with later issues by Image Comics. The entire series was collected and published as a trade paperback, entitled Goldfish...
in 1994
1994 in comics
-Year overall:* Huge changes in the marketplace force many retailers and small publishers out of business...
with Caliber. In 1995
1995 in comics
-January:*After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months.* Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482....
he illustrated Flaxen, from a script by James Hudnall, with David Mack providing inks to the story featuring former Playboy Playmate Susie Owens
Susie Owens
Susie Diane Owens is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for March 1988. In the May 1993 issue, she was used as the model for the comic book heroine “Flaxen”, and also made public appearances in costume, but the character failed to find an...
as mascot of the Golden Apple Comics
Golden Apple Comics
Golden Apple Comics is a comic book store in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.-History:The store's original owner, Bill Liebowitz, was a yo-yo champion in the 1950s, a co-founder of Rhino Records, and had recurring roles as himself in Archie Comics. He opened Golden Apple in Hollywood in 1979,...
chain [of comic shops] in Los Angeles
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.
Bendis' best-known early work, Jinx
Jinx (Image Comics)
Jinx is a comic book series published first by Caliber Comics and then Image Comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis.-Synopsis:...
, starring the titular bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
in a crime noir version of the Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots...
film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles. The screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone, based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone...
, began publication in 1996
1996 in comics
-Year overall:* Malcolm Jones III commits suicide at circa age 37.* Boody Rogers, creator of Sparky Watts, dies at c. age 92-January:* January 19: Bernard Baily, co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman, dies at age 79.* January 28:...
, and ran seven issues from Caliber. Most of these early works share a common universe, with Goldfish
A.K.A. Goldfish
A.K.A. Goldfish is the title of a 1994 American creator-owned comic book series written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. The series was originally published by Caliber Comics, with later issues by Image Comics. The entire series was collected and published as a trade paperback, entitled Goldfish...
, Fire, Jinx
Jinx (Image Comics)
Jinx is a comic book series published first by Caliber Comics and then Image Comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis.-Synopsis:...
, Torso and (stories from) Total Sell Out sharing characters and settings as well as tone.
He characterizes much of this period of his professional life in terms of working as "a graphic artist for almost twelve years" undergoing a period within that of "nine years" living as a stereotypical 'starving artist'.
Image Comics and Oni Comics
In 19961996 in comics
-Year overall:* Malcolm Jones III commits suicide at circa age 37.* Boody Rogers, creator of Sparky Watts, dies at c. age 92-January:* January 19: Bernard Baily, co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman, dies at age 79.* January 28:...
/1997
1997 in comics
-January:*Avengers #3 - Marvel Comics*Captain America #3 - Marvel Comics*Fantastic Four #3 - Marvel Comics*Iron Man #3 - Marvel Comics-February:...
, Bendis moved from Caliber to Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, where Jinx and his other previous crime comics were published by Image's Shadowline
ShadowLine
Shadowline is a partner studio of Image Comics established by Image co-founder Jim Valentino. The name is an homage to Valentino's character, ShadowHawk.-History:...
arm in trade paperback. At Image, he also produced five more issues of Jinx.
Impressed with A.K.A. Goldfish, Image founder Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....
sought out Bendis, which led to his writing Sam and Twitch
Sam and Twitch
Sam Burke and Maximilian "Twitch" Williams are two fictional NYPD homicide Detectives, created by Todd McFarlane. Sam and Twitch were originally featured in McFarlane's hit comic series Spawn. Due to their popularity, they were later given their own title in 1999, called Sam and Twitch...
. Although set in the Spawn
Spawn (comics)
Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1...
universe, Bendis approached Sam and Twitch primarily as a crime comic. He wrote Sam and Twitch for twenty issues, as well as most of the first ten issues of Hellspawn, another Spawn spin-off title. This non-creator-owned work allowed him to, in the words of Rich Kriener in The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels...
, "[add] the responsibility of caretaker to his resume, in that he would answer to a vested owner about developing a property as a tangible asset with the future in mind," rather than only working on his own characters under his own terms.
In 1998, Bendis co-wrote and illustrated the Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, and the leader of a legendary team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables.- Early life :...
-starring Torso with Marc Andreyko, again for Image, and in 2000
2000 in comics
-February:*Strange Adventures vol. 2, #4, final issue cover-dated February - January :* January 5: Goseki Kojima, co-creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, dies at age 71.* January 6: Mad magazine fixture Don Martin dies at age 68....
he produced three issues of the autobiographical Fortune and Glory
Fortune and Glory
Fortune and Glory is an Eisner Award-nominated 3-issue American comic book limited series by Brian Michael Bendis, telling the story of his attempts to break into Hollywood by writing screenplays for his noir comics. These comics include Jinx, A.K.A. Goldfish, and Torso...
for Oni Comics.
That same year saw the debut of the superhero police/noir
Hardboiled
Hardboiled crime fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with detective stories, distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex. The style was pioneered by Carroll John Daly in the mid-1920s, popularized by Dashiell Hammett over the course of the decade, and refined...
detective series Powers
Powers (comics)
Powers is an American creator-owned police procedural comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming. The series' first volume was published by Image Comics from 2000 to 2004...
, co-created with and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming
Michael Avon Oeming
Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. He is known for using a stark art style to tell stories with sophisticated and mature subject matter.-Career:...
and published by Image. Powers won major comics industry awards, including Harvey
Harvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
, Eisner
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
, and Eagle Awards
Eagle Awards
The Eagle Award is a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They are awarded by UK fan voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's Eagle comic, the awards were set up by Mike Conroy, Nick Landau, Colin Campbell, Phil Clarke and Richard Burton, and launched...
, and was referenced in the song "Powers" by singer Brodie Foster Hubbard.
Marvel Comics
Around the time Bendis began Sam and Twitch, his friend David MackDavid W. Mack
David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, best known for his creator-owned series Kabuki. Mack is known for his unique painted and collage-like work...
began working for Joe Quesada
Joe Quesada
Joseph "Joe" Quesada is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom...
's Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe .-Production:...
imprint, of which Bendis himself was a fan. Based on Bendis' work on Jinx, Quesada invited him to pitch ideas for Marvel Knights, which included a planned, but ultimately unproduced Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
story.
Marvel Comics President Bill Jemas
Bill Jemas
Bill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur, writer and editor. He is a former vice president of Marvel Comics, and a founding partner at 360ep, a media management firm.-Early life:...
, on the recommendation of Quesada, hired Bendis to write Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
, which debuted in 2000, and was specifically targeted to the new generation of comic readers. Bendis adapted the 11-page origin story of Peter Parker from 1962's Amazing Fantasy
Amazing Fantasy
Amazing Fantasy is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, and revived in 1995 and in the 2000s. It is best known as the title that introduced the popular superhero character Spider-Man in 1962...
#15 into a seven issues story arc, with Peter Parker becoming the titular hero after the fifth issue, making the book a bestseller, often surpassing in sales those of the mainstream Marvel universe title The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
. The Bendis/Bagley partnership of 110 consecutive issues made their partnership one of the longest in American comic book history, and the longest run by a Marvel creative team, beating out Stan Lee and Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
. Bendis subsequently wrote other books in the Ultimate line, including Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up is a comic book series, published by Marvel Comics which ran for 16 issues, including a concluding Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special. It is set in one of Marvel's shared universes, the Ultimate Universe. The whole series starred Spider-Man teaming up with another superhero...
, which Bendis himself pitched to Marvel as a follow-up to his success on Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
, Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
, Ultimate Origin, Ultimate Six
Ultimate Six
Ultimate Six is a seven-issue comic book limited series and crossover between Spider-Man and the Ultimates , featuring the Ultimate Marvel version of the Sinister Six...
, the first three issues of Ultimate Power
Ultimate Power
Ultimate Power is a nine-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics.The series is a crossover that ties the Supreme Power universe into the Ultimate Marvel universe and is written by Brian Michael Bendis, J...
, and the Ultimate Comics: Doomsday
Ultimate Comics: Doomsday
Ultimate Comics: Doomsday is a metaseries collection of three 4-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. All three series are set in the Ultimate Marvel universe, and are written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Rafa Sandoval.-Publication history:Bendis has discussed the idea...
metaseries. As of November 2011, Bendis continues to write every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man in its current form, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in August 2009 as part of the relaunch of Ultimate Marvel under the new "Ultimate Comics" imprint. It serves as a continuation of Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as an all-new series...
.
Quesada offered Bendis the writing chores on Daredevil
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
,, which he took over in 2001, writing most of the subsequent 55 issues until 2006, collaborating mostly with artist Alex Maleev
Alex Maleev
Alex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...
. As a major Daredevil author, Bendis' name is one of the names used for boxers mentioned by a corrupt boxing manager in the 2003 Daredevil
Daredevil (film)
Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and out of the courtroom as the masked vigilante Daredevil...
movie. Also in 2001, Bendis helped launch Marvel's non-Comics Code-approved, adult MAX
MAX (comics)
MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics aimed at a niche 'adults only' audience, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system...
imprint with Alias
Alias (comics)
Alias is a comic book series created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. It was published by Marvel Comics under Marvel's MAX imprint for a total of 28 issues from 2001 to 2004....
, featuring former superhero Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones
Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. Jones debuted in the series Alias as an embittered former superheroine who had used the aliases Jewel, Knightress, and currently Power Woman...
operating as a private investigator
Private investigator
A private investigator , private detective or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private detectives/investigators often work for attorneys in civil cases. Many work for insurance companies to investigate suspicious claims...
. The series ran for 28 issues before many of the characters moved to Bendis' mainstream Marvel Universe series The Pulse
The Pulse (comics)
The Pulse is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, written by Brian Michael Bendis, about the people who work on "The Pulse", a weekly section in the fictional Daily Bugle newspaper, focusing on superheroes....
. In 2004
2004 in comics
-February:*February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting Marvel superheroes against a new, original set of EA heroes....
Powers moved from Image to Marvel's creator-owned imprint Icon
Icon Comics
Icon Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.-History:...
, where it was relaunched as Powers Vol. 2 alongside another ex-Image series, David Mack
David W. Mack
David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, best known for his creator-owned series Kabuki. Mack is known for his unique painted and collage-like work...
's Kabuki
Kabuki (comics)
Kabuki is a comic book series created by artist and writer David Mack, first published in 1994 by Caliber Press and later by Image Comics. It is a story of an assassin who struggles with her identity in near-future Japan. The most recent miniseries, Kabuki: The Alchemy, was published by Marvel...
.
Also in 2004, Bendis oversaw the closing issues of The Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
as part of the crossover storyline "Avengers Disassembled
Avengers Disassembled
"Avengers Disassembled", referred to in some participating series as "Disassembled", is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics series. The general idea is that the major heroes are assaulted, not just physically, but emotionally...
". This led directly to the Bendis-helmed relaunch of one version of the eponymous team in the pages of New Avengers. Bendis' work on this storyline included the death of Avenger Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
Hawkeye , also known as Goliath and Ronin, is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. Hawkeye joined the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #16 Hawkeye...
, which proved controversial. In 2005, with artist Olivier Coipel
Olivier Coipel
Olivier Coipel is a French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as House of M, Legion of Super-Heroes andThor.-Career:...
, Bendis wrote the New Avengers / X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
crossover, "House of M
House of M
House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
", which would retroactively be considered the second act of a three-act super-event beginning with "Avengers Disassembled" and culminating in the Bendis-written 2008
2008 in comics
-January:*January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.*January 23: Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.-February:...
event Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
. Bendis also wrote Secret War
Secret War (comics)
Secret War is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series is written by Brian Michael Bendis and painted by Gabriele Dell'Otto...
, which was serialized between 2004 and 2005. The series, which was not connected to the similarly-titled 1984 maxiseries Secret Wars
Secret Wars
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars is a twelve-issue comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter with art by Mike Zeck and Bob Layton...
, served as a prelude to Secret Invasion. After the events of Marvel's 2006 "Civil War
Civil War (comics)
Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
" storyline, Bendis helmed another Avengers revival, launching Mighty Avengers with Frank Cho
Frank Cho
Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Shanna the She-Devil, Mighty Avengers and Hulk for Marvel Comics, and Jungle Girl for Dynamite Entertainment...
in 2007.
Post-Secret Invasion, Bendis left Mighty Avengers with issue #20 and wrote Secret Invasion: Dark Reign
Dark Reign (comics)
"Dark Reign" is a 2008–2009 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. It deals with the aftermath of the "Secret Invasion" storyline, which led to a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn. The title "Dark Reign" refers to Osborn's rise to national power and the...
, a one-shot that preceded another ongoing Avengers series, Dark Avengers
Dark Avengers
Dark Avengers was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is part of a series of titles that have featured various iterations of the superhero team the Avengers...
. In 2009, Bendis and former Daredevil collaborator Maleev launched the long-delayed Spider-Woman
Spider-Woman
Spider-Woman is the codename of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Marvel Comics' then-publisher Stan Lee, said in 1978, shortly after Spider-Woman's debut in Marvel Spotlight #32 Spider-Woman is the codename of several fictional characters...
, following up on her role in the Secret Invasion storyline. Spider-Woman was the first comic book to be offered simultaneously on the Internet as a "motion comic" and in comic stores in print form.
Bendis re-teamed with House of Ms Coipel for the 2009 crossover series Siege
Siege
A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition or assault. The term derives from sedere, Latin for "to sit". Generally speaking, siege warfare is a form of constant, low intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static...
, which brought the "Dark Reign" storyline to a close, and with it Dark Avengers. Springboarding out of Siege, Bendis relaunched both Avengers and New Avengers as part of the "Heroic Age
Heroic Age (comics)
"The Heroic Age" is a 2010 comic book branding that ran through a number of books published by Marvel Comics. It began in May 2010, marking a major change in the status quo of the Marvel Universe after the events of the "Siege" crossover event, much as "The Initiative" and "Dark Reign" dealt with...
". Also in 2010, Bendis launched Scarlet
Scarlet (Icon Comics)
Scarlet is a creator-owned comic book series written by Brian Michael Bendis under Marvel Comics' Icon imprint. The title is illustrated and co-created by Alex Maleev....
through Icon Comics
Icon Comics
Icon Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.-History:...
, his first new creator-owned comic book in over a decade, re-teaming once again with Maleev. In February 2011, Icon released the all-ages graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Takio by Bendis and his Powers collaborator Mike Oeming and in mid-2011 a maxiseries called Brilliant with artist Bagley. Bendis' other 2011 projects include a new Moon Knight
Moon Knight
Moon Knight is a fictional character, a mercenary-turned-superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in the Marvel Universe and was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...
series with Maleev.
Work in other media
In addition to his primary work for comics, Bendis has produced written work in several other media, such as video games, TV and film.Bendis was the co-executive producer and series-pilot writer for Mainframe Entertainment
Mainframe Entertainment
Rainmaker Entertainment, Inc. is a Canadian computer animation and design company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. It produces computer animation TV series and movies. They are best known for producing the first ever CGI animated series ReBoot, as well as the...
's 2003 CGI
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
animated Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
show, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series is an animated series featuring the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, which ran for one season, 13 episodes, starting on July 11, 2003...
that aired on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and YTV, which features a college-aged Peter Parker, and was written to tie-into the then-unreleased 2002 film Spider-Man
Spider-Man (film)
Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film, the first in the Spider-Man film series based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp...
. The pilot episode Bendis wrote became the third episode aired. His dismay at being credited for something written by someone else, and the multitude corporations and legal departments involved in the animation process soured him on the show.
Bendis' video game work includes Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
's Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)
Ultimate Spider-Man is a video game based on the comic book of the same name by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. The game was released for most sixth generation consoles, including PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows, as well as a mobile phone...
video game, which Bendis wrote. His film work includes the screenplay adaptation of A.K.A. Goldfish
A.K.A. Goldfish
A.K.A. Goldfish is the title of a 1994 American creator-owned comic book series written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. The series was originally published by Caliber Comics, with later issues by Image Comics. The entire series was collected and published as a trade paperback, entitled Goldfish...
for Miramax, and the screenplay adaptation of Jinx
Jinx (Image Comics)
Jinx is a comic book series published first by Caliber Comics and then Image Comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis.-Synopsis:...
for Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
.
Bendis also teaches a course on writing graphic novels at Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
. Among the works he employs as teaching guides are the works of Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium...
and Will Eisner
Will Eisner
William Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an...
.
Personal life
Bendis met his future wife Alisa in 1995 through the Cleveland chapter of the Hillel Foundation, where Alisa worked and Bendis was a staff illustrator. The two were married within a year. Alisa Bendis runs the business end of JINXWORLD, the company through which Bendis produces his creator-owned comics work. The company also acts as the middleman through which he produces his licensed comics work. They have two daughters, whom they adopted, one of whom is from Ethiopia, and one of whom is African-American.Awards
- 1999 Eisner AwardEisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition - 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Series (for Powers with Michael Avon OemingMichael Avon OemingMichael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. He is known for using a stark art style to tell stories with sophisticated and mature subject matter.-Career:...
) - 2002 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for PowersPowers (comics)Powers is an American creator-owned police procedural comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming. The series' first volume was published by Image Comics from 2000 to 2004...
, AliasAlias (comics)Alias is a comic book series created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. It was published by Marvel Comics under Marvel's MAX imprint for a total of 28 issues from 2001 to 2004....
, DaredevilDaredevil (Marvel Comics)Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
and Ultimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint... - 2003 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for Powers, Alias, Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man)
- 2003 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (for Daredevil with Alex MaleevAlex MaleevAlex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...
) - 2000 Cleveland Press "Excellence in Journalism" Award
- 2000 Wizard Magazine Best Writer of the Year
- 2001 Wizard Magazine Best Writer of the Year
- 2002 Wizard Magazine Best Writer of the Year
- 2003 Wizard Magazine Best Writer of the Year
- 2002 Comics Buyer's GuideComics Buyer's GuideComics Buyer's Guide , established in 1971, is the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry...
Best Writer of the Year - 2003 Comics Buyer's Guide Best Writer of the Year
- 2004 Comics Buyer's Guide Best Writer of the Year
- 2005 E3's People's Choice Award for Activision's Ultimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-Man (video game)Ultimate Spider-Man is a video game based on the comic book of the same name by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. The game was released for most sixth generation consoles, including PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows, as well as a mobile phone...
- 2010 Inkpot Award
Nominations
- 2001 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series (for Fortune & Glory)
- 2001 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication (for Fortune & Glory)
- 2001 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for Powers, Fortune & Glory and Ultimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
) - 2003 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story (with Alex MaleevAlex MaleevAlex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...
for "Out"; DaredevilDaredevil (Marvel Comics)Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
#32-37)
Caliber Comics
Titles published by CaliberCaliber Comics
Caliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, in the next decade Caliber published over 1300 comics and ranked as one of the America's leading independent publishers...
include:
- Quivers #1-2 (script and art, 1990)
- Parts of a Hole (script and art, one-shot, 1991)
- Sinergy #2 (art, with Kyle Garrett, 1993) collected in Sinergy (tpb, 172 pages, 1994, ISBN 0-9416-1357-7)
- The Realm #1-4 (art, with Brent Truax, Donald Marquez and Patrick ZircherPatrick ZircherPatrick Zircher is an American comic book artist and penciller.-Biography:Zircher's early career as an illustrator in the genre began with production of several completed works for Villains and Vigilantes, Champions and other pen and paper role-playing games as well as early stints with...
, 1993) - Fire #1-2 (script and art, 1993) collected as Fire (tpb, 120 pages, ImageImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, 2001, ISBN 1-5824-0071-7) - High Caliber: An Anthology of Original Visions: "Borderland" (script and art, 1994)
- Negative BurnNegative BurnNegative Burn is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing...
:- "The Real Thing" (script and art, in #13, 1994)
- "The Kiss Off" (art, with James D. HudnallJames D. HudnallJames David Hudnall is an American writer who began his career in the comic book field in 1986 with the series Espers, published by Eclipse Comics. He later worked for Marvel and DC on such titles as Alpha Flight, Strikeforce: Morituri, and his own creation Interface, which was a sequel to Espers...
, in #26, 1995) - "Jinx" (script and art, in #31, 1996)
- "Better Living Through Chemistry" (art, with Warren EllisWarren EllisWarren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes...
, in #37, 1996)
- A.K.A. GoldfishA.K.A. GoldfishA.K.A. Goldfish is the title of a 1994 American creator-owned comic book series written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. The series was originally published by Caliber Comics, with later issues by Image Comics. The entire series was collected and published as a trade paperback, entitled Goldfish...
(tpb, 272 pages, Image, 2001, ISBN 1-5824-0195-0; hc, 2003, ISBN 1-5824-0280-9) collects:- AceAceAn ace is a playing card. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the Ace of Spades...
(script and art, one-shot, 1994) - JackJack (playing card)A Jack, also Knave, is a playing card with a picture of a man on it. The usual rank of a jack, within its suit, is as if it were an 11 ....
(script and art, one-shot, 1994) - QueenQueen (playing card)The Queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. The usual rank of a queen is as if it were 12 ....
(script and art, one-shot, 1995) - JokerJoker (playing card)Joker is a special type of playing card found in most modern decks, or else a type of tile in some Mahjong game sets.-Name:It is believed that the term "Joker" comes from a mispronunciation of Jucker, the German/Alsatian name for the game Euchre. The card was originally introduced in about 1860 for...
(script and art, one-shot, 1995) - KingKing (playing card)The king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. The usual rank of a king is as if it were a 13; that is, above the queen. In some games, the king is the highest-ranked card; in others, the ace is higher...
(script and art, one-shot, 1995)
- Ace
- Flaxen: Alter Ego (art, with James D. Hudnall, one-shot, 1995)
- JinxJinx (Image Comics)Jinx is a comic book series published first by Caliber Comics and then Image Comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis.-Synopsis:...
:- Jinx #1-7 (script and art, 1996-1997) collected in Jinx (tpb, 480 pages, Image, 2001, ISBN 1-5824-0179-9; hc, IconIcon ComicsIcon Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.-History:...
, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5672-0) - Jinx Special: "My So Called Jinx" (with Mark Scott RickettsMark Scott RickettsMark Ricketts is an American comic book writer, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked for a variety of publishers including McGraw Hill, Caliber Comics, Chaos Comics, Mojo Press, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Moonstone and Image Comics...
, David MackDavid MackDavid Mack may refer to:*David W. Mack, American comic book artist and writer*David Alan Mack, American television scriptwriter and novelist*David Mack , one of the central figures in the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart corruption scandal*David S. Mack, American businessman...
, P. Craig RussellP. Craig RussellPhilip Craig Russell , also known as P. Craig Russell, is an American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator. His work has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards...
, Adam WarrenAdam WarrenAdam Warren is an American comic book writer and artist who is most famous for his adaptation of the characters known as Dirty Pair into an American comic book, and for being one of the first American commercial illustrators to be influenced by the general manga style...
and Daniel Brereton, 1997)
- Jinx #1-7 (script and art, 1996-1997) collected in Jinx (tpb, 480 pages, Image, 2001, ISBN 1-5824-0179-9; hc, Icon
- Nowheresville: The History of Cool: "The Whole Thing is Wrong" (script and art, one-shot, 1997)
Image Comics
Titles published by ImageImage Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
include:
- JinxJinx (Image Comics)Jinx is a comic book series published first by Caliber Comics and then Image Comics, written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis.-Synopsis:...
:- Jinx #1-5 (script and art, 1997-1998) collected in Jinx (tpb, 480 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-5824-0179-9; hc, Icon, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5672-0)
- Total Sell Out (tpb, 184 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-5824-0287-6) collects:
- Jinx: Buried Treasures (with Warren Ellis, James D. Hudnall and Mark Scott Ricketts, one-shot, 1998)
- Jinx: True Crime Confessions (with Michael Avon OemingMichael Avon OemingMichael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. He is known for using a stark art style to tell stories with sophisticated and mature subject matter.-Career:...
and P. Craig Russell, one-shot, 1998) - Jinx: Pop Culture Hoo-Hah (script and art, one-shot, 1998)
- Torso #1-6 (with Marc AndreykoMarc AndreykoMarc Andreyko is a comic book and screenplay writer, known for writing the 2000s ongoing series Manhunter for DC Comics...
, 1998-1999) collected as Torso (tpb, 280 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-5824-0174-8; hc, Icon, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5356-X) - Sam and TwitchSam and TwitchSam Burke and Maximilian "Twitch" Williams are two fictional NYPD homicide Detectives, created by Todd McFarlane. Sam and Twitch were originally featured in McFarlane's hit comic series Spawn. Due to their popularity, they were later given their own title in 1999, called Sam and Twitch...
:- The Brian Michael Bendis Collection vol.1 (tpb, 224 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0583-2) collects:
- "Udaku" (with Angel MedinaAngel MedinaAngel Medina is an American police officer and former professional wrestler of Puerto Rican extraction. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s under the ring name Angel and Spanish Angel.-Career:At an early age, Medina...
, in #1-8, 1999-2000) - "One Really Bad Day" (with Jamie Tolagson, in #9, 2000)
- "Udaku" (with Angel Medina
- The Brian Michael Bendis Collection vol.2 (tpb, 224 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5824-0745-2) collects:
- "Witchcraft" (with Alberto Ponticelli, in #10-13, 2000)
- "Dumb Laws and Eggs" (with Clayton CrainClayton CrainClayton Crain is an American comic book artist, who primarily uses digital painting techniques in his art.He is best known for his works on Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation, Venom vs. Carnage and Sensational Spider-Man Clayton Crain is an American comic book artist, who primarily uses digital...
, in #14, 2000) - "Bounty Hunter Wars" (with Alex MaleevAlex MaleevAlex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:...
, in #15-19, 2000-2001)
- The Brian Michael Bendis Collection vol.1 (tpb, 224 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0583-2) collects:
- Lili #0 (with Michael Yanover and Waltrip brothersWaltrip brothersJason Waltrip and John Waltrip are identical twins who comprise a comic book art and writing team, known for their work on Robotech comics and in webcomics.-Comics career:...
, 1999) - PowersPowers (comics)Powers is an American creator-owned police procedural comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming. The series' first volume was published by Image Comics from 2000 to 2004...
(with Michael Avon Oeming, 2000-2004) collected as:- The Definitive Collection vol.1 (collects #1-11, hc, 464 pages, Icon, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1805-5)
- The Definitive Collection vol.2 (collects #12-24 and Annual #1, hc, 480 pages, Icon, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2440-3)
- The Definitive Collection vol.3 (collects #25-37 and Oni Press Color Special '01, hc, 496 pages, Icon, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3309-7)
- Hellspawn #1-5 (with Ashley WoodAshley WoodAshley Wood is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director....
, 2000-2001) collected in Hellspawn: The Complete Collection (hc, 500 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6155-4)
Marvel Comics
Titles published by MarvelMarvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
include:
- Spider-ManSpider-ManSpider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
:- Ultimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
:- Volume 1 (hc, 352 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0898-X) collects:
- "Power and Responsibility" (with Bill JemasBill JemasBill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur, writer and editor. He is a former vice president of Marvel Comics, and a founding partner at 360ep, a media management firm.-Early life:...
and Mark BagleyMark BagleyMark Bagley is an American comic book artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on such titles as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, and Ultimate Spider-Man.- Early life and career :...
, in #1-7, 2000-2001) - "Learning Curve" (with Mark Bagley, in #8-12, 2001)
- "Confessions" (with Mark Bagley, in #13, 2001)
- "Power and Responsibility" (with Bill Jemas
- Volume 2 (hc, 336 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1061-5) collects:
- "Double Trouble" (with Mark Bagley, in #14-21, 2001-2002)
- "Legacy" (with Mark Bagley, in #22-27, 2002)
- Volume 3 (hc, 304 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1156-5) collects:
- "Untitled" (with Mark Bagley, in #1/2, 2002)
- "Sidetracked" (with Mark Bagley, in #28, 2002)
- "Stolen Identity" (with Mark Bagley, in #29-32, 2003)
- "Venom" (with Mark Bagley, in #33-39, 2003)
- Volume 4 (hc, 336 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1249-9) collects:
- "Irresponsible" (with Mark Bagley, in #40-45, 2003)
- "Cats & Kings" (with Mark Bagley, in #47-53, 2003-2004)
- Volume 5 (hc, 352 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1401-7) collects:
- "Afterwards..." (with Mark Bagley, in #46, 2003)
- Ultimate SixUltimate SixUltimate Six is a seven-issue comic book limited series and crossover between Spider-Man and the Ultimates , featuring the Ultimate Marvel version of the Sinister Six...
#1-7 (with Joe QuesadaJoe QuesadaJoseph "Joe" Quesada is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom...
and Trevor HairsineTrevor HairsineTrevor Hairsine is a British comics artist, whose detailed style has been compared to that of Bryan Hitch.In August 2005 Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada named him as one of Marvel Comics's "Young Guns", a group of artists who have the qualities that make "a future superstar...
, 2003-2004) - "Hollywood" (with Mark Bagley, in #54-59, 2004)
- Volume 6 (hc, 296 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1841-1) collects:
- "Carnage" (with Mark Bagley, in #60-64, 2004)
- "Detention" (with Mark Bagley, in #65, 2004)
- "Even We Don't Believe This" (with Mark Bagley, in #66-67, 2004)
- "Superstars" (with Mark Bagley, in #68-69, 2005)
- "Strange" (with Mark Bagley, in #70-71, 2005)
- Volume 7 (hc, 344 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-2148-X) collects:
- "Hobgoblin" (with Mark Bagley, in #72-78, 2005)
- "Warriors" (with Mark Bagley, in #79-85, 2005-2006)
- Volume 8 (hc, 344 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2604-X) collects:
- Annual #1 (with Mark BrooksMark BrooksMark Brooks may refer to:* Mark Brooks , American PGA golfer* Mark Brooks , American comic book artist* Mark Brooks , American producer, director, and musician....
, 2005) - "Silver Sable" (with Mark Bagley, in #86-90, 2006)
- "Deadpool" (with Mark Bagley, in #91-94, 2006)
- "Morbius" (with Mark Bagley, in #95-96, 2006)
- Annual #2 (with Mark Brooks, 2006)
- Annual #1 (with Mark Brooks
- Volume 9 (hc, 400 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3081-0) collects:
- "Clone Saga" (with Mark Bagley, in #97-105, 2006-2007)
- "Ultimate Knights" (with Mark Bagley, in #106-110, 2007)
- "The Talk" (with Mark Bagley and Stuart ImmonenStuart ImmonenStuart Immonen is a Canadian comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Nextwave, Ultimate X-Men, The New Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man...
, in #111, 2007)
- Volume 10 (hc, 272 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3776-9) collects:
- "Death of a Goblin" (with Stuart Immonen, in #112-117, 2007-2008)
- "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends" (with Stuart Immonen, in #118-120, 2008)
- "Omega Red" (with Stuart Immonen, in #121, 2008)
- "The Worst Day in Peter Parker's Life" (with Stuart Immonen, in #122, 2008)
- Volume 11 (hc, 384 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4642-3) collects:
- "War of the Symbiotes" (with Stuart Immonen, in #123-128, 2008-2009)
- Annual #3 (with David LafuenteDavid LafuenteDavid Lafuente is a Spanish-born comic book artist. As of 2009 he works for Marvel Comics as the artist for Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man. He currently resides in London.-Career:Lafuente was discovered by Marvel Editor C.B...
, 2009) - "Ultimatum" (with Stuart Immonen, in #129-133, 2009)
- Ultimate Spider-Man RequiemUltimate RequiemUltimate Requiem is a series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. It takes place in the Ultimate Universe following the events of Ultimatum. The X-Men and Fantastic Four stories were published as one shots, while the Spider-Man story was published as a two-issue limited series...
#1-2 (with Stuart Immonen and Mark Bagley, 2009)
- Volume 1 (hc, 352 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0898-X) collects:
- Ultimate Marvel Team-UpUltimate Marvel Team-UpUltimate Marvel Team-Up is a comic book series, published by Marvel Comics which ran for 16 issues, including a concluding Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special. It is set in one of Marvel's shared universes, the Ultimate Universe. The whole series starred Spider-Man teaming up with another superhero...
#1-16 (with Matt WagnerMatt WagnerMatt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel.-Career:...
, Phil HesterPhil HesterPhil Hester is the name of:*Phillip Doyce Hester , former chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices*Phil Hester , comic book artist and writer...
, Mike Allred, Bill SienkiewiczBill SienkiewiczBoleslav Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz [pronounced sin-KEV-itch] is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin...
, Jim MahfoodJim MahfoodJim Mahfood , a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.Apart from his creator-owned comic book series Grrl Scouts and his comic strip Stupid Comics he also did work for Marvel Comics on various Spider-Man titles, including Ultimate Marvel Team-Up and Spectacular...
, Ron Randall, John TotlebenJohn TotlebenJohn Totleben is an American illustrator working mostly in comics.-Biography:After studying art at a vocational high school in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year...
, Chynna Clugston-Major, Ted McKeeverTed McKeever-Career:McKeever first professional work appeared in 1987, when he published the first five parts of his unfinished series Transit , establishing his trademark style. This was followed in 1987-1988 by his 12-part series Eddy Current. This "12-hour book" centers on an escapee from an asylum...
, Terry MooreTerry Moore (comics)Terry Moore is a comic book author, graphic novelist and illustrator.He created the popular series Strangers in Paradise, and was involved in the founding of Homage Comics.-Biography:...
, Andy Lee and Rick Mays, 2001-2002) collected as Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (hc, 448 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0870-X) - Spider-Man 3: The BlackSpider-Man 3Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
(with Mark Bagley, one-shot, 2007) - The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
#601: "The Best Version of Myself" (with Joe Quesada, 2009) collected in Spider-Man: Died in Your Arms Tonight (hc, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4459-5; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4485-4) - Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man v1Ultimate Comics: Spider-ManUltimate Comics: Spider-Man is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in August 2009 as part of the relaunch of Ultimate Marvel under the new "Ultimate Comics" imprint. It serves as a continuation of Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as an all-new series...
:- The World According to Peter Parker (hc, 152 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4011-5; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4099-9) collects:
- "The New World According to Peter Parker" (with David Lafuente, in #1-6, 2009-2010)
- Chameleons (hc, 200 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4012-3; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4100-6) collects:
- "Crossroad" (with Takeshi MiyazawaTakeshi MiyazawaTakeshi Miyazawa is a comic book artist who was born in Canada and attended Queen's University in Ontario to study art. His art style incorporates a manga sensibility.-Bibliography:Incomplete comic book checklist:...
, in #7-8, 2010) - "Tainted Love" (with David Lafuente, in #9-14, 2010)
- "Crossroad" (with Takeshi Miyazawa
- Death of Spider-Man Prelude (hc, 192 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4639-3; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-4640-7) collects:
- "Untitled" (with David Lafuente, in #15, 2010)
- "Superhero Training" (with David Lafuente, Jamie McKelvieJamie McKelvie-Career:Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborated with journalist Kieron Gillen on a comic strip for the official Playstation Magazine UK, entitled Save Point. He has worked on a number of projects for Image Comics, including the six-issue series Phonogram...
, Sara PichelliSara PichelliSara Pichelli is an Italian comic book artist best known for first illustrating the Miles Morales version of Ultimate Spider-Man. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli entered the comic book industry working for IDW Publishing before joining Marvel Comics in 2008 after getting discovered...
, Skottie YoungSkottie YoungSkottie Young is an American comic book artist and illustrator from Chicago, Ill. who works exclusively for Marvel Comics.-Biography:Skottie Young is the artist on several Marvel titles including New Warriors, Human Torch, Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan and New X-Men...
and Joëlle Jones, in #150-152, 2011) - "Death of Spider-Man: Prelude" (with David Lafuente, Sara Pichelli and Chris Samnee, in #153-155, 2011)
- Death of Spider-Man (hc, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5274-1) collects:
- "Death of Spider-Man" (with Mark Bagley, in #156-160, 2011)
- The World According to Peter Parker (hc, 152 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4011-5; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4099-9) collects:
- Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man v2Spider-Man (Miles Morales)Miles Morales is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. A teenager of African American and Latino descent, Miles is the second character to go by the name of Spider-Man in Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel line of books. First introduced following the death of Peter Parker, the...
:- Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis vol.1 (hc, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5712-3) collects:
- "Introduction" (with Sara Pichelli, in #1-6, 2011-2012)
- Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis vol.1 (hc, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5712-3) collects:
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- DaredevilDaredevil (Marvel Comics)Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
:- Daredevil: Ninja #1-3 (with Rob Haynes, 2000-2001) collected as Daredevil: Ninja (tpb, 80 pages, 2001, ISBN 0-7851-0780-0)
- Daredevil v2Daredevil (Marvel Comics)Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
:- Volume 2 (hc, 288 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0926-9) collects:
- "Underboss" (with Alex Maleev, in #26-31, 2001-2002)
- "Out" (with Alex Maleev, in #32-37, 2002)
- Volume 3 (hc, 320 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1106-9) collects:
- "Trial of the Century" (with Manuel GutierrezManuel GutiérrezManuel Gutiérrez is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club América.-External links:*...
and Terry DodsonTerry DodsonTerrence "Terry" Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as Harley Quinn, Trouble, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Uncanny X-Men...
, in #38-40, 2002-2003) - "Lowlife" (with Alex Maleev, in #41-45, 2003)
- "Hardcore" (with Alex Maleev, in #46-50, 2003)
- "Trial of the Century" (with Manuel Gutierrez
- Volume 4 (hc, 280 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1342-8) collects:
- "The King of Hell's Kitchen" (with Alex Maleev, in #56-60, 2004)
- "The Widow" (with Alex Maleev, in #61-64, 2004)
- "The Universe" (with Alex Maleev, Chris BachaloChris BachaloChris Bachalo is an American comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics’ Shade, the Changing Man and Neil Gaiman's two Death series...
, Michael GoldenMichael GoldenMichael Golden is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his late-1970s work on Marvel Comics' The Micronauts, as well as his co-creation of the characters Rogue and Bucky O'Hare.-Career:...
, Greg HornGreg HornGreg Horn is an American comic book artist best known for his work as a cover artist for Marvel Comics and various other publications. Working primarily as a digital painter, he is well known for his pinup paintings of female characters...
, Phil Hester and P. Craig Russell, in #65, 2004)
- Volume 5 (hc, 256 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2110-2) collects:
- "Golden Age" (with Alex Maleev, in #66-70, 2004-2005)
- "Decalogue" (with Alex Maleev, in #71-75, 2005)
- Volume 6 (hc, 304 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2111-0) collects:
- "The Murdock Papers" (with Alex Maleev, in #76-81, 2005-2006)
- "Wake Up" (with David Mack, in #16-19, 2001)
- Volume 2 (hc, 288 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0926-9) collects:
- Elektra v2Elektra (comics)Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero...
#1-6 (with Chuck AustenChuck AustenChuck Austen is an American comic book writer/artist, TV writer and animator. In the comics industry, he is known for his work on War Machine, Elektra, Action Comics, and the X-Men franchise, and in television, he is known for co-creating the aniamted TV series Tripping the Rift.-Early life:Austen...
, 2001-2002) collected as Elektra: The Scorpio Key (tpb, 160 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0843-2) - What If... Karen Page Had Lived?What If (comics)What If, sometimes rendered as What If...?, is the title of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the road not traveled" by its various characters...
(with Michael LarkMichael LarkMichael Lark is an American comics artist.Lark has provided pencils for DC Comics' Batman, Terminal City, Gotham Central and Legend of the Hawkman. His work for Marvel Comics includes The Pulse and Captain America...
, one-shot, 2005) collected in What If... Why Not? (tpb, 152 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1593-5)
- AliasAlias (comics)Alias is a comic book series created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. It was published by Marvel Comics under Marvel's MAX imprint for a total of 28 issues from 2001 to 2004....
:- Volume 1 (tpb, 208 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1141-7) collects:
- "Alias Investigations" (with Michael Gaydos, in #1-5, 2001-2002)
- "B Level" (with Michael Gaydos, in #6-9, 2002)
- Come Home (tpb, 128 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1123-9) collects:
- "Rebecca, Please Come Home" (with Michael Gaydos, Mark Bagley and David Mack, in #11-14, 2002)
- "It's Raining Men" (with Michael Gaydos, in #15, 2002)
- The Underneath (tpb, 160 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1165-4) collects:
- "The End" (with Michael Gaydos, in #10, 2002)
- "The Underneath" (with Michael Gaydos and Mark Bagley, in #16-21, 2003)
- The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones (tpb, 176 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1167-0) collects:
- "The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones" (with Michael Gaydos, in #22-23, 2003)
- "Purple" (with Michael Gaydos and Mark Bagley, in #24-28, 2003-2004)
- What If... Why Not? (tpb, 152 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1593-5) includes:
- What If... Jessica Jones Had Joined the Avengers? (with Michael Gaydos, one-shot, 2005)
- Volume 1 (tpb, 208 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1141-7) collects:
- A Moment of Silence: "Moment of Silence: A True Story" (with Scott MorseScott MorseScott Morse is an American animator, filmmaker, and comic book artist/writer.Much of Morse's published work consists of stand-alone graphic novels, although he is perhaps best known for his epic series Soulwind, a story serialised in a sequence of graphic novels, which was nominated for both the...
, one-shot, 2002) - Ultimate X-MenUltimate X-MenUltimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
#34-45 (with David FinchDavid FinchDavid Finch may refer to:*David Finch , comic book artist*David Finch , film director...
, 2003-2004) collected as Ultimate X-Men yol.4 (hc, 304 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1251-0) - Ultimate Fantastic FourUltimate Fantastic FourUltimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
#1-6 (with Mark MillarMark MillarMark Millar is a Scottish comic book writer, known for his work on books such as The Authority, The Ultimates, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, Wanted, and Kick-Ass, the latter two of which have been adapted into feature films...
and Adam KubertAdam KubertAdam Kubert is an American comic book artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics, including work on Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Superman and Ghost Rider.Kubert has established himself as one...
, 2004) collected in Ultimate Fantastic Four vol.1 (hc, 320 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1458-0) - Secret WarSecret War (comics)Secret War is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series is written by Brian Michael Bendis and painted by Gabriele Dell'Otto...
#1-5 (with Gabriele Dell'OttoGabriele Dell'OttoGabriele Dell’Otto is an Italian illustrator and author whose works have been published in several countries in the fields of scientific illustration, calendars, lithographies, books, colored graphic folders, and cover work for magazines and video games.-Early life:Dell'Otto was born December 20,...
, 2004) collected as Secret War (hc, 256 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1837-3; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4228-2) - The Pulse (with Mark Bagley, Michael Lark, Brent AndersonBrent AndersonBrent Anderson is an American comic book artist known for his work on X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and the comic book series Astro City.- Early life :...
, Michael Gaydos and Olivier CoipelOlivier CoipelOlivier Coipel is a French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as House of M, Legion of Super-Heroes andThor.-Career:...
, 2004-2005) collected as:- Thin Air (collects #1-5, tpb, 128 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1332-0)
- Secret War (collects #6-9, tpb, 96 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1478-5)
- Fear (collects #11-14, tpb, 136 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1951-5)
- AvengersAvengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
:- Avengers v1Avengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
:- Avengers: Disassembled (hc, 184 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2294-X; tpb, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1482-3) collects:
- "Avengers: Disassembled" (with David Finch, in #500-503, 2004-2005)
- Avengers Finale (with various artists, one-shot, 2005)
- Avengers: Disassembled (hc, 184 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2294-X; tpb, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1482-3) collects:
- New Avengers v1:
- Volume 1 (hc, 340 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2464-0) collects:
- "Brealout!" (with David Finch, in #1-6, 2005)
- "Sentry" (with Steve McNivenSteve McNivenSteven "Steve" McNiven is a Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's Meridian, before moving onto books such as Ultimate Secret, New Avengers and Civil War.-Career:...
, in #7-10, 2005) - New Avengers: America Supports You (with Dan JurgensDan JurgensDan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for creating the superhero Booster Gold, and for his lengthy runs on the Superman titles Adventures of Superman and Superman , particularly during The Death of Superman storyline...
, one-shot, 2005)
- Volume 2 (hc, 296 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3085-3) collects:
- "Choices" (with Rick Mays, in Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1, 2005)
- "Ronin" (with David Finch, in #11-13, 2005-2006)
- "Secret and Lies" (with Frank ChoFrank ChoFrank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Shanna the She-Devil, Mighty Avengers and Hulk for Marvel Comics, and Jungle Girl for Dynamite Entertainment...
, in #14-15, 2006) - "The Collective" (with Steve McNiven and Mike Deodato, Jr., in #16-20, 2006)
- "Happily Ever After" (with Olivier Coipel, in Annual #1, 2006)
- Volume 3 (hc, 360 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3763-7) collects:
- New Avengers: Illuminati (with Alex Maleev, one-shot, 2006)
- "New Avengers: Disassembled" (with Howard ChaykinHoward ChaykinHoward Victor Chaykin is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material...
, Leinil Francis YuLeinil Francis YuLeinil Francis Yu is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions. In an interview published in Marvel's Daily Bugle newsletter, he described his style as "Dynamic Pseudo-Realism."-Career:Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning...
, Olivier Coipel, Pasqual FerryPasqual FerryPasqual Ferry is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller-Biography:...
, Paul SmithPaul Smith (comics)Paul Smith is an American comic book artist.-Early life:Smith was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but only lived there three days. His father was a U.S. Naval aviator, and the family moved several times during his childhood...
and Jim CheungJim CheungJim Cheung is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as Scion, New Avengers: Illuminati, Young Avengers and Avengers: The Children's Crusade.-Career:...
, in #21-25, 2006) - "The Ballad of Clint Barton and Wanda Maximoff" (with Alex Maleev, in #26, 2007)
- Civil War: The ConfessionCivil War (comics)Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
(with Alex Maleev, one-shot, 2007) - Civil War: The InitiativeCivil War: The Initiative"Civil War: The Initiative" is the name of a comics crossover storyline as well as a one-shot comic book starting this event, published by Marvel Comics...
(with Marc SilvestriMarc SilvestriMarc Silvestri is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He currently acts as the CEO for Top Cow Productions.-Early life:Marc Silvestri was born in Palm Beach, Florida.-Career:...
, one-shot, 2007) - "Revolution" (with Leinil Francis Yu, in #27-31, 2007)
- Volume 4 (hc, 320 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4262-2) collects:
- "The Trust" (with Leinil Francis Yu, in #32-37, 2007-2008)
- "The Trust, Part Seven" (with Carlo PagulayanCarlo PagulayanCarlo Pagulayan is a freelance Filipino comic book artist. Pagulayan began his career in the comics business with a 3-page sequential for Dark Horse Comics, written by Doug Petrie, to aid the victims of the 9-11 attacks, and as a tribute to the fallen World Trade Center Twin Towers...
, in Annual #2, 2008) - New Avengers: Illuminati #1-5 (with Brian ReedBrian ReedBrian Reed is an American comic book and video game writer.-Marvel Comics:Work at Marvel Comics includes:*Spider-Man Unlimited #11*Spider-Woman: Origin...
and Jim Cheung, 2007-2008)
- Volume 5 (hc, 256 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4579-6) collects:
- "The Breakup" (with Michael Gaydos, in #38, 2008)
- "Echo" (with David Mack, in #39, 2008)
- "Secret Invasion" (with Jim Cheung, Billy TanBilly TanBilly Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a Malaysian comic book artist.-Early ife:Billy Tan grew up in Malaysia and moved to the United States in 1989 to study business at the University of Kentucky. He began working as a penciler for Image Comics in the 1990s.-Career:Tan became the...
and Michael Gaydos, in #40-47, 2008-2009)
- Volume 6 (hc, 256 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5648-8) collects:
- Secret Invasion: Dark ReignDark Reign (comics)"Dark Reign" is a 2008–2009 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. It deals with the aftermath of the "Secret Invasion" storyline, which led to a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn. The title "Dark Reign" refers to Osborn's rise to national power and the...
(with Alex Maleev, one-shot, 2009) - "Power" (with Billy Tan, in #48-50, 2009)
- "Search for the Sorcerer Supreme" (with Chris BachaloChris BachaloChris Bachalo is an American comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics’ Shade, the Changing Man and Neil Gaiman's two Death series...
and Billy Tan, in #51-54, 2009) - "The Way Things are..." (with Jim Cheung, in Free Comic Book Day '09: Avengers, 2009)
- Secret Invasion: Dark Reign
- Volume 7 (hc, 368 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5676-3) collects:
- "Powerloss" (with Stuart Immonen, in #55-60, 2009-2010)
- Dark Reign: The List - Avengers (with Marko DjurdjevicMarko DjurdjevicMarko Djurdjević is a German illustrator and concept artist of Serbian descent, best known for his character designs. He currently works for Marvel Comics, and has produced a large body of cover art, as well as promotional designs, character concepts, and interior artwork...
, one-shot, 2009) - "In Custody" (with Mike Mayhew, in Annual #3, 2009)
- "Siege" (with Stuart Immonen and Daniel AcuñaDaniel Acuña-Biography:In college, Acuña studied in painting and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. He cites his early influences as Jack Kirby, the JohnRomitas, Will Eisner, Simon Bisley, Kevin Nowlan, Hal Foster, and his favorite, Richard Corben, along with fine artists such as Edward Hopper, Alfons...
, in #56-64, 2010) - New Avengers Finale (with various artists, one-shot, 2010)
- Volume 1 (hc, 340 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2464-0) collects:
- Mighty Avengers:
- Volume 1 (hc, 304 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3758-0) collects:
- "Mighty Avengers Assemble" (with Frank Cho, in #1-6, 2007-2008)
- "Venom Bomb" (with Mark Bagley, in #7-8, 2008)
- "Doom's Castle!" (with Mark Bagley and Marko Djurdjevic, in #9-11, 2008)
- Volume 2 (hc, 232 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4261-4) collects:
- "Secret Invasion" (with Alex Maleev, Khoi Pham, Stefano Caselli, Lee WeeksLee WeeksLee Weeks is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as Daredevil.-Career:Weeks made his professional comics debut in the 1980s, penciling, inking, and lettering a short story in Tales of Terror #5, a horror anthology published by Eclipse Comics...
, Carlo Pagulayan and Jim Cheung, in #12-20, 2008-2009)
- "Secret Invasion" (with Alex Maleev, Khoi Pham, Stefano Caselli, Lee Weeks
- Volume 1 (hc, 304 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3758-0) collects:
- Dark AvengersDark AvengersDark Avengers was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is part of a series of titles that have featured various iterations of the superhero team the Avengers...
:- Dark Avengers (hc, 400 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5650-X) collects:
- "Dark Avengers Assemble" (with Mike Deodato, Jr., in #1-6, 2009)
- "Molecule Man" (with Mike Deodato, Jr. and Greg Horn, in #9-12, 2009-2010)
- "Marvel" (with Chris Bachalo, in Annual #1, 2010)
- "Siege" (with Mike Deodato, Jr., in #13-16, 2010)
- Dark Avengers (hc, 400 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5650-X) collects:
- Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: Heroic AgeHeroic Age (comics)"The Heroic Age" is a 2010 comic book branding that ran through a number of books published by Marvel Comics. It began in May 2010, marking a major change in the status quo of the Marvel Universe after the events of the "Siege" crossover event, much as "The Initiative" and "Dark Reign" dealt with...
(hc, 448 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6198-8) collects:- Avengers v4 #1-6: "Next Avengers" (with John Romita, Jr.John Romita, Jr.John Salvatore Romita, Jr. is an American comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2000s...
, 2010) - New Avengers v2 #1-6: "Forces" (with Stuart Immonen, 2010)
- Avengers Prime #1-5 (with Alan DavisAlan DavisAlan Davis is an English writer and artist of comic books, known for his work on titles such as Captain Britain, The Uncanny X-Men, ClanDestine, Excalibur, JLA: The Nail and JLA: Another Nail.-UK work:...
, 2010-2011)
- Avengers v4 #1-6: "Next Avengers" (with John Romita, Jr.
- Avengers v1
- House of MHouse of MHouse of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
#1-8 (with Olivier Coipel, 2005) collected as House of M (tpb, 224 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1721-0; hc, 312 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2466-7) - Spider-WomanSpider-Woman (Jessica Drew)Spider-Woman is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics Universe. The character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #32 , and 50 issues of an ongoing series titled Spider-Woman followed...
:- Spider-Woman: Origin #1-6 (with Brian Reed and Luna brothersLuna BrothersJonathan Luna and Joshua Luna , professionally known as the Luna Brothers, are American comics artists...
, 2006) collected as Spider-Woman: Origin (hc, 120 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1965-5;
tpb, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-1966-3) - Spider-Woman #1-7 (with Alex Maleev, 2009-2010) collected as Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D. (hc, 176 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-1999-X;
tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-2630-9)
- Spider-Woman: Origin #1-6 (with Brian Reed and Luna brothers
- Stan Lee MeetsStan Lee Meets SuperheroesStan Lee Meets Superheroes was a limited non-canonical Marvel Comics series in which comic book writer Stan Lee met one of the characters he has created in each issue. The series was written by Stan Lee himself and is used to celebrate his 65th year as a Marvel Comics employee...
Dr. StrangeDr. StrangeDoctor Strange is a Marvel Comics character and Sorceror.Doctor Strange or Dr. Strange may also refer to:*Doc Strange, a Nedor Comics character named Doctor Thomas Hugo Strange*Hugo Strange, a DC Comics character and recurring Batman villain...
(with Mark Bagley, one-shot, 2006) collected in Stan Lee Meets... (hc, 240 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2272-9) - Ultimate PowerUltimate PowerUltimate Power is a nine-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics.The series is a crossover that ties the Supreme Power universe into the Ultimate Marvel universe and is written by Brian Michael Bendis, J...
#1-3 (with Greg LandGreg LandGreg Land is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on characters such as X-Men, Birds of Prey, and Fantastic Four.-Career:Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for StormQuest after advertising himself at a Mid-Ohio Con comic convention...
, 2006-2007) collected in Ultimate Power (hc, 232 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2366-0; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2367-9) - Halo: UprisingHalo: UprisingHalo: Uprising is a four-issue American comic book limited series set in the Halo universe. The series was written by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Alex Maleev, and published by Marvel Comics...
#1-4 (with Alex Maleev, 2007-2008) collected as Halo: Uprising (hc, 168 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2838-7; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-2839-5) - Secret InvasionSecret Invasion"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
#1-8 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2008) collected as Secret Invasion (tpb, 248 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3297-X; hc, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4917-1) - Ultimate OriginsUltimate OriginsUltimate Origins is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics, released in June 2008. It falls under Marvel's Ultimate Marvel imprint. It was written by Brian Bendis and illustrated by Butch Guice...
#1-5 (with Butch Guice, 2008) collected as Ultimate Origins (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3035-7; hc, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2893-X) - Secret WarriorsSecret WarriorsThe Secret Warriors is a Marvel series featuring Nick Fury and Team White, a fictional team of superpowered agents in the . Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, the characters were introduced in Mighty Avengers #13, and debuted as a team in Secret Invasion #3, both published in...
#1-6 (with Jonathan HickmanJonathan HickmanJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for the Image Comics series The Nightly News and currently writes FF , and S.H.I.E.L.D for Marvel Comics.-Career:...
and Stefano Caselli, 2009) collected as Secret Warriors Volume 1: Nick Fury, Agent of Nothing (hc, 184 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3999-0; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3864-1) - SiegeSiege (comics)Siege is a fictional character, owned by Marvel Comics, who exists in the Marvel Universe.-Creative origins:John Kelly was initially created by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as a pseudo-preview of their then-upcoming relaunch of Deathlok as well as to provide existing in-continuity backstory...
#1-4 (with Olivier Coipel, 2010) collected as Siege (hc, 200 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4810-8; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4079-4) - Ultimate Comics: DoomsdayUltimate Comics: DoomsdayUltimate Comics: Doomsday is a metaseries collection of three 4-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. All three series are set in the Ultimate Marvel universe, and are written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Rafa Sandoval.-Publication history:Bendis has discussed the idea...
(hc, 288 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4776-4; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4777-2) collects:- Ultimate Comics: Enemy #1-4 (with Rafa Sandoval, 2010)
- Ultimate Comics: Mystery #1-4 (with Rafa Sandoval, 2010)
- Ultimate Comics: Doom #1-4 (with Rafa Sandoval, 2011)
- Moon KnightMoon KnightMoon Knight is a fictional character, a mercenary-turned-superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in the Marvel Universe and was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...
(with Alex Maleev, 2011-...) collected as:- Volume 1 (collects #1-6, hc, 176 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5169-9)
- Volume 2 (collects #7-12, hc, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5171-0)
- Ultimate Comics: FalloutUltimate FalloutUltimate Comics: Fallout is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2011 as part of the second re-launch of the Ultimate Universe...
#1-2, 4, 6 (with Mark Bagley, Gabriel Hardman and Sara Pichelli, 2011)
Other US publishers
Titles published by various American publishers include:- H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu: The FestivalCthulhu MythosThe Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
#1-3 (art, with Jean-Marc LofficierJean-Marc LofficierJean-Marc Lofficier is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comic books and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier .-Biography:Jean-Marc Lofficier was born in Toulon, France in 1954...
, Randy Lofficier and Roy ThomasRoy ThomasRoy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
, Millennium PublicationsMillennium PublicationsMillennium Productions was an American independent comic book publishing company founded by Mark Ellis, Melissa Martin and Paul Davis. Initially known as a publisher of licensed properties, Millennium adapted works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Lester Dent, Frank Frazetta, Robert E. Howard, Harlan...
, 1993-1994) - MalibuMalibu ComicsMalibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
:- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The MaquisStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
#1: "Memoirs of an Invisible Ferengi" (art, with Colin Clayton and Chris Dows, 1995) - Angels of Destruction (with Jim Amash, Robert DeCastro, Shannon Gallant, Vinton T. Heuck, David Mowry and Leonard KirkLeonard KirkLeonard Kirk is an American-born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as Supergirl, JSA, Star Trek, Batman, and Witchblade...
, one-shot, 1996)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Maquis
- NoirFilm noirFilm noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
#2: "John Easy: They're Gonna Kill You After Awhile" (illustrations for the text story by Ron GoulartRon GoulartRon Goulart is an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy and science fiction author.The prolific Goulart wrote many novelizations and other routine work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson , Con Steffanson , Chad Calhoun, R.T...
, CFD Productions, 1995) - Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book StoryFortune and GloryFortune and Glory is an Eisner Award-nominated 3-issue American comic book limited series by Brian Michael Bendis, telling the story of his attempts to break into Hollywood by writing screenplays for his noir comics. These comics include Jinx, A.K.A. Goldfish, and Torso...
#1-3 (script and art, Oni PressOni PressOni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
, 1999-2000) collected as Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story (tpb, 152 pages, 2000, ISBN 1-9299-9806-6; hc, 160 pages, Icon, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4309-2) - Batman ChroniclesBatman ChroniclesThe Batman Chronicles is a series of comics published by DC Comics from 1995 to 2001, which lasted 23 quarterly issues and a series of collections.-Publication history:...
#21: "Citizen Wayne" (with Michael GaydosMichael Gaydos-Biography:At Marvel he has worked with Brian Michael Bendis on Alias and the last storyline of its follow up, The Pulse. He has also illustrated the mini-series Powerless and Daredevil Redemption,...
, DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, 2000) collected in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Volume 2 (tpb,
208 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1214-X) - Dark Horse Maverick: Happy EndingsMaverick (Dark Horse)Maverick is a now-defunct imprint of Dark Horse Comics, created in 1999 by editor Diana Schutz for creator-owned works, to "provid[e] a home for creator-owned properties — providing a certain identity to those creator-owned labors of love that distinguishes them from Dark Horse's licensed books."...
: "Only in..." (with Michael Avon Oeming, tpb, graphic novelGraphic novelA graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, 96 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-5697-1820-2) - IconIcon ComicsIcon Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.-History:...
:- PowersPowers (comics)Powers is an American creator-owned police procedural comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming. The series' first volume was published by Image Comics from 2000 to 2004...
(with Michael Avon Oeming, 2009-...) collected as:- Z (collects #1-6, tpb, 224 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4593-1)
- ScarletScarlet (Icon Comics)Scarlet is a creator-owned comic book series written by Brian Michael Bendis under Marvel Comics' Icon imprint. The title is illustrated and co-created by Alex Maleev....
(with Alex Maleev, 2010-...) collected as:- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, hc, 184 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5251-2; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5252-0)
- Takio (with Michael Avon Oeming, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5326-8)
- Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly StormRichard CastleRichard Edgar "Rick" Castle is a fictional character portrayed by Nathan Fillion in the ABC crime series Castle.-Family life:...
(with Kelly Sue DeConnick, Lan MedinaLan MedinaRolando Medina or commonly known as Lan Medina is a Filipino comic book artist best known for his work on Fables, Aria, District X, and the The Punisher: MAX imprint.- Awards :...
and Tom RaneyTom RaneyTom Raney is an American comic book artist, known for illustrating titles as Annihilation Conquest, Alpha Flight, Ultimate X-Men and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics, DV8 and Stormwatch for Image Comics, and Outsiders for DC Comics....
, graphic novel, hc, 112 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5327-6) - Brilliant #1-ongoing (with Mark Bagley, 2011-...)
- Powers
External links
- The Official Brian Michael "Bendis (message) Board"
- Bendis PopImage Interview pt.2, June 2000
- Brian Michael Bendis: Comics' Funk Soul Master at Comics BulletinComics BulletinComics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American comic book industry, updated daily with news, reviews, interviews, and editorial content. Coverage ranges from mainstream to independent/small press comic book and graphic novel publishers.-History:...