...w, writer BrianMichaelBendis, riding the twin crests of popular and critical acclaim with his work on Ultimate Spider-Man and Powers, is joining forces with artist (and best friend) David Mack to take a crack at the Man Without Fear in an upcoming fo...
BrianMichaelBendis is definitely one of the good guys. Not only is he one of the hardest working men in comics, with titles like POWERS, ALIAS, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, ELEKTRA, and many more under his utility belt, but he's a gracious fellow to boot. After...
... creators BrianMichaelBendis (Ultimate Spider-Man, Jinx) and Mike Avon Oeming (Young Justice, Superman) say will begin the `Roleplay` story arc.`It’s about these college kids who roleplay that they are superheroes,` explains Bendis. `The kids are bei...
...ng writer BrianMichaelBendis and artist Mark Bagley to start fresh. And starting fresh means just that--watching as nerdy high schooler Peter Parker is first bitten by a radioactive spider at age 15, develops his powers and gradually transforms into ...
...nd writer BrianMichaelBendis, our memories are mercifully intact."Initially I was going to use an existing character, and then I realized where I was going with it and it was a better idea to start with a new character," says Bendis.ALIAS focuses on ...
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN writer BrianMichaelBendis announced upcoming plans for the title to coincide with the release of the SPIDER-MAN movie in May.First of all, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #22 will be double-sized."It will be the return of the Goblin, who just ha...
In an interview with writer BrianMichaelBendis, comic book website Newsarama has learned that Bendis will remain the writer on Marvel's ULTIMATE X-MEN for at least one year longer than what was originally announced."I was doing six [issues] and leaving,...
After months of
rumors and hints Ultimate Spider-Man writer BrianMichaelBendis
has come clean about his involvement with the upcoming Spider-Man
animated TV show for MTV. Addressing fans on his Jinxworld
message boards Bendis revealed new details ...
Ultimate Spider-Man writer BrianMichaelBendis has made brief mention of a possible appearance on the Spider-Man DVD.
In response to a post on Bendis' message board, asking if Sony will interview him for DVD bonus material, Bendis had this to say:...
DAREDEVIL writer BrianMichaelBendis is targeting DAREDEVIL #32 as an extremely important issue."It's toward the end of the storyline that me and Alex Maleev are working on right now, and I promise you that you will see something you have never seen in a...
BrianMichaelBendis is setting the record straight about how his involvement with the upcoming CGI animated SPIDER-MAN show on MTV. While talking directly about how the media (and, admittedly, sometimes this news reporter) have pegged him as the power be...
...cs today, BrianMichaelBendis is also a master of the noirish crime thriller, whether it's the straightforward grit of AKA GOLDFISH or the award-winning superhero-tinged homicide procedural, POWERS. He introduced a new generation of readers to a young...
...rple," by BrianMichaelBendis and Michael Gaydos (Marvel)DAREDEVIL #46-50: "Hardcore," by BrianMichaelBendis and Alex Maleev (Marvel)FORLORN FUNNIES #3-5: "Mother Come Home," by Paul Hornschemeier (Absence of Ink)GOTHAM CENTRAS #6-10: "Half a Life,...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis, will arrive in your local store this week with or without him. (Has anyone else noticed how the Marvel website refuses to give people their full names? Last week they pruned Brian K. Vaughan back to "Brian Vaughan," and ...
...ify with. BrianMichaelBendis is making good on that claim, and the only shame is that we'll probably never see anything that's referred to in this issues referenced in any of the more "mainstream" titles. Still, I can guarantee you'll never look at C...
...esada and BrianMichaelBendis have both stated that HOUSE OF M will ramify throughout the Marvel Universe and ultimately lead to something huge in the unspecified future. That remains to be seen and, thus far, only the first few crossover issues (mean...
...h writers BrianMichaelBendis (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers) and Brian Reed (Ms. Marvel) teaming with artist Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) on each issue, you can expect that issue #3, featuring the Illuminati battling the Beyonder, will leave you reeli...
...e telling BrianMichaelBendis to do that. It would make for an interesting exercise, of course, but it's not the way comics are produced now, and over at Marvel they weren't doing that sort of thing, anyway. For the most part, all the way up into the ...
On those rare occasions when I've not been driven to the most sycophantically glowing pronouncements on the writing of BrianMichaelBendis, I've often criticized Bendis for starting off a POWERS story arc with a bang and ending it with a whimper. Last mo...
...d I blame BrianMichaelBendis and Joe Quesada for this trend. This is what they want and that's what we're getting. Plus, we're getting too many people enamored with comics and wanting to tell stories that only they would read, vs. someone like Dan Ju...
I imagine people reading my reviews this week will be wondering if there's anything I don't like, after praising J. Michael Straczynski and now setting out to do the same (as seemingly always) with BrianMichaelBendis. Maybe I should pick up a copy of MA...
...d Get It: BrianMichaelBendis for ALIAS #22-28: "The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones" & "Purple" (Marvel). Who Got It: GOTHAM CENTRAL #610: "Half a Life," by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (DC).Tough one, isn't it? On the one side, you have storytelling e...
...first met BrianMichaelBendis, was he someone you immediately clicked with or did it take a while before you two meshed and decided to work together?
OEMING: We clicked right away. I met him and [Kabuki creator] Dave Mack at the same time, ...
Can I just say how sick I am of praising everything BrianMichaelBendis does? Sure, I may have some real problems with the lackluster endings to the first few story arcs in POWERS, but in every other respect he's done some of the most flawless scriptwrit...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis, goes bi-weekly this month (not that there's anything wrong with that, mind you) with #29 shipping this week and #28 shipping the week of the 2nd. We would have mentioned this above, but we didn't want to distract from th...
...dividual. BrianMichaelBendis and Scott Morse's "Moment of Silence: A True Story" takes a slightly different, but no less effective tack: comic shop owner and Cleveland firefighter John Dudas tells about the weekend after the attack, when he and a gro...
... I'm sure BrianMichaelBendis would come over and ram my laptop up my bottom. Then he'd make fun of me for using the word "bottom" instead of "a**," and quite rightly so.Oh, and if anyone cares, THE CALL #3 ships this week, too. If you need your month...
A few years ago, BrianMichaelBendis embarked on a long-form story arc when an FBI agent exposed Matt Murdoch's secret identity to a tabloid newspaper. Through several twists, turns, and subplots, Bendis finally brings the story he began to a head. Whe...
...usual for BrianMichaelBendis, at least, who picks up the threads of the recently ended and highly acclaimed ALIAS series and weaves them into a new storyline. Those expecting THE PULSE to be exactly like the series that spawned it are likely to be di...
...act about BrianMichaelBendis' story arcs is that he's great on the windup, good on the pitch, and iffy on the follow-through. If you were expecting a continuation of the baseball metaphor, forget it. I suffer from the same problem as Bendis namely, ...
...by writer BrianMichaelBendis and artist Alex Maleev."The most effective way to attract new readers to our best books is to simply lower the price point on entry-point issues," Karyo said. We're confident that once they sample our top titles they'll b...
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP will go on a month long hiatus this May in favor of the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL, a project writer BrianMichaelBendis says has been in development for six months and is "an all-new star-studded Spidey story like you've nev...
..., just as BrianMichaelBendis should be allowed to write DAREDEVIL movie scripts...And if there's ever a movie or TV series made about the Legion of Super-Heroes, then Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning should be the only ones allowed to write it. Their hist...
...n I think BrianMichaelBendis can't surprise me any more, he comes out with something like this issue of ALIAS. Do yourself a favor - do not flip to the last page first. You'll be cheating yourself out of one of the most shocking moments in comics thi...
...r creator BrianMichaelBendis - but it won't have that remarkable art by Michael Gaydos, nor will it have the same clear focus on what may be the best female comic book lead ever created for a Marvel title. Nor will it have the cursing, dammit.3. FANT...
...w that if BrianMichaelBendis puts his mind to it, he could make me like ice cream and mayonnaise. OK, maybe not...but I do like the new Black Cat, and that's nearly the same thing to me.For one thing, Bendis' Black Cat is already far more mysterious ...
...posure of BrianMichaelBendis has hurt his writing, there are still way too many X-books, they've criminally underused the MAX line, and their last few movies have sucked. Granted, I'm sure Joe Quesada has rebuttals to all of those criticisms. But, I'...
...Marvel or BrianMichaelBendis to accuse them of "catching up" to DC. Few, if any, of us are privy to the inner-workings of Marvel, and we should drop the cynicism and give the House of Ideas the benefits of the doubt. I don't care what you think it lo...
...that year BrianMichaelBendis skipped in the storyline? Yeah, that one. For those unaware, many issues ago, Murdoch beat Wilson Fisk (you know, the Kinpin) within an inch of his life and declared himself the new kingpin of Hell's Kitchen with one ed...
...se scribe BrianMichaelBendis of POWERS and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN fame. But if fans wonder about this new incarnation of Elektra living up to the memory of the Frank Miller rendition, imagine how Bendis feels."When I was first offered the job, I turned ...
...ters like BrianMichaelBendis, Geoff Johns, and J. Michael Straczynski). However, I do not feel that the ideals he stands for should be wiped away so quickly...I love the fact that Superman has developed into a hero whose motivation for doing good lie...
...prised by BrianMichaelBendis once in one week may be regarded as a commonplace... to be surprised twice seems like extravagance. And yet that's exactly what the man has done this week, once with the horrific ending to ALIAS #27 and now again with the...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis; art by Chuck AustenIt's apocalypse in Iraq as Marvel's deadliest, sexiest ninja finally finds the Scorpio Key! But Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. is also after the Key -- and so is the international terrorist organization kno...
...d kissing BrianMichaelBendis' ass once again, especially since I've said much the same things about POWERS and his work on ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. But is it that necessary to justify the praise when the work is so consistently good? Take, for example, l...
...hat while BrianMichaelBendis (or as they call him at Marvel, "BrianBendis") has negated the possibility of such a series by naming one of his own the same thing, the good news is that there's an absolute ton of BMB stuff out this week, including Mar...
...r there. BrianMichaelBendis and Frank Cho will work on MIGHTY AVENGERS together, to hit the shops late 2006 or early 2007. As opposed to the conspiracy-laden NEW AVENGERS, the new ongoing title will feature a separate team in huge, global action pi...
... say that BrianMichaelBendis' work on this series this year is the best he's ever done. Rob Weiner, for instance, writes the following about the "King of Hell's Kitchen" storyline: "What can you say that has not already been said? Bendis rules! He's...
...p; Twitch BrianMichaelBendis Collection Vol 1 TP (MR) $24.95Al: Oh yo, this was actually pretty good.Sea Of Red #9 (RES) (MR) $2.99Al: I'm not all that into this series, but this particular issue features vampires, Nazis and Jesus. And you may have h...
...ters like BrianMichaelBendis that make me feel that the comic book format will eventually get all the respect it deserves. The best indie comics out there right nowapart from the slice-of-real-life genre that drives such phenomenal series as Adrian T...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis; art by Mark Bagley and Art ThibertFor months he lay in a coma in the depths of a government research facility -- but now Dr. Otto Octavius and his automated arms have escaped incarceration! Does Doc Ock know that Peter a...
Due out this November from the Marvel Comics MAX line:ALIAS #3Painted cover by David MackWritten by BrianMichaelBendis; art by Michael GaydosRed-hot writer BrianMichaelBendis (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL) and artist Michael Gaydos (THE CROW) contin...
...hat a god BrianMichaelBendis is - and judging from the letters column in POWERS, nor does he!POWERS: The other brilliant BMB series out there, despite its more recent turn down a decidedly surprising alley. But that's one of the joys of this series -...
...ught that BrianMichaelBendis was insane to recreate the Sinister Six for the Ultimates universe, but SECRET WAR: BOOK ONE (OF FIVE) proves it. I doubt the Beyonder will show up, mind you, but if he does we may just have to call in the Whoopee Squad f...
The shoe has finally (and officially) dropped. The Hollywood Reporter is running the story that Charlize Theron is in talks to star in and produce JINX, the film adaptation of BrianMichaelBendis' crime book series. Theron was rumored to be involved with...
...hing that BrianMichaelBendis and Alex Maleev have done with DAREDEVIL, it's more a case of the latter than the former. The changes they've put this character through have been so sweeping that it's unlikely that anyone would have the good sense to le...
...aczynski, BrianMichaelBendis, Paul Jenkins, Terry Moore, Peter Bagge, Paul Pope, Brian Azzarello, and many more. Says Marvel's Marketing Communications Manager, Bill Rosemann: "So everyone and your Aunt May loved the Spider-Man movie...and they still...
...spect for BrianMichaelBendis' version of the events that made these folks superheroes, I'm a bit worried about going too far off the "canon," as it were. The first movie changes those well-known events, but only slightly, and it does so in a way that...
...s such as BrianMichaelBendis, Grant Morrison, or Ed Brubaker. The Comicscape e-mail address receives the occasional note of thanks from artists—not the handful of superstars that still move books on marquee value alone, but the many unsung...
BrianMichaelBendis, writer of DAREDEVIL and ELEKTRA, has orchestrated a crossover of sorts for Marvel's 'NUFF SAID issues of the titles in December."The silent issues of Daredevil and Elektra are the same story from their different point of views," Bend...
The CGI SPIDER-MAN TV series coming to MTV has landed the writer many SPIDER fans have been hoping for: BrianMichaelBendis. According to a report on the Comics2Film website, Bendis is high on the series, keyed to make its premiere a few months after thi...
...Morrison, BrianMichaelBendis, and Joss Whedon on the basis of their names. Joe Quesada withholds the name of a new series’s writer like a dog owner waving a biscuit at a hungry pup. A good writer can redeem a B-list character like the...
...haracter, BrianMichaelBendis’s one-shot, Civil War: The Confession, clarifies that he hasn’t simply become evil in the cackling, moustache-twirling, maiden-kidnapping sense. Feel free to call him a traitor or a politician, but he...
...w creator BrianMichaelBendis have any creative
control over the film Oeming replied that he and Bendis get to see the
drafts when they are finished. The two then are able to offer comments
to the scriptwriters. The writers are not obligated to use...
...to either BrianMichaelBendis or Grant Morrison, particularly for miniseries that haven’t arrived yet. That would just be unfair. They might be the best comics ever. And, Marvel and DC have shareholders to answer to, so I don&rsqu...
Each December, I feel obligated to write one of these wretched “year in review” columns that gives you, the reader, my perfunctory thoughts on comic books through the last 12 months. These things hardly satisfy anyone, least of all me...
...mysteries BrianMichaelBendis used to write in ALIAS a lot. Speaking of ALIAS, Michael Gaydos continues to complement Bendis's scripts with his gritty, rough art. The two work well together, and it maintains visual continuity with ALIAS. Gaydos should...
...rd winner BrianMichaelBendis and artist Michael Gaydos, despite the absence of any material that sane people would really find offensive (editorial comments are of course mine). Fortunately for Marvel and readers, the Canadian-based Quebecor Printing...
...k Bagley, BrianMichaelBendis, Tim Bradstreet, Kurt Busiek, J. Scott Campbell, Joe Casey, John Cassaday, Sean Chen, Richard Corben, Alan Davis, Nelson DeCastro, Mike Deodato Jr., Tom Derenick, Steve Dillon, Evan Dorkin, Garth Ennis, Lee Ferguson, Neal...
...following BrianMichaelBendis' six issue run that launches the title. Does he feel the weight of living up to Frank Miller's version of the character as Bendis has suggested?"No, I ignore it," Rucka replies. "You can't hold yourself up to Frank, it's ...
...page one, BrianMichaelBendis (who has either cloned himself in order to write everything he produces every month or has otherwise foregone sleep) ratchets up the tension, re-introducing Elektra via a shadowy framing sequence and then briefly running ...
OPINION:Over the last three weeks, we've discussed the relevance (or lack thereof) of Superman to modern-day society, a discussion sparked by the recent "reboot" of the character in all the SUPERMAN books. As many have noted, though, the changes don't cou...
...view with BrianMichaelBendis is enlightening, its presence here is bound to make someone (in addition to me, I mean) a bit bitter - the same text can be found on the Avengers Forever Web Site, meaning that you've paid extra money to get something you...
...p; Twitch BrianMichaelBendis Collection Vol 2 TP $24.95
Kurt: I haven’t read any of this stuff, but Bendis writes noir way better than he writes heroes. I think this is more his speed.
Sidekick Vol 1 TP (MR) $16.99
Spawn...
...ey gotten BrianMichaelBendis to write the script, they might have gotten something like DAREDEVIL #58, or the DAREDEVIL VOL 6: LOWLIFE trade paperback on sale for $13.99, or the DAREDEVIL VOL 8: ECHO VISION QUEST trade paperback selling for $13.99. (...
... see what BrianMichaelBendis is doing with these guys, I think I'll wait four months and get the collected edition when it comes out the same week as the final issue.Same thing with Neil Gaiman's 1602 #3 (of 8), though the idea of Matt Murdock runnin...
...in." But, BrianMichaelBendis and Marvel proved me wrong. I like most of the Ultimate titles a lot, and they did something that has rarely worked in the past (an alternate universe imprint). "I believe the future of these books are clear...widespread ...
...including BrianMichaelBendis, David Mack, Kevin Smith, Devin Grayson, Greg Rucka and Bob Gale. By and large, the creators have been happy with their experiences at the imprint. And since happy creators lead to good comic books, the fan response to Ma...
...iller and BrianMichaelBendis. While he may be as humbled by that comparison as he is in working with Davis, Rosemann appreciates that some of the best stories in the superhero realm examine the phenomenon from an Everyman's point of view."Some of us ...
...ngers #1, BrianMichaelBendis has been seeding the Marvel Universe with secret Skrull agents. All on different teams, groups and solo acts the Skrulls have infiltrated the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and even Daredevil, forcing all of us to ask, “Who...
...iter like BrianMichaelBendis, it's an absolute certainty. Garnering some press for his heartfelt demand that the online community not tip the revelations in this crucial issue, Bendis has brought readers through a year of the new Spider-mythos and le...
...he sky of BrianMichaelBendis' script, I'd like to give the primary kudos for this issue to Michael Gaydos for capturing the look and feel of a '60s comic book, particularly those drawn by Ditko and Kirby. His tribute to Ditko on the second page and h...
... like if BrianMichaelBendis reveals himself as a secret Communist cyborg agent still on a mission leftover from the Cold War, or if DC decides to incorporate TEEN TITANS GO! into their main continuity. Send any questions you may have to me at Now, h...
There`s more progress on the developing big screen version of writer BrianMichaelBendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming`s comic book series Powers. While talking to Comics 2 Film (www.comics2film.com), David Engel, director of development at Mace Neufeld...
...l.Thought BrianMichaelBendis was too busy rebooting POWERS and disassembling Avengers to give a toss about Jessica Jones? Well, think again! PULSE #4 hits the stands today and yes, Spidey is in it! But when will Jessica get to be in one of the movie...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis and arriving July 17. Given what happened between these two the last time Bendis had them meet in ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL #1, this should be interesting. And speaking of Spidey, the only Spidey miniseries out t...
The third Powers trade paperback, POWERS: LITTLE DEATH, will arrive in stores in August from Image Comics. POWERS: LITTLE DEATHS will compile the three-part "Groupies" story arc from POWERS #12-14 by BrianMichaelBendis and Michael Avon Oeming, along wi...
Arach-Attack! by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 02-20-2002)
...ages) By BrianMichaelBendis and Mark Bagley, this issue will feature the return of that universe's Green Goblin (while the original rears his pointy head over in the pages of PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #44 on May 15), a villain that moviegoers will in...
...N #22, by BrianMichaelBendis and Mark Bagley, will feature the return of that universe's Green Goblin (while the original rears his pointy head over in the pages of PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #44 later in the month), a villain that moviegoers will inst...
...t; writer BrianMichaelBendis and features state-of-the-art CGI
animation
The DVD includes:
Commentary tracks
Amazing Spider-Facts
DVD-ROM "Character Modeler"
Production Artwork
Cast and Crew Filmographies
Test Foota...
Comics2Film loves that David Fincher. We were excited back when he was a contender to direct 'Spider-Man'. Now a chat with MTV.com reveals that Fincher has plans for lots of other comic-based fare.
He's presently attached to direct the film version of Br...
...en script-BrianMichaelBendis, Judd Winick, and their equals have all done entire issues involving nothing but splendid character development-but here it doesn't seem to be as comfortable a fit.Nor does the artwork inspire much confidence. Buckingham ...
...ything by BrianMichaelBendis and instead picks up a copy of TAROT, will this mean the end of us all? Will the streets fill with angry mothers carrying torches and pitchforks to the halls of Marvel, DC and the other publishers until the entire industr...
... issue by BrianMichaelBendis and Alex Maleev) and X-MEN: EVOLUTION #1, will be collected in MIGHTY MARVEL MUST HAVES #2.The book will be 96 pages and will be released on Dec. 26.
... plots by BrianMichaelBendis, and much more.352 pages, $34.95, on sale March 13.THE COMPLETE FRANK MILLER SPIDER-MANFeast your eyes on Miller's take on the wall-crawler (and the Punisher and Dr. Octopus and Dr. Doom and the Fantastic Four) as Marvel ...
An article from Cleveland's Plains Dealer discussing how a lack of tax breaks for the movie version of BrianMichaelBendis and Marc Andreyko's fact-based thriller 'Torso' contains a surprising nugget of information: Matt Damon is set to play Elliot Ness ...
...M partner BrianMichaelBendis -- even as Marvel produced 18 issues of USM per year. However, for 2005 Bagley's work load will ease off a bit: Marvel has stated that they will only produce an even dozen issues of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN for the next twelve...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis and drawn by Alex Maleev. Could life get any better than this?Wildstorm's shipping out the ARROWSMITH/ASTRO CITY one-shot this week (this isn't a crossover, by the by - even Wildstorm's not that crazy) in addition to TOM ...
BrianMichaelBendis, writer of ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP, announced that #16 will be the final issue of the title.Bendis psoted teh following statement on his bulletin board:"UMTU was pitched and conceived as a finite series. Joe (Quesada, Marvel's editor-...
...ot writer BrianMichaelBendis is on the first one to talk about how he got involved with the series; co-creator Stan Lee is on three of them (including the two-parter season finale); and Neil Patrick Harris is on a pair. The amount of talent on a spec...
... #60. Had BrianMichaelBendis written the script for that movie, we'd probably be seeing DAREDEVIL 2 right alongside the Spidey sequel rather than getting an Elektra movie. Oh, well...It's a world without Superman except it does have a Superman now. ...
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New X-Men Omnibus HC $99.99 Al: Oh, man, it's Grant Morrison's entire run in one big-ass hardcover. That's so ...
For sheer quantity, Neil Gaiman pales before Daniel Way, BrianMichaelBendis, or Mark Millar. He just doesn't write many comics these days. But, unlike some writers that crank out comics at the expense of quality, most of Gaiman's projects are worth th...
...hedon and BrianMichaelBendis almost ignored HOUSE OF M in ASTONISHING X-MEN and THE NEW AVENGERS, respectively. I find myself with mixed feelings with regards to DC, because they're implementing what I suggested about greater acknowledgement and cont...
... years by BrianMichaelBendis and Brubaker himself. Hello, status quo.
I might be wrong, because Milla could just snap out of her funk in a few issues and return to Murdock’s side. She has departed from the title before, only to retu...
...Comics
of BrianMichaelBendis, Marvel's new Icon Imprint brings you the first issue of an all-new, all-creator owned POWERS #1. Fingers crossed that this is one imprint Marvel will be able to keep running...For the more adult readers out there, Vertig...
...own (yes, BrianMichaelBendis, I’m looking at you), it manages to keep the essence of its characters in focus while offering alternatives for new readers – Marvel Adventures and the Ultimate universe, for example. But, the absurd setup of ...
... care if BrianMichaelBendis established that canonically in The Illuminati. I can suspend disbelief, but I can also call bullsh-t. Marvel and Mark Millar know my pain, because Civil War stands as the logical answer to a question that ...
...nkful for BrianMichaelBendis. Despite getting a bit too big for his britches recently, he deserves some of the credit for a rejuvenation in the art of the comic book that started around five years ago.Kurt: Yeah, I'm thankful for his run on this book...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis, who is also shaping the
upcoming Spider-Man animated TV show.
Dark Horse will be releasing a brand new Star Wars story set before the events of the upcoming Star Wars Episode II...
...will. As BrianMichaelBendis pointed out in his debate with Robert Kirkman at the Baltimore Comic-Con, he only kept doing comics because he was crazy. And really, that’s what you have to be to get anywhere. You have to love the medium with su...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis and with art by Mark Bagley, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #50 goes on sale December 3 -- but you can check out this preview right now by clicking on any of the images below.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us abo...
...ed Story :BrianMichaelBendis and Greg Rucka lead the pack here with two nominations a piece (for ALIAS #22-28: "The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones" & "Purple," and DAREDEVIL#46-50: "Hardcore," for Bendis; and GOTHAM CENTRAL #6-10: "Half a Life," and ...
...ries but BrianMichaelBendis is the only one I'd trust to "stay the course," to borrow a very overused phrase.Wow, just look at the line-up from Vertigo this week! Neil Gaiman and Si Spencer's BOOKS OF MAGICK: LIFE DURING WARTIME #2; Peter Milligan'...
Team Red Star has announced its departure from Image Comics. The series, THE RED STAR, will be published independently under their new corporate banner, Archangel Studios, beginning in July. The series has been enjoying success since its inception two ye...
...of scribe BrianMichaelBendis, the younger ULTIMATE Spidey is an exciting character, but he presents a problem for those who wander into that hypothetical comic shop expecting to find one comic book about Spider-Man.
The 2nd SPIDER-MAN movie one...
SCI FI Wire reports that Neil Patrick Harris (STARSHIP TROOPERS) and singer Lisa Loeb have been chosen to voice Peter Parker and Mary Jane in MTV's upcoming animated SPIDER-MAN series.SPIDER-MAN executive producer, BrianMichaelBendis had high praise for...
Warren Ellis' The Operation will be featured in July's ONI PRESS COLOR SPECIAL 2002. Described as "the West Wing meets Planetary," it is the first time that Ellis and Oni have teamed up, and is a precursor to a mini-series in 2003. Handling art chores on...
...ch writer BrianMichaelBendis and artist Alex Maleev reveal Matt Murdock's costumed identity. "Retailers will notice that previous MARVEL MUST HAVE volumes were $3.99, but we've slashed the price by a dollar here," says Marvel managing editor David B...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis and Mark Millar with art by Adam Kubert, a preview of the series is available in the new WIZARD and MARVEL PREVIEWS."Fandom spoke and so did our own hearts, and we listened to both," said Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesad...
...naries as BrianMichaelBendis and Phil Hester, whose testimonials (which are as poorly punctuated as the rest of the book) appear on the back cover, but you'll certainly have some response to the name when you hear it again - and you will.One immediat...
...AN writer BrianMichaelBendis: "It does capture the essence, which thrilled me to no end. It's such a delicate balance, and Hollywood isn't known for its delicate balances. My hat's off to everyone. And I am very happy that the movie has done so well....
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis. I am penciling with inks done by Walden Wong. The plot centers on the Black Widow meeting the new Spider-Man. This is the first time we will have met the Black Widow in the Ultimate universe, so my design of her is the d...
...as I love BrianMichaelBendis' work, for instance, I have yet to read a final chapter of any of the POWERS story arcs that really felt satisfying, despite his unquestioned ability to build suspense and keep the reader interested. Brubaker, on the othe...
BrianMichaelBendis told readers of his Message
Boards that production has amped up on the Spider-Man animated
show. Bendis, a producer on the show is in L.A. working on the show.
Bendis reports
that the show is cast and voice recording begins Wed...
...ten ways. BrianMichaelBendis shows it to us regularly over in Powers. All Mark Millar does is in Civil War is once again show us the odd dichotomy of his strengths and flaws. He is an amazingly technically skilled writer, who creates stories and s...
...the hype. BrianMichaelBendis can write better than this. Besides the aforementioned reasons, he relied on coy, snappy dialogue to the point of irritation throughout this series. While that kind of thing works in small doses, after a while, I wanted t...
BrianMichaelBendis posted a Spider-Man animated show update on his Message
Boards revealing the lead actors who have been cast in the show.
Bendis confirmed
Neil Patrick Harris is the voice of Peter Parker (a.k.a. Spider-Man) while Lisa
Loeb is...
Comics2Film
spoke with producer David Engel this week. Engle has a slate of comic book movie
projects, not the least of which is the adaptation of BrianMichaelBendis and
Michael ...
Veteran comics artist Bill Sienkiewicz is providing art for a segment of Marvel Comics' ALIAS #7.Sienkiewicz is re-teaming with ALIAS writer BrianMichaelBendis after their collaboration on ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP."The really sad part about being as busy...
Citing time sensitivity with last month's terrorist attacks, Marvel Comics has delayed the release of ELEKTRA #4."After the Trade Center attacks, (ELEKTRA writer) BrianMichaelBendis asked us to delay publication of the next issue by a few weeks because ...
X-Men 2
is due in theaters May 2nd and Marvel is poised to capitalize on the excitement
generated by the event in a way they failed to when the first movie came round. The comic publisher held a conference call on Tuesday to discuss plans surrounding ...
...or worse, BrianMichaelBendis epitomizes the decompression phenomenon. Bendis lays on the dialogue like a motherfker. At his best, he provides compelling character pieces with realistic dialogue bursting with nuance and detail. At his worst, you get p...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis, pencilled by Trevor Hairsine and with covers by PLANETARY's John Cassaday, the 40-page first issue of ULTIMATE SIX will retail for $2.99. Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
Marvel Comics has released the covers to three SPIDER-MAN books shipping in August. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25 will arrive in stores on Aug. 7. The issue is written by BrianMichaelBendis, with art by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert, and pit Spider-Man versus ...
...emas, and BrianMichaelBendis. The art will be handled by John Romita Jr., Mark Bagley, Chuck Austin, and Igor Kordey (CABLE). Proceeds from the book will go to the families of victims who were working in the Trade Center towers on the day of the atta...
...evil #16. BrianMichaelBendis will be scripting the storyline.Short Takes* When asked what Marvel thought of the movie Spider-Man’s web-shooters being organic, instead of the traditional mechanical ones that Peter Parker creates after he gains his pow...
... man like BrianMichaelBendis handling the reinterpretation, I never have a moment of doubt - it may not replace the original, but it will certainly be as brilliant. And here we are - only about ten years after he made such a big black splash in the c...
Today at the WizardWorld comic book convention Marvel Comics announced that the next title in their popular Ultimates line will be ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR. The book will be co-written by Mark Millar (THE ULTIMATES) and BrianMichaelBendis (ULTIMATE SPIDE...
...AN scribe BrianMichaelBendis had recently inherited the writing position on ULTIMATE X-MEN, and no plans for whom might next take the job on that book have been announced -- well, until today that is. We'll let you know if someone from Marvel decides...
... writers, BrianMichaelBendis and Jaime Hernandez most notable among them, have tried to show what life in the superhero world is like for the non-superhero. But Naraghi keeps his focus solely on the "civilian," if you will, and by using generic, unna...
...ritten by BrianMichaelBendis (who seems to have one of the few interesting takes on the character in years, if her portrayal in ALIAS is anything to go by) would give her some much needed attention.ZATANNA: I kid you not - after reading Paul Dini's o...
...ynski and BrianMichaelBendis, and Dark Horse expanded its fan-friendly line of STAR WARS and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER tie-in comics, partly with the help of Buffy's own progenitor, Joss Whedon (although a similar spate of PLANET OF THE APES projects ...
...ions that BrianMichaelBendis has laid upon the team. What I wonder, though, is why it had to be done in just that way in the first place... Could the story have continued in the old series numbering? We've seen the team hit hard times before was it ...
...n comics, BrianMichaelBendis ? the ULTIMATE subgroup was a new, more youthful interpretation of the classic Marvel heroes for a new, more youthful audience. So far it seems to have established itself with strong stories, excellent artwork and a willi...
...ent after BrianMichaelBendis and David Mack's run on this series, but it's to Bob Gale's credit that this first issue of his tenure as writer gives us more to look forward to than to regret. Sure, there are a few too many blind jokes; sure, Daredevil...
...te X-Men. BrianMichaelBendis, who writes both Ultimate Spider-Man and the forthcoming Ultimate Marvel: Spider-Man and... team-up series, was tapped for the job first but couldn’t come up with the right kind of proposal for the series. Quesada then re...
...e vein of BrianMichaelBendis or Ed Brubaker than a dark anime-style police story. It's a subtle difference, but it's a welcome one.Artists (and sisters) Jo and Christina Chen also make just as subtle a difference?this is less a Westernized manga and ...
...ok scribe BrianMichaelBendis (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN) and is being talked about as though it will break new ground in computer animation on series television. We'll see.
OPINION:April really is the cruelest month - especially when your birthday falls in April - so instead of whining about what being a 33 year-old comics fan is like, I thought I'd have a bit of fun. Recently, BrianMichaelBendis brought back Speedball, a ...
...980s. For BrianMichaelBendis, current writer of the DAREDEVIL comic book series, the post-movie excitement could be a chance to show more readers just how enthralling DD's world has become. With Daredevil's recent "outing" in superhero terms, that m...
This is quite a weighty week for Spider-fans. Over in the "Ultimate" line, BrianMichaelBendis has dropped a bombshell - see our review of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25 for more on that - and here in SPIDER-GIRL #50, the series we have fought so steadily to sa...
Bendis has seen Spider-Man
and he is pleased.
Ultimate
Spider-Man writer Brain MichaelBendis told readers at his Jinxworld
Message boards that he was recently treated to a preview screening of the
new Spider-Man movie. Also in attendance were no...
Charlize Theron is in negotiations to star in 'Jinx,' an adaptation of a BrianMichaelBendis comic book that Circle of Confusion is producing for Universal Pictures. The actress, who won an Oscar for her performance in 'Monster,' also will produce throug...
...ing about BrianMichaelBendis' writing that's getting old hat, nor anything in Mark Bagley and Scott Hanna's artwork, either. Granted, the end of this story arc has just a little bit of that weakness that used to characterize some of the story arcs ba...
...ary [like BrianMichaelBendis] to bring them to life...Thus, it's my opinion that the reason that female heroes aren't finding success is because comics is just a microcosm of how some people view women and how they should function and be treated in t...
...ed all of BrianMichaelBendis' other titles in my folder but not this one or (sacrilege!) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. The answer is that while both are extremely well-written, I'm not that big a DD fan, and I'm waiting for a MARVEL MASTERWORKS edition of the...
...t Ness or BrianMichaelBendis (possibly both). THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 THE O.C. (7 PM CST, Fox) "The Rainy Day Women." Who cares about THE O.C. tonight? Everybody's just killing time