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7 unusual facts about Brian Michael Bendis


Bendis

:"Bendis" may also refer to comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis

Charlie Huston

In January 2013, it was announced that Huston was working on the pilot for FX's adaption of the Brian Bendis/Michael Avon comic book Powers.

Jennifer Grünwald

A vampire appearing in Ultimate Spider-Man during Summer 2006 (issues 95 and 96) was named after her by writer Brian Michael Bendis.

Seth Cohen

He's also passionate about comic books, citing Brian Michael Bendis as one of the greatest comic book writers of all time.

The Mighty Avengers

IGN reviewer Richard George said Brian Michael Bendis' writing for The Mighty Avengers #1 "manages to move through the roster selection, convey their basic information and personality, marshal them against a huge threat and leave us with a solid cliffhanger".

The team first appears in The Mighty Avengers #1 (May 2007), written by Brian Michael Bendis and pencilled and inked by Frank Cho.

Originally written by Brian Michael Bendis, also the writer of New Avengers, the title first featured an officially sanctioned Avengers team of registered superheroes, residing in New York as part of the Fifty State Initiative, as opposed to the unlicensed team featured in The New Avengers.


Battle of the Atom

Brian Michael Bendis, writer of All-New X-Men, stated that the use of time travel in the story is less important than the theme of characters exploring how the choices they make early in life affect them later on in life, in a manner similar to the 1986 feature film Peggy Sue Got Married.

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.

Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man

Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Sara Pichelli, the series also served as a continuation of elements from the miniseries Ultimate Comics: Fallout and focuses on the all-new Spider-Man Miles Morales.

Ultimate Marvel

In August 2011, Marvel relaunched the Ultimate line again, this time with the Ultimate Comics Universe Reborn tagline after the conclusion of "The Death of Spider-Man" story arc, headed by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer and Brian Michael Bendis.


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Jennifer Grünwald

Grünwald is also the sole editor for all of Brian Michael Bendis' ICON titles (currently Powers, Scarlet, Brilliant and Takio) and collections published through Marvel Enterprises.