Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis was born on August 18th, 1967 and is currently 57 years old. Brian Michael Bendis was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Brian Michael Bendis is a comic book artist and writer.
Brian decided that he wanted to become a comic book industry professional back when he was just 13, working on comics of his own, including this “Punisher versus Captain America” story which he revised multiple times. A particular fan of Marvel Comics, he emulated idols like Jack Kirby, John Romita, Sr., John Romita, Jr., George Perez, Frank Miller, and Klaus Janson.
He later found crime comics written by Jose Munoz and Jim Steranko, which he traced back via Jim Thompson’s work to the source novels of Dashiell Hammett and Thompson, which helped cement his love for crime stories. In turn, this led him to finding
Visions of Light, a documentary, which taught him all the visual “rules” of film noir, which is an important influence on him creatively.
He started with noir and crime comics, and eventually moved on to mainstream superhero work. During his time at Marvel Comics, he worked with Mark Millar and Bill Jemas as the writer on the first book in
Ultimate Spiderman, published by the Ultimate Marvel imprint. Brian also helped relaunch the Avengers franchise with the
New Avengers in 2004, writing storylines from 2004 until 2013.
Even though he has cited comic book writers like Alan Moore and Frank Miller as inspiration, his writing influences are much less rooted in comics. He draws on the works of Richard Price, David Mamet, and Aaron Sorkin, whose dialogue is the best in any medium, Brian believes.
He has written for video games, television, and film. Brian has also taught courses on graphic novels at Portland State University and The University of Oregon.
Brian has won 5 Eisner Awards both for his creator-owned work as well as his work on various books for Marvel Comics.
In
Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, Brian Bendis reveals comic book writing secrets behind his work in
All-New X-Men,
The Avengers, and
Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as others.
Brian is one of the most popular writers in modern comics, and reveals the techniques and tools that he and the other top creators use in order to create some of the most popular graphic novel and comic book stories of all time. This shows readers the creative methods of a writer that is at the top of his field.
Brian guides all aspiring creators through every step of making a comic book (from idea to the script to the finished sequential art) for fan favorite comics that he’s worked on. Along the way, insights and tips from other working artists, writers, and editors provide this rare and extensive look behind the creative curtain of the comic book industry.
With script samples, a glossary of must-know business terms for writers, and interactive comics writing exercises, this book provides the complete toolbox that is needed to jump start the next comics writing success story.
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Brian Michael Bendis: F.A.Q
When was Brian Michael Bendis Born? How old is Brian Michael Bendis?
Brian Michael Bendis was born on August 18th, 1967. Brian Michael Bendis is currently 57 years old.
Where was Brian Michael Bendis Born?
Brian Michael Bendis was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and is American.
What was the first book Brian Michael Bendis wrote?
The first book written by Brian Michael Bendis was Aka Goldfish, published in 1995.
What was the most recent book Brian Michael Bendis wrote?
His most recently released work was The Secret (a short story) on May 6th, 2025.
Will there be any more books by Brian Michael Bendis?
Brian Michael Bendis does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Brian Michael Bendis written?
Brian Michael Bendis has written 289 books across 98 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 3 books in the Alias Series
- 8 books in the All-New X-Men Series
- 5 books in the Avengers Series
- 4 books in the Avengers Series
- 3 books in the Avengers vs. X-Men Series
- 38 Graphic Novels
- 1 book in the Cover Series
- 1 book in the Crossover Series
- 11 books in the Daredevil Series
- 1 book in the DC's Year of the Villain Series
- 2 Derrick Storm Graphic Novels
- 2 books in the Fear Itself Series
- 10 books in the Guardians of the Galaxy Series
- 1 book in the Guardians Team-Up Series
- 2 books in the Infamous Iron Man Series
- 6 books in the Invincible Iron Man Series
- 5 books in the Jessica Jones Series
- 2 books in the Legion of Super-Heroes Series
- 4 books in the Marvel Universe Events Series
- 3 books in the Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Series
- 2 books in the Naomi Series
- 1 book in the Original Sin Series
- 3 books in the Phenomena Series
- 22 books in the Powers Series
- 5 books in the Sam & Twitch Series
- 3 books in the Secret Invasion Series
- 1 book in the Secret Warriors Series
- 5 books in the Secret Wars Series
- 4 books in the Spider-Man: Miles Morales Series
- 3 books in the Spider-Men Series
- 2 books in the Spider-Woman Series
- 5 books in the Superman Series
- 4 books in the Superman: Action Comics Series
- 4 books in The Mighty Avengers Series
- 15 books in The New Avengers Series
- 3 books in The Pulse Series
- 7 books in the Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man Series
- 1 book in the Ultimate Fantastic Four Series
- 3 books in the Ultimate Marvel Team-Up Series
- 28 books in the Ultimate Spider-Man Series
- 2 books in the Ultimate X-Men Series
- 2 books in the Ultimatum Series
- 6 books in the Uncanny X-Men Series
- 3 books in the Young Justice Series
- 1 book in the A+X Series
- 2 books in the Dark Avengers Series
- 2 books in the Halo Series
- 2 books in the Joy Operations Series
- 3 books in the Marvel-Verse Series
- 4 books in the Miles Morales: Spider-Man Series
- 4 books in the Murder Inc Series
- 5 books in the Pearl Series
- 2 books in the Scarlet Series
- 2 books in The Defenders Series
- 2 books in The Heroic Age Series
- 1 Collections
- 1 Non-Fiction Books
- 1 book in the Superboy Series
- 3 books in the Justice League Series
- 1 book in the Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event Series
- 1 Batman Detective Comics
- 3 books in the Alias Series
- 1 book in the Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Modern Era Epic Collection Series
- 2 books in the Spawn Universe Series