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{{Short description|American comic book writer and artist, born 1967}}
{{Infobox comics creator
| image         = 7.24.19BrianMichaelBendisByLuigiNovi1.jpg
| caption       = Bendis at [[Midtown Comics]] in 2019
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1967|08|18}}
| birth_place   = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date    =
| death_place   =
| write         = y
| art           = y
| notable works = ''[[Jinx (Image Comics)|Jinx]]''<br>''[[Torso (Image Comics)|Torso]]''<br>''[[Powers (comics)|Powers]]''<br>''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''<br>''[[Alias (comics)|Alias]]''<br>''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]''<br>''[[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]]''<br>''[[House of M]]''<br>''[[Secret Invasion]]''<br>''[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]''<br>''[[All-New X-Men]]''<br>''[[Age of Ultron]]''<br>''[[Civil War II]]''
| awards = Five [[Eisner Award]]s<br>including:<br>
* Best New Series (2001)
* Best Writer (2002, 2003)
[[Inkpot Award]]<ref>[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Inkpot Award]</ref>
| spouse        = Alisa 
| children      = 4
}}
'''Brian Michael Bendis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|n|d|ɪ|s}}; born August 18, 1967)<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=John Jackson |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] [[comic book]] writer and artist.

Starting with [[crime fiction|crime]] and [[hardboiled|noir]] comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream [[superhero fiction|superhero]] work. While at [[Marvel Comics]], Bendis worked with [[Bill Jemas]] and [[Mark Millar]] as the writer on the first book of the [[Ultimate Marvel]] imprint, ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', which debuted in 2000. He relaunched the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] franchise with ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' in 2004, wrote the Marvel storylines "[[Avengers Disassembled]]" (2004-2005), "[[Secret War (comics)|Secret War]]" (2004–2005), "[[House of M]]" (2005), "[[Secret Invasion]]" (2008), "[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]" (2010) and "[[Age of Ultron]]" (2013), and co-created the characters [[Riri Williams]], [[Miles Morales]], and [[Jessica Jones]].

Bendis has won five [[Eisner Award]]s for both his creator-owned work and his work on various [[Marvel Comics]] books.<ref name="Powers9">Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ''Powers'' TPB Vol. 9 – ''Psychotic'' (Icon, 2006), {{ISBN|0-7851-1743-1}}</ref>

Though he has cited comic book writers such as [[Frank Miller]] and [[Alan Moore]], Bendis' writing influences are less rooted in comics; drawing on the work of [[David Mamet]], [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]], and [[Aaron Sorkin]], whose dialogue, Bendis said, was "the best in any medium."<ref name=Powers5>Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ''Powers'' TPB Vol. 5 – ''Anarchy'' (Image, 2003), {{ISBN|1-58240-331-7}}</ref>

In addition to writing comics, Bendis has worked in television, video games and film. He has also taught courses on [[graphic novel]]s at [[University of Oregon|The University of Oregon]] and  [[Portland State University]]. In 2014, Bendis wrote ''Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels,'' a book about comics published by [[Random House]].<ref name=CBR.com>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54255|title= Brian Michael Bendis Helps Aspiring Comics Pros Write ''Words for Pictures''|first= Albert|last= Ching|date= July 23, 2014|website=[[CBR.com]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150501135736/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54255|archive-date= May 1, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=OfficialTumblr>{{cite web|last=Bendis|first=Brian|publisher=[[Tumblr]]|title=Ask me aaaaanything|url=http://brianmichaelbendis.tumblr.com/post/53233629189/hi-mr-bendis-according-to-your-wikipedia-page-you|date=June 17, 2013|accessdate=June 8, 2021|archivedate=April 2, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121938/http://brianmichaelbendis.tumblr.com/post/53233629189/hi-mr-bendis-according-to-your-wikipedia-page-you}}</ref>

==Early life==
Brian Michael Bendis was born on August 18, 1967, in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] to a [[Jewish-American]] family. Bendis grew up in [[University Heights, Ohio|University Heights]] where, despite rebelling against a religious upbringing, he attended the [[Hebrew Academy of Cleveland]], a private, [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|modern Orthodox]] religious school for boys.<ref name="Renner2006">[[James Renner|Renner, James]]. Cleveland Free Times, "Ulitimate Bendis: How A Jewish Kid From Cleveland Became the Hottest Name In Comics" (January 26, 2006).</ref> 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 Sr.]], [[John Romita, Jr.]], [[Jack Kirby]], [[Klaus Janson]] and [[Frank Miller]].<ref name=CCM>"The Bendis-Fraction Conversation" ''[[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] Magazine'' (Winter 2010). Pages 24–28</ref><ref name="Powers3"/><ref name="TCJ266">{{cite news|author=Dean, Michael|url=http://www.tcj.com/266/i_bendis.html|title=Brian Michael Bendis interview]|magazine=[[The Comics Journal]]|issue=#266|accessdate=June 21, 2008|archivedate=May 5, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505021407/http://www.tcj.com/266/i_bendis.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Diaz |url=http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/features/103680788477794.htm |title=Brian Michael Bendis: Comics' Funk Soul Master |date=November 8, 2002 |publisher=[[Silver Bullet Comics]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021207093841/http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/features/103680788477794.htm |archive-date=December 7, 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He later discovered [[crime comics]] by [[Jim Steranko]] and [[José Antonio Muñoz|José Muñoz]], which he traced back via [[Jim Thompson (writer)|Jim Thompson]]'s work to the source novels of both Thompson and [[Dashiell Hammett]], which helped cement his love for [[crime fiction|crime stories]].<ref name=Powers5/> These, in turn, led him to discover the documentary ''[[Visions of Light]]'', which taught him the visual "rules" of [[film noir]], an important influence on him creatively.<ref name=Powers5/><ref name="TCJ266"/>

While in high school, he submitted 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.<ref name="TCJ266"/> At 19, Bendis began attending the [[Cleveland Institute of Art]], while working at a downtown comic book store where he eventually sold some of his early work.<ref name="Renner2006"/> Between the ages of 20 and 25, he sent in a large number of submissions to comics companies, although he ultimately abandoned this approach to breaking into the industry, considering it too much of a "lottery."<ref name="Powers3">Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ''Powers'' TPB Vol. 3 – ''Little Deaths'' (Image, 2002), {{ISBN|1-58240-670-7}}</ref>

==Comics career==
===Caliber Comics===
[[File:Bendis.jpg|thumb|left|Bendis in February 2006]]
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.<ref name=Powers5/> He eventually moved into both writing and illustrating his work, before he began producing work for [[Caliber Comics]], including ''Spunky Todd''.<ref name="TCJ266"/>

Through Caliber, he met many of his longtime friends and collaborators within the comics industry, including [[Mike Oeming]], [[David W. Mack|Dave Mack]] and [[Marc Andreyko]],<ref name="Reynolds 1">{{cite web|url= http://www.popimage.com/industrial/060600bendis1int.html|title= Interview: Brian Michael Bendis Part One|first= Adrian|last= Reynolds|date= n.d.|publisher= PopImage.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130603012743/http://www.popimage.com/industrial/060600bendis1int.html|archive-date= June 3, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= June 16, 2008}}</ref> and began the first in a series of independent [[noir fiction]] crime comics when he published two issues of ''[[Fire (Image Comics)|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]].<ref name="TCJ271">Kreiner, Rich (October 15, 2005). [http://archives.tcj.com/271/r_bendis.html "5,137 Pages of Brian Michael Bendis"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323193657/http://archives.tcj.com/271/r_bendis.html |date=March 23, 2012 }}. ''The Comics Journal''. #271</ref>

Bendis's best-known early work, ''[[Jinx (Image Comics)|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 for seven issues from Caliber.<ref name="TCJ271"/>

He characterizes much of this period of his professional life in terms of working as "a graphic artist for almost twelve years",<ref name=Powers5/> undergoing a period within that of "nine years" living as a stereotypical 'starving artist'.<ref name="Powers3"/>

===Image Comics and Oni Comics===
In 1996–1997, Bendis moved from Caliber to [[Image Comics]],<ref name="Powers3"/> where ''Jinx'' and his other previous crime comics were published by Image's [[Shadowline]] arm in [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]]. At Image, he also produced five more issues of ''Jinx''.<ref name="TCJ271"/>

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 (comics)|Spawn]] universe, Bendis approached ''Sam and Twitch'' primarily as a crime comic.<ref name="Powers3"/><ref name="Reynolds 1"/> He wrote ''Sam and Twitch'' for twenty issues, as well as most of the first ten issues of ''[[Hellspawn (comics)|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.<ref name="TCJ271"/>

In 1998, Bendis co-wrote and illustrated the [[Eliot Ness]]-starring ''[[Torso (Image Comics)|Torso]]'' with Marc Andreyko, again for Image, and in 2000 he produced three issues of the autobiographical ''[[Fortune and Glory]]'' for [[Oni Comics]].<ref name="TCJ271"/>

That same year saw the debut of the superhero police/[[Hardboiled|noir]] detective series ''[[Powers (comics)|Powers]]'', co-created with and drawn by [[Michael Avon Oeming]] and published by Image. ''Powers'' won major comics industry awards, including [[Harvey Award|Harvey]], [[Eisner Award|Eisner]], and [[Eagle Awards]].

===Marvel Comics===
[[File:6.21.10BrubakerGageFractionBendisByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|Bendis (far right) at a 2010 signing in Manhattan with fellow Marvel writers (seated left to right) [[Ed Brubaker]], [[Christos Gage]] and [[Matt Fraction]]]]
Around the time Bendis began ''[[Sam and Twitch]]'', his friend [[David W. Mack|David Mack]] began working for [[Joe Quesada]]'s [[Marvel Knights]] imprint, which Bendis was a fan of. 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.<ref name="Powers3"/>

Marvel Comics President [[Bill Jemas]], on the recommendation of Quesada, hired Bendis to write ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', which debuted in 2000,<ref name="Powers3"/> and was targeted at the new generation of readers.<ref>{{cite book|author=Cowsill, Alan; Gilbert, Laura|chapter= 2000s|title = Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2012|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 259|isbn = 978-0756692360|quote= Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Mark Bagley, the series built on the original Spidey stories but soon spun off into bold new directions.}}</ref> Bendis adapted the 11-page origin story of [[Spider-Man]] 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1850.html |title=ICv2's Top 300 Comics & Top 100 GN's Index |publisher=[[ICv2]] News |access-date=June 27, 2008 }}</ref> The Bendis/Bagley partnership of 111 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/03/19/c2e2-bendis-bagley-get-brilliant|title= C2E2: Bendis & Bagley Get Brilliant|first= Jesse|last= Schedeen|date= March 19, 2011|website= [[IGN]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121020231806/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/03/19/c2e2-bendis-bagley-get-brilliant|archive-date= October 20, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref> Bendis subsequently wrote other books in the Ultimate line, including ''[[Ultimate Marvel Team-Up]]'',<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 262: "The ''Ultimate Marvel Team-Up'' series also brought on board big-name creators&nbsp;... with Matt Wagner drawing Brian Michael Bendis' story in the debut issue."</ref> which Bendis pitched to Marvel as a follow-up to ''Ultimate Spider-Man'',<ref name="TCJ266"/> as well as ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'', ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]'', ''[[Ultimate Origins]]'', ''[[Ultimate Six]]'', the first three issues of ''[[Ultimate Power]]'', and the ''[[Ultimate Comics: Doomsday]]'' [[metaseries]]. In 2011, Bendis and artist [[Sara Pichelli]] created the [[Spider-Man (Miles Morales)|Miles Morales]] character as the new version of the Ultimate Spider-Man.<ref>Cowsill "2010s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 339: "The Ultimate Universe got a new Spidey – Miles Morales. The teenage hero's half African-American and half Latino ethnic origin gained Marvel publicity across the world, but the new series written by Brain Michael Bendis and illustrated by Sara Pichelli was gripping enough to be a hit with fans in its own right."</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Truitt |first=Brian |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-01-black-spider-man_n.htm |title=Half-black, half-Hispanic Spider-Man revealed |work=[[USA Today]] |date=August 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803021934/http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-01-black-spider-man_n.htm |archive-date=August 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bendis wrote every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man, including its second iteration, ''[[Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man]]''.

Quesada offered Bendis the writing duties on ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'',<ref name="Powers3"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura|chapter= 2000s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 305|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= Writer Brian Michael Bendis began his impressive run on the ''Daredevil'' title with a small character-driven four-part story, teaming with his old friend David Mack.}}</ref> 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's name is one of the names used for boxers mentioned by a corrupt boxing manager in the 2003 ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' movie. Also in 2001, Bendis helped launch Marvel's non-[[Comics Code]]-approved, adult [[MAX (comics)|MAX]] imprint with ''[[Alias (comics)|Alias]]'', featuring former superhero [[Jessica Jones]] operating as a [[private investigator]].<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 307: "The herald to the start of Marvel's adult imprint, MAX, ''Alias'' was the first of a new comic series that was targeted specifically for a mature audience. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and featuring the art of Michael Gaydos and covers by David Mack, ''Alias'' explored the life of cynical private investigator Jessica Jones."</ref> The series ran for 28 issues before many of the characters moved to Bendis's mainstream Marvel Universe series ''[[The Pulse (comics)|The Pulse]]''. In 2004 ''Powers'' moved from Image to Marvel's creator-owned imprint [[Icon Comics|Icon]], where it was relaunched as ''Powers'' Vol. 2 alongside another ex-Image series, [[David W. Mack|David Mack]]'s ''[[Kabuki (David W. Mack comic)|Kabuki]]''.

Also in 2004, Bendis oversaw the closing issues of ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' as part of the crossover storyline "[[Avengers Disassembled]]".<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 323: "Writer Brian Michael Bendis would turn the Avengers' world on its end with this shocking new crossover event drawn by artist David Finch."</ref> This led directly to the Bendis-helmed relaunch of one version of the eponymous team in the pages of ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]]''.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 324: Superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch relaunched the title under the name ''The New Avengers''. The comic focused more on Marvel's arguably most popular super heroes."</ref> Bendis's work on this storyline included the death of Avenger [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]], which proved controversial.<ref name="TCJ266"/> In 2005, with artist [[Olivier Coipel]], Bendis wrote the New Avengers / [[X-Men]] crossover, "[[House of M]]",<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 326: "Teaming with artist Olivier Coipel, Bendis created ''The House of M'', a major Marvel crossover event centered around an eight-issue limited series."</ref> 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 storyline "[[Secret Invasion]]".<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 341: "With plot elements planted years earlier in the pages of writer Brian Michael Bendis' many comics, the clandestine infiltration of the Earth by the alien race of shape-shifters known as the Skrull first surfaced in the pages of ''New Avengers'' #31 when a dying Elektra transformed to reveal herself as a Skrull."</ref> Bendis also wrote the storyline "[[Secret War (comics)|Secret War]]", which was published between 2004 and 2005. The series, which was not connected to the 1984 miniseries ''[[Secret Wars]]'', served as a prelude to ''Secret Invasion''. After Marvel's 2006 "[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]" storyline, Bendis helmed another ''Avengers'' revival, launching ''[[The Mighty Avengers|Mighty Avengers]]'' with [[Frank Cho]] in 2007.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 335:  "With the help of artist Frank Cho, Bendis created the Mighty Avengers, a government-sponsored team that would serve as the antithesis to the still-underground New Avengers."</ref>

Post-"Secret Invasion", Bendis left ''Mighty Avengers'' with issue #20 and wrote ''Secret Invasion: [[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]]'', a one-shot that preceded another ongoing Avengers series, ''[[Dark Avengers]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/971-marvel-announces-dark-reign-at-diamond-retailer-summit.html|title= Marvel Announces 'Dark Reign' at Diamond Retailer Summit|first= Michael|last= Doran|date= September 9, 2008|work= [[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103022648/http://www.newsarama.com/971-marvel-announces-dark-reign-at-diamond-retailer-summit.html|archive-date= November 3, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/news/story/4836/prepare_for_a_dark_reign|title= Prepare for a Dark Reign|first= Kiel|last= Phegley|date= September 9, 2008|publisher= Marvel Comics|access-date= 2013-11-03|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130520075057/http://marvel.com/news/story/4836/prepare_for_a_dark_reign|archive-date= 2013-05-20|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/1138-getting-dark-brian-bendis-on-dark-avengers-dark-reign.html|title= Getting Dark: Brian Bendis on Dark Avengers & Dark Reign|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= September 29, 2008|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103023210/http://www.newsarama.com/1138-getting-dark-brian-bendis-on-dark-avengers-dark-reign.html|archive-date= November 3, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19934|title= NYCC: Bendis and Maleev Talk ''Spider-Woman'' Digital Motion Comics|first= Dave|last= Richards|date= February 8, 2009|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131022185432/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19934|archive-date= October 22, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref>

Bendis re-teamed with Olivier Coipel for the 2009 crossover series "[[Siege (comics)|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 (comics)|Heroic Age]]".

Also in 2010, Bendis launched ''[[Scarlet (Icon Comics)|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,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/news/story/14879/special_sneak_preview_takio|title= Special Sneak Preview: ''Takio''|publisher= Marvel Comics|date= December 17, 2010|access-date= 2010-12-26|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130521123835/http://marvel.com/news/story/14879/special_sneak_preview_takio|archive-date= 2013-05-21|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Albert|last= Ching|url= http://www.newsarama.com/comics/nycc-bendis-oeming-takio-101010.html|title= NYCC 2010: Bendis and Oeming Take On All-Ages Series ''Takio''|work= Newsarama|date= October 10, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103024517/http://www.newsarama.com/6285-nycc-2010-bendis-and-oeming-take-on-all-ages-series-takio.html|archive-date= November 3, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> and in mid-2011 a maxiseries called ''[[Brilliant (comics)|Brilliant]]'' with artist Bagley.<ref>{{cite news |first=Albert |last=Ching |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/brian-michael-bendis-mark-bagley-brilliant-110319.html |title=Bendis and Bagley on Their ''Brilliant'' Creator-Owned Debut|work= Newsarama|date=March 19, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103024823/http://www.newsarama.com/7274-bendis-and-bagley-on-their-brilliant-creator-owned-debut.html|archive-date= November 3, 2013|url-status= live |access-date= October 11, 2011|quote= This is a long miniseries so I guess the technical term is maxiseries. But it's really something in between.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first= Dave|last= Richards |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31403|title= C2E2: Bendis & Bagley's ''Brilliant'' New Creation|website= Comic Book Resources|date= March 19, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130623024346/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31403|archive-date= June 23, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= October 11, 2011}}</ref> Bendis's other 2011 projects included a new ''[[Moon Knight]]'' series with Maleev, which concluded with issue 12.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://comicsalliance.com/bendis-and-maleev-on-moon-knight-waid-on-ruse-and-marvel-meets/ |title=Bendis & Maleev on ''Moon Knight,'' Mark Waid on ''Ruse'' & Marvel Meets ESPN |first=David |last=Brothers |date=October 9, 2010 |work=Comics Alliance |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103025804/http://comicsalliance.com/bendis-and-maleev-on-moon-knight-waid-on-ruse-and-marvel-meets/ |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, in conjunction with Marvel Studios' feature film ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', Bendis began writing a new ''Avengers'' comic, ''Avengers Assemble''. Bendis wrote the first eight issues of ''Avengers Assemble'', a series that premiered in March 2012 that featured a new incarnation of the Zodiac, as well as the return of the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]], which teamed with the Avengers against Thanos.

Bendis concluded his stint on ''Avengers'' and ''New Avengers'' in 2012 with the "End Times" arc. His final issue of ''Avengers'', released September 2012, was a "jam issue", featuring splash pages by Marvel artists including [[Walt Simonson]], [[Jim Cheung]], and [[Leinil Yu]].

Following Marvel's "Marvel NOW!" relaunch of its titles, Bendis took on writing duties on ''All New X-Men'', which saw the return of the original 1960s X-Men to the present, ''Uncanny X-Men'',<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbr.com/bachalo-confirms-uncanny-x-men-relaunch/|title= Bachalo Confirms ''Uncanny X-Men'' Relaunch|last= Sunu|first= Steve|date= November 8, 2012|website=[[CBR.com]]|access-date= November 8, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121213145357/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42092|archive-date= December 13, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref> whose focus shifts to Cyclops' team of X-Men going rogue after the events of "Avengers Vs. X-Men", and ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', picking up where his ''Avengers Assemble'' run left off.

Bendis wrote the "[[Age of Ultron]]" crossover storyline, which included an eponymous 10-issue miniseries, that was published between March and June 2013.<ref name=CBR>{{cite web|url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42269|title= Brian Bendis Prepares ''Age of Ultron'' For 2013|last= Phegley|first= Kiel|date= November 19, 2012|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130106172001/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42269|archive-date= January 6, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= January 21, 2013}}</ref> Issue 10 saw the introduction of the [[Neil Gaiman]] character [[Angela (comics)|Angela]] into the Marvel Universe.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44385|title= Gaiman Returns to Marvel, Brings ''Spawn's'' Angela|first= Steve|last= Sunu|date= March 21, 2013|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130323192344/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44385|archive-date= March 23, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= March 23, 2013}}</ref>

On July 22, 2014,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eaG2AgAAQBAJ|title=Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels|date=2014|isbn=9780770434366 |accessdate=June 8, 2021|archivedate=June 9, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609022239/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Words_for_Pictures/eaG2AgAAQBAJ|last1=Bendis |first1=Brian Michael |publisher=Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed }}</ref> [[Random House]] published Bendis's instruction book on comics, ''Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels.''<ref name=CBR.com/><ref name=OfficialTumblr/> The day after that book's publication, [[CBR.com]] published an interview in which Bendis talked about the course on writing Graphic Novels he had taught for the past few years, initially at [[Portland State University]], and beginning with the Fall 2013 semester, at the [[University of Oregon]]. His decision to teach came at the urging of [[Dark Horse Comics]] editor [[Diana Schutz]].<ref name=CBR.com/><ref name=OfficialTumblr/> Among the works he employs as teaching guides are the works of [[Scott McCloud]] and [[Will Eisner]].<ref name=CCM/>

===DC Comics===
[[File:Brian Michael Bendis and David Walker at BCAF2017 Black Comix Arts Festival.webm|thumb|right|Bendis discussing comics and black culture with [[David F. Walker]] in 2017]]
In November 2017, Bendis announced via [[Twitter]] that he would be working exclusively with [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mattise|first1=Nathan|title=Marvel loses creator of Jessica Jones, Miles Morales to DC|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/brian-michael-bendis-comics-writer-behind-jessica-jones-jumps-from-marvel-to-dc/|access-date= November 7, 2017|website=Ars Technica|date= November 7, 2017}}</ref> His DC debut was in [[Action Comics 1000|''Action Comics'' #1000]] (June 2018).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.cbr.com/action-comics-1000-superman-review-2018/|title= ''Action Comics'' #1000 Shows Superman Still Looks Good at 80 Years Old|first= Jim|last= Johnson|date= April 18, 2018|work= [[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180426144840/https://www.cbr.com/action-comics-1000-superman-review-2018/|archive-date= 2018-04-26|url-status= live|quote= The issue caps off with the introduction to the incoming writer of both ''Action Comics'' and ''Superman'', Brian Michael Bendis. “The Truth,” written by Bendis and illustrated by Jim Lee, puts readers in the middle of a battle with an unknown foe|access-date= 2018-09-23}}</ref> [[Ivan Reis]] drew the first issue of Bendis's ''The Man of Steel'' limited series,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/ivan-reis-joe-prado-man-of-steel/|title= Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, Art Team Behind ''The Man of Steel'' #1, Talk About What Makes Superman Special|first= Brian|last= Salvatore|date= May 30, 2018|publisher= Multiversity Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180804041653/http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/ivan-reis-joe-prado-man-of-steel/|archive-date= August 4, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|quote= This story has extra weight behind it, as it is Brian Michael Bendis’s first big story at DC, and a sort of reset for the Superman status quo.}}</ref> and collaborated with Bendis on the relaunched the ongoing ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' series in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newsarama.com/40731-brian-bendis-showcases-big-ivan-reis-art-in-superman-launch.html|title= Bendis' ''Superman'' Going to 'Farthest Reaches of Everything DC has to Offer'|first=Vaneta|last=Rogers|date=July 9, 2018|work=[[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180710003802/https://www.newsarama.com/40731-brian-bendis-showcases-big-ivan-reis-art-in-superman-launch.html|archive-date= July 10, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|quote= With artist Ivan Reis on ''Superman'', Bendis will be writing a story he calls 'very big, with big stories and big villains and big goings-on in the DC Universe, the kind of things only Superman can handle.'}}</ref> Bendis took over writing ''Action Comics'' following its 1,000th issue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/01/brian-michael-bendis-takes-over-dcs-superman-comics|title=Brian Michael Bendis Takes Over DC's Superman Comics|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|date=February 1, 2018|website=[[IGN]]|language=en-US|access-date=June 6, 2018}}</ref>

On December 21, 2021, Bendis announced that he was developing an adult animated ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' series for the streaming service [[HBO Max]]. The show is set to be based on his run of the comic book series and will not connect to the original [[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|animated series]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Legion of Super-Heroes' Adult Animated Show Being Developed by Brian Bendis for HBO Max |url=https://collider.com/legion-of-super-heroes-adult-animated-show-brian-bendis-hbo-max/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=March 29, 2022|archivedate=December 21, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221233822/https://collider.com/legion-of-super-heroes-adult-animated-show-brian-bendis-hbo-max/}}</ref>

==Work in other media==
In addition to his primary work in comics, Bendis has produced written work in several other media, such as [[video game]]s, TV and film.

Bendis was the co-executive producer and series-[[pilot episode|pilot]] writer for [[Mainframe Entertainment]]'s 2003 animated ''[[Spider-Man]]'' show, ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'' that aired on [[MTV]] and [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]], which features a college-aged Peter Parker, and was written to tie-into the then-unreleased 2002 film ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''. The pilot episode that Bendis wrote became the third episode aired. His dismay at being credited for something written by someone else, and the multitude of corporate and legal departments involved in the animation process soured him on the show.<ref name="TCJ266"/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thematthewcraig.com/frame_spideyMTV.htm|title= Spider-Man: The New Animated Series|first= Matthew|last= Craig|year= 2003|publisher= Robot Fist|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214004538/http://www.thematthewcraig.com/frame_spideyMTV.htm|archive-date= 2009-02-14|url-status= dead|access-date= June 27, 2008}}</ref>

Bendis was one of the writers on the ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' animated series, which debuted in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/16624-bendis-on-ultimate-spider-man-cartoon-like-none-other.html|title= Bendis on Ultimate Spider-Man Cartoon: Like None Other!|year= 2012|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103030811/http://www.newsarama.com/16624-bendis-on-ultimate-spider-man-cartoon-like-none-other.html|archive-date= November 3, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= February 9, 2012}}</ref>

He was credited as a developer and wrote several episodes for the TV adaptation of his comic, ''[[Powers (American TV series)|Powers]]'', which starred [[Sharlto Copley]] and ran on [[PlayStation Network]] for two seasons from 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/powers-canceled-by-playstation-network/|title='Powers' canceled by PlayStation Network|author=Prudom, Laura|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027213703/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/powers-canceled-by-playstation-network/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>

Bendis's video game work includes [[Activision]]'s ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' [[video game]], which Bendis wrote.<ref name="Powers9"/> He also wrote an ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]'' game,{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} which was never released. He was also a writer of Marvel's MMO, ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Fletcher, J.C.|title=Marvel Universe Written by Bendis|url = http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/29/marvel-universe-mmo-written-by-bendis-will-be-free-to-play/|publisher =[[Joystiq]]|date = April 29, 2011|archivedate=May 1, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501073538/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/29/marvel-universe-mmo-written-by-bendis-will-be-free-to-play/}}</ref>

His film work includes the screenplay adaptation of ''[[A.K.A. Goldfish]]'' for [[Miramax]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.popimage.com/industrial/061300bendis2.html|title= Brian Michael Bendis: Part Two|first= Adrian|last= Reynolds|date= n.d.|publisher= PopImage.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130603025738/http://www.popimage.com/industrial/061300bendis2.html|archive-date= June 3, 2013|url-status= dead|access-date= June 16, 2008}}</ref> and the screenplay adaptation of ''[[Jinx (Image Comics)|Jinx]]'' for [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Powers9"/> In 2014, he wrote the plot of the ''[[Disney Infinity 2.0]]'' video game.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2014/04/30/disney-infinity-2-0-marvel-super-heroes-announced/|title= ''Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes'' Announced|first= Andy|last= Robertson|date= April 30, 2014|magazine= [[Forbes]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150702050531/http://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2014/04/30/disney-infinity-2-0-marvel-super-heroes-announced/|archive-date= July 2, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2013, he was named on [[IGN]]'s list of "The Best Tweeters in Comics", in part for his frequent Twitter posts highlighting the work of other creators.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/20/the-best-tweeters-in-comics|title= The Best Tweeter in Comics|first= Joshua|last= Yehl|date= February 20, 2013|website= [[IGN]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150705032406/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/20/the-best-tweeters-in-comics|archive-date= July 5, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Writing style==
[[File:7.24.19BrianAlisaBendisByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|Bendis and his wife Alisa at [[Midtown Comics]] in Manhattan]]
When creating characters, Bendis says that he always begins with someone he knows and builds upon that inspiration, allowing the character to eventually evolve naturally. His depiction of [[Ultimate Aunt May|Aunt May]] in ''Ultimate Spider-Man'', for example, strongly resembles his mother.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34654|title= Commentary Track: Bendis on ''Ultimate Comics Spider-Man'' #2|first= Dave|last= Richards|date= September 30, 2011|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120608015243/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34654|archive-date= June 8, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bendis met his 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 manages JINXWORLD, the company through which Bendis produces his creator-owned and licensed comics work.<ref name="TCJ266"/> They have four children,<ref>Bendis, Brian Michael (w), "Farewell to the Guardians of the Galaxy...For Now", ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (Vol. 4) #19 (June 2017), Marvel Comics. pp. 41 – 42.</ref> of which three are daughters. Bendis's oldest daughter, Olivia,<ref name=TimeOutKids>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutchicagokids.com/arts-entertainment/arts-crafts-storytelling/39937/superheroic-sisters|title=Superheroic sisters|date=April 1, 2011|magazine=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out Chicago]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331110248/http://timeoutchicagokids.com/arts-entertainment/arts-crafts-storytelling/39937/superheroic-sisters|archive-date= March 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> is his biological daughter. He and his wife adopted their two younger daughters, one of whom is African-American, and the other of whom is Ethiopian.<ref name="TimeOutKids"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/8122-identity-of-the-new-ultimate-spider-man-revealed-spoilers.html|title=Identity of the New Ultimate Spider-Man Revealed|first=Albert|last=Ching|date=August 2, 2011|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131017120756/http://www.newsarama.com/8122-identity-of-the-new-ultimate-spider-man-revealed-spoilers.html|archive-date= October 17, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-02-new-spider-man-inside_n.htm|title= A TV comedy assured new Spidey's creator|first= Brian|last= Truitt|date= August 2, 2011|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175056/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-02-new-spider-man-inside_n.htm|archive-date= November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Their names are Tabatha<ref name=TwitterTabatha>{{cite web|author=Bendis, Brian Michael|url=https://twitter.com/brianmbendis/status/76732098681122817|title=(Untitled)|publisher=Twitter|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name=JinxworldBio>{{cite web|author=Bendis, Brian Michael|url=http://jinxworld.com/wordpress/?page_id=12|title=Bendis! Bio|publisher=Jinxword|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412214944/http://jinxworld.com/wordpress/?page_id=12 |archive-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref> (adopted in June 2011)<ref name=TwitterTabatha/> and Sabrina.<ref name=JinxworldBio/> Bendis mentioned in a July 2013 post on his [[Tumblr]] account that they had a newborn son,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brianmichaelbendis.tumblr.com/post/56450030310/do-you-ever-use-wikipedia-for-light-research-on-a|title=Do you ever use wikipedia for light research on a character or location you are unfamiliar with?|first= Brian Michael|last= Bendis|date= July 25, 2013|publisher=[[Tumblr]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103033226/http://brianmichaelbendis.tumblr.com/post/56450030310/do-you-ever-use-wikipedia-for-light-research-on-a|archive-date= November 3, 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> who is named London.<ref name=JinxworldBio/><ref>{{cite web|author=Bendis, Brian Michael|url=https://twitter.com/brianmbendis/status/280890786424438784|title=(Untitled)|publisher=Twitter|date=December 17, 2012|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412215231/https://twitter.com/brianmbendis/status/280890786424438784|archive-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 1999 [[Eisner Award]] for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php|title= 1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921192543/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php|archive-date= September 21, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Series (for ''Powers'' with [[Michael Avon Oeming]])<ref name=Eisner2001>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner01.php|title= 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080906/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner01.php|archive-date= September 21, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2002 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for ''[[Powers (comics)|Powers]]'', ''[[Alias (comics)|Alias]]'', ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' and ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]])''<ref name=Eisner2002>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php|title= 2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922042245/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php|archive-date=September 22, 2013|url-status=live|access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2003 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for ''Powers'', ''Alias'', ''Daredevil'' and ''Ultimate Spider-Man'')<ref name=Eisner2003>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner03.php|title= 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921221138/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner03.php|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2003 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (for ''Daredevil'' with [[Alex Maleev]])<ref name=Eisner2003/>
* 2000 Cleveland Press "Excellence in Journalism" Award<ref name="Powers9"/>
* 2000 ''[[Wizard Magazine]]'' Best Writer of the Year<ref name=Wizard2000>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard00.php|title=8th Annual Wizard Fan Awards for material published in 2000|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115200912/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard00.php|archive-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=live|access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2001 ''Wizard Magazine'' Best Writer of the Year<ref name=Wizard2001>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard01.php|title= 9th Annual Wizard Fan Awards for material published in 2001|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130115200823/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard01.php|archive-date= January 15, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2002 ''Wizard Magazine'' Best Writer of the Year<ref name=Wizard2002>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard02.php|title= 10th Annual Wizard Fan Awards for material published in 2002|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130115200835/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard02.php|archive-date= January 15, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2003 ''Wizard Magazine'' Best Writer of the Year<ref name=Wizard2003>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard03.php|title= 11th Annual Wizard Fan Awards for material published in 2003|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130115200923/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard03.php|archive-date= January 15, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2002 ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' Best Writer of the Year<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/cbg01.php|title= 20th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2002) for work done in 2001|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130925203551/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/cbg01.php|archive-date= September 25, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2003 ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' Best Writer of the Year<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/cbg02.php|title= 21st Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2003) for work done in 2002|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130925203908/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/cbg02.php|archive-date= September 25, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2004 ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' Best Writer of the Year<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/cbg03.php|title= 22nd Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2004) for work done in 2003|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921223054/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/cbg03.php|archive-date= September 21, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref>
* 2005 [[E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)|E3]]'s People's Choice Award for Activision's ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5063|title= E3 Reviews: ''Ultimate Spider-Man,'' ''Hulk: Ultimate Destruction'' and ''Marvel Nemesis''|first= Jeremy|last= Goldstone|date= May 22, 2005|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121013030151/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5063|archive-date= October 13, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref>
* 2010 Inkpot Award<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|title= Inkpot Awards|year= 2013|publisher= [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030095134/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|archive-date= October 30, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= November 3, 2013}}</ref>

===Nominations===
* 2001 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series (for ''Fortune & Glory'')<ref name=Eisner2001/>
* 2001 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication (for ''Fortune & Glory'')<ref name=Eisner2001/>
* 2001 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for ''Powers'', ''Fortune & Glory'' and ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'')<ref name=Eisner2001/>
* 2003 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story (with [[Alex Maleev]] for "Out"; ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #32–37)<ref name=Eisner2003/>

==Bibliography==
{{main|Brian Michael Bendis bibliography}}

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{{succession box | title=''[[The Mighty Avengers]]'' writer| before=n/a| after=[[Dan Slott]]| years=2007–2009}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Dark Avengers]]'' writer| before=n/a| after=[[Jeff Parker (comics)|Jeff Parker]]| years=2009–2010}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Spider-Woman (comic book)|Spider-Woman]]'' writer| before=[[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]| after=[[Dennis Hopeless]]| years=2009–2010}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Moon Knight]]'' writer| before=[[Gregg Hurwitz]]<br>(''Vengeance of Moon Knight'')| after=Warren Ellis| years=2011–2012}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]'' writer| before=n/a| after=[[Kelly Sue DeConnick]]| years=2012}}
{{succession box | title=''[[All-New X-Men]]'' writer| before=n/a| after=Dennis Hopeless| years=2013–2015}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' writer| before=[[Kieron Gillen]]| after=[[Cullen Bunn]]| years=2013–2015}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' writer| before=[[Dan Abnett]]<br>[[Andy Lanning]]| after=[[Gerry Duggan (writer)|Gerry Duggan]]| years=2013–2017}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Iron Man]]'' writer| before=[[Tom Taylor (writer)|Tom Taylor]]<br>(''[[Superior Iron Man]]'')| after=[[Dan Slott]]<br>(''[[Tony Stark: Iron Man]]'')| years=2015–2018}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Defenders (comics)|The Defenders]]'' writer| before=Cullen Bunn<br>(''[[Fearless Defenders]]'')| after=[[Al Ewing]]| years=2017–2018}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' writer| before=[[Peter J. Tomasi]]<br>[[Patrick Gleason (artist)|Patrick Gleason]]| after=[[Phillip Kennedy Johnson]]| years=2018–2021}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Action Comics]]'' writer| before=[[Dan Jurgens]]| after=Phillip Kennedy Johnson| years=2018–2021}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Young Justice]]'' writer| before=[[Peter David]]| after=n/a| years=2019–2021<br>(with [[David F. Walker]] in 2020–2021)}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' writer| before=[[Paul Levitz]]| after=n/a| years=2019–2021}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Justice League]]'' writer| before=[[Joshua Williamson]]| after='''current'''| years=2021–present}}
{{succession box | title=''[[Checkmate (DC Comics)|Checkmate]]'' writer| before=[[Bruce Jones (comics)|Bruce Jones]]| after=n/a| years=2021–2022}}
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{{Brian Michael Bendis|state=expanded}}
{{Dark Avengers}}
{{Jessica Jones}}
{{New Avengers}}
{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}
{{Eisner Award for Best Writer}}
{{Inkpot Award 2010s}}

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