Brian Michael Bendis Ending His Run On Superman and Action

Brian Michael Bendis will be wrapping up his run on both the main Superman title and Action Comics this December according to the latest DC Comics solicitations. A couple months ago Brian Michael Bendis teased that he was nearing his run on Superman but DC Comics fans didn’t really have a clear idea of just how close Bendis was to wrap up his story. “I’m heading towards the end of my run on Superman, so I’ve been more reflective on it,” teased Bendis in June. “And it’s — I’ll never…

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Bendis To Reintroduce 1987 Villain From Superman IV

Superman’s world in the comics is getting a big shakeup thanks to Brian Michael Bendis but no one thought that we would see a screen villain from 1987 namely Nuclear Man, who debuted in the often criticized Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. It all started thanks to a joke by Nick Derington, who drew a sketch of Nuclear Man when Brian Michael Bendis was announced on the Superman title, and now he’s actually making his way into the series. “So when they first announced I was taking over Superman,…

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Bendis Interview About Changing Superman #Superman

Brian Michael Bendis began with a bang in the Action Comics #1000 with the introduction of a new character Rogol Zaar who claimed he (and not a natural disaster) was behind the destruction of Superman’s home planet, Krypton. The story lit up Twitter and other media outlets about the fact that he is changing the continuity in rebirth as established by past writers of Superman. Some are saying he wants to do away with Jon his son and Lois his wife. To answer fans concerns about major changes in the…

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‘Man of Steel’ Will Reveal “The Fate of Lois and Jon” #comics

Brian Michael Bendis has told interviewers that he has no plans to scrap Superman’s marriage to Lois Lane as part of his takeover of the Superman books, which has also seen the cancellations of related titles like Super-Sons and Supergirl — but solicitation text for his upcoming miniseries The Man of Steel has some fans worried. The text of the previews for The Man of Steel series highlights “what’s going on with Lois and Jon,” and “the fate of Lois and Jon.” The net effect is to create uncertainty about…

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Does Brian Michael Bendis Like Superman?

Brian Michael Bendis, the longtime Marvel writer who created Jessica Jones and wrote for all the company’s big heroes from Spider-Man to The Avengers, is going to DC Comics. In a November 7 tweet, Bendis announced to the world that he’d be joining DC Comics. This month at the South by Southwest conference, he sat on a panel with DC comics artist Jim Lee and writer Frank Miller to discuss the recently turned 80-years-old icon he’ll work on: Superman. “I’m a little Jewish boy from Cleveland, and in Cleveland, you…

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Brian Michael Bendis To Write Superman

Brian Michael Bendis has recovered from his illness and we now know what his assignment with DC Comics will be. Bendis will be taking over writing duties on DC Comics’ monthly Superman and Action Comics titles. In addition, DC will re-release Bendis’ acclaimed creator-owned Jinxworld comics and publish new content from him as well. Before his run on the main Superman titles begins, Bendis also has a major miniseries coming to shake up the status quo for the Kryptonian hero. “My first appearance in DC Comics will be Action Comics…

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Brian Michael Bendis Very Sick

Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis he’s recovering from a serious MRSA infection which put him in intensive care for days and temporarily blinded him. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. Orbital infections caused by MRSA are “a rising menace in the ocular field” according to the National Institute of Health. Orbital cellulitis which can result from MSRA can be potentially sight and life-threatening. Bendis: I’m home. miraculously. my recent healthy eating & weight loss helped me bounce out of the…

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Marvel Releases Statement On Brian Michael Bendis

Marvel Comics has provided ComicBook.com with a statement in response to the news that writer Brian Michael Bendis will be leaving the publisher to write exclusively for DC Comics. Bendis has been a writer at Marvel for over 15 years, and the statement reflects the longstanding relationship between the writer and the publisher. Bendis confirmed the news, retweeting the DC Comics announcement. “This is real,” Bendis tweeted. “I love you all. Change is good. Change is healthy. I am bursting with ideas and inspirations. Details to come! Stay tuned!” Bendis…

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TONY STARK’s Return Begins In INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #593

Brian Michael Bendis and Stefano Caselli are continuing with Invincible Iron Man into “Marvel Legacy,” renumbered to #593 and beginning with the disappearance (and eventual return to the armor) of Tony Stark, according to IGN. “Well, the theme of ‘Legacy’ was already very strongly in the forefront story of the Iron Man series. Not only has Tony’s mantle been passed on as he lays in a coma, but it’s been picked up by Riri Williams, a newcomer and relative stranger, and Victor Von Doom… who is one of the great…

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Spider-Men Comic Coming Again

“In 2012, the Ultimate Universe and Marveliverse collided with the meeting of Miles Morales and Peter Parker in “Spider-Men,” written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Sara Pichelli. The series left off just as Peter Parker began researching Miles Morales online in the 616. Today, via his personal Twitter account, Bendis confirmed that a “Spider-Men 2” is planned, answering the question “Are we going to see a spidermen 2 series?” with “Yes.” “While Bendis didn’t specify when or how a follow-up series would take place, a “Spider-Men 2” isn’t…

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Marvel’s GENERATIONS Coming – A 10-Way Crossover Event

Marvel’s teased Generations has been revealed as an expansive crossover of 10 characters/titles this summer pairing classic heroes with younger characters who have taken up their names. First revealed by Marvel through their Disney sister company ABC News, Generations will kick off in July and run through September – during the same time as the overarching Secret Empire event. Marvel has released a list of the 10 pairings, as well as who is writing the stories, although they don’t specify in which titles their stories will take place: Iron Man…

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Marvel’s Civil War II – Success or Failure?

When Marvel Comics began teasing a sequel to their Civil War comic book event last year I had mixed feeling that it could be done again and succeed as a major crossover story arc again. Are they tryng to capitalize on the fact that it is the 10th anniversary of the original series written by Mark Millar and art by Steve McNiven or the fact that the Cinematic Universe experienced a Civil War of its own in the third Captain America movie. Some would say that if done well it…

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Brian Michael Bendis at Rose City Comic Con

Last weekend we had a chance to speak with Marvel’s writer Brian Michael Bendis and ask him some qustions about Marvel Comics and what he is doing plus we saw him at his teaching best in the panel “Teaching Comics with Bendis and Walker”. Walt: Brian, who’s idea was it to kill Bruce Banner? Bendis: That was my idea. Walt: In the past the dymamic between Banner and his alter ego was part of a great over all story done so well by Pak and Aaron and others. Why would…

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X-Men: Battle of the Atom 50 Years of X-MEN

This September, celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the first major X-Men crossover event in over three years: X-Men: Battle of the Atom! From the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Brian Wood, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo, David Lopez and Giuseppe Camuncoli comes an event so exhilarating, and so groundbreaking that fans will be talking about this for years to come! Three X-Men universes collide in the biggest war mutantkind has ever seen, and you won’t believe how it all plays out. One thing’s for sure—no…

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