I was listening to the inclusiveness of Spider-Man, and why he's so appealing to so many people, but I didn't connect it… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
And I had worked at the comic-book store almost by accident, because I was deciding to make a living as an artist,… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
The drawing and the crafting of the story are fun, but it's the overall meaning that matters to me. It might escape… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I've been reading Ed Brubaker comics since the first appearance of Ed Brubaker comics and every single time he announces a new… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
From my personal taste, it needed more of a visual style. It's so hard when you're adapting something that's so visually scrumptious… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I looked at Tank Girl, which is the coolest comic, ever. The movie didn't make the comic book any less cool. The… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I was on the set of the first Powers pilot, and an actor of color came up to me and said, "When… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
It also helps that what Dan Slott is doing with Peter Parker in the comics has elevated him to something else, so… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
One of the things I like to do is people's hearts are on their sleeve, whether it's a good or a bad… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I see this with experienced writers, too: They worry so much about the plot that they lose sight of the characters. They… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
The other cool thing is, even with Jessica [Johnson], or Daredevil, I had taken a break from those characters for a while… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
“everyone you know in mainstream comics was discovered from their work in independent or self-published comics or other creative work in another… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
Before the TV show of Jessica Jones, the response to Miles [Morales] is so overwhelming, and so constant, and it's been five… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I was there when Sam Raimi showed Stan Lee the first cut of the first Spider-Man movie. I was on a couch… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
Well it's been about 100 years and every attempt at a comics writers' union has failed miserably. There is, sadly, a long… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I didn't know why I was coming to this room. Someone just told me to go to Sam Raimi's office. I knew… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
Reading Homicide by David Simon was the first time I said, "What if this was in a world of superheroes?" That was… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I didn't write superheroes for the first 10 years of my comic career. I was just doing fan fiction. I wasn't thinking… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
If you loved everything you were writing, you would be deluding yourself or a complete and absolute narcissist. It's not about liking… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
I obviously love those characters ['The Avengers'] with my whole heart. I was on a one-man "Luke Cage is cool" campaign for… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
But you have to look at your work with an honest critical eye. Work on the things that you need work on.… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
When it was announced that Spider-Man was going to be in Captain America: Civil War, "Miles Morales" was trending on Twitter for… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
Jeph (Loeb) will call me with updates, and I'll go, "Are you f--king with me?" I never saw this coming, and certainly… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
In the history of comics and movies and music too, it's always when things are at their bottomed-out, either creatively or financially, there's more… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
I've been reading Ed Brubaker comics since the first appearance of Ed Brubaker comics and every single time he announces a new title I… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
With every script, I write a note to my collaborator that says: 'I write full script. But see it as a guide. You take… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
Jeph (Loeb) will call me with updates, and I'll go, "Are you f--king with me?" I never saw this coming, and certainly never saw… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
It was a very excellent day over there at HBO/Cinemax when they bought 'Powers' . I felt like I graduated television college, because they… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
I didn't write superheroes for the first 10 years of my comic career. I was just doing fan fiction. I wasn't thinking about superheroes… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
Before the TV show of Jessica Jones, the response to Miles [Morales] is so overwhelming, and so constant, and it's been five years now.… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
In my mind jealousy would come with seeing people do something that makes it all look extremely easy when it's not, like artists who… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
The books are the books, and a lot of the stuff is some version of your id or your ego. — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
The one thing that Jessica [Johnson] and Miles[Morales] have in common is that there's a great many people in the audience who were desperate… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
Reading Homicide by David Simon was the first time I said, "What if this was in a world of superheroes?" That was a very… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
“Stop thinking about the fact that the world has turned against you and the irony is you shouldn't even be here. You should have… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
If you loved everything you were writing, you would be deluding yourself or a complete and absolute narcissist. It's not about liking what you… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share
![“The other cool thing is, even with Jessica [Johnson], or Daredevil, I had taken a break from those characters for a while in the comics, so I can enjoy the shows without the agita. I completely love the Daredevil show. I feel no physical connection to it, because it was 10 years ago since I wrote…” quote by Brian Michael Bendis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/afd/brian-michael-bendis-9912_break_the-other-cool-thing-is-even-with-jessic_3049235.jpg)
![“Before the TV show of Jessica Jones, the response to Miles [Morales] is so overwhelming, and so constant, and it's been five years now. I can't even express to you how powerful it is on my end. It's overwhelming how much it was needed, that I didn't know that's what was needed.” quote by Brian Michael Bendis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3bd/brian-michael-bendis-9912_comic_before-the-tv-show-of-jessica-jones-the_191981.jpg)
![“I obviously love those characters ['The Avengers'] with my whole heart. I was on a one-man "Luke Cage is cool" campaign for most of the Aughts. When we announced the New Avengers line-up, and Luke Cage and Spider-Woman were there, a lot of fans went, "WHAT?!?!?! Bulls--t!" And I had to prove…” quote by Brian Michael Bendis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ceb/brian-michael-bendis-9912_avengers_i-obviously-love-those-characters-the-av_880562.jpg)
