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 have a very strong color theory, for instance, where in 'Powers,' green means powerless, and red means power.The story was all… — 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
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
You can't just have a fight scene. In my opinion, it has to be a character moment or story moment. — 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
Lettering should be invisible. You shouldn't notice it, unless it is a determined piece of storytelling in graphic design. Whether handmade or… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 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 never saw… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
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 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 about superheroes… — 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 years now.… — Brian Michael Bendis Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/3bd/brian-michael-bendis-9912_constant_before-the-tv-show-of-jessica-jones-the_191981.jpg)
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