I was on the set of the first Powers pilot, and an actor of color came up to me and said, "When I was a kid, my friends wouldn't let me play Batman or Superman, because I wasn't their color.… — 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
