Charlie Huston, who showran the first season [of Powers], is a novelist, and likes to internalize fiction as a novelist does. — Brian Michael Bendis Charlie 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 Adapting 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 Book Copy Share Image
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 Comic Copy Share Image
Artists are not your art monkeys. They are your collaborators. They should be given all due consideration to follow their journey. — Brian Michael Bendis Art 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 Comic 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,… — Brian Michael Bendis Chance 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 Cases 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 Comic book 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 Absolutes Copy Share Image
This is something I learned when I was working at a newspaper: when you put something on paper, whether it's words or… — Brian Michael Bendis Books Copy Share Image
Bike riding is where I go to solve all the problems. I know you can't tell from looking at me, but I'm… — Brian Michael Bendis Bike 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… — Brian Michael Bendis Art Copy Share Image
“Dr. Strange: 'That was--agh--smart of you, Logan.' Wolverine: 'Yeah? Which part?' Dr. Strange: 'You knew that severe physical trauma to the host… — Brian Michael Bendis Dr strange 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,… — Brian Michael Bendis College Copy Share Image
“IRVING: Flowery prose. Verbosity. Some folks think they’re Neil Gaiman, and have ambitions of their scripts being reprinted for their adoring fans… — Brian Michael Bendis Irving 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 Accidents Copy Share Image
I'm wired with a little bit of self-loathing, not that kind of self-loathing that paralyzes me, but it's there. The things I'm… — Brian Michael Bendis Annoying 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 Comic 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 Balance 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 Altered Copy Share Image
“Stop thinking about the fact that the world has turned against you and the irony is you shouldn't even be here. You… — Brian Michael Bendis Irony 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 Actor Copy Share Image
The only damn thing I ever learned in all my years in art school was a piece is never done, it is… — Brian Michael Bendis Art 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 Caught 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 Break 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 Art making 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 Comic 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 Book Copy Share Image