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
One of the things I'm most proud of over the years, is time management and balancing family and work. Everyday, you just… — Brian Michael Bendis Done Copy Share Image
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
“A man once said, “There are only two questions man can ask himself that mean anything. Why did God create the world?… — 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 Art making Copy Share Image
“You know your father, God rest his soul... Your father had a philosophy the he held to pretty strongly. And it's one… — Brian Michael Bendis Father 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 love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are… — Brian Michael Bendis Book Copy Share Image
“Please don't be dead. Because then I'd have to be the Sorcerer Supreme and there's no way I could rock the 'stache.” — Brian Michael Bendis Humor 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
I'll never get sick of raising my children, but other people might get sick of them. — Brian Michael Bendis Children 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 Best things Copy Share Image
You find there's no magic trick, sometimes in the shower, sometimes you're just lying in bed calm, sometimes you're just enjoying life… — Brian Michael Bendis Calm 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
“I know this because the worst has happened. The thing I can’t live with… has happened. And for all our back and… — Brian Michael Bendis Avengers 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
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
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 America Copy Share Image
It's too theatrical not to express yourself constantly. — Brian Michael Bendis Express yourself 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
I don't take it for granted, because I saw the fruits of Stan's [Lee] 50-year labor, and I didn't have to wait… — Brian Michael Bendis Fruit 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 Actors Copy Share Image
The trick is not caring what EVERYBODY thinks of you and just caring about what the RIGHT people think of you. — Brian Michael Bendis Caring 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 Carts Copy Share Image