steve Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I enjoyed Sam & Twitch as well back when I did a deep-dive on everything Spawn. I'd forgotten that was Bendis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I'm not a Bendis super-fan - I enjoyed but didn't love Powers, Alias, Daredevil, etc. - and his recentish stuff has been kinda hit and miss with me. Still, I find the idea that Bendis is a hack that only writes shitty books kinda bizarre. I can understand not liking Bendis - I probably wouldn't put him in my top 10 or even 20 - but my general opinion is that he can be an outstanding writer whose stuff just isn't quite to my taste (though Ultimate Spider Man is probably one of my top 5 superhero books from the past 20-30 years). That said, I feel the same about Bendis as I do Moore and Miller. Outstanding writers whose best stuff is technically outstanding but doesn't quite speak to me (I think Dark Knight and Watchmen are awesome literary achievements, but not fun reads for me). And like Bendis, Moore and Miller's books sometime don't work at all for me. I find the idea that he's going to somehow drag down the DC line with subpar books bizarre. This strikes me as a big blow to Marvel and a coup for DC. I was rather enjoying Bendis' Iron Man run - and I initially hated the idea of Doomiron Man and yet another precocious child genius in the suit. Personally, I'm really looking forward to seeing what a motivated Bendis can do with a new set of characters to play with. It sounds like he has done every book at Marvel he really wanted to do except Fantastic Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Years ago, when I talked to him regularly, I bought a bunch of pages off Bendis (Jinx/Goldfish era) and on the back were sample pages he had using the JLI. So it would be interesting to see him revisit some of those chars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Bendis doing a JLI book or even a JLI styled book with a different roster would be kind of great? It's basically what he did with Avengers, only those characters weren't all suited for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Nightwing seems like a book that'd be right up his alley(as long as it keeps him far away from Supes). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Or maybe a new Red Robin ongoing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Brian Michael Bendis I've read: Ultimate Spider-Man #1-13 is great especially #13. What an amazing issue. Also read the Venom arc from said book, Spider-Men, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1-12, Old Man Logan and Spider-Man: Vol. 1. The latter sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I don't think Bendis is a bad writer at all. I think he's actually a very talented writer. I just think his style works horribly on big mainstream superhero books. He also has a penchant for doing really dumb, goofy crap, such as Yiddish-speaking Peter Parker. Secret War is a perfect example of how his style can ruin a good premise or concept. I remember being pretty excited for that miniseries, which turned out to be a whole lot of nothing and dumb interrogation room garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 If I could just read more crime comics with art he traced from lightboxed photos of his friends, I'd be pretty happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 17 minutes ago, Cliff Hanger said: If I could just read more crime comics with art he traced from lightboxed photos of his friends, I'd be pretty happy with that. Speaking of, I love how P Craig's adaptation of Pagliacci "stars" Bendis and Jill Thompson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Also, apparently all his Icon stuff has been pulled from Amazon's digital stores. I would expect new Image editions as soon as he thinks it's worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 BMB taking both Superman and Action Comics announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 On Friday, November 10, 2017 at 6:39 AM, APO said: Nightwing seems like a book that'd be right up his alley(as long as it keeps him far away from Supes). Sorry, @APO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 36 minutes ago, The Natural said: Sorry, @APO. Yeah, I kinda resigned myself to the fact that it was gonna happen a few weeks back. What's funny is that his premise for Action sounds right up his alley, but sweet merciful Jeebus, am I dreading his Superman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Honestl,y I'm mostly pissed because I've dug what I've read of both Action and Superman up to Vol 4. I feel like Jurgens, Tomasi, and Gleason are all being cheated out of their books despite having solid-good runs right now. Tomasi and Gleason I'm especially annoyed to see pulled from Superman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Gleason is sticking to Action (although I think only art and not co-writing) I'm not sure what the last major project he did without Tomasi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 7 hours ago, APO said: Yeah, I kinda resigned myself to the fact that it was gonna happen a few weeks back. What's funny is that his premise for Action sounds right up his alley, but sweet merciful Jeebus, am I dreading his Superman. I thought BMB be put on a Batman book first as Batman's the biggest comic book hero around. I can't see Bendis with Supes. 6 hours ago, Eivion said: Honestl,y I'm mostly pissed because I've dug what I've read of both Action and Superman up to Vol 4. I feel like Jurgens, Tomasi, and Gleason are all being cheated out of their books despite having solid-good runs right now. Tomasi and Gleason I'm especially annoyed to see pulled from Superman. I've also liked what I've read by them with one exception. 4 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: Gleason is sticking to Action (although I think only art and not co-writing) I'm not sure what the last major project he did without Tomasi. Robin: Son of Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I think Bendis could write a wonderful Daily Planet or Intergang book, but Superman goes against his strengths. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Matt D said: I think Bendis could write a wonderful Daily Planet or Intergang book, but Superman goes against his strengths. Second this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 3 hours ago, The Natural said: I thought BMB be put on a Batman book first as Batman's the biggest comic book hero around. I can't see Bendis with Supes. I'm glad he wasn't though I still suspect he will at some point. I have trouble seeing him do a decent Batman. I have somewhat less trouble seeing a decent Superman from him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Bibbo's Bar would also be acceptable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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