Brian Michael Bendis
Comic Writer
Portland, OR, USA
Biography:
Brian Michael Bendis is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) for his self-published, Image Comics and Marvel Comics work, and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics, with his books selling consistently highly for over a decade.
Starting out with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar, Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2001, on which he continues as writer to the present day. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004, and has also written the Marvel "event" storylines "House Of M", "Secret War", 2008's "Secret Invasion" and 2009's "Siege".
Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller and Alan Moore, his own writing influences are less rooted in comics, drawing considerably on the work of David Mamet, Richard Price, and Aaron Sorkin, whose dialogue Bendis feels are "the best in any medium."
In addition to writing comics, he has also worked in television, video games and film, and teaches writing at Portland State University.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Jewish Comics Experience 2024 - November 10, 2024 in New York, NY, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2024 - September 6-8, 2024 in Portland, OR, USA
- FACTS 2024 - April 6-7, 2024 in Gent, Belgium
- Emerald City Comic Con 2024 - February 29 - March 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA, USA 2023
- Jewish Comics Experience 2023 - November 11-12, 2023 in New York, NY, USA
- Baltimore Comic-Con 2023 - September 8-10, 2023 in Baltimore, MD, USA 2022
Baltimore Comic-Con 2022 - October 28-30, 2022 in Baltimore, MD, USACancelled Appearance- Rose City Comic Con 2022 - September 9-11, 2022 in Portland, OR, USA
- Dragon Con 2022 - September 1-5, 2022 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Fan Expo Chicago 2022 - July 7-10, 2022 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2021
Baltimore Comic-Con 2021 - October 22-24, 2021 in Baltimore, MD, USACancelled AppearanceRose City Comic Con 2021 - September 10-12, 2021 in Portland, OR, USACancelled Appearance 2020Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 - October 23-25, 2020 in Baltimore, MD, USAConvention CancelledAwesome Con 2020 - May 1-3, 2020 in Washington, DC, USAConvention PostponedWonderCon 2020 - April 10-12, 2020 in Anaheim, CA, USAConvention Cancelled 2018- New York Comic Con 2018 - October 4-7, 2018 in New York, NY, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2018 - September 7-9, 2018 in Portland, OR, USA
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2018 - April 6-8, 2018 in Chicago, IL, USA
- Emerald City Comicon 2018 - March 1-4, 2018 in Seattle, WA, USA 2017
- Comic Con Paris 2017 - October 27-29, 2017 in Paris, France
- London Super Comic Con 2017 - August 25-27, 2017 in London, UK 2016
- Rose City Comic Con 2016 - September 10-11, 2016 in Portland, OR, USA
- WonderCon 2016 - March 25-27, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015
- Comic Con Paris 2015 - October 23-25, 2015 in Paris, France 2014
- Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2014 - October 31 - November 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- New York Comic Con 2014 - October 9-12, 2014 in New York, NY, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2014 - September 20-21, 2014 in Portland, OR, USA 2013
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013 - July 18-21, 2013 in San Diego, CA, USA 2012
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Gold Coast 2012 - April 20-22, 2012 in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Melbourne 2012 - April 13-15, 2012 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2011 - March 18-20, 2011 in Chicago, IL, USA
- Emerald City Comicon 2011 - March 4-6, 2011 in Seattle, WA, USA 2010
- New York Comic Con 2010 - October 8-10, 2010 in New York, NY, USA
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2010 - July 22-25, 2010 in San Diego, CA, USA 2009
- New York Comic Con 2009 - February 6-8, 2009 in New York, NY, USA 2006
- New York Comic Con 2006 - February 25-26, 2006 in New York, NY, USA 2004
- Wizard World Chicago 2004 - August 13-15, 2004 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Sydney 2004 - May 1-2, 2004 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo Auckand 2004 - April 16-18, 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand
- Wizard World Los Angeles 2004 - March 19-21, 2004 in Long Beach, CA, USA
- Emerald City Comicon 2004 - February 29, 2004 in Seattle, WA, USA 2003
- Wizard World Chicago 2003 - August 8-10, 2003 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2002
- MegaCon 2002 - February 22-24, 2002 in Orlando, FL, USA 2001
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2001 - July 19-22, 2001 in San Diego, CA, USA
- Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo Auckand 2001 - February 10-11, 2001 in Auckland, New Zealand
- comicfest 2001 - February 3-4, 2001 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
40 confirmed guest appearances