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Brian Michael Bendis is an American comics writer and artist whose career began in independent comics in the early 1990s. He created or co-created series including Goldfish, Jinx, Torso, Fortune and Glory, Powers, Scarlet, Takio, Pearl, and Joy Operations, and wrote major runs on Ultimate Spider-Man, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, the Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman, and Justice League. His work frequently combines crime fiction, superhero narratives, science fiction, humor, and autobiographical elements.
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Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story
A concise, autobiographical creator-owned graphic novel that introduces Bendis's humor, crime-fiction sensibility, and Hollywood-focused storytelling.
Powers
A defining creator-owned superhero-noir series and a strong entry point to Bendis's long-form plotting.
Ultimate Spider-Man
The landmark series that established Bendis's modern, character-driven approach to superhero comics.
Alias
The foundational Jessica Jones series and one of Bendis's most acclaimed crime-oriented Marvel works.
Read in order
Books by series
graphic-novel-series · complete
Jinx
A creator-owned crime-comics series about bounty hunters and organized crime.
- 1 JinxAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_series · 1996
- 2 Jinx Volume 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_series · 1997
- 3 Jinx SpecialAmazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_novel · 1997 Optional
- 4 Jinx: True Crime ConfessionsAmazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_collection · 1998 Optional
- 5 Jinx: Pop Culture Hoo-HahAmazon ↗
Book 5 · graphic_collection · 1998 Optional
graphic-novel-series · ongoing
Fortune and Glory
A semi-autobiographical comics series about trying to turn comic-book properties into Hollywood films.
comic-series · complete
Sam and Twitch
A crime series centered on the Spawn characters Sam Burke and Twitch Williams.
- 1 Sam and TwitchAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_series · 1999
graphic-novel-series · complete
Powers
A creator-owned police procedural and superhero-noir series created with Michael Avon Oeming.
- 1 PowersAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_series · 2000
- 2
Powers Volume 2Amazon ↗Book 2 · graphic_series · 2004
- 3
Powers Volume 3Amazon ↗Book 3 · graphic_series · 2009
- 4 Powers: The BureauAmazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_series · 2013
- 5
Powers Volume 4Amazon ↗Book 5 · graphic_series · 2015
- 6
Powers: The Best EverAmazon ↗Book 6 · graphic_novel · 2020
comic-series · complete
Jessica Jones
Bendis's interconnected Jessica Jones stories, beginning with Alias.
- 1
Avengers: DisassembledAmazon ↗Book 1 · graphic_novel · 2004
- 2 The Mighty AvengersAmazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_series · 2007
- 3 Dark AvengersAmazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_series · 2009
- 4 The AvengersAmazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_series · 2010
- 5
Avengers PrimeAmazon ↗Book 5 · graphic_novel · 2010 Optional
- 6
Avengers AssembleAmazon ↗Book 6 · graphic_novel · 2012 Optional
- 7
Age of UltronAmazon ↗Book 7 · graphic_novel · 2013 Optional
comic-series · complete
New Avengers
Bendis's principal New Avengers series and its Illuminati spin-off.
comic-series · complete
Ultimate Spider-Man
Bendis's long-running modernization of Spider-Man and related Ultimate Universe stories.
- 1 Ultimate Spider-ManAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_series · 2000
- 2 Ultimate Marvel Team-UpAmazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_series · 2001 Optional
- 3 Ultimate SixAmazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_novel · 2003 Optional
- 4 Ultimate Spider-Man RequiemAmazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_novel · 2009 Optional
- 5
Ultimate Comics: Spider-ManAmazon ↗Book 5 · graphic_series · 2011
- 7
Spider-MenAmazon ↗Book 6 · graphic_novel · 2012 Optional
- 6 Ultimate Comics: FalloutAmazon ↗
Book 7 · graphic_series · 2011
- 9
Spider-Men IIAmazon ↗Book 9 · graphic_novel · 2017 Optional
- 8 Ultimate EndAmazon ↗
Book 8 · graphic_novel · 2015 Optional
- 1 Ultimate X-MenAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_series · 2003
comic-series · complete
Guardians of the Galaxy
Bendis's Guardians of the Galaxy series and related limited series.
- 1
Guardians of the GalaxyAmazon ↗Book 1 · graphic_series · 2013
- 2 Infinite Comics: Guardians of the GalaxyAmazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_series · 2013 Optional
- 3 Guardians Team-Up: Guardians AssembleAmazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_novel · 2015 Optional
- 4 Guardians of KnowhereAmazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_novel · 2015 Optional
comic-series · complete
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Bendis's Miles Morales stories across the Ultimate and mainstream Marvel universes.
graphic-novel-series · complete
Murder Inc.
A creator-owned alternate-history crime series created with Michael Avon Oeming.
graphic-novel-series · ongoing
Scarlet
A creator-owned revolutionary thriller created with Alex Maleev.
comic-series · complete
Leviathan
A DC espionage storyline written by Bendis and centered on the Leviathan organization.
comic-series · complete
Legion of Super-Heroes
Bendis's Legion of Super-Heroes relaunch and its prelude.
- 1 Young JusticeAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_series · 2019
comic-series · complete
Naomi
A DC superhero series co-created by Bendis, David F. Walker, and Jamal Campbell.
graphic-novel-series · ongoing
Joy Operations
A creator-owned science-fiction series created with Stephen Byrne.
graphic-novel-series · ongoing
Phenomena
A creator-owned fantasy-adventure graphic-novel series created with André Lima Araújo.
graphic-novel-series · complete
Derrick Storm
Graphic mysteries co-written by Bendis and Kelly Sue DeConnick under the Richard Castle pseudonym.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (28)
- Parts of a HoleAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 1991
- Spunky Todd the Psychic BoyAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 1992
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FireAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 1993
- A.K.A. GoldfishAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 1994
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TorsoAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 1998
- Elektra: The Scorpio KeyAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2001
- Secret WarAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2004
- House of MAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2005
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Spider-Woman: OriginAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 2006
- Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D.Amazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2009
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Civil War: The ConfessionAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 2007
- Civil War: The InitiativeAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2007
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Halo: UprisingAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 2007
- Secret InvasionAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2008
- Secret Invasion: Dark ReignAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2009
- Dark Reign: The List—The AvengersAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2009
- Ultimate Fantastic Four: The FantasticAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2004
- Ultimate PowerAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2006
- Ultimate OriginsAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2008
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Ultimate Comics: DoomsdayAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 2010
- Siege: The CabalAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2010
- BrilliantAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2011
- TakioAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2011
- Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a TreeAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2017
- Civil War IIAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2016
- Batman: UniverseAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2018
- CoverAmazon ↗
graphic_novel · 2018
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MasterpieceAmazon ↗graphic_novel · 2023
