Brian Michael Bendis
Author of House of M
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Please be careful when combining or separating trade paperback collections on Bendis' page. ISBNs are always a helpful thing to separate the Peter Parker Volumes 1 from the various Miles' Volumes 1 (and 2 and so forth). Some of his Ultimate Spider-Man titles can get very tangled because of the auto combining.
Series
Works by Brian Michael Bendis
Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey (2014) — Author — 183 copies, 10 reviews
Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 20: Ultimate Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (2008) 144 copies, 3 reviews
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Ultimate Collection - Book 1 (2010) 128 copies, 7 reviews
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Volume 1: The World According to Peter Parker (2010) 127 copies, 2 reviews
Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels (2014) 118 copies, 5 reviews
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Ultimate Collection - Book 2 (2010) 81 copies, 5 reviews
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Ultimate Collection - Book 3 (2010) 70 copies, 5 reviews
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy / The Defenders: Free Comic Book Day 2017 (2017) — Author — 41 copies, 3 reviews
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus (Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man) (2020) 31 copies
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 4 (The New Avengers: The Complete Collection) (2017) 25 copies
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 5 (The New Avengers) (2017) 22 copies
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 7 (2017) — Author — 16 copies, 1 review
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (2017) — Author — 16 copies, 2 reviews
DAREDEVIL BY BENDIS & MALEEV OMNIBUS VOL. 1 MALEEV COVER [NEW PRINTING 2] (Daredevil Omnibus, 1) (2024) 10 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #21: New Avengers: Disassembled, Part 1 (2006) — Author — 9 copies, 1 review
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #22: New Avengers: Disassembled, Part 2 (2006) — Author — 9 copies, 1 review
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #23: New Avengers: Disassembled, Part 3 (2005) — Author — 8 copies, 1 review
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #24: New Avengers: Disassembled, Part 4 (2006) — Author — 6 copies, 1 review
MARVEL-VERSE: MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (Marvel Adventures/Marvel Universe Spider-Man) (2024) 6 copies
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #8 6 copies
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #7 6 copies
Civil War II #4 6 copies
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #9 6 copies
SECRET WAR BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS OMNIBUS GABRIELE DELL'OTTO CLASSIC COSTUMES COVER (2025) 5 copies
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #6 5 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #43 5 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #25: New Avengers: Disassembled, Part 5 (2006) — Author — 5 copies, 1 review
Alias (2001-2003) #16 5 copies
Civil War II #6 5 copies
Civil War II #5 5 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #15 5 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #23 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #25 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #28 4 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #39: Echo — Author — 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #11 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #12 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #21 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #17 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #18 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #19 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #20 4 copies
Ultimate spider-man 5 -kraven .. 4 copies
Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 4 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #14 4 copies
X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2 4 copies
Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 2 #6 4 copies
Invincible Iron Man (2016-) #3 — Author — 4 copies
The Avengers (Vol. 1) #501: Chaos, Part 2 — Author — 3 copies
Daredevil: Kopfgeld 3 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #60 3 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #63 3 copies
Guardianes de la galaxia vs Thanos (Avengers Assemble 1-8, Guardians of the galaxy 19-20) (2021) 3 copies
Invincible Iron Man (2015-2016) #9 3 copies
The Avengers (Vol. 1) #502: Chaos, Part 3 — Author — 3 copies
Naomi (2019) #1 (Naomi (2019-)) 3 copies
Ultimate Mystery 3 copies
The Avengers (Vol. 1) #503: Chaos, Part 4 — Author — 3 copies
The Batman Chronicles #21 3 copies
Ultimate spider-man 4 -confessions 3 copies
Alias (2001-2003) #10 3 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #42 — Author — 3 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #45 3 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #50 3 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #54 3 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #44 3 copies
Action Comics (2016-) #1015 2 copies
Powers #s 1-8 2 copies
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes, Vol. 92 (64): Jessica Jones — Author — 2 copies
Old Man Logan: Warzones! — Author — 2 copies
Daredevil (1998) #48 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 10 2 copies
Ultimate End (Ultimate End (2015)) 2 copies
Daredevil (1998) #50 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 11 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 12 2 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #48 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 9 2 copies
Daredevil (1998) #47 2 copies
Daredevil (1998) #49 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 7 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 8 2 copies
All-New X-Men Annual #1 2 copies
Naomi (2019) #5 (Naomi (2019-)) 2 copies
Naomi (2019) #2 (Naomi (2019-)) 2 copies
Powers: Bureau #10 2 copies
Marvel Knights Daredevil by Bendis, Jenkins, Gale & Mack: Unusual Suspects (Daredevil (1998-2011) Book 1) (2018) 2 copies
L'uomo ragno 2 copies
Naomi (2019) #3 (Naomi (2019-)) 2 copies
Ród M 2 copies
Tajna inwazja 2 copies
Naomi (2019) #4 (Naomi (2019-)) 2 copies
Spider-Man (2016-) #8 2 copies
Ultimate Enemy 2 copies
Powers (2000-2004) #1 2 copies
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #15 2 copies
Spider-Man (2016-) #5 2 copies
Spider-Man (2016-) #7 2 copies
The Mighty Avengers (Vol. 1) #16 2 copies
Sam and Twitch #03 2 copies
Sam and Twitch #04 2 copies
Sam and Twitch #05 2 copies
Sam and Twitch #06 2 copies
The Mighty Avengers (Vol. 1) #18 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #48 2 copies
Powers (2000-2004) Annual #1 2 copies
Dark Avengers (Vol. 1) #5: Public Exposure, Part 1 — Author — 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #35 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #28 2 copies
Avengers: Free Comic Book Day 2009 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #26 2 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #52 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #51 2 copies
Guerra Secreta (Parte 1 a 3) 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #79 2 copies
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #1 2 copies
All-New X-Men #6 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #58 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #65 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #55 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #52 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #2 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #3 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] Annual #2 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #4 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #7 2 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #9: The Sentry, Part 3 — Author — 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #8 2 copies
Ultimate Fantastic Four # 4 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #5 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #93 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #56 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #94 2 copies
Ultimate Fallout #4 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #111 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #68 2 copies
Guardians Team-Up (2015) #1 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man [2000] #66 2 copies
Powers (2004-2008) #6 2 copies
Ultimate Spider-Man # 14 2 copies
The New Avengers (Vol. 1) #37: The Trust, Part 6 — Author — 2 copies
Daredevil (1998) #29 2 copies
Ultimate X-Men, n. 21 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man #67 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 13 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man T09 1 copy
Ultimate Comics: Doom 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men, n. 23 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men, n. 22 1 copy
Sam and Twitch No. 10 1 copy
Sekrety Marii Hill 1 copy
Niewidzialna mafia 1 copy
Rewolucja 1 copy
Niezwyciężony Iron Man 1 copy
Wyzwolona! 1 copy
Tak inni 1 copy
Zagubieni 1 copy
Strefy wojny 1 copy
Lewiatan 1 copy
Saga jedności : ród El 1 copy
Superman 2 1 copy
Superman DC Universe 6 1 copy
Superman DC Universe 19 1 copy
El fin de los días 1 copy
Batman Giant #9 1 copy
Moon Knight Vol 01 1 copy
Moon Knight Vol 02 1 copy
The Avengers Vol 02: 1 copy
New Avengers Vol 02 1 copy
New Avengers Vol 03 1 copy
Avengers Assemble Vol 01 1 copy
Kingpin: Born Against 1 copy
Alias Vol 01 1 copy
Alias Vol 02: Come Home 1 copy
Alias Vol 03: The Underneath 1 copy
Daredevil Ninja #1 1 copy
Elektra Vol. 2 #s1-5 1 copy
Powers Vol 2 #20 1 copy
A.K.A. Goldfish: Queen 1 copy
Hellspawn #s 1-5 1 copy
Jinx #s 1,3-7 1 copy
Jinx: Buried Treasures 1 copy
Jinx: True Crime Confessions 1 copy
Lili #0 1 copy
Ultimate Origins (2008) #1-A 1 copy
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #8 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men, n. 19 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man T08 1 copy
Justice League (2018-) #60 1 copy
Powers #s 8-16 1 copy
Powers Annual #1 1 copy
Poers #s 15-20 1 copy
Powers #s 21-30 1 copy
Powers #s 31-37 1 copy
Powers #s 8-15 1 copy
Powers #s 16-22 1 copy
Powers #s 23-25 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #19 1 copy
Hellspawn #02 1 copy
Hellspawn #11 1 copy
Hellspawn #12 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #09 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #10 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #11 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #12 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #13 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #14 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #15 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #16 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #17 1 copy
Sam and Twitch #18 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men, n. 20 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 49 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men, n. 18 1 copy
Dinastia M (Parte 1 a 4) 1 copy
Elektra (2001-2004) #5 1 copy
New Avengers: Illuminati #5 1 copy
All new X-Men T08 1 copy
Powers (2004-2008) #15 1 copy
Ultimate Death of Spider-Man 1 copy
Ultimate Mystery #1 1 copy
Secret Warriors #3 Dkr 1 copy
Thor n. 114 1 copy
Thor n. 113 1 copy
Thor n. 111 1 copy
L'uomo ragno serie oro 1 copy
Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung 074: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man - Wer ist Miles Morales? 1 copy
The New Avengers: Evadarea 1 copy
Avengers: Regăsirea 1 copy
Asediul 1 copy
Invazia secretă 1 copy
Marvel - Gizli İstila 1 copy
Războiul secret 1 copy
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #10 1 copy
Ultimate Spiderman #2 1 copy
Casa M 1 copy
Ultimate Fallout, n. 2 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 32 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 48 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 47 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 46 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 45 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 44 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 42 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 41 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 38 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 37 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 36 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 35 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 34 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 33 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 31 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 50 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 30 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 29 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 28 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 27 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 25 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 24 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 23 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 22 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 21 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 20 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 19 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 18 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 17 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 52 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 15 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 69 1 copy
Ultimate Fallout, n. 1 1 copy
Ultimates, n. 31 1 copy
Ultimates, n. 30 1 copy
Ultimates, n. 13 1 copy
Ultimates, n. 12 1 copy
Ultimates, n. 11 1 copy
Ultimates, n. 10 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 70 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 68 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 53 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 67 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 66 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 65 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 64 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 63 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 62 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 61 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 60 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 59 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 58 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 57 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 56 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 55 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 54 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 16 1 copy
Iron Man - Ic Savas 1 copy
Powers 25 Volume 1 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #19 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 1 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 6 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 5 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 4 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 3 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 2 1 copy
Assedio 1 copy
Universo 1 copy
Legado 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 39 1 copy
Ultimate Spider-Man, n. 40 1 copy
Dinastía de M 1-4 1 copy
Young Justice (2019-) #6 1 copy
Jinx Vol. 1 #3 1 copy
Ultimate Fallout #1 1 copy
Fortune and Glory #1 1 copy
V vs X. Los Vengadores 21-26 1 copy
V vs X. 1-6 1 copy
V vs X. 0 1 copy
Superman Villains 1 copy
Superman (2018-) #4 1 copy
All-New X-Men #21 1 copy
Spider-Men II #5 1 copy
Asedio 0 1 copy
La nueva Patrulla X: 1-44 1 copy
Marvel Millennium - Homem-Aranha nº1 : Lições de vida. Ultimate X-Men nº5 : O povo do amanhã Parte 5 1 copy
Jessica Jones #16 1 copy
Jessica Jones #18 1 copy
Jessica Jones #14 1 copy
Jessica Jones #13 1 copy
Jessica Jones #12 1 copy
Jessica Jones #11 1 copy
Ultimate End #2 1 copy
Old Man Logan #5 1 copy
Jessica Jones #15 1 copy
The Defenders #6 1 copy
Jessica Jones #17 1 copy
Powers (2000-2004) #2 1 copy
Marvel Millennium - Homem-Aranha nº2 : Um grande super-herói. X-Men nº2 : O povo do amanhã Conclusão 1 copy
FCBD 2010: The New Avengers 1 copy
Ultimate Power 2 of 9 1 copy
All-New X-Men #40 1 copy
All New X-Men #1 1 copy
Powers (2000-2004) #4 1 copy
Ultimate Spiderman. vol 6. 1 copy
Powers (2000-2004) #3 1 copy
Batman Giant #7 1 copy
Superman (2018-) #3 1 copy
Ultimate 87. Ultimate Spiderman 35. Divididos Caemos, Unidos Resistimos (COLECCIONABLE ULTIMATE) (2015) 1 copy
Siege - Omnibus 1 copy
Dark Avengers (Vol. 1) #6: Public Exposure, Part 2 — Author — 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #20 1 copy
Batman Giant #14 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #240 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #239 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #238 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #237 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #236 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #235 1 copy
Spider-Man (2016-) #234 1 copy
Invincible Iron Man (2016-) #596 — Author — 1 copy
Invincible Iron Man (2016-) #597 — Author — 1 copy
Invincible Iron Man (2016-) #595 — Author — 1 copy
Halo Uprising 3 of 4 1 copy
Homens-Aranha 1 copy
Action Comics (2016-) #1008 1 copy
Action Comics (2016-) #1011 1 copy
Daredevil (1998) #61 1 copy
Action Comics (2016-) #1025 1 copy
The Ones #2 1 copy
X-Men [Uncanny] (vol. 3) #13 1 copy
Ultimate Fantastic Four # 3 1 copy
Action Comics (2016-) #1024 1 copy
Elektra #5 1 copy
Los increíbles hombres X #14 1 copy
Alias #s 1-5 1 copy
Alias #s 6-10 1 copy
Alias #s 11-14 1 copy
Alias #s 16-21 1 copy
Alias #s 24-28 1 copy
Angels of Destruction #1 1 copy
Ultimate Fantastic Four # 1 1 copy
Action Comics (2016-) #1028 1 copy
Takio [2012] #4 1 copy
Liga da Justiça: vol.68 1 copy
Young Justice - Bd.3: Gerechtigkeit f�r alle!: Bd. 3: Gerechtigkeit für alle! (German Edition) (2021) 1 copy
Династія М 1 copy
Секретна війна 1 copy
Powers (2000-2004) #5 1 copy
Halo Uprising 4 of 4 1 copy
Devil & Hulk 92 — Author — 1 copy
Devil & Hulk 93 1 copy
Devil & Hulk 94 — Author — 1 copy
Devil & Hulk 95 — Author — 1 copy
Devil & Hulk 97 — Author — 1 copy
Devil & Hulk 90 — Author — 1 copy
Wiz Nuova Serie #28 — Author — 1 copy
Avengers (1998-2004) Finale 1 copy
Powers (2000-2004) #7 1 copy
Powers (2000-2004) #9 1 copy
Pulse #7 1 copy
Ultimate Doom 1 copy
Guardians of the Galaxy: Bd. 1 (2. Serie): Die neuen Wächter (Variant-Cover-Edition, Lim. 333 Expl.) (2016) 1 copy
Spider-Woman: Origin #5 (of 5) — Author — 1 copy
Spider-Woman: Origin #4 (of 5) — Author — 1 copy
Spider-Woman: Origin #3 (of 5) — Author — 1 copy
Young Justice (2019) 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #25 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #24 1 copy
Elektra 1 copy
The Pulse #10 — Author — 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #23 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #22 1 copy
Ultimate X-Men (UK) #21 1 copy
Naomi: Season Two #1 1 copy
Associated Works
Red Star, Vol. 1 - The Battle of Kar Dathras Gate (2001) — Introduction, some editions — 120 copies, 5 reviews
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- Legal name
- Bendis, Brian Michael
- Other names
- Bendis, Brian
- Birthdate
- 1967-08-18
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Cleveland Institute of Art
- Occupations
- comic book writer
- Organizations
- Marvel Comics
DC Comics - Awards and honors
- Eisner Award (Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition, 1999)
Eisner Award (Best Writer, 2002)
Eisner Award (Best Writer, 2003)
Squiddy Award (Best Comics Writer, 2002)
Squiddy Award (Best Comics Writer, 2003) - Relationships
- Ricketts, Mark (friend)
Bendis, Alisa (wife) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Places of residence
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Please be careful when combining or separating trade paperback collections on Bendis' page. ISBNs are always a helpful thing to separate the Peter Parker Volumes 1 from the various Miles' Volumes 1 (and 2 and so forth). Some of his Ultimate Spider-Man titles can get very tangled because of the auto combining.
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- USA
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Reviews
An excellent installment. The noir feeling is very present in the first two volumes in particular, Pilgrim is as snarkily foul-mouthed as ever, and yet the continuity of earlier volumes feels present and important. The latter truly makes me feel like I'm reading great new steps in an ongoing saga, rather than simply smaller standalone stories, and by the time you're on the fourth omnibus of something, that's kind of important to keep the interest up.
The stories here are deeply personal to show more the two protagonists, and that makes them all the more exciting to follow. I've always liked Powers, but I'm unsure if I've ever liked a collection as much as I liked this one. All the thumbs all the way up. show less
The stories here are deeply personal to show more the two protagonists, and that makes them all the more exciting to follow. I've always liked Powers, but I'm unsure if I've ever liked a collection as much as I liked this one. All the thumbs all the way up. show less
For a 25 year old detective spin-off of a gritty (and at that point fairly recent) superhero comic, this is enormously better than anyone should expect. Great banter, striking art and tense, dark mysteries. My only complaints are that some aspects of the mystery resolutions are slightly underwhelming to me once revealed, but the core relationship between the two protagonists more than makes up for that, being a both funny and touching take on the buddy cop trope.
I watched, and immensely enjoyed the recent Netflix Jessica Jones series, so when I saw the first four graphic novel collections, I had to pick them up.
This first one didn't disappoint at all. In fact, it provided a story that I find is the only kind I can actually enjoy from a major publisher like Marvel now: A story that occurs down deep between the major "event" stories that seem to be all the rage at Marvel and DC now.
I've complained about this before. To me, it seems that the bulk of show more the major superhero stories fall within three basic storylines:
1 - The superhero meets the villain, gets his ass handed to him, then comes back to soundly beat the villain, but not taking him out for his heinous crimes, allowing him to escape and run one of these three scenarios again and again.
2 - The superhero meets another superhero, communicates ineffectually, or mistakes the other hero as someone doing something bad--even though the two heroes have likely saved the world/universe together at least 78 times. They fight, the come to the realization they should act on the same side, and they go discover the villain behind all this and soundly beat the him, but don't take him out for his heinous crimes, allowing him to escape and run one of these three scenarios again and again.
3 - One of the superhero's team mates or loved ones is captured by the villain. Things look dire and the superhero gets his ass handed to him, but finds some way to exploit the villain's weakness, get the loved one to safety or team up with the team mate to soundly beat the villain, but not take him out for his heinous crimes, allowing him to escape and run one of these three scenarios again and again.
Occasionally, you can throw in the death of a character, but no big deal, they virtually always come back later on.
So, this no longer appeals to me. But stories like the two arcs in this first JJ collection? They don't follow that pattern at all. They still exist in the superhero world, but instead of running one of the three scenarios above, they work with the framework and the history of Marvel's universe to tell different stories. Stories of political machinations. Stories of madness. Stories of humans wanting to be superheroes, and of superheroes who just want to be human.
The story and the art are perfect. This first collection, at least, is fantastic. Well written, well drawn, well realized. show less
This first one didn't disappoint at all. In fact, it provided a story that I find is the only kind I can actually enjoy from a major publisher like Marvel now: A story that occurs down deep between the major "event" stories that seem to be all the rage at Marvel and DC now.
I've complained about this before. To me, it seems that the bulk of show more the major superhero stories fall within three basic storylines:
1 - The superhero meets the villain, gets his ass handed to him, then comes back to soundly beat the villain, but not taking him out for his heinous crimes, allowing him to escape and run one of these three scenarios again and again.
2 - The superhero meets another superhero, communicates ineffectually, or mistakes the other hero as someone doing something bad--even though the two heroes have likely saved the world/universe together at least 78 times. They fight, the come to the realization they should act on the same side, and they go discover the villain behind all this and soundly beat the him, but don't take him out for his heinous crimes, allowing him to escape and run one of these three scenarios again and again.
3 - One of the superhero's team mates or loved ones is captured by the villain. Things look dire and the superhero gets his ass handed to him, but finds some way to exploit the villain's weakness, get the loved one to safety or team up with the team mate to soundly beat the villain, but not take him out for his heinous crimes, allowing him to escape and run one of these three scenarios again and again.
Occasionally, you can throw in the death of a character, but no big deal, they virtually always come back later on.
So, this no longer appeals to me. But stories like the two arcs in this first JJ collection? They don't follow that pattern at all. They still exist in the superhero world, but instead of running one of the three scenarios above, they work with the framework and the history of Marvel's universe to tell different stories. Stories of political machinations. Stories of madness. Stories of humans wanting to be superheroes, and of superheroes who just want to be human.
The story and the art are perfect. This first collection, at least, is fantastic. Well written, well drawn, well realized. show less
four stars. it was the TV series that brought me here: i wanted to take a closer look at what the comics had done with Jessica Jones. and i like Bendis, who started out doing excellent neo-noir crime stories, intricately plotted, dense, and very well written. and this one proves he hasn't lost the knack. it's also big on examining superhero problems, the kind of stuff that originally made Jessica walk away and start a detective agency instead. lots of cases here, more than we've seen on the show more show, and Jessica displays a lot of empathy for her clients, a burning desire to really help them that conflicts with her acquired-the-hard-way cynicism. altogether, i liked this a lot, substantial and absorbing stuff. don't like the artist, though, which lost it half a star. show less
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