With the earth shattering news that Brian Michael Bendis is leaving Marvel for DC Comics (REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!) (There's already half a dozen clickbait articles about this on Bleeding Cool), I'm curious what characters you would like see Bendis write?
Personally, even though Bendis is probably going to be writing something safe like a new Batman title, or be the new JL or Wonder Woman writer just in time for the new Justice League film, but personally I'd like to see him either write more second tier characters or create a new character for the Dark Matter line, because I feel that's the area where he thrives in.
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11-07-2017, 05:10 PM #1Astonishing Member
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Which characters would you like Bendis to have a hand at?
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11-07-2017, 05:37 PM #2Uncanny Member
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Answer: none.
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Not a fan of his "writing".
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11-07-2017, 06:04 PM #3Astonishing Member
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I think later in his career, Bendis's output started to get very derivative and shoddy, plus I don't think he understood many of the Marvel characters he wrote, but hopefully DC will put a leash on him. Maybe the entire concept of Bendis writing for a publisher other than Marvel for the first time on 15 or so years, will put pressure on him to write better stories. I remain optimistic because his runs on Alias, Ultimate Spiderman, and Daredevil were really damn good. Originally Posted by MajorHoy
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11-07-2017, 06:08 PM #4Original CBR member
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11-07-2017, 06:17 PM #5BANNED
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The Question or Hellblazer are my top picks for Bendis to write. Maybe Cyborg.
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Cyborg...with conditions. One bring back the Walker upgrades and two give Cyborg access to big time villains. Then let him do his thing.
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11-07-2017, 06:44 PM #7Astonishing Member
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Things don't go too well when a Yankee writes John Constantine. A Brian Michael Bendis Question series sounds like a great idea. I don't know about Cyborg, I think Johnathan Hickman, a fellow Marvel writer who is rumored to eventually write a title for DC, might be a better fit. Originally Posted by DJ1107
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11-07-2017, 07:34 PM #8pygophile and podophile
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qft. Originally Posted by MajorHoy
kinda. I'd like to see Bendis on maybe a Hal Jordan or Oliver Queen book, since I dislike those characters and avoid them anyway!Comics were definitely happier, breezier and more confident in their own strengths before Hollywood and the Internet turned the business of writing superhero stories into the production of low budget storyboards or, worse, into conformist, fruitless attempts to impress or entertain a small group of people who appear to hate comics and their creators. -- Grant Morrison, 2008
trade-waiting - Ice Cream Man, Monstress
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11-07-2017, 07:40 PM #9Ultimate Member
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If I had to choose...
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11-07-2017, 08:22 PM #10Astonishing Member
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Most of the criticism against him was in the later years where he was given books he didnt fit (X Men? GotG? Get outta here) and was being given too much to do. He works better as just a writer writing street level books.What we used to call life has very little worth these days. Welcome to the very edge.
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11-07-2017, 10:24 PM #11Mighty Member
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Not sure. And it depends if the stories would be standalone stories or in current continuity.
Maybe something different and unexpected like Hawk & Dove
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11-07-2017, 11:21 PM #12Amazing Member
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Knowing DC - they're putting Bendis on a big book - despite his recent work, what's the point of hiring a big name only to put him on a small book?
We know he does well with street level characters - I'd imagine Batman is an obvious choice and really - DC can sell as much Batman books as they can if they have the right teams for them. I would imagine a perfect fit would be to put him on an All Star Batman or All Star Batman and Robin title - continuity free, street level setting and a great cast to work with. Plus since we know that DC's editorial has improved vastly, pretty sure they can reign him in in case he still goes too far.
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11-07-2017, 11:51 PM #13BANNED
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The Question is actually a pretty good idea. But somehow I'm sure we'll see him write Justice League, Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman instead...
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11-08-2017, 08:14 AM #14Moderator
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When Kirby started at DC, his first book was Jimmy Olsen. (Of course, that was HIS idea.) Originally Posted by Star Saber
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He's getting put on multiple books, at least one of which will be a very small and/or creator-owned one. Originally Posted by Star Saber
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