Will you miss Brian Michael Bendis' being at Marvel?
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Couldn't Say - Haven't decided yet
Will you miss Brian Michael Bendis' being at Marvel?
Yes and no. I think a break from Bendis is a good thing. But I hope down the line e he returns to marvel.
Last edited by XPac; 03-03-2018 at 03:10 PM.
Yeah, I'll miss him. Has he put out some stinkers over the years? Yes, but the good far outweighs the bad for me.
That said, I haven't been this excited for Superman since I first got into the character.
Not even a little.
I did love his take on the recent Defenders and I'm sure there are a few other runs of his that I have enjoyed. However, the few good stories do not make up for the whole.
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I like a lot of Bendis' work and I am glad that he wrote for Marvel but I think he was stuck in a rut and I think going to DC will be good for him.
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I've read little of his work at Marvel, but what I have read has ranged from "just OK" to "damaging-to-the-MU bad." I wish he had left years ago.
I'll miss him, but I haven't read nearly enough of him to have a decent representation of his talent/value.
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Absolutely not.
He can only write Street and Daredevil and mostly average to above average there.
Last edited by Conn Seanery; 03-03-2018 at 04:39 PM.
No, and I'm not trying to say that in a mean way. You can definitely tell by a bunch of his recent work that he needed a change. Also don't think one writer should have control over so many characters. I think the switch to DC is awesome for him and can't help but be happy with his excitement. Dude has a whole new sandbox to play in and explore and that must feel so nice, especially since DC doesn't use all that much of it. I look forward to seeing what he contributes to DC (though I won't be pulling his Superman/Action Comics because I want my pull list down to 10 series by the beginning of the summer.)
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It's fine to not be a fan of the man's work, but don't be rude. Since this thread is bound to inevitably take a dive into the gutter (and some of you have already jumped in head-first), I'm just going to post this here:
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Big, fantastical, and even wonderful ideas at times. But his execution often felt lacking, and his particular knack for conveniently averting continuity (willfully or ignorantly) was annoying.
Plus, y'know, the whole Scarlet Witch thing that he left for others to mop up.
I'll miss his Jessica Jones and Miles Morales.