Brian Michael Bendis Quotes

• I never look at things again once they’re done.

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• In the history of comics and movies and music too, it’s always when things are at their bottomed-out, either creatively or financially, there’s more chance-taking going on.

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• I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are hard to get. I will drive all the way to Pittsburgh or Detroit to put it in their hands.

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• The drawing and the crafting of the story are fun, but it’s the overall meaning that matters to me. It might escape some people who just want to read a comic, and that’s fine. The overall meaning is what matters.

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• You’re as good as the people you’re with.

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• One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet for us.

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• I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn’t know it.

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• And I had worked at the comic-book store almost by accident, because I was deciding to make a living as an artist, be it as an art tutor or illustrator, and that’s how I wanted to make my living.

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Brian Michael Bendis (8)

Birth:	18th August, 1967
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Cartoonist, Teacher

About

Brian Michael Bendis was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is an American cartoonist. He has won critical acclaim, including five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004, and has also written the Marvel "event" storylines "Secret War", "House of M", "Secret Invasion", "Siege" and "Age of Ultron". In addition to writing comics, he has also worked in television, video games and film, and taught writing at Portland State University. He will begin teaching at University of Oregon starting in Fall 2013, and his book Words for Pictures will be out in Spring 2014 from Random House.

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