![]() ![]() Like others drawn to stories of caped crusaders and mega-muscled heroes, Bendis was searching for a stand-in for his absentee father. At 5, I literally stood on the sofa and said ‘I will be the artist on Spiderman.’ ” “I studied them like the Torah,” he said. Raised by a single mother in Cleveland, Bendis attended an Orthodox day school and discovered comic books as an adolescent. “Brian is a unique and important voice in modern comics,” said Danny Fingeroth, a longtime Marvel editor and the author of “The Stan Lee Universe.” “He displays a profound understanding of, and respect for, the histories of the characters and their universe, but understands that they have to be updated for a modern readership.” He helped re-launch the Daredevil, Spiderman and the Avengers franchises, and his titles typically sell more than 100,000 copies, making him among the most popular comic book writers in the world. The city becomes a character you’re writing about.”īendis, 45, may be the most important comic book writer working today. That’s a huge difference going back to my time as a crime writer. Miles lives in Brooklyn - it’s actually Brooklyn. “The Marvel Universe takes place in New York. ![]() ![]() “Marvel is a representation of the real world,” Bendis explained from his home in Portland, Ore. ![]()
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