Category Archives: Brian Michael Bendis

Who Killed Retro Girl by Brian Micheal Bendis and Michael Oeming

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I can’t believe that I’ve never reviewed any of the Powers comcis by Brian Micheal Bendis and Michael Oeming. The series is set in a super hero city where the main characters are non-super hero police officers who are involved with investigating super hero related homicides. The basic concept (cops in a super hero universe) sounds similar to Alan Moore and Gene Ha’s Top Ten, but in execution it’s much different. The first storyline, which introduces the series, is the amazing Who Killed Retro Girl? Bendis was mainly known for his gritty urban crime series prior to Powers, and he transitioned that style into a super hero story without losing a beat. So, let’s see what happens.

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Takio by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Oeming

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I hadn’t heard about Takio before I saw it in the library. But when I saw that it was from the creators of Powers (Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Oeming) based off an idea by Bendis’ oldest daughter Olivia, I knew I had to read it. It’s an all-ages superhero comic only with a story that features mostly girls. It’s a great idea for an under served market. So let’s go meet the heroes.

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FX orders pilot of Bendis and Oeming’s Powers

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According to EW, the FX network is picking up a pilot of Bendis and Oeming’s superhero comic Powers

This seemed touch and go for awhile, but FX has given a pilot order to its superhero drama project Powers.

The story follows two detectives who investigate cases of people with extraordinary abilities, and is based on a graphic novel series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming.

 If you haven’t been reading Powers before, you should start now.

Secret Warriors Volume 1 by Brian MIchael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman

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I saw Secret Warriors, Volume 1 on the library shelf the other day and saw that it was written by Brian Micheal Bendis (and you are legally required to put his middle name in there). I’ve always enjoyed Bendis’ writing and have a soft spot for Nick Fury, so I decided to give it a try. Now, I’ve not kept up much with the Marvel Universe in the last few years. I lost interest midway between Civil War and Secret Wars, so I knew that there would be a bit of confusion on my part for what’s going on. But what I found was a confusing mess that made no sense and I couldn’t even start to figure out what was going on.

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Torso by Brian Michael Bendis

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Torso by Brian Michael Bendis (author of Jinxand Powersand half of the Marvel Universe) worked with artist Marc Andreyko to present a little known historical story of Eliot Ness (post Al Capone) and a serial killer. Eliot Ness and his band of Untouchables cleaned up Chicago Police and dismantled Al Capone’s mob. But what would Ness do for an encore? He went to Cleveland to clean up the police and help restore order to the city. But right as he started, a serial killer showed up it the city. Torso is Bendis’ last non-superhero work and one of his best.

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