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Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis

Writer and producer · Born August 18, 1967 (59) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Brian Michael Bendis (/ˈbɛndɪs/; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. Starting with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. While at Marvel Comics, Bendis worked with Bill Jemas and Mark Millar as the writer on the first book of the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Ultimate Spider-Man, which debuted in 2000. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004, wrote the Marvel storylines "Avengers Disassembled" (2004–2005), "Secret War" (2004–2005), "House of M" (2005), "Secret Invasion" (2008), "Siege" (2010) and "Age of Ultron" (2013), and co-created the characters Riri Williams, Miles Morales, and Jessica Jones. Bendis has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books. Though he has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Bendis' writing influences are less rooted in comics; drawing on the work of David Mamet, Richard Price, and Aaron Sorkin, whose dialogue, Bendis said, was "the best in any medium." In addition to writing comics, Bendis has worked in television, video games and film. He has also taught courses on graphic novels at the University of Oregon and Portland State University. In 2014, Bendis wrote Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, a book about comics published by Random House. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Michael Bendis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1967 (59)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 273% in 30 days

What are Brian Michael Bendis' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Morality
31%
Bonds
16%
Society
14%
Survival
7%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
3
Dread
2
Cathartic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brian Michael Bendis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Michael Bendis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ironheart(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Thunderbolts*(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Daredevil: Born Again(2025)

    Show 17 episodes · Characters · Consulting Producer · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Naomi(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · Characters · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hawkeye(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • WandaVision(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Rising: Initiation(2018)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jessica Jones(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Characters · Consulting Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Powers(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Spider-Man(2012)

    Show 77 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Woman, Agent of S.W.O.R.D.(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Super Heroes: What the--?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as A.I.M. Agent #139 (voice) · as Self (uncredited)

  • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Ness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Comic Book · Executive Producer

  • Torso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Graphic Novel

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 23 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

$395M worldwide

Highest rated

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Daredevil: Born Again (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting10 of 26: 3 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing9 of 26: 4 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew14 of 26: 11 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

26 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s7 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Brian Michael Bendis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles47–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–39 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles28–61 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles15–42 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles43–78 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brian Michael Bendis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Michael Bendis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stan Lee shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Producers