BENDIS RE-UPS EXCLUSIVE WITH MARVEL

[MattBrady]

<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/spider-woman/spiderwoman.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/spider-woman/spiderwoman_t.jpg" border="0" width="175" height="264" alt="Giant-Sized Spider-Woman #1" / align="right"></a><i>Press Release</i>

<blockquote>In a relatively short time, writer Brian Michael Bendis has conquered the universe...the Marvel Universe, that is. Now he’s extended his exclusive arrangement with the House of Ideas and plans to conquer all time and space combined.

His books rest comfortably at the top of the sales charts each month and the stories he weaves in them get the fans talking! The current list of Marvel projects Bendis is involved with and the creators he is collaborating with is weighty and far-flung: HOUSE OF M with Olivier Coipel, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN with Mark Bagley, DAREDEVIL with Alex Maleev, NEW AVENGERS with David Finch, SECRET WAR with Gabriele Dell’Otto, and of course, his very own special masterpiece, POWERS with Michael Avon Oeming.

One might wonder what these characters and situations have come to mean to Bendis, and which of them he’s grown closest to.

“Well, obviously, those would be the ones I am lucky enough to be writing,” says the scribe. “Spider-man, Daredevil, the New Avengers, Jessica Jones, I could go on and on. But also, the greatest supporting casts- Foggy Nelson, Mary Jane Watson, Jarvis...

“That is one of the big reasons my life with Marvel has been so fortunate. I have been given the amazing opportunity to chronicle these characters that mean so much to all of us, with the artists who’s work I think is the best comics has ever seen, and do all of it under the supervision of one of the best editorial staffs that has ever sat in the mighty Bullpen.”

And Bendis doesn’t forget the fans when thinking back over favorites. “They mean everything in the world. Honestly, I know I sound like a corndog on a stick, but we're the first generation of comic creators to get instant worldwide feedback from our readers. That's why I think comics, overall, have gotten so good, because the reader is out there and we know it.”

“My readers have been so open to the variety of ideas and projects we've tried and its impossible to thank them enough. The best thing I can do is stay with the company who I think makes the best kind of comics, the kind of comics I need to make, with the best characters in the history of modern fiction. Its my true honor to stick to the commitment I made to the people who have supported these books.”

Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada is obviously very happy that Bendis will continue his good works at the House of Ideas. “Brian’s a true professional, a good guy, and one heckuva talented writer. When it comes right down to it, what more could Marvel ask for? He’s opened up new vistas for our fictional stars and single-handedly created a fanbase that’s truly overwhelming. Brian’s is, no doubt about it, Da Man to End All Mans!”

The sentiments for Marvel Comics and its staff are reciprocated by Bendis, giving us an idea of the good feelings and creativity that has become a cornerstone of the comics giant. “I just want to publicly thank Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, Avi Arad, Ike Perlmutter, Alan Fine, and the entire editorial staff at Marvel for creating a trusting and supportive environment for me and the creative community."</blockquote>

[Julio Diaz]

So... how long is the new exclusivity period?

[algertman]

as long as he never gets his hands on Batman

and yes, I am aware he did some back up story or some crap

[chap22]

so they won't announce how long his contract is for? God, everything Bendis does is padded....:p ;)


sorry, couldn't resist.

[Hawkmoon269]

Thanks Brian and thanks Marvel for making House of M a (so far) self-contained storyline.

I don't quite know what to think of it yet...I expected more to have happened by now, but without bashing another company (which I also like), thank you for not making me different titles to enjoy this story. I've really liked being in suspense so far as to what's going on.

Keep up the good work.

[Conor E]

Let the irrational hatred and threats of physical injury commence!

[MattBrady]

Originally posted by Conor E
Let the irrational hatred and threats of physical injury commence! Er, no.

If anyone is coming here, and for some unknown reason can't manage to post without making insults, just leave. Valid, rational - and civilized - comments and opinions are as always, welcome, but if you're coming here to spew bile. Spew it somewhere else.

MattB

[AllMarvelreader]

Congratulations Bendis! You deserve it.

[Johnny Smith]

Is this an open-ended exclusive contract?

[Stratocaster]

Great news both for BMB and for Marvel Comics' readers. Bendis' work is intelligent, often provocative, occasionally poignant and almost always a delight to read. His work got me excited about comics again after a long hiatus, and made my wife into a lover of the medium for the first time.

Congratulations to you, Brian -- we look forward to seeing and (perhaps) meeting you at Wizard World Chicago!

[OMAC]

Congratulations. Well deserved.

Just as long as you do something for DC one day... :D

[LIEFELDISGOD]

The seeds were planted with Morrisson and Ellis, but things came to head when Johns, Rucka, Millar, Bendis and others started getting notice. The industry shifted and writers are now the new superstars of the industry. Don't wrong artist are still popluar and equally importanat part of the equation, but the writers are the real superstars with the way the comic industry works no.

This is great new. Bendis is one of my favorite writers

[Punchy]

Congratulations BMB, I like your writing a lot and I am looking forward to see what new stuff you've got coming up (Spider-woman perhaps?)

[seesoul]

Great news. Congrats, Bendis.

[Kevin T. Brown]

Originally posted by MattBrady
Er, no.

If anyone is coming here, and for some unknown reason can't manage to post without making insults, just leave. Valid, rational - and civilized - comments and opinions are as always, welcome, but if you're coming here to spew bile. Spew it somewhere else.

MattB I hate you when you do stuff like that. ;)




Ok, seriously, Marvel says here's our exclusive, DC counters with theirs (Tony Daniel). Going to be a verrrrrrry interesting weekend at Chicago Con. :)

[CylverSaber]

Originally posted by Julio Diaz
So... how long is the new exclusivity period?
Till Paul Levitz leaves DC.

[BrotherI]

Well played, Bendis. Keep those USM hardcovers coming!

[TheMightyGeek]

An indeterminate period of time, huh?

Hmmmm. Sounds "decompressed" to me.

Congrats, BMB. Any guarantee of work is a good thing.

[Goat warrior]

Congratulations to Marvel and bendis, it seems I will be reading DC comics for a long time.

[ObjectionTango]

Loving your work :)

[RJComics]

House of M is self contained?

[Sesshomaru]

I'm happy about the news . I'm one of those liking his work so far , and we arent as few as the most vocals haters make it sounds ...
At least Marvel seems definitely aware of that.

[HugoMF]

House of M is self contained?

You only have to buy the miniseries to know the story, unlike those 10 diferent-separated-comics crossovers that imply buying Batman #207, Superman #102, Action Comics #102, 1 prelude and 1 countdown title (the numbers are just figurative examples) to get into the loop.

(Please note that i am not making any regards or coments on the QUALITY of said crossover & mini serie, and thus please, fanboys, dont flame me)

Back on topic:

Bendis is awesome. The more time he stays with Marvel the better.

[Hawkmoon269]

Originally posted by RJComics
House of M is self contained?

I believe, if I remember correctly, the miniseries itself was designed to be self contained, with all of the other tie-ins and specials augmenting the story, without being necessary. If you read through the first four issues, while a lot still doesn't make sense in terms of the story, I think a good mystery novel would read the same way. I don't feel like I'm missing something because I need to go buy Wonder Woman, I mean, oops, wrong board...because I need to go buy another issue of something else to figure out what's going on. Instead, I feel like I'm missing something because our good man Mr. Bendis wants to keep me in suspense for another issue longer.

No, I'm not DC bashing. Yes, I accept Mr. Rucka's apology for what it's worth (not much). Dirty pool indeed!

[theprimedreamer]

Congrats and good luck with your new contract, BMB. I know it's well earned.

[Supreme Convoy]

*Sigh* It's a bummer that his run on Daredevil is coming to an end soon. I really dig what he was doing. But then again, I can't wait to see what else he's working on.

[Christian Otte]

Undisclosed meaning "till whenever he dies", right :) ?

But yeah, this is great. I love Bendis' work and Marvel has some of my favorite heroes, so I'm glad to see him being able to play in the Marvel sandbox for a looong while.

[innocentboy]

marvelous news indeed!!!

God bless,
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[BillReed]

This news totally came out of left field.

[BlackDog]

This news totally came out of left field.


LOL, yeah, I never would have imagined it in a million years.

[adamcasey]

The man who cracks the internet in half gets an extension of his contract?

That's just rewarding bad behavior... :(


:D

[xpositive]

But really, how funny would it have been had he signed up with DC? I'd read New JLA!

[Mister]

BENDIS RE-UPS EXCLUSIVE WITH MARVEL
Hopefully someone at Marvel will stay long enough and have the good idea of
ULTIMATE INVADERS WW2
but who will this someone be, WHO :)

New Avengers hardcover volume 1 out tomorrow

[Sunless]

This is great news!

[Johnny Smith]

First Quesada, then Bendis ...


Will Dan Buckley be next? :confused:

[Matt Linton]

I'm happy for Bendis, but a small part of me was hoping he'd jump ship to DC for a while, just to see what he could do over there.

And despite all the Levitz vs Bendis rumors, DC would take him in a heartbeat.

Matt Linton

[Derek Ruiz]

Does this really shock anyone?

You know if this said Bendis Exclusive to DC then I'd say WOW. (I mean I wouldn't read any of the books cause Bendis bores me but still it would of been shocking).

[Terram]

Originally posted by Derek Ruiz
Does this really shock anyone?

You know if this said Bendis Exclusive to DC then I'd say WOW. (I mean I wouldn't read any of the books cause Bendis bores me but still it would of been shocking). The real earthshaker is that the News@ section of Newsarama is having a spontaneous love in for Bendis. He's won our fickle hearts with his candor and Hawkeye seances.

[Nobody]

I remember back in the day, my ex got me to start reading Jinx, Goldfish, etc. I remember the day I told her she'd start reading Spiderman (the Ultimate line had just been announced, and she was a devout non-Marvel reader). I remember no one believing me that it would be good and that Bendis was a helluva writer.

I remember that, and wish for those days. Haven't enjoyed a Bendis written book in a long time, even Powers.

I want to like him and his output, but I can't get into it anymore.

But good luck to him all the same, hope the new Daredevil creative team rocks.

[DiscoVietnam]

Originally posted by Terram
The real earthshaker is that the News@ section of Newsarama is having a spontaneous love in for Bendis. He's won our fickle hearts with his candor and Hawkeye seances.

Yes. Yes he has.

[Johnny Smith]

Originally posted by Nobody

I want to like him and his output, but I can't get into it anymore.



Bendis' old stuff was better.

[treble kicker]

Well, this news certainly seems logical.

Does the undisclosed amount equal tenure as E-I-C eventually?

Now that would certainly crack the internet in half...:p

Legions of Bendi writers taking the marvel universe to new verbose and decompressed heights....monthilies would be completely obsolete.

Well, allright, so maybe it would only be Mark Millar and Warren Ellis writing. Maybe give Oeming a norse bone to work with.

I'd be more excited if he wasn't writing such lackluster, repetitive, non eventful scripts modeled after episodic dramas. Congrats none the less.

[Michael P]

Originally posted by Julio Diaz
So... how long is the new exclusivity period? Until someone knocks him off the mountain.

[Terram]

Originally posted by Michael P
Until someone knocks him off the mountain. The Monolithic Marvel Mountain?

[Omega Red]

Bendis writes good stuff...and i personally am a fan of good stuff..good times

[Terram]

Good stuff was better 2 years ago.

[Omega Red]

not that bad now....better than the god damn spider clones......good times

[beta-ray]

The only thing I read from him are New Avengers & House of M...

It's pretty good.

Not much into exclusives, but congrats.

[March Haire]

Awesome. Good for Bendis, who is my favorite comics writer, but I really would like to see him do Batman someday...

[MadLoveShogun]

Originally posted by HugoMF
You only have to buy the miniseries to know the story, unlike those 10 diferent-separated-comics crossovers that imply buying Batman #207, Superman #102, Action Comics #102, 1 prelude and 1 countdown title (the numbers are just figurative examples) to get into the loop.

(Please note that i am not making any regards or coments on the QUALITY of said crossover & mini serie, and thus please, fanboys, dont flame me)


Yeah, i agree. I hate stuff like this. that's not to say i don't like dc and their characters (because i do). i just hate these big sprawling stoies that forces everyone to go out of your way to buy books you might not want if you ever wanna have an idea whats going on in future issues. DC seems to have to do this about every 15 years or so. Of course, marvel is guilty of this, as well. house of m is a fine example of this, even though it might be on a smaller scale. Needless to say i'm going to try and stay as far away from both House of M and Infinite Crisis as possible.


As for Bendis, I'm really not that surprised.

[Groovie Mann]

Good for Bendis.

I don't like much of his stuff but whatever.

[xanderxerxes]

Originally posted by March Haire
Awesome. Good for Bendis, who is my favorite comics writer, but I really would like to see him do Batman someday...

I bet you'd be nailed on a cross by the batmob for hoping that...:p

I personally love the guy though, If it wasn't for him i would have never held a copy of any Avengers book and start reading graphic literature... So Mr Bendis, keep it up!:D :D :D

[USAgent]

I am not a fan of Mr. Bendis. What happened in the first 6 issues of NEW Avengers? Nothing. They aimlessly wandered around, picking up new members as they went.

Tony Stark: "Oh, and we have to disband the Avengers because I have no money."

(1 week later)

Tony Stark: "We're getting back together? OK, we can use this brand-new, huge skyscraper I just built to hang out in. It even has a new Quinjet!"

I don't like Bendis pretty much having the entire Marvel U to do whatever he wants with. (There, no insults, no threats, just me an my opinion).

[The Shadow]

Originally posted by USAgent
I am not a fan of Mr. Bendis. What happened in the first 6 issues of NEW Avengers? Nothing. They aimlessly wandered around, picking up new members as they went. They just fought the escapees from the prison, went to the savage land, fought the mutates, had a fight with Sauron, were almost killed by SHIELD agents and now have a traitor (possibly) in their midst and someone getting the second Black Widow on a revenge path. I can see where nothing happened... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Onto the topic at hand...

CONGRATS BRIAN! I love MOST (not all) of what you write... keep up the GREAT work with the Avengers, Powers and Ultimate Spidey. Daredevil just won't be the same without you!!!

[USAgent]

Yeah, and what about that was so awesome and worthy of a relaunch? I just walked away from reading those issues thinking "what was the big deal"?

I'm getting so much Bendis shoved down my throat, is it any wonder I'm starting to resist it? Everyone acts like he's some kind of a god. I know my opinion isn't popular, so roll your eyes all you want.

Originally posted by The Shadow
They just fought the escapees from the prison, went to the savage land, fought the mutates, had a fight with Sauron, were almost killed by SHIELD agents and now have a traitor (possibly) in their midst and someone getting the second Black Widow on a revenge path. I can see where nothing happened... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Onto the topic at hand...

CONGRATS BRIAN! I love MOST (not all) of what you write... keep up the GREAT work with the Avengers, Powers and Ultimate Spidey. Daredevil just won't be the same without you!!!

[Shawn2984]

:rolleyes:

Ok now that I got the eye rolling out of the way, I'm happy to see hes sticking with marvel. Bendis writing is for the most part solid. Also I second seeing him on a batman title..Bring on the batmob!

[ANOMALY]

Yes. Thank you Marvel! Congrats Bendis. You're the man.

[The Shadow]

Originally posted by USAgent
Yeah, and what about that was so awesome and worthy of a relaunch? I just walked away from reading those issues thinking "what was the big deal"? I didn't say it was worthy of a relaunch, I didn't say it was the best ever Avengers... I just pointed out that PLENTY actually DID happen in the first 6 issues and that it wasn't QUITE as boring or uneventful as you described.

[tomburgos]

Originally posted by USAgent
Yeah, and what about that was so awesome and worthy of a relaunch? I just walked away from reading those issues thinking "what was the big deal"?

I'm getting so much Bendis shoved down my throat, is it any wonder I'm starting to resist it? Everyone acts like he's some kind of a god. I know my opinion isn't popular, so roll your eyes all you want.

Well, you erroneously stated that "nothing happened" in the first six issues of NA,and after a poster reminded you of all the things that DID happen, now you change your tune to "Yeah, but what was the big deal?"

Nobody acts like he is some kind of God...saying "Congrats, Bendis" or "He is a great writer" doesn't mean "Bendis, you are God..."

:rolleyes:

[malkovich71]

Congratulations Brian. From Jinx to Powers, Daredevil, Alias, Avengers, and on and on.....I love almost everything you write. You made Daredevil the book it was always meant to be. Love it. And you've created a strong female voice in Jessica Jones. Looking forward to more great stuff.

Though I would love to see you do a Batman story sometime. :)

[BENDIS]

well thanks guys, that was pretty damn nice of you.

is there a gas leak? :)

more news coming in chicago. if you're at the con, stop by my panel on friday for free activision stuff!!!

[Jeremy Williams]

Bendis, Congrats. You`ve usualy been my favorite comic-book writer...now if you could just get rid of that recent cosmic/big event/spandex team-book fixation I would be in heaven. ;) Seriously I think your strength have always been with more human, more grounded stories.

P.S. You know, how about a lifetime Marvel contract a la Perez`s DC five years deal?

[The Shadow]

Originally posted by BENDIS
well thanks guys, that was pretty damn nice of you.

more news coming in chicago. if you're at the con, stop by my panel on friday for free activision stuff!!! When are you coming to CANADA Brian??? You know... USA jr.? LOL

Seriously though, great work thus far. I'm loving New Avengers... and as a long time reader you did not "ruin" my favorite team... you gave it a great new spin. I'm also just getting into Powers too and really enjoyed the first 2 trades.

[bertboy]

Is there anyone - artist or writer - that publishes monthly books for both companies or is everyone an exclusive these days?

[BENDIS]

Originally posted by The Shadow
When are you coming to CANADA Brian??? You know... USA jr.? LOL

Seriously though, great work thus far. I'm loving New Avengers... and as a long time reader you did not "ruin" my favorite team... you gave it a great new spin. I'm also just getting into Powers too and really enjoyed the first 2 trades.

wow, thanks.

hey, i was just in canada. toronto.

[The Shadow]

Originally posted by BENDIS
hey, i was just in canada. toronto. Which con?

Too bad I missed you. I'm stuck in Saskatchewan (where Tom Grummett lives)... look on a map... it's the rectangle province! LOL

[EmeraldGuy32]

Bendis what's up man? Congrats on the contract, much deserved.

[Headhunter]

Obvious call, he's the Shaq to the Big M's Heat.

[Shmoe-man]

Great news! BMB you're the man!

[paulski]

Originally posted by BENDIS
well thanks guys, that was pretty damn nice of you.

is there a gas leak? :)

Okay, was that really necessary?

Just because you've copped criticism in these parts before, doesn't mean everyone hates your guts. In fact, judging by a multitude of other threads, you're actually one of the most liked and respected creators round here. So, smilie or no smilie, I'm gonna take the 'Caroline from the Apprentice' attitude and say that was a pretty dumb thing to say.

Just my view.

[OcCaM]

Originally posted by USAgent
Yeah, and what about that was so awesome and worthy of a relaunch? I just walked away from reading those issues thinking "what was the big deal"?

I'm getting so much Bendis shoved down my throat, is it any wonder I'm starting to resist it? Everyone acts like he's some kind of a god. I know my opinion isn't popular, so roll your eyes all you want.

:rolleyes:

That's because I can't believe how many people actually like Bendis! You want boring drama do Tv! IT's free and there's plenty of cop dramas and practically all dramas on TV. What's the point of even having superheroes in his story?

Hell, my local comic shop (before I switched to internet last year) used to give away various comics for free when you buy so much. Used to be a lot of Bendis DD in there for whatever reason.

Well, I snagged issues #48-50 back then as I had bought that 25 cent issue (46) and wanted to finish it. FINALLY, decided to read them yesterday. I can't believe that in issue #48 he devotes 10 pages to fight with Typhoid Mary T E N pages and there's still only like 4 punches thrown and very little happens! Wow! And the following 10 pages of mostly meaningless dialogue didn't impress me either.

Colour me unimpressed! Dialogue is soooooo bad more than half the time! Who the hell says crap like, "I don't do crazy!" Don't get the love for this man! Well, in his own way his dialogue does make me laugh as much as the corny dialogue from the 60's. Not sure if that's what he aims for, but I do laugh at his work! That's something I guess! :) I haven't disliked dialogue so much since Ricky Shroeder that Silver Spoons kid joined NY Blues or whatever. What happenned to that show at that point? Ugh1

So, you're not totally alone! If DC didn't have all those dam Crisis Xovers I'd seriously consider buying more of their titles!

But then again since Marvel was smart enough to snag Dan slott from Arkham Asylum and DC and put him on quality titles like GLA, She-Hulk, Spidey/Human Torch, and soon to be Thing and the GLX one shot, it could be worse!

[Marty4Magik]

I don't much like Bendís' writing, but for his fans this is great news.

[Boink182]

My favorite Bendis dialogue from Daredevil 42:

Mr. Anad: See, the guy was--The lawyer he--No?

Owl: Mr. Anad, are you making fun of me?

Mr. Anad: What? No, Owl baby, no. I'm your legal council. I'm on your team. I was just lightening the mood.

Henchman: Daredevil is on his way? You sure? I'll see what I can do.

Owl: How far away is he? Where is he? Is that him? Is he on his way?

Henchman: He's five blocks away.

Owl: I'm going to bite his face!!! I'm going to--

Mr. Anad: We talked about this--

Owl: But I can--

Mr. Anad: Leland!

Owl: Aggh!

:p

My favorite Bendis dialoge from Daredevil 43:

Matt Murdock: Wow!

Foggy Nelson: No!!

Matt Murdock: Okay. But wow.

Foggy Nelson: No.

Matt Murdock: Jessica, can you do me a favor?

Foggy Nelson: No!

Matt Murdock: Can you run a background check from here or do you need to go back to Atlas.

Foggy Nelson: No!

Jessica: I can do it from here. Need a computer is all. Internet.

Foggy Nelson: No!

Matt Murdock: Her name is Milia Donovan--lives here in "the Kitchen."

Jessica: Got it.

Matt Murdock: I'm just running a check.

Foggy Nelson: You suck!

Matt Murdock: I'm just running a check.

Foggy Nelson: Oh please.

Matt Murdock: Just curious.

Foggy Nelson: You're insane.

Matt Murdock: Not here.

Foggy Nelson: You're insane.

Matt Murdock: Not here.

Foggy Nelson: Roof?

Matt Murdock: Basement.

:p

But the really annoying dialogue's between PP and MJ in Ultimate Spider-Man #19:

PP: Wait.

MJ: What?

PP: Are you mad at me?

MJ: No.

PP: No?

MJ: No.

PP: Are you mad?

MJ: I'm not.

PP: You seem mad.

MJ: Well I'm not.

Which wouldn't be so bad if it didn't happen every other issue, like Ultimate Spider-Man #22:

PP: Will you wait for me?

MJ: No.

PP: No?

MJ: No, because i'm coming over.

PP: No.

MJ: Yes.

PP: No.

MJ: I'll sneak over.

PP: No.

MJ: Seriously?

PP: Not if you ever want to see me again.

MJ: I can't sneak over?

PP: No.

And that was the second No.--No?--No.--Yes exchange of the book :D.

But seriously, grats to Bendis and his "NO"-filled dialogue. I used to enjoy Powers, and I'm buying New Avengers to see what the hype is about. Good luck with House of M.

[thingone]

Originally posted by MattBrady
HOUSE OF M with Olivier Coipel, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN with Mark Bagley, DAREDEVIL with Alex Maleev, NEW AVENGERS with David Finch, SECRET WAR with Gabriele Dell’Otto, and of course, his very own special masterpiece, POWERS with Michael Avon Oeming.
Ooops. Forgot about The Pulse with, most recently, Michael Lark.

Congrats to Marvel and Bendis. They're a good fit.

[Johnny Smith]

Originally posted by BENDIS
well thanks guys, that was pretty damn nice of you.

is there a gas leak? :)



No.

but would you believe

the story,

of a man named Brady

(dramatic pause)

Who was busy

with a website of his own

all alone

(dramatic pause)

but still found time

to silence Bendis'

most insightful

critics?

;)

[MattBrady]

Originally posted by Johnny Smith
but still found time

to silence Bendis'

most insightful

critics? Oh good Lord - "most insightful critics?" self-important much lately? Who are we talking about? Those who, for some reason are so insightful that they manage to come up and say the same thing over

and

over

again in their "criticisms,"

while

being so <i>kewl</i>

as to

do

something

like this?

And are we talking about you, or Steve-Dave here, Walt?

Look - as I said earlier in the thread, "If anyone is coming here, and for some unknown reason can't manage to post without making insults, just leave. Valid, rational - and civilized - comments and opinions are as always, welcome, but if you're coming here to spew bile. Spew it somewhere else."

As such, a few snarky posts have been pulled, the vast, <i>vast</i> majority, both positive and negative have remained. The above is being enforced a litle more stringently across the boards as well - if you're posting merely to antagonize another poster, insult the subject of the story or another poster, or stir up ____, do everyone a favor, and don't.

As always, rational criticism, hell, even anger presented in a civil manner that shows a modicum of respect towards others is always welcomed and allowed. If you can't manage to strong together some words in a civil manner that don't insult another, or show respect for others on the board, the problem is hardly Newsarama's, and as always, reveals far more about the poster than any message they post.

Can we crawl off our soapboxes now? I think the thin air is giving some delusions of grandeur.

MattB

[Grape Fruit]

[ Yes, I accept Mr. Rucka's apology for what it's worth (not much). Dirty pool indeed! [/B][/QUOTE]

What did Rucka say?

[Grape Fruit]

Originally posted by bertboy
Is there anyone - artist or writer - that publishes monthly books for both companies or is everyone an exclusive these days?

BKV! writes great book for both companies.

[Stormbreaker]

Excellent! I'm loving House of M and New Avengers, and as long as he keeps New Avengers as good as it is, Make mine Marvel! Course, even when he leaves, I'll keep mine Marvel (with some DC mixed in), but that's besides the point.

[Julio Diaz]

Originally posted by Grape Fruit
BKV! writes great book for both companies.

There's also John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men and Planetary), Warren Ellis (w-f-h exclusive to Marvel but doing Planetary, Desolation Jones and Jack Cross at DC, Fell at Image and some more stuff for Avatar), Peter David (Hulk and upcoming X-Factor and Friendly Neighborhood Spidey for Marvel, Fallen Angel for DC until recently, but he's not Marvel-exclusive), Kurt Busiek ("overseeing" Thunderbolts for Marvel and just finished a JLA run and still writing Astro City for DC) and Allen Heinberg (writing Young Avengers for Marvel and currently co-writing JLA for DC, with rumors of a DC ongoing ahead), just off the top of my head.

Plus, Mark Waid only just went DC exclusive after a few years of writing high-profile stuff for both companies (Fantastic Four, Legion of Super-Heroes).

[BriRi]

Originally posted by Boink182
My favorite Bendis dialogue from Daredevil 42:

But the really annoying dialogue's between PP and MJ in Ultimate Spider-Man #19:



Which wouldn't be so bad if it didn't happen every other issue, like Ultimate Spider-Man #22:



And that was the second No.--No?--No.--Yes exchange of the book :D.

Actually, that's one of the things I like best about USM. The dialogue, while cumbersome on a messageboard is pretty close to real life. When I was a teen (and even later) I had pretty much the exact same conversations with girlfriends etc.

[pez dispenser]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MattBrady
[B]Oh good Lord - "most insightful critics?" self-important much lately?


Yep, that comment almost made beer shoot out of my nose, Matt, which is disturbing since I'm not currently drinking beer.

Insightful critics...hehehe.....that's too funny.

Anyhoo, congrats to Bendis.
Well-deserved.

[C.Charleston]

Great news for DC...Marvel you can have him.....

[Hawkmoon269]

Originally posted by Grape Fruit
What did Rucka say?

I was looking for the portion where he said it on Newsarama, and I couldn't find it (sorry). But basically (I'm paraphrasing here, so unless Matt or someone can find me the link, go easy on me), he apologized for the OMAC miniseries not being self-contained and needing July's "Sacrifice" storyline to make it complete. He used the words "dirty pool" to describe this 'trick' that was being pulled on us (i.e. the way DC editorial was handling the situation would be akin to a pool player cheating, or "playing dirty"). The timing of his apology came just as these issues were coming out (not three months ago when they were described in Previews), so the point is he knew about it the whole time, said nothing, waited for the right moment to offer a mea culpa, though he couldn't do anything about it by then (nor would he have). To me, an apology can sometimes mean (in good circumstances) "I wish this hadn't happened or didn't have to happen". I don't think Rucka would have changed anything. That's why I don't think he's really sorry, though I appreciate him saying so publicly like he did.

Luckily for me, my LCS sold out of WW, so it was a convenient place for me to stop collecting this storyline. Notice: I'm not necessarily commenting at this moment on the content of the story (which I have before but am not doing now), instead I'm commenting on how it was published and the manner in which DC chose to market it.

[jrc1970]

I think in the long run, all of these exclusive deals will be bad for comics, restricting creators.

[Julio Diaz]

Originally posted by jrc1970
I think in the long run, all of these exclusive deals will be bad for comics, restricting creators.

It's not like it's involuntary slavery. Creators choose these contracts for varying reasons, but the main benefits of exclusive contracts are steady paychecks and insurance coverage, things that freelancers have NO guarantees of. It all depends on whether they value things like making sure their health coverage is paid more than, "gee, I have a good idea for Spidey." They can always choose to not go exclusive, not reup when their contract expires, or switch companies when their contract expires.

[MoneyMelon]

I hate exclusive contracts. I think the writers and artists should have the freedom to work on whatever they want. I understand there's a financial incentive, and that's why they sign them but it sucks because it's a guarantee to the readers that you won't see Bendis do anything outside of Marvel any time soon. I'd love to see him do a Batman series. God knows those books need help. If he did it in a similar fashion to his Daredevil stuff, I think it could be really good.

By the same token, I'd love to see Geoff Johns do some Marvel stuff again.

[BriRi]

Originally posted by MoneyMelon
I hate exclusive contracts. I think the writers and artists should have the freedom to work on whatever they want. I understand there's a financial incentive, and that's why they sign them but it sucks because it's a guarantee to the readers that you won't see Bendis do anything outside of Marvel any time soon. I'd love to see him do a Batman series. God knows those books need help. If he did it in a similar fashion to his Daredevil stuff, I think it could be really good.

By the same token, I'd love to see Geoff Johns do some Marvel stuff again.

I would guess that Bendis and Johns and most other writers and artists who sign exclusives ARE working on what they want, and that is probably part of their decision to sign the exclusives. They get to write or draw characters they enjoy, while earning a steady paycheck and health insurance benefits. If Geoff Johns wanted to write Spider-Man, I'm sure he'd be given every chance by Marvel. He seems to love what he is doing though, so I don't see his contract, or most others, as restrictive in any way.

[MoneyMelon]

Originally posted by BriRi
I would guess that Bendis and Johns and most other writers and artists who sign exclusives ARE working on what they want, and that is probably part of their decision to sign the exclusives. They get to write or draw characters they enjoy, while earning a steady paycheck and health insurance benefits. If Geoff Johns wanted to write Spider-Man, I'm sure he'd be given every chance by Marvel. He seems to love what he is doing though, so I don't see his contract, or most others, as restrictive in any way.
But how do you know there aren't other projects they would like to work on? I'm sure Bendis likes everything he's been doing, but you don't think there are characters outside of Marvel he would want to take a crack at eventually? It's an "exclusive" contract. The whole point is to lock them into a deal with their company. They wouldn't bother giving them a contract if there was no chance of them leaving to work elsewhere.

I'm not criticizing their decisions either. If I was in their shoes, I'd go with the health insurance too......especially if I had a wife and kids.

[BriRi]

Originally posted by MoneyMelon
But how do you know there aren't other projects they would like to work on? I'm sure Bendis likes everything he's been doing, but you don't think there are characters outside of Marvel he would want to take a crack at eventually? It's an "exclusive" contract. The whole point is to lock them into a deal with their company. They wouldn't bother giving them a contract if there was no chance of them leaving to work elsewhere.

I'm not criticizing their decisions either. If I was in their shoes, I'd go with the health insurance too......especially if I had a wife and kids.

I'm just guessing here, but if there were other things they wanted to work on immediately, I guessing they wouldn't sign the exclusive contract.

[MoneyMelon]

Originally posted by BriRi
I'm just guessing here, but if there were other things they wanted to work on immediately, I guessing they wouldn't sign the exclusive contract.
Good point. Unless maybe they really needed the money/benefits. Either way, they have to do what's best for them and their families. Just wish I could see a Bendis Batman book some day. Or maybe a Geoff Johns Fantastic Four.

[Boink182]

Originally posted by BriRi
Actually, that's one of the things I like best about USM. The dialogue, while cumbersome on a messageboard is pretty close to real life. When I was a teen (and even later) I had pretty much the exact same conversations with girlfriends etc.

Yeah...at least its not as bad as internet lingo...

"Yeah, like thnx info dude."

"NP, it is for the wins."

"1337"

"roxorz"

"roflmao Xp"

[jrc1970]

Originally posted by Julio Diaz
It's not like it's involuntary slavery. Creators choose these contracts for varying reasons, but the main benefits of exclusive contracts are steady paychecks and insurance coverage, things that freelancers have NO guarantees of. It all depends on whether they value things like making sure their health coverage is paid more than, "gee, I have a good idea for Spidey." They can always choose to not go exclusive, not reup when their contract expires, or switch companies when their contract expires.

The best solution would be for these companies to pay them well enough w/o an exclusive clause in the first place. Then both they and the fans win.

[Crimson]

I'm happy... he's a favorite of mine.

[thearticle]

OK this is seriously the best news i've heard this week( outside 1602: A New World) Bendis is the guy who Reinvigorated me with comcs i was still collecting and reading b4 he came but when USM came out i was excited to read ANYTHING he put out. seriously i havent had to go to the "Dumbass Competition" to read a comic in 5 yrs and it seems i wont have to go back for some time. it is a travesty that his Daredevil run is ending but i cant wait for the murdock papers nonetheless. I hope while he continues this indeterminate deal that he continues to stay on USM because man its damn good and NEW AVENGERS is getting better EVERY issue SO Congrats Brian u are indeed the man. and HOUSE OF M is turning out to be great. cant wait for it to be done so i can see the ramifications it has on the Marvel U afterwards. Honestly Stay with Marvel as Long as you can and keep up those AMAZING stories.

and haters dont be mad cuz he's the man. maybe someday someone from DC can put out something 1/2 as good as Bendis AHAAAAA!!!

[BlackDog]

Look - as I said earlier in the thread, "If anyone is coming here, and for some unknown reason can't manage to post without making insults, just leave. Valid, rational - and civilized - comments and opinions are as always, welcome, but if you're coming here to spew bile. Spew it somewhere else."

With all due respect, what kind of censorship are you running here? I made two comments that were erased...

The first one was a bit sarcastic I admit, but it was not rude, it didn't have any bad language on it either. You read it and it feels antagonistic to you personally, then you get rid of it? I was not insulting anyone. I merely stated how predictable and unsurprising Bendis' new exclusivety to Marvel was.

The second one which I posted after you erased the first one was me saying to Bendis that he got friends in high places, because you're obviously looking out for him, since I've only seen you act like this on articles related to him.

You post these articles and you have the message board for readers to post their opinions right? You're free to speak you mind to us, but we are not free to speak our minds? The freedom of speech part is only for you, is that it?

Believe me I've seen very strong and foul mouthed messages here before and I don't see those getting erased.

If you want to delete my account with this message board for speaking out to you mr. MATT BRADY, then so be it. I won't say that I'll like it, on the contrary I'll feel bad because for the most part I like the articles on this site. But I think you're being extremely biased(as in relation to Bendis related articles) and I think you need to reevaluate just what kind of criticism you use to judge who's being rude, antagonistic, or insulting.

It's obvious to me that if the user in question posts an opinion that doesn't agree with you, you'll quickly delete it.

Have a good day sir.

[tealfan]

Congrats and a thank you to the man who brought me back to comics.

[pickled reno]

bendis said:


The best thing I can do is stay with the company who I think makes the best kind of comics, the kind of comics I need to make, with the best characters in the history of modern fiction.

and here i thought i was wasting my time reading comics instead of "serious" modern literature... whew, what a relief

[MattBrady]

Originally posted by BlackDog
The second one which I posted after you erased the first one was me saying to Bendis that he got friends in high places, because you're obviously looking out for him, since I've only seen you act like this on articles related to him. well, you should get out more. The above mentioned guidelines are in effect board-wide. If you're just posting to post snark, start crap with other posters, make blanket insults about others, insult the subjects of stories, make drive-bys, yell "You tell 'em Steve-Dave!", or just troll, chances are good your post will go, before it can flavor the thread that follows, and turn things into a pile-on.

If however, you want to post an opinion that has a basis of being informed behind it, and can do so in a manner that is both civlized and respectful of others' opinions, you're always free to do so. If you find yourself for some reason unable to do that...well, that's not really my problem.

Originally posted by BlackDog
You post these articles and you have the message board for readers to post their opinions right? You're free to speak you mind to us, but we are not free to speak our minds? The freedom of speech part is only for you, is that it? Nope. see above. And the "freedom of speech" thing only goes so far on a private board such as this one. Sure, you have freedom to post within limits, but the figurative equivalent of yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater is always going to be frowned upon.

Originally posted by BlackDog
Believe me I've seen very strong and foul mouthed messages here before and I don't see those getting erased. Hence the "report this post to a moderator" that's in the right hand corner of every message. I can't be everywhere, all the time. Yes, I know hot topics, and posters who have histories of being unable to post without insulting others, so some areas to get a bit more traffic from me, but as I've said countless times before, anyone is always free to report a post. Sometimes reported posts are bad enough to get the offender booted, sometimes teh poerson reporting the post is told to chill.

Originally posted by BlackDog
If you want to delete my account with this message board for speaking out to you mr. MATT BRADY, then so be it. Problem with your CAPS LOCK, BLACKDOG?

Originally posted by BlackDog
It's obvious to me that if the user in question posts an opinion that doesn't agree with you, you'll quickly delete it. And again, you'd be wrong. Ther are a number of creators I cover that I've known for years, but if a reader has a fair criticism of them, their story, something they said, etc. I let it stand. It doesn't make me happy, but if the opinion and rationale is valid, then it stays. I've taken crap about it from more than one creator over the years, I can tell you that much. But the larger picture? That every post that people make on this <i>entire</i> site, I agree with? All 961,983 of them? How in the world can I agree with them, when, for example, in the Wonder Woman or Sacrifice thread, you've got two sides who are very deeply entrecnhed in their positions, both of which have merit. Likewise, peruse the Pat Lee thread - I think you'll find more than a few posts in there that I wouldn't agree with, yet they stand...odd, no?

Gotta admit, the "you delete any posts that you don't agree with" line always cracks me up. If I had the time to do that, why in the world would I want to spend it doing that?

I may have a host of mental illnesses, but multiple personality isn't one of them, we think.

Uh oh.

Originally posted by BlackDog
Have a good day sir. And you too.

MattB

[Mister]

I'm glad Bendis got what he wanted, but I am a little curious as to why other major talent like Ed Brubaker was not offered exclusivity from Marvel yet

or did I miss a couple of Newsarama flash?

PS: Could we have little fights off threads and shot PM at each other instead keeping boards a little more clean and not to off topic

I just realizes this message could have been PMed, Oh well :)

To everyone's defense, I do see more DC related threads allows to go crazy with insults towards Geoff Johns like on that Green Lantern thread not too long ago with nobody really trying to put a stop to it

when personal attack appear on Marvel related threads action to put a stop to it seems much quicker

Oh Well I don't see much Geoff Johns Friday reports here either, which says a lot about who is financing more this place

is it Coke or Pepsi :D

Personally I don't understand why personal insults on anyone anymore over fictional characters, there is plenty of other stuff to read

I guess I over grown that

it's spelled
ULTIMATE INVADERS

[BlackDog]

Problem with your CAPS LOCK, BLACKDOG?

Heh, we both do I see.

Thanks for your answers.

[MattBrady]

Originally posted by BlackDog
Problem with your CAPS LOCK, BLACKDOG?

Heh, we both do I see.

Thanks for your answers. no prob. not a conspiracy - just trying to keep order as best as possible with over 1,000 people on at any time, and 3K posts a day.

MattB

[Sage]

Congratulations Brian! Ya da man! If you ever leave Marvel, I will be sure to make your life miserable. Please don't take that personally, though

Just read New Avengers #8 today. Seriously, it was the best comic I read in years (and I'm pretty old). My hat is off to Bendis, McNiven et al for a superbly crafted comic book.

Peace be with you in all things.

[jeffles]

LOVE all your work, especially Ult. Spidey and New Avengers.
Congratulations on a job well deserved!!!

[thearticle]

I just got doen Reading New Avengers 8 And that issue is why bendis is tha best That Issue had EVERYTHING the banter between CAGE, SPIDEY, and LOGAN to SPIDER-WOMAN was hilarious. seriously and yet again spidey has the best line in the exchange! i wont spoil for those who havent read it. but man from the 1st page i was hooked and u already had me with new Avengers this issue was so worth the $2.50. REALLY BENDIS NEVER EVER EVER EVER LEAVE MARVEL.

[Matt Spears]

So, smilie or no smilie, I'm gonna take the 'Caroline from the Apprentice' attitude and say that was a pretty dumb thing to say.

Gosh, paulski, don't you guys ever lighten up? By acknowledging the smilie, you admitted the fact that Bendis was just joking, and then ragged on him like he was being serious. :)

(That smilie indicates that yes, I am just ribbing)

But congrats Mr. Bendis, you are one of the people chiefly responsible for getting me back into Marvel after a hiatus of a few years and for helping me blow (but in a good way) my excess scholarship money on comic books. Cheers for helping me screw my university.

Can we crawl off our soapboxes now? I think the thin air is giving some delusions of grandeur.

Nice line, by the way.

[malkovich71]

Originally posted by MattBrady
If anyone is coming here, and for some unknown reason can't manage to post without making insults, just leave. Valid, rational - and civilized - comments and opinions are as always, welcome, but if you're coming here to spew bile. Spew it somewhere else.

MattB


I couldn't agree more. Why do people feel so compelled to go out of their way to bad mouth creators? If you want to have an intelligent conversation about a creator's work then go to the talkback section and start a thread. If you're really one of his most insightful critics then that is the intelligent thing to do.

Matt, you're doing an awesome job. Keep up the good work.

[paulski]

Originally posted by Matt Spears
Gosh, paulski, don't you guys ever lighten up? By acknowledging the smilie, you admitted the fact that Bendis was just joking, and then ragged on him like he was being serious. :)

(That smilie indicates that yes, I am just ribbing)

Matt, I appreciate your stance and the way you've respectfully disagreed with me. Thank you for that.

I just thought it was a cheap shot towards any Newsarama posters that may not regard Bendis as the 'be all and end all' of comics writers, and the use of the smilie was just there to muffle the sound of the gunshot (and claim innocence of any wrongdoing).

Perhaps I am taking it too seriously. But like I said, I didn't think it was necessary. I don't see too many other creators saying things like that around here. :(

[Julio Diaz]

Originally posted by jrc1970
The best solution would be for these companies to pay them well enough w/o an exclusive clause in the first place. Then both they and the fans win.

And then half the readers will drop books when the average comic price hits $5.99 or higher...

[MoneyMelon]

Originally posted by paulski
Matt, I appreciate your stance and the way you've respectfully disagreed with me. Thank you for that.

I just thought it was a cheap shot towards any Newsarama posters that may not regard Bendis as the 'be all and end all' of comics writers, and the use of the smilie was just there to muffle the sound of the gunshot (and claim innocence of any wrongdoing).

Perhaps I am taking it too seriously. But like I said, I didn't think it was necessary. I don't see too many other creators saying things like that around here. :(
Not too many creators have such nasty vindictive stuff said about them on a regular basis like he does. Everybody knows what he meant with his "gas leak" joke, which kind of proves the point right there. I wouldn't say that's a cheap shot. Besides, some people here deserve to get a little of that back.

[Matt Spears]

Matt, I appreciate your stance and the way you've respectfully disagreed with me. Thank you for that.

Ditto. I didn't get the memo that said talking about comics online had to be a) confrontational and b) involve name-calling.

I just thought it was a cheap shot towards any Newsarama posters that may not regard Bendis as the 'be all and end all' of comics writers, and the use of the smilie was just there to muffle the sound of the gunshot (and claim innocence of any wrongdoing).

Perhaps I am taking it too seriously. But like I said, I didn't think it was necessary. I don't see too many other creators saying things like that around here.

I can see how some people would be offended, but they should remember and take that into perspective that Bendis has always been willing to discuss, in a friendly manner, what others believe to be the shortcomings of his work (i.e. his Q&A threads last weekend). Not to overanalyze, but I have the feeling his comment was directed towards those types of people who don't offer constructive criticism but rather myopic one-liners and condemnations of books before they a) come out or b)completed their story-arcs.

[paulski]

Originally posted by Matt Spears
I can see how some people would be offended, but they should remember and take that into perspective that Bendis has always been willing to discuss, in a friendly manner, what others believe to be the shortcomings of his work (i.e. his Q&A threads last weekend). Not to overanalyze, but I have the feeling his comment was directed towards those types of people who don't offer constructive criticism but rather myopic one-liners and condemnations of books before they a) come out or b)completed their story-arcs.

A couple points for me to finish with:

- I personally thought his Q&A threads were astounding. I couldn't even devote the time to get through all of them so I'm amazed he was able to find time to answer all the questions posed. That impressed me.

- it wasn't necessarily the 'joke' that bugged me, it was the way it was delivered. It came across to me as basically "Gee, thanks for being so nice, guys. That's not usually the case...". But it was directed at everyone here, which was the problem. A lot of us still remember the 'Newsarama dickbags' comment from him last year.

Like I said before, probably mountains and molehills, but on a thread with almost universal praise towards the guy, he took the wrong tack IMHO. Almost like he's been to the Jemas/Quesada school of public relations. ;)

(And yeah, the more times I read the comment, the less insulting it becomes. So it doesn't bother me as much anymore. Still didn't need to be said, though :) )

[Jeremy Williams]

Originally posted by MoneyMelon
I hate exclusive contracts. I think the writers and artists should have the freedom to work on whatever they want. I understand there's a financial incentive, and that's why they sign them but it sucks because it's a guarantee to the readers that you won't see Bendis do anything outside of Marvel any time soon. I'd love to see him do a Batman series. God knows those books need help. If he did it in a similar fashion to his Daredevil stuff, I think it could be really good.

By the same token, I'd love to see Geoff Johns do some Marvel stuff again.

Wholehearthly agree about the whole post. :)

[Mister]

Originally posted by paulski
A couple points for me to finish with:

- I personally thought his Q&A threads were astounding. I couldn't even devote the time to get through all of them so I'm amazed he was able to find time to answer all the questions posed. That impressed me.

- it wasn't necessarily the 'joke' that bugged me, it was the way it was delivered. It came across to me as basically "Gee, thanks for being so nice, guys. That's not usually the case...". But it was directed at everyone here, which was the problem. A lot of us still remember the 'Newsarama dickbags' comment from him last year.
I missed that one, and people complain fans don't respect them the way they think they should be

:rolleyes: I wonder why

[Big Briscoe]

He does't want to work on other charcters right now.It's a good thing you get a a workhorse of a wriyer doing good stories not a differnet guy every six issues.That is what sucks is differnt writers and artists every six issues.:mad:

[Mister]

His New Avengers is pretty good, I have been reading issue 4 in the PREMIERE EDITION hardcover BREAKOUT

I miss the real Thor but I like what I'm seeing and reading

As for Premiere edition hardcovers, it's my second book I bought Cap Winter Soldier as well, and they're great but the paper could be a tiny little bit thicker

Just wondering if Bendis could give a little push for Avengers disassembled & Finale to get a Premiere edition hardcovers, Captain America Lives Again would be nice too along with Thor Ragnarok, and Iron Man The Best Defense; 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 issues arc it's perfect. I prefer oversize hardcovers, but I can live with regular size as long as paper quality is there; still Thor Son Of Asgard should be oversize, 12 issues I think and the art is just too spectacular not to.