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Bendis panel transcript from Mid Ohio Con Posted By: MACK! BENDIS PANEL AT MID-OHIO-CON
Following is an edited transcript of the question-and-answer portion of
Brian Michael Bendis' panel at the Mid-Ohio-Con on Sunday in Question: The sex scene with Luke Cage in Alias #1 was pretty
controversial. What is your response to that?
Bendis: It was weird. You guys are online and read stuff online. Some
people, but not a lot, made a big deal. Any time there's something
And I sort of fault myself. I like it when people sort of think about
the book and then make their own decisions. I point out to people,
We're not even seeing his face. He could easily be crying off-camera
because he's so humiliated by the experience as she is. You have
People have agendas about sexuality and race and any time it's brought
up, it's going to be thrown back at you. I just never have been And as far as it being Luke Cage … Everyone was wondering, "Why Luke
Cage? Why Luke Cage?" … who was involved in a sexual scene. That's only Luke Cage. Luke Cage is the only character in Marvel like
that. And, yeah, he's black, but that wasn't reason. So when I say
But that was the scene. The scene wrote itself.
Question: Will Matt Murdock be hiring Jessica Jones?
Bendis: The thing about having her work for Matt or Matt Murdock using
her is because Matt Murdock likes her having super powers. It Question: Does Alias take place in Marvel continuity or Ultimate Marvel
continuity?
Bendis: Certainly not the Ultimate continuity because the Ultimate
Universe is being created for a young, adult market that we haven't
Alias takes place in Marvel continuity, the normal Marvel continuity.
Tom Brevoort and a couple of the other editors are very healthy in
I know that Fury doesn't and I know that War Machine doesn't. War
Machine creates its own continuity and War Machine's continuity, I
But Alias does. And I know that kind of upsets some people. They go,
"Oh, what's going to happen?" But you know what? You know It was funny because it has to be in Marvel continuity or it doesn't
work. There's no power to the scenes at all.
Question: Is it difficult to write stories in the main continuity?
Bendis: It is not really difficult. And even though I'm not Mr.
Continuity - and a lot of people think, I've seen this sometimes with
Daredevil, Really, Daredevil's continuity hasn't changed that much in 20 years, to
be honest with you. The Frank Miller issues are still the heavy
Question: Is it more restrictive?
Bendis: The only books I write with continuity are Daredevil and Alias
and Alias there's a lot of leeway because, I'm so below radar. If
Also, Daredevil, to me, doesn't run with this group. He's in Hell's
Kitchen, and he's dirtier than they are. And it's certainly the way we're
But I think about it a lot now. Because you don't want to be a slave to
continuity, but you don't want to be a dick.
Question: I've heard writers complain about years and years of past
storyline and editors dictating what they can and can't do.
Bendis: What do you think of writers like that? Writers write. You can
come up with a way to tell your story. There's a way to tell your
I've been very blessed with two very supportive editors. I have Stuart
Moore working with me on Alias and Daredevil and I have Ralph So I'll think about it. That's not him telling me no. That's just
saying, "Let's learn about the consequences."
Question: What was it like working with Bill Sienkiewicz on Ultimate
Marvel Team-Up?
Bendis: The really sad part about being as busy as I have been is I
haven't been able to enjoy the friendliness of collaboration as much. Me
There are certain artists that I've worshipped since I was a child and
then you meet them, they're so personally disappointing as human
He was a real pleasure. The whole Team-Up book has been a pleasure.
It's been pros that I have admired and then followed by some of Question: Think you would be interested in writing The Punisher?
Bendis: Two things. No. 1, I think I'm going to stick to the books that
I have for now. I have the best job in comics, without any
Question: With Powers, you've taken a lot of chances and experimented.
Do you like that?
Bendis: I like opening a book and being surprised. I like books that
throw people for a loop. I like it when people say, "You know what, I
We did a tabloid issue of Powers recently and it was three people doing
the work of 70 literally. We were aping a British tabloid and I was
And there was three of us doing the work. And it was like, "Oh wow, was
that hard." And then we put it out and people went, "I don't like When it services the story, we'll do it. I was actually a courtroom
sketch artist for a year for the local Fox station in Cleveland. When the
Question: As a writer, do you think the industry has too much of one
thing?
Bendis: It's the same with movies. Every time you buy a movie ticket,
you cast a vote to get 10 more movies like that next year. When It's the same thing with comics. You guys go, "I'm going to buy a
big-breasted sword book." That means you're going to get 10 more With comics recently, they're being writer-focused, which I've never
seen before. When I was first breaking into comics, it was all artists. It
Over the last couple of years, the names you hear - Azzarello and
Jenkins - you're hearing writer names. It's very cool to be part of that
I actually feel that there's so much of everything and that everyone's
working so hard at the top of their game that I'm not bitching for And, sorry kids, but the titty books are gone. Or at least they're down
to a manageable minimum where they're not taking over There's a little cynicism now, sometimes. It's always a cynical look at
the super-heroes going on, but out of that, comes some of the best
It's a good time. Comics always seem to do really well creatively when
no one's paying attention. Like when the sales are down, so Question: Given the books you've been working on, are you privy to the
Spider-Man movie?
Bendis: Yes. I've seen and read stuff that you could only dream about.
I have very high hopes for the Spider-Man movie. I think the Question: You said you have high hopes for the Spider-Man movie. Is the
script good?
Bendis: Yeah, it's the story we want told. It's what you think it is:
the origin of Spider-Man and the Green Goblin. I can't talk about it too
Let's use a worse-case scenario, Batman & Robin. When you read that
script, you go "What the hell is this?" No one wants this. The fans
I have some dealings with Marvel Films, and Avi Arad has an uncanny
knowledge of the characters, of what the characters are and should Question: What about your movie aspirations?
Bendis: Powers is set up at Sony, and your guess is as good as mine.
It's in there and the script is being written, the second draft, by a
They're working on it right now. Cross your fingers. I'm a producer on
this, but I'm not writing it.
We are still working on Torso, and something happened with Jinx this
week, so it looks like we might have a new deal for Jinx. I will write
But you know what, there are big movie stars with elaborate dream
projects that they never get off the ground. And they've got
Question: Who would you like to perfect acting choices for Walker and
Pilgrim in Powers?
Bendis: This is a Hollywood trick I've learned. He's asking who I would
like to see in the movie. "The biggest names available." Who's
Here's the deal with Powers. Because it's Sony, there's a big producer
(Mace Neufeld) involved. He's been involved with Hunt for Red A lot of people come in under the fantasy that they're so involved. You
just try to make yourself look valuable to them. And right now,
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