SUPERMAN Writer Brian Michael Bendis Reveals That He's Nearing The End Of His Run On The Title

SUPERMAN Writer Brian Michael Bendis Reveals That He's Nearing The End Of His Run On The Title

Brian Michael Bendis' move to DC Comics sent shock waves through the comic book industry, and he's now revealed that his Superman run is nearing its end. Find out more details on that after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Jun 11, 2020 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Newsarama

Prolific comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis has announced that he's beginning to wrap up his run on DC Comics' flagship Superman series. When he made his shock move from Marvel Comics to the Distinguished Competition, the Man of Steel's title seemed like a perfect fit for the writer, and it's unclear which character will be next for him. 

"I'm heading towards the end of my run on Superman, so I've been more reflective on it," Bendis recently explained. "And it's — I'll never be more grateful than I got to heal my near-death experience through Superman, and get through this pandemic. No matter what's going on with this world, I get to spend a few hours each day with Superman. That's a gift."

Bendis didn't clarify whether he's specifically referring to Superman or Action Comics, and also failed to reveal when his time writing the character will reach its end. Still, this is a definite shocker, especially as the writer is known for his lengthy runs and has been on both titles since April 2018. 

It was never specified how long Bendis' "multi-year" deal with DC Comics is, but chances are he'll move on to another character once he's finished with Superman. Who that will be is hard to say, but there are a number of possibilities, including Batman, Green Lantern, and Justice League

What do you hope the future holds in store for Bendis in the DC Comics Universe moving forward?

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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 6/11/2020, 6:56 AM
Nerdman3000
Nerdman3000 - 6/11/2020, 7:54 AM
@Reeds2Much - I remember when DC kept advertising that "BENDIS IS COMING!", and always thinking it sounded like a warning/threat.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 6/11/2020, 9:31 AM
@Nerdman3000 - I always thought it reminded me of Gabbo. Had been just about bad too.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/11/2020, 6:57 AM
Let's get Scott Snyder to take over, although I have a feeling they might bring in King or Williamson.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/11/2020, 7:09 AM
@soberchimera - Or Tom Taylor. His Suicide Squad run is awesome
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 6/11/2020, 7:41 AM
@soberchimera - I'm hoping Peter J Tomasi comes back, his run was great!

https://images.randomhouse.com/cover/700jpg/9781401289355
kider
kider - 6/11/2020, 6:59 AM
What Already?!
Why are modern runs of creators on series so short...
Back in the day creators would do over 100 Issues of a series.
Now that's a huge exception if that happens.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 6/11/2020, 7:03 AM


(B)END IS LEAVING!!!

Now get him off of LOSH and Young Justice and we're good!
soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/11/2020, 7:38 AM
@Doomsday8888 - Hopefully he doesn't take over Flash from Williamson.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 6/11/2020, 9:33 AM
@soberchimera
Oh God, i f*cking hope not, fam!

I don't want Bendis on GL, Flash, New Gods, JSA, LOSH and other characters, some even minors.

I'd be ok with him on Nightwing though.
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 6/11/2020, 7:05 AM
To be fair, he came onboard at the end of the current iteration of the DC Universe. It would be difficult to continue his story in the new continuity.

I'm thinking they put him on the new Luke Fox Batman, due to his association with Miles Morales (creator of the all-new black Spider-man writes the all-new black Batman).
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/11/2020, 7:09 AM
@GwenLantern - Wasn’t 5g scrapped
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 6/11/2020, 7:28 AM
@tmp3 - They re-edited to the degree that it became pointless. So it's forthcoming.

#ReleaseTheDidioCut.
Battabing
Battabing - 6/11/2020, 7:17 AM
Finally!
He ruined the Superman family!
Now, get off the Legion, Bendis!
kider
kider - 6/11/2020, 9:53 AM
@Battabing - That recent short story Dan Jurgens did of the Legion was pretty fun. They should just go back to that version and have him write it. He clearly cares a lot more about the characters than Bendis does.
Battabing
Battabing - 6/11/2020, 9:57 AM
@kider - Bendis's team books just tend to suck! Young Justice shouldn't be a chore to read.
kider
kider - 6/11/2020, 10:03 AM
@Battabing - Haven't read that yet but I read some stuff online about Teen Lantern? She hacked into the power battery or something like that?
So she joins the list of Bendis his library of Teen Girls geniuses I guess. But seriously her hacking into the power battery has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.
duncboy
duncboy - 6/11/2020, 7:35 AM
Thank God, his run has been terrible
case
case - 6/11/2020, 8:55 AM
Destructive blip. We'll get over it.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 6/11/2020, 9:32 AM
Good, the sooner he's off and gone the better.
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 6/11/2020, 9:44 AM
Would like a Tom King Superman actually. Mister Miracle was amazing.

xfactor
xfactor - 6/11/2020, 9:57 AM
Fantastic news. There was nothing about this run other than the return of his classic uniform and Ivan Reis’s beautiful artwork. Everything else fell flat.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 6/11/2020, 9:59 AM
Hallelujah! Can Bendis leave the industry too? He hasn't been good since the 90s. All he does is hurt characters before it was at Marvel and now DC, so the sooner he is done, the better it will be for comic fans.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/11/2020, 10:04 AM
He's free.

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