Comics Books Reviews: Bendis

Showing posts with label Bendis. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Comic Strips to Comic Flicks: Brian Michael Bendis Movies They Haven’t Made (yet)

In recent years, we’ve seen a boatload of comic books and graphic novels make their way to the silver screen, from “big two” stalwarts like Spider-Man and Batman to independent titles like Scott Pilgrim and 30 Days Of Night.

After toiling away for nine years on the independent scene, Brian Michael Bendis became an “overnight success” with his work on Marvel’s Daredevil. After proving himself there, he got his shot at the big time as one of the key figures in the launch of the Ultimate line, specifically for him Ultimate Spider-Man. Marvel further placed their faith in him when they gave him the keys to their flagship superhero team the Avengers, and promptly he ended the team in Avengers: Disasssembled before taking them to new heights. First came New Avengers, then Secret Invasion and Siege, and now years later he’s become the driving force for a new era in Marvel Comics. He’s never left his creator-owned roots behind and has been publishing Powers ever since he got his start at Marvel, but he recently amped up his creator-owned output with Scarlet, TAKIO and the recently announced Brilliant.

Hollywood has been using his Marvel ideas for awhile (and even had him write the famous post-credits scene to Iron Man), but his creator-owned books offer a wealth of material for the big screen or small. Powers has just been green lit for FX, and Universal has optioned his series Fire with Zac Efron penciled in as the lead. After that, there’s still a bonanza to explore — so let’s dig in.

Brilliant: Although the comic has yet to hit shelves, it has Hollywood written all over it. A group of brainy college-types coming together Social Network-style to crack the code behind superpowers? Sold. It’s like a super-hero version of Flatliners (anyone remember that?) I could see any enterprising director latch onto this to do a serious super-hero movie, and with the right choices for an ensemble cast it would be perfect.

AKA Goldfish / Jinx: Written and drawn by Bendis, these two are some of his earliest successes and show him easing into the noir/crime genre he’s become a staple of in comics. Set in his own hometown of Cleveland, AKA Goldfish follows a con man who returns to town to regain custody of his son from his ex-girlfriend and current crime boss. Jinx is a prequel to that story, centered on a titular female bounty hunter who partners with a younger Goldfish to track down a mentally deranged bounty hunter. With a little work this could be a prime target for the Hollywood treatment as a pair of movies — and possibly more.

Fortune & Glory: This inventive story is an autobiographical story charting Bendis dalliances with Hollywood as a then-up-and-coming comics writer. I’m personally begging for Bendis to do a sequel to this someday chronicling his adventures since, but even on its own it could be an eye-opening story for the big screen.

Scarlet: While its subject matter makes it one of the harder concepts to adapt from Bendis’ works, Scarlet could be an amazing piece of film making if approached the right way. Think Domino meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off set around a rebellious young woman who goes too far and starts a new American Revolution. I’d love to see someone take a chance on this!

May 16, 2011 @ 02:30 PM by Chris ArrantTagged: AKA Goldfish, Brian Michael Bendis, Brilliant, Fortune & Glory, Goldfish, Jinx, Scarlet

One CommentChristopherMay 16, 2011 at 3:36 pm

No Torso? That was the book he had optioned he made Fortune and Glory about! I’m still waiting for that freakin movie, the book was so cinematic and the subject matter so compelling I’m sure in the right hands it would have been excellent.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Castle graphic novel by Bendis, DeConnick, Medina on the way

| Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

--> Comic Book Resources Comic Book Resources

News All News News Archives Comic Books TV/Film Video Games Web Comics Previews Press Releases Columns All Columns Cup O' Joe Flogging A Dead Horse One Fan's Opinion Permanent Damage Pipeline Pipeline Podcast ReTales The Buy Pile Tilting at Windmills When Words Collide Reviews All Reviews DC Comics Marvel Comics Image Comics Dark Horse Comics Blogs All CBR Blogs Comics Should Be Good Robot 6 Spinoff Online CBR Live! Video All Video CBR TV Movie Trailers/Clips TV Trailers/Clips Video Game Trailers Comic Book Trailers Community CBR Forums Homepage DC Comics Forums Marvel Comics Forums Independent Comics Forum CBR Specific Forums Miscellaneous Forums Hosted Forums Resources Comic Hubs Comic Shop Locator Comics Twitter Directory Events Calendar Links Database RSS Feeds/Social Network Polls About Report A Bug Contact Us Media Kit/Advertising Privacy Policy Site Credits Robot 6 Castle graphic novel by Bendis, DeConnick, Medina on the wayCastle graphic novel by Bendis, DeConnick, Medina on the way" data-count="horizontal">Tweet

Publishers try to keep new projects under wraps, but there’s a whole cottage industry out there of folks who look through the Amazon listings for new books. The latest one, spotted by Albert Ching of Blog@Newsarama: A listing for Castle: Deadly Storm, by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Lan Medina. Albert goes out on a fairly short limb and guesses that this is a graphic novel (Medina is listed as the illustrator) based on the ABC series Castle, and indeed, the Hachette Book Group International catalog confirms this—check out page 65. Quick plot summary: This “adaptation” of Derrick Storm’s first novel adventure takes our hero from the gritty world of the private eye all the way to the globe-hopping intrigue of the CIA.” The book is hardcover, 112 pages, full color priced at $19.99 (already discounted to $13.59 on Amazon) and published by Marvel.

Manga blogger Lissa Pattillo has spotted a few more finds on Amazon.ca (Lissa is Canadian, so all prices are in Canadian dollars, but it looks like the U.S. prices are almost the same): a Fullmetal Alchemist box set that includes all 27 volumes of the manga, a novel, and other extras, all for $219 (discounted to $137.93) and due out in November, and an omnibus edition of Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo, 880 pages of Tezuka goodness for $29.95 $23.32.

May 13, 2011 @ 09:00 AM by Brigid AlversonTagged: Brian Michael Bendis, Castle, Dororo, Fullmetal Alchemist, graphic novels, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Lan Medina, manga, Marvel, Osamu Tezuka, Vertical, viz

2 CommentsMisterSmithMay 13, 2011 at 9:46 am

Not sure how I feel about this. I love Castle and I’ve enjoyed probably more than I haven’t of Bendis, but I’m not positive these two are a good fit.

…But I’ll probably end up buying it anyway.

ChapMay 13, 2011 at 9:59 am

Should this prove true: Bendis continues to spread himself too thin. . .

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Bendis reveals the cover to Brilliant #2

| Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

--> Comic Book Resources Comic Book Resources

News All News News Archives Comic Books TV/Film Video Games Web Comics Previews Press Releases Columns All Columns Cup O' Joe Flogging A Dead Horse One Fan's Opinion Permanent Damage Pipeline Pipeline Podcast ReTales The Buy Pile Tilting at Windmills When Words Collide Reviews All Reviews DC Comics Marvel Comics Image Comics Dark Horse Comics Blogs All CBR Blogs Comics Should Be Good Robot 6 Spinoff Online CBR Live! Video All Video CBR TV Movie Trailers/Clips TV Trailers/Clips Video Game Trailers Comic Book Trailers Community CBR Forums Homepage DC Comics Forums Marvel Comics Forums Independent Comics Forum CBR Specific Forums Miscellaneous Forums Hosted Forums Resources Comic Hubs Comic Shop Locator Comics Twitter Directory Events Calendar Links Database RSS Feeds/Social Network Polls About Report A Bug Contact Us Media Kit/Advertising Privacy Policy Site Credits Robot 6 Bendis reveals the cover to Brilliant #2Brilliant #2" data-count="horizontal">Tweet

222243_10150186829181361_97275706360_7366278_3889988_n

Brilliant #2

Over on his Facebook page, writer Brian Michael Bendis shares the cover to issue #2 of Brilliant, the new series he co-created with artist Mark Bagley for Marvel’s Icon line.

The comic, about a group of students who “invent” super powers, kicks off in July.

April 26, 2011 @ 11:00 AM by JK ParkinTagged: Brian Michael Bendis, Brilliant, cover art, Icon, mark bagley

2 CommentsTrevorApril 26, 2011 at 11:14 am

You know, I typically don’t care for Bagley’s artwork (I admire his ability, it’s just not my cup of tea) but the few preview pages I’ve seen and now this cover…I’m sold. Looks really dynamic. Can’t wait for the first issue.

Other ChrisApril 26, 2011 at 4:23 pm

With Bagley on board, I’m sure everything will be Brilliant but the script.

FREE Comics Manga Download