Most Popular Books by Brian Michael Bendis

Power-mad Norman Osborn thought he was a match for the might of Earthbound Asgard. He was half-right: The reassembled Avengers drove him back, but the Realm Eternal lies in ruins. In the wreckage, former Captain America Steve Rogers, Iron Man and Thor find themselves squabbling over old wounds. As they quarrel, unstable magics cast the heroes-at-odds into the scattered Nine Realms. Separated, and with no clear path home, they quickly realize the world in which they're trapped is not how it should be. Have their actions somehow caused a rift in the natural order? Can they come together and put it right? Their bittersweet reunion may be short-lived, with Hela - Norse Goddess of Death - waiting in the wings!

Leviathan is making its move on Metropolis, and they’re looking to recruit Lex Luthor and his Legion of Doom to increase their power base! But will that be enough to take on Superman’s city? Because the Man of Steel has friends of his own...and it’s time to call on the Justice League and their teen counterparts, Young Justice, to take a stand against the forces of evil and stop Leviathan from reducing Metropolis to rubble! Don’t miss this colossal story arc collected from Action Comics #1017-1021!

Spider-Man tries to bring down the head of organized crime.

The Gang War to end all Gang Wars begins! The Kingpin is in retreat - and that kind of a power vacuum won't last long. It's about to be filled by a figure of unabashed dread in the underworld: Hammerhead! Plus: the Ultimate debut of several Marvel characters, including Moon Knight! And Spidey thinks he's had trouble before... but nothing has ever made him declare "Peter Parker" no more! Collecting Ultimate Spider-Man #79-85.

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man 60-65. One of the most ruthless villains in the history of the Marvel Universe, the fan-favorite Carnage, gets the Ultimate treatment! And though young Peter Parker has proven himself time and time again on the field of battle, can even he hope to defeat this heartless killing machine?

THE DARK REIGN IS HERE! Who are the Dark Avengers? Who is the Iron Patriot? The answers will shock you! From the fan-favorite creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr. Collects Dark Avengers (2009) #1-6.

Collects All-New X-Men #16-17, Uncanny X-Men #12-13, Wolverine & The X-Men #36-37, X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1-2, X-Men #5-6.

Collects Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #23-28, Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man (2013) #1-3; Ultimate Spider-Man (2011) #200. Spider-Man no more? None of Miles Morales’ incredible powers could prevent his mother’s death or spare his father from a life-changing injury in a brutal fight against Venom. Miles is convinced he caused the tragedy — so in an emotion-filled decision, he has put away the costume, swearing never to fight as Spider-Man again! But when two new super-powered teenagers, Cloak and Dagger, emerge and the Taskmaster breaks up their fight with the juvenile delinquent Bombshell, innocent lives are at stake! It’s a job for someone with great power and great responsibility — but will that be Miles? And if he returns to the suit, will it be just in time for his universe to face Cataclysm? Plus: A celebration of the life of the Ultimate Peter Parker!

Revealed at last...how it all ends for the Man Without Fear! In the near future, the Kingpin and Daredevil have been murdered - but that's just the beginning of the story. Investigative reporter Ben Urich has one last story to write...what was Matt Murdock's final secret? Ben digs deep into the seedy underbelly of the Marvel Universe, tracking down Matt's buried sins and past loves to discover the secrets behind his death - but who is the new Daredevil that's tracking Ben? You won't believe your eyes when the mystery behind Daredevil's final days stands revealed! It's a story years in the making, brought to you by some of the greatest creators in Daredevil history!

Brian Michael Bendis and Ryan Sook’s reinvention of the future’s greatest super-team continues! The United Planets is less than thrilled with the decision to bring Superboy a thousand years into the future to protect the past. Planet Gotham is under siege. Ultra Boy’s homeworld is on the verge of all-out war. And as if that weren’t enough, new Legionnaire drama unfolds as Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy throw down over who should take on the Legion’s leadership! Plus, Brainiac 5 will reveal a secret that will make one Legionnaire quit the team-and we ask the burning question: Who is the strongest Legionnaire? And in an event fit for the 31st century, 41 of comics’ greatest artists join the series, with each page of the story starring a different Legionnaire! Plus, an enemy from the past surfaces in the far future, and romance blooms between Superboy and Saturn Girl! Collects Legion of Super-Heroes #7-12.

Artist Szymon Kudranski joins superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis as the attacks of Leviathan threaten targets across the globe, and the agents of the invisible mafia continue to infect Metropolis in this tie-in to EVENT LEVIATHAN!

CASTLE fans rejoice! For the first time anywhere, CASTLE's titular hero Derrick Storm comes to life in the pages of this all-new graphic novel. 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. Eisner Award-winning Marvel Architect Brian Bendis and red hot Osborn writer Kelly Sue DeConnick worked closely with CASTLE creator Andrew Marlowe to create the one thing millions of CASTLE fans have been asking for: Their first real Derrick Storm adventure. A wall-to-wall, gritty, witty, globe-hopping detective thrill ride for fans of the hit TV show starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, as well as fans of darn good comic books.

Just days after Clark Kent’s own shocking revelation, the facts behind who actually owns The Daily Planet have been revealed-and all hell has broken loose! The fallout from the Superman: Villains special starts here! No one is safe as a new era of Superman stories begins! Plus, now that the dust has settled, is the Red Cloud hero or villain?

In the year 2000, Marvel launched the Ultimate Universe, reinventing Spider-Man and his mythos for a new millennium! Now, the first three years of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley's fan-favorite, award-winning take on the webslinger are collected in one oversized volume! Relive Peter Parker's early days as Spider-Man, learning to fight crime by trial and error as he struggles to balance his new life with the demands of high school: puberty, homework and dating! Even with the help of his best friend Mary Jane Watson, Peter has a heavy load to bear. But the neophyte Spider-Man is making enemies left and right -- including the Green Goblin, the Kingpin, Doctor Octopus, Kraven the Hunter and the maniacal Venom -- and unless he can rise to the occasion, Spidey may not survive until prom! COLLECTING: Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 1-39, 1/2

This deluxe hardcover collects Daredevil Vol. 11: Golden Age and Daredevil Vol. 12: Decalogue, plus more DVD-style extras than you can shake a billy at! In Golden Age, follow Matt Murdock through a story that literally spans the entire history of the Marvel Universe! Who was the Kingpin before the Kingpin, and what was his relationship to Matt? Find out right here, courtesy of the multi-award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev! And in Decalogue, the wait is over! Exactly what happened during Daredevil's year-long reign as the new Kingpin? His historic cleaning of Hell's Kitchen will finally be revealed in bloody detail. Framed around the Ten Commandments, this epic story is like nothing you've seen before! Collects Daredevil #66-75.

The New Avengers have found a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together. And now just the knowledge of that threat is tearing them apart. What secret could be so damning that it could do to the New Avengers what the Civil War could not? Collects New Avengers #32-37 and Annual #2.

Collecting Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2009) #7-14. Spider-Man and his amazing friends, Iceman and the Human Torch, team up to help the newly powered Rick Jones deal with the crazy changes and responsibilities that come with...power. But what side of the coin is Rick Jones on? Is this the birth of a new hero? Or the birth of an ultimate...enemy? Plus, it's the return of Spider-Woman! And guess who she totally makes out with in this issue! What? Yeah, you heard me!

Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #11-13, All-New X-Men #22-24. The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we've only seen the effects on Earth - until now! When an alien race discovers that Jean Grey, host of the destructive Phoenix Force, is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the heinous acts of Dark Phoenix! Now it's up to the spacefaring Guardians of the Galaxy to help the all-new X-Men save Jean Grey from twisted intergalactic justice! A surprise ally from one character's past comes to help, but is that enough against the most powerful army in the Universe? You won't want to miss the first encounter between two of the biggest franchises in the Marvel Universe!

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Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #123-128

One thousand years in the future, a Legion of Super-Heroes comes together to dedicate their lives to recapturing the great Age of Heroes of the 21st century. When the heroes discover that reality is falling to a great darkness in both times simultaneously, the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes must team up to stop it all. But what is the connection between the secrets of the new Gold Lanterns and the coming of the Great Darkness? A monumental DC epic event miniseries! Collects Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes #1-6.

The Justice League and Justice League Dark team up to navigate the remade world of chaos. Xanadoth, the original Lord of Chaos, has returned. With unlimited power and revenge against all on its mind, the Lord of Chaos has taken the form of Black Adam, Doctor Fate has been possessed, and no one is safe. Also, The return of Wonder Woman, along with…O.M.A.C.! Jack Kirby’s greatest creation, the One-Man Army Corps, returns to the DC Universe just in time to team up with the reunited Justice League to stop secret forces of evil from gathering! Join writer Brian Michael Bendis as he joins forces with artist Emanuela Lupacchino, Syzmon Kudranski, and Sanford Greene as he brings the legacy of the League to life! Collects Justice League #72-74 and Justice League 2022 Annual #1.

Collects Ultimate Origins #1-5. This is it! The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire Ultimate Universe! Now it's time to discover the jaw-dropping secrets that men have fought and died to protect...how heroes such as Captain America, Nick Fury and Wolverine have more in common than codenames and costumes.

The Marvel Heroes have faced the most dangerous threats and saved the Earth and the Universe on occasions too numerous to count. But what do heroes do when the fabric of reality is threatened by one of their own? It is a question that heroes such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, the X-Men and the Avengers all have to face as former Avenger and daughter of Magneto, the Scarlet Witch succumbs to insanity and makes the world over into her maniacal father's view of utopia, ruled over by the house of Magnus.

Superboy Wonder Girl Robin Impulse Amethyst All united in Young Justice The hottest new super-team, written by award winning author Brian Michael Bendis for his new imprint Wonder Comics REUNITED AT LAST When the nightmare dimension known as Gemworld invades Metropolis, Wonder Girl, Robin, and Impulse answer the call to face the threat as a reborn Young Justice, joined by new heroes Jinny Hex (a seeming descendant of legendary bounty hunter Jonah Hex) and a new emerald warrior reluctantly called Teen Lantern. But they're shocked to discover the battle may be the key to the return of Conner Kent, a.k.a. Superboy But where have these heroes been? And how much do they remember of their shared pasts in a universe that has been reshaped while they've been apart? The return of our fan-favorite young heroes and the introduction of all-new legacy characters explodes to life in the pages of Young Justice Vol. 1: Gemworld, from writer Brian Michael Bendis (Action Comics, co-create of Miles Morales) and all-star artists Patrick Gleason (Superman, Batman and Robin), John Timms (Harley Quinn), and more The adventure starts here as dimensions are hopped, secrets are discovered, and a team is reborn Collects Young Justice issues #1-6.

From the Eisner and Peabody-award winning creators of Jessica Jones comes another blistering chapter in the Yakuza epic IGN called a Òfour-star gorgeous crime comic,Ó with 10/10 ratings from AiPT, Comicosity, Comicsverse and Comics Watch! Tattoo artist Pearl Tanaka has finally discovered her past and legacy and how they have informed all her choices up to this moment. Now she must choose her path: master tattoo artistÑor master assassin? Although PEARL was originally solicited as a six-issue miniseries, based on your support, PEARL will now be an ongoing series! PEARL will skip a month in February so Michael Gaydos can catch his breath, but weÕll be back with issue #7 in March!

A group of genetically altered men--Norman Osborn, Dr. Otto Octavius, Flint Marko, Max Dillon, and Sergei Kravinoff--escape from the S.H.I.E.L.D. containment center and band together to try and defeat Spider-Man.

After the explosive conclusion to their Gemworld adventure, the Young Justice team is having a tough time finding their way back to their Earth. Then, Naomi joins the team and the stage is set for an epic Wonder Comics crossover, with Naomi, the Wonder Twins, and Young Justice, together for the first time, tackling the biggest mysteries of the year: Where did Conner Kent come from? Why does Bart Allen remember everyone but no one else does? How does it all connect to Jinny Hex's trunk? Plus, Tim Drake gets a new superhero name! Collects Young Justice #7-12.

Superboy! Wonder Girl! Robin! Impulse! Amethyst! They and other young heroes are united as Young Justice in this first collection of comics from the new Wonder Comics line! When the nightmare dimension known as Gemworld invades Metropolis, these teen heroes will unite to deal with the situation-but they're shocked to discover the battle may be the key to the return of Conner Kent, a.k.a. Superboy! This debut title collects issues #1-6 of the hit series!

Collecting Jessica Jones (2016) #7-12. Jessica Jones is back where she belongs - in her own comic, and taking on cases as Alias Investigations! But as the most dangerous book on the stands digs even deeper into the new mysteries of the Marvel Universe, Jessica has uncovered a truly startling secret. Is this case too hot for even her? Will it shatter everything she has built for herself? Can she put the pieces of her life back together...or is it already too late?

Brian Michael Bendis! It's the second big chapter of the fiercely-ambitious new sci fi odyssey: Joy Operations. Fifty-five years from now. Joy is an EN·VOI. A special agent of one of the Jonando Trust. Trusts are corporate-owned cities that are the centerpiece of modern society. She rights wrongs for the trust. She is excellent. Perfection. Hard on herself. Driven. Almost legendary in some parts. Except now she has this voice in her head that is not her. Either Joy is losing her grip or an EN.VOI from a neighboring trust has entered her consciousness to get her to betray her cause. Joy is pissed off. Really really pissed off.

Collects Ultimate X-Men #40 - 45.

Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley continue their sensational, 21st century reimagining of the world's greatest super hero! As life gets ever more complicated for Peter Parker, Spider-Man faces off against an explosive new teenage villain, has another run-in with the infamous Kingpin of Crime and meets the Black Cat - a jewel thief who will complicate Spidey's career and Peter's love life! But nothing can prepare him for the moment that the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter and Sandman unite. That's five of Spider-Man's deadliest foes - so who will be the final member of the Ultimate Six?! Plus: Peter goes Hollywood for Spider-Man: The Movie! Spidey teams up with Wolverine and the Human Torch! And prepare for the Ultimate Universe's shocking version of Carnage! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2000) #40-71 and ULTIMATE SIX #1-7.