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Top 30 Brian Michael Bendis Quotes (2025 Update)

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “The trick is not caring what EVERYBODY thinks of you and just caring about what the RIGHT people think of you.”

1. “The trick is not caring what EVERYBODY thinks of you and just caring about what the RIGHT people think of you.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Success is a fickle mistress. If you go chasing her, she will ignore you. If you leave her alone and just go about your business, she might come looking for you.”

2. “Success is a fickle mistress. If you go chasing her, she will ignore you. If you leave her alone and just go about your business, she might come looking for you.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Lettering should be invisible. You shouldn’t notice it, unless it is a determined piece of storytelling in graphic design. Whether handmade or digital, the lettering should be easy on the eye and well placed. It should help tell the story and do nothing to get in the way of it.”

3. “Lettering should be invisible. You shouldn’t notice it, unless it is a determined piece of storytelling in graphic design. Whether handmade or digital, the lettering should be easy on the eye and well placed. It should help tell the story and do nothing to get in the way of it.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I looked at Tank Girl, which is the coolest comic, ever. The movie didn’t make the comic book any less cool. The comic is still the comic.”

4. “I looked at Tank Girl, which is the coolest comic, ever. The movie didn’t make the comic book any less cool. The comic is still the comic.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “You’re as good as the people you’re with.”

5. “You’re as good as the people you’re with.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Oh yeah ‘Nostalgia is a state of inarticulate contempt to the present and a fear of the future.”

6. “Oh yeah ‘Nostalgia is a state of inarticulate contempt to the present and a fear of the future.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “With every script, I write a note to my collaborator that says: ‘I write full script. But see it as a guide. You take us where we need to go any way you see fit. I tried to write something specifically for you. If you agree with my choices, fine. If not, you do what you have to do.’”

7. “With every script, I write a note to my collaborator that says: ‘I write full script. But see it as a guide. You take us where we need to go any way you see fit. I tried to write something specifically for you. If you agree with my choices, fine. If not, you do what you have to do.’”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “The drawing and the crafting of the story are fun, but it’s the overall meaning that matters to me. It might escape some people who just want to read a comic, and that’s fine. The overall meaning is what matters.”

8. “The drawing and the crafting of the story are fun, but it’s the overall meaning that matters to me. It might escape some people who just want to read a comic, and that’s fine. The overall meaning is what matters.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “In the history of comics and movies and music too, it’s always when things are at their bottomed-out, either creatively or financially, there’s more chance-taking going on.”

9. “In the history of comics and movies and music too, it’s always when things are at their bottomed-out, either creatively or financially, there’s more chance-taking going on.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “No one can make you fail. If you fail, it – it’s because YOU failed.”

10. “No one can make you fail. If you fail, it – it’s because YOU failed.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Do you think that any of us... any of the costumes are normal? We’re all crazy. But we’re the exact kind of crazy that the world needs right now. The exact kind.”

11. “Do you think that any of us... any of the costumes are normal? We’re all crazy. But we’re the exact kind of crazy that the world needs right now. The exact kind.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Write. Write every day. Write honestly. Write something that doesn’t exist, and you wish did. Read. Learn. Study. Watch people. Listen to what they say, listen to how they say it and listen to what they do not say. Surprise yourself. Scare yourself.”

12. “Write. Write every day. Write honestly. Write something that doesn’t exist, and you wish did. Read. Learn. Study. Watch people. Listen to what they say, listen to how they say it and listen to what they do not say. Surprise yourself. Scare yourself.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “And I had worked at the comic-book store almost by accident, because I was deciding to make a living as an artist, be it as an art tutor or illustrator, and that’s how I wanted to make my living.”

13. “And I had worked at the comic-book store almost by accident, because I was deciding to make a living as an artist, be it as an art tutor or illustrator, and that’s how I wanted to make my living.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I was listening to the inclusiveness of Spider-Man, and why he’s so appealing to so many people, but I didn’t connect it all at first.”

14. “I was listening to the inclusiveness of Spider-Man, and why he’s so appealing to so many people, but I didn’t connect it all at first.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I swear to God, I wish I was cute and dumb. Just for a day.”

15. “I swear to God, I wish I was cute and dumb. Just for a day.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “From my personal taste, it needed more of a visual style. It’s so hard when you’re adapting something that’s so visually scrumptious like Mike Oeming’s drawings. They’re so unique to comics, but they’re a voice.”

16. “From my personal taste, it needed more of a visual style. It’s so hard when you’re adapting something that’s so visually scrumptious like Mike Oeming’s drawings. They’re so unique to comics, but they’re a voice.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “But you have to look at your work with an honest critical eye. Work on the things that you need work on. Scare yourself. Surprise yourself. If you don’t like the way it’s going, you have complete control over changing the course. That’s one of the best things about doing this.”

17. “But you have to look at your work with an honest critical eye. Work on the things that you need work on. Scare yourself. Surprise yourself. If you don’t like the way it’s going, you have complete control over changing the course. That’s one of the best things about doing this.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “And each ripple builds and builds into the tidal wave of anarchy to which we are now doomed.”

18. “And each ripple builds and builds into the tidal wave of anarchy to which we are now doomed.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I’ve been reading Ed Brubaker comics since the first appearance of Ed Brubaker comics and every single time he announces a new title I mutter to myself: ugh! I wish I would’ve thought of that!”

19. “I’ve been reading Ed Brubaker comics since the first appearance of Ed Brubaker comics and every single time he announces a new title I mutter to myself: ugh! I wish I would’ve thought of that!”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “You can’t just have a fight scene. In my opinion, it has to be a character moment or story moment.”

20. “You can’t just have a fight scene. In my opinion, it has to be a character moment or story moment.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “This is something I learned when I was working at a newspaper: when you put something on paper, whether it’s words or pictures, and it’s staring back at the reader, they are now alone in the room with them for as long as it takes them to turn the page. Whereas on television, the images fly by.”

21. “This is something I learned when I was working at a newspaper: when you put something on paper, whether it’s words or pictures, and it’s staring back at the reader, they are now alone in the room with them for as long as it takes them to turn the page. Whereas on television, the images fly by.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I never look at things again once they’re done.”

22. “I never look at things again once they’re done.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are hard to get. I will drive all the way to Pittsburgh or Detroit to put it in their hands.”

23. “I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are hard to get. I will drive all the way to Pittsburgh or Detroit to put it in their hands.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “If you like Powers, you’ll love The Victories!”

24. “If you like Powers, you’ll love The Victories!”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I’ll never get sick of raising my children, but other people might get sick of them.”

25. “I’ll never get sick of raising my children, but other people might get sick of them.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn’t know it.”

26. “I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn’t know it.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet for us.”

27. “One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet for us.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “The only damn thing I ever learned in all my years in art school was a piece is never done, it is just finished. You have to trust your inner voice, your instincts, when they tell you pencils down. And you roll up your sleeves and you start over again.”

28. “The only damn thing I ever learned in all my years in art school was a piece is never done, it is just finished. You have to trust your inner voice, your instincts, when they tell you pencils down. And you roll up your sleeves and you start over again.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “The books are the books, and a lot of the stuff is some version of your id or your ego.”

29. “The books are the books, and a lot of the stuff is some version of your id or your ego.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “While talent will certainly open the door for you, it’s about failing and knowing how to do so properly.”

30. “While talent will certainly open the door for you, it’s about failing and knowing how to do so properly.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Artists are not your art monkeys. They are your collaborators. They should be given all due consideration to follow their journey.”

31. “Artists are not your art monkeys. They are your collaborators. They should be given all due consideration to follow their journey.”

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Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “If you’re not falling, you’re not really trying hard enough. JOE QUESADA Joe Quesada is an award-winning comics creator and the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, who served as editor-in chief of Marvel for over a decade.”

32. “If you’re not falling, you’re not really trying hard enough. JOE QUESADA Joe Quesada is an award-winning comics creator and the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, who served as editor-in chief of Marvel for over a decade.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Michael Bendis Quote: “Now we take the ship, the planet and the galaxy back... and shove it all right up Thanos’ ass.”

33. “Now we take the ship, the planet and the galaxy back... and shove it all right up Thanos’ ass.”

— Brian Michael Bendis

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