Most Popular Books by Brian Michael Bendis

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.

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!

Collects New Avengers #31-34. Now that the New Avengers have sacrificed all they had to fight the Phoenix, many are asking hard questions: is it time for the team to call it quits? Meanwhile, one of the New Avengers'' deadliest foes returns, hatching an elaborate plot for revenge that throws the team into disarray. Many hard and permanent choices need to be made in this final arc of the New Avengers saga. Plus: a Sorcerer Supreme ascends! But who will be the new master of Marvel magic?

The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. But with Knife''s Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter''s probably going to need some help...Collecting: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) #24-25, Legendary Star-Lord (2014) #9-11, All-New X-Men #38-39, Guardians Team-Up #2, Nova #28, Cyclops (2014) #12, Captain Marvel (2014) #14, Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega #1

Who is the face of true evil in the Ultimate Universe? What is the biggest secret the world doesn''t know? Join the gathered heroes as they embark on an adventure unlike anything seen in Marvel Comics...and that''s a promise!! Collecting: Ultimate Comics Enemy #1-4, Ultimate Comics Mystery #1-4, Ultimate Comics Doom #1-4

Starring Wolverine, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Captain America, Black Widow, Luke Cage and more! Brian Michael Bendis, the most popular and acclaimed writer in comics, reveals the darkest chapter in Marvel Universe history! When Nick Fury discovers a disturbing connection between many of Marvel''s deadliest villains, he assembles a ragtag team of the MU''s most misunderstood heroes for a secret mission to do what the U.S. government could never allow - eventually leading to a super-powered blowout between a who''s who of NYC heroes and mutants! Featuring the American debut of the stunning, fully painted work of Italian artist Gabriele Dell''otto. Collects Secret War (2004) #1-5.

With his secret identity revealed, Superman is under attack! Over the years, Superman has faced larger-than-life villains. Take Mongul, the intergalactic slaver who runs Warworld, a planet devoted to combat. He and Superman have clashed many times, but never with stakes so high: Mongul is looking to destroy the United Planets and create one federation under his rule, and if he has to decimate Earth in the process, so be it. Then there is Xanadoth, who has been lying in wait looking to marshal the forces of chaos and order into a single force of evil. She’s just been searching for the vessel to make it happen. Finally, there is a grudge that Superman never knew about: the Synmar Utopica has trained since a very young age to stop the potential threat posed by a Kryptonian living under a yellow sun. Their entire purpose has been to be the perfect guard against the Man of Steel, to stop him from potentially taking over the universe. What ensues is a brawl unlike any Clark Kent has encountered before, taking him through the Phantom Zone and back to the Synmar’s home planet. This volume collects Superman #20-28, closing the book on Brian Michael Bendis and Ivan Reis’s acclaimed Superman run, showing us the Metropolis Marvel tussling with a legendary foe while also creating new legends.

House of M changed the planet; now, a new, major threat has emerged. Nothing can stop it - not even Canada''s premier super-team, Alpha Flight! The New Avengers are about to be put to the test in a way they never have before. Collects New Avengers (2004) #16-20.

From the Eisner award-winning creators behind Daredevil and Scarlet comes an all-new crime comic epic!! Emma is a brilliant and driven 16-year-old. She has paid for school with her next level inventions and is well-known for her funny and honest webcomics. Then, one day, one of the most famous billionaires on the planet confronts her with the truth about her world. Emma discovers she is the only daughter of two of the greatest, most charismatic master criminals of all time. The suavest, most liked criminals ever. The criminal’s criminal. The ones that wrote the rulebook. There are movies about them starring the biggest movie stars. Her parents were the authors of the greatest casino robbery of all time, the greatest museum heist of all time, AND they took the world’s most famous billionaire for a cool billion...before they disappeared never to be seen or heard from again. Ghosts. Zero Preston is the greedy billionaire her parents brilliantly ripped off before they disappeared. He has been looking for payback for years. He finds Emma...who clearly does not have his money. Zero threatens Masterpiece into pulling a grand, impossible job against his corporate enemy. This “Master of the Universe” will have his satisfaction. Masterpiece fashions a crew of her peers and her parents’ old associates to pull off one of the greatest heists of all time. Among the cast of characters comes the return of the legendary criminal The Paragon. A Robin Hood for our times. This exquisitely well-dressed, long con master criminal returns to his calling when faced with the truth behind the sinister corporate forces of Zero. Collects the comic book series Masterpiece #1–#6.

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!

The debut of the mysterious New Avenger everyone has been talking about all year! Who is Ronin and why has Captain America recruited him into the fold? Bet it has something to do with Hydra helping the Silver Samurai get out of the country after he broke out of prison. Just sayin’! And what is Ronin’s true identity? Here’s a hint: He’s not Daredevil! Plus: Spider-Woman’s dark secrets revealed! Captain America catches her double-dealing the Avengers and corners her! How did Spider-Woman get her powers back and to whom does she answer? It’s all here! Collects New Avengers (2004) #11-15.

The Siege is over, and the Heroic Age has begun. So what''s next for Luke Cage and the New Avengers? Steve Rogers thinks he has the answer, offering Cage the reins of his own team and the keys to Avengers Mansion. Which heroes will Luke choose to join him, assuming he even wants the gig to begin with? He''d better decide soon, because the forces of evil are literally dropping out of the sky - and even a formidable trio of master mystics like Dr. Strange, Dr. Voodoo and Daimon Hellstrom are at a loss to stop it. It''s time for Luke Cage and his New Avengers to step up, or their first mission may well be their last! Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2010) #1-6.

Dozens of short stories, handpicked by the author, range from autobiographical anecdotes to some of the darkest crime noir stories he has yet to tell. Also included are some of his favorite short work collaborations with Warren Ellis, Mike Avon Oeming, and many others. Plus a bonus portfolio of illustrations and essays that have rarely been seen before.

Long live the Legion! The Legion of Super-Heroes, DC’s iconic team of the far future, is back like you’ve never seen them before–reinvented by comic book visionaries Brian Michael Bendis and Ryan Sook. Welcome to the 31st century! Inspired by the acts of and lessons learned from the greatest heroes of all time, the Legion of Super-Heroes have gathered together to stop a galaxy from repeating its past mistakes. Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis reteams with master artist Ryan Sook for one of the most ambitious mainstream comic books ever created! Why have the Legion of Super-Heroes broken the cardinal rule of the United Planets and inducted Jon Kent, a.k.a. Superboy, into the Legion? What are they hiding? And what does it have to do with Aquaman’s long-lost trident? But first, take a trip through a thousand years of DC’s future history–navigated by a mysterious figure from the present! The greatest lineup of heroes in comic book history returns with new, fresh, and reader-friendly stories! Collects Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1-2 and Legion of Super-Heroes #1-6.

Spider-Man teams up with his new girlfriend - the X-Men''s Kitty Pryde, who gets a new super-hero identity for when she''s not hanging with her mutant mates! Plus: Meet the dangerous Ultimate Deadpool - and the Ultimate Reavers! It''s mutant action, with Spidey caught in the middle! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #91-97, and Annual #2.

Bendis and Maleev bring their acclaimed run to a blistering conclusion! 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? Then prepare to find out exactly what happened during Daredevil''s year-long reign as the new Kingpin! His historic cleaning of Hell''s Kitchen is revealed - in all its bloody detail! Framed around the Ten Commandments, this epic story is like nothing you''ve seen before! Bendis and Maleev outed Daredevil in the press, married him and made him the Kingpin of Hell''s Kitchen. What could they possibly do to top that as they end their astonishing tale? Four words: Wilson Fisk is back! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1998) #66-81.