Bendis betrays Marvel joins DC

Et Tu Brute? asks Marvel as the darling big name writer Brian Michael Bendis leaves them at the worst possible time.

The war between the big 2 have been interesting recently.  5 years ago Marvel could do no wrong and their position as the top comic publisher seemed unassailable.  In 16-17 though Marvel sales began to weaken at the same time DC began releasing popular comics including Rebirth and Metal.

Word inside of Marvel has hinted at contention between the publisher and retail stores.  Even some hints at skirmishes between creators and editing staff.

Now the next part of the saga of the war of the big 2 has come.  Hot shot writer Brian Michael Bendis the creator of the Ultimate Universe, Ultimate Spider-Man, Jessica Jones and Miles Morales is now going to write for DC.

We’re so excited to start working with @BRIANMBENDIS! pic.twitter.com/v1tgsMaNTr

— DC (@DCComics) November 7, 2017

Bendis is a long time writer for Marvel who in many ways helped shape the current Marvel world.  He is currently working on Iron Man and Miles Morales but it seems that he will soon be headed to DC for multiple years.

What will Bendis tackle at DC?  It is hard to say he is known for writing multiple comics at once and sometimes having those different comics weave together at unexpected times.

One person I spoke with thought that Bendis's may have felt pushed out of Marvel given some of the direction of Marvel Legacy seemed to favor original over new characters.  Nothing I have seen or read has confirmed this opinion.  Bendis is still writing for multiple Marvel comics and would have undoubtedly continued to do so if not for this move.