#bendis

[bulljumpingfresco]

Limestone statue of Artemis Bendis, Cypriot. Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century BCE

[twiststreet]

So a lot of people in Portland know this, but Steve. Steve is legitimately low key because he's a low key energy person. But he is one of the most important people in modern comics in my opinion. He has spent now decades of his life helping run Helioscope Studios, which is one of the largest comic book studios which houses dozens of creators of many walks of life. I'm part of the Comic studies program at Portland State University. He is not a professor. He is just available to all the students all the time for anything they need. He goes to-- there's a comic store here in Portland called Books with Pictures, and every other Friday he shows up and he just judges your portfolio and gives you tips and sends you on your way. He doesn't do it for money, he doesn't do it for any other reason than he is wired to give back and help. He is someone who has absolutely mastered his art form. He's an exceptional artist, and he spends every free moment he has helping anyone who wants it-- help them get to their goal. I have told every one of my students if I was you, I would be stalking this motherfucker like no one's business. What a gift that Steve Lieber's floating around willing to just help you, right. (And how hard it was to find anyone to help us when we were coming up, just because you didn't know anybody right, right.) And there's someone who says, "I will be standing here on a Friday and I will help you if you need help." What a gift. So when Steve Lieber rolled up his sleeves and did that amazing Jimmy Olsen wrap-around cover for the hardcover, I think you could feel not only were we all excited to be on that silly cover, but it's like, "Oh my god, Steve Lieber drew us, Steve Lieber. We're part of-- we're part of one of Steve Lieber's great moments in comics, which by definition will be one of the Great Moments of Comics because it's Steve." So I I just I know that Steve-- I've known Steve a long time now, and I know that he will never say any of these words I just said about him out loud, and wouldn't put up with it if he was in the room. So I just thought I'd put it on record that this is what I've known to be the truth of Steve Lieber. There are some people that behind the scenes are garbage mounds, selfish assholes that do everything in their power to stop other people from accelerating or enjoying or getting anything that they have because they're so terrified that their thing is going to go away, right. And then there are these other people who just nothing about their wiring is anything but let me help you feel how I feel when I make my comics and they don't suck. And that's what-- that's what Steve Lieber's whole jam is. 

Brian Michael Bendis re: Steve Lieber, from a December 28, 2025 episode of the Word Balloon podcast. (X)

[poepoe-thebunny]

I know there was a LOT of plot points leading up to the Bendis all new x-men run and the fracturing of the X-men and I fully acknowledge this. But you can absolutely tell editorial didn't plan for Revolutionary Cyclops to get as popular as it did. They have STORM of all people looking at Scott breaking first time mutants out of being detained without reasoning for saving their friends lives or unintentionally activating their mutation with police forces outside, and her saying that Scott's "Extreme actions" will lead to a mutant civil war and the government creeping up on the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning I know at this point the original x men have fractured for a lot of reasons, but it truly sounds tone deaf in some ways. Even Hank going back to his teenage team to put the burden on them of all things?? Stating that Scott is going to cause a mutant genocide??

[karaspal]

there are a lot of opinions about the supers that i don’t agree with, but i can still see where people are coming from. however, one hill that i’m willing to die on is that you can never tell a good story about them revealing their identity to the world or being exposed, and somehow make it seem like a good decision for them. you just can’t. it’s even worse when they willingly tell the world. it feels out of character and makes me distrust the author telling the story. a world where it’s safe for the supers to reveal their identities is a world that doesn’t need superheroes to begin with.

[homosexual--mothman]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Firefly (TV 2002) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Bendis (Firefly) / Malcolm Reynolds Characters: Bendis (Firefly TV 2002), Malcolm Reynolds Additional Tags: Serenity Valley, minor characters - Freeform, Getting Together, as short lived as it is Summary:

Bendis takes a moment to overthink his place in all this, the night before the Battle of Serenity Valley commences.

Title from The Kids Aren't Alright by Fall Out Boy.

[tamsiblings]

my shoulder still burns where you touched me last night

Summary: There's a blood moon hanging over Hera tonight.

Notes: yay for day 1 of minor characters week! Feat. unrequited crushing on one malcolm reynolds who is dubiously aware, depending on how you read. one of my favorite dynamics to be sure. no major warnings but bendis does have an injury, infection, and there's a general looming sense of angst.

edit: the week does not actually start until sunday for any confusion rip! but no takebacksies etc. anyway he <3

[wheatfieldtemple]

Revamped my devotional art of a Lady Bendis! I fixed the hand and dress and shoes and just cleaned it up a bit. Plus I added a background and border so it can match my devotional art of Hadad!

Middle Image: Reference of Bendis, apulian red-figure bell krater, Boston Museum of Fine Arts

original drawing of Bendis from a couple years ago