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September 8, 2022
PHENOMENA PREORDER SALE! BARNES! NOBLE! ROSE CITY! POWELLS! JOY!
SO…
This thing happens every time I hit publish on one of these newsletters where 15 minutes later somebody emails me something that would've been AMAZING to tell you about in the newsletter!
That's what happened yesterday.
Just as I had sent you this newsletter updating you and everything that's happening this weekend at ROSE CITY COMICON AND POWELLS…
JINXWORLD ROSE CITY WEEK! POWELLS! KUMATE! PHENOMENA! DRAGON CON RECAP!HI! Well, Dragoncon has come and gone and I can't thank all of you enough for stopping by. The highlight is always meeting everyone but this all star Spider-man panel on Friday night turned out to be a VERY special one. I posted more about it on my instagram if you’re interested…Read morea month ago · 1 like · 4 comments · Brian Michael BendisI received amazing news that our new book Phenomena is part of the Barnes & Noble pre-order promotion!!
BN.com and save 25% with code PREORDER25! @erdna11 #JinxWorld #phenomena #phenomenagraphicnovel barnesandnoble.com/w/phenomena-br… ","username":"BRIANMBENDIS","name":"BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS","date":"Thu Sep 08 01:00:18 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FcGD6E...
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS @BRIANMBENDISLimited time only! Pre-order our new book PHENOMENA at BN.com and save 25% with code PREORDER25! @erdna11 #JinxWorld #phenomena #phenomenagraphicnovel barnesandnoble.com/w/phenomena-br… 
1:00 AM ∙ Sep 8, 202210Likes5RetweetsIt's only going on today and tomorrow. Good offer until Friday.
If you use the promocode preorder25 you get 25% off of your physical or digital pre-order of this book that I have been teasing you with all year.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phenomena-brian-michael-bendis/1141049943?ean=9781419761690
25% is enough of a discount where I think it's worth dropping an extra newsletter on you.
If you've already pre-ordered, thank you! if you were waiting for something just like this HERE IT IS.
We’re out on the podcast trail for this. Here’s an all new interview with andre and myself that we quite enjoyed…
Also, local Portland people I JUST found out I'll be on Good Day Oregon and KOIN news morning show in promotion of the weekend events.
ALSO, Dark Horse has surprised and delighted us with a giveaway poster for Rose city. It will celebrate the upcoming releases of THE ONES and the third volume of MURDER INC.
Now I’ll get out of your way,,,
as always, a moment of joy…
@BRIANMBENDIS and @StephenByrne86 is new in paperback: bit.ly/3ewp2qg ","username":"DarkHorseComics","name":"Dark Horse Comics","date":"Thu Sep 08 21:00:11 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FcKWio...
Dark Horse Comics @DarkHorseComicsJoy is the perfect EN·VOI, righting wrongs for corporate-owned cities. Until one day a voice pops into her head trying to get her to betray everything she has ever believed.Joy Operations by @BRIANMBENDIS and @StephenByrne86 is new in paperback: bit.ly/3ewp2qg 
9:00 PM ∙ Sep 8, 202235Likes6Retweetsactually, two moments of joy… this is a GREAT episode of this podcast…
overwhelmed with gratitude,
BENDIS!
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September 7, 2022
ROSE CITY WEEK! POWELLS! KUMATE! PHENOMENA! DRAGON CON RECAP!
HI!
Well, Dragoncon has come and gone and I can't thank all of you enough for stopping by. The highlight is always meeting everyone but this all star Spider-man panel on Friday night turned out to be a VERY special one.
I posted more about it on my instagram if you’re interested.
brianmbendis
A post shared by Brian Michael Bendis (@brianmbendis)but this week is all about PORTLAND’S ROSE CITY COMICON.
I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing you all. Friday night’s spotlight panel with Ben Saunders will also be the BIG BENDIS GIVEAWAY. We did one years ago and it was a crazy big hit. You may end up walking away with stuff from my house… pretty decent nerd stuff that needs a new home.
POWELLS!And, hey, IF you can’t make it to the con or can’t get enough of the hypnotic baldness, please join David and I at Downtown POWELLS for the proper book launch for PHENOMENA.
This is years in the making. A huge moment for us.
Phenomena? oh, don’t mind if I do…
Can’t wait to see you!
If you can’t make it, Powells has signed copies available for preorder!
Moment of joy!Exciting news! one of the best comedy podcast episodes of all time is back on iTunes. It's How did this get made: Bloodsport.
The Jean-Claude Van Damme masterpiece inspires one of their best.
with gratitude!
Bendis!
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August 30, 2022
SCHEDULES! DRAGON CON! ROSE CITY CON! POWELLS EVENT! OMSI EVENT! CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY! AND YOU?
Oh hey!
Yeah, all of a sudden theres a lot going on.
ATLANTA!First off, this weekend. ATLANTA! My first official DRAGONCON ever.
I have snuck in to visit friends in the past but I've never been there as a guest. I am very excited to see you all in Atlanta this weekend. I will be dressed as Paul Sheer.
I will be sitting right in between David Mack and Mark Bagley so feel free to bring whatever you got. Check out that Friday night Spider-man panel. Holy shit!
I will be there to celebrate the release of PHENOMENA FROM ABRAMS BOOKS!!
@ABRAMSbooks @erdna11 #JinxWorld tfaw.com/jul221059-phen… ","username":"BRIANMBENDIS","name":"BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS","date":"Mon Aug 22 20:18:34 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/...BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS @BRIANMBENDISWe have an animated cover!! Thank you @ABRAMSbooks @erdna11 #JinxWorld tfaw.com/jul221059-phen… 8:18 PM ∙ Aug 22, 202213Likes2RetweetsBut I will sign whatever you bring. In fact, I was just in Target tonight and I saw the new Across the Spiderverse Merch has hit the shelves.
Hell! Be the first to those signed.
THE RULES FOR SIGNING!If you bought the book I will sign it! Free!
That’s it. That’s the rules.
My philosophy is if you bought the book it came with the signature… you just have to go find it.
I will sign anything you have: Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Abrams, Funko, Spiderverse/ Jessica Jones merch…
I know that there are some creators that have limitations and or things they will or will not sign. I didn’t like that when I was a kid and I don’t like it as a professional.
I will sign whatever you want.
Because, Thank you.
PORTLAND!THEN the next week after that it is PORTLAND’S OWN ROSE CITY COMICON!!
I am very excited to see you all. Home town! Here is my ridiculous schedule.
I do have two pretty cool announcements for my spotlight panel on Friday. Here's hoping it doesn't leak before the show. Fingers crossed. It's very cool. Very very very very very cool.
If I'm not on the panel I will be at my table signing.
Then the week after that it's the actual launch of PHENOMENA!!
David Walker has agreed to also talk me through as we launch our book and the biggest bookstore in the entire world… DOWNTOWN PORTLAND POWELLS.
What a dream come true.
I'm so sorry André lives so far away and can't be with us. but we will be celebrating him…
IF you can’t make it, you CAN order a signed copy from the event.
https://www.powells.com/book/phenomena-9781419761690/1-1#product_details
We will be having giveaways. Delightful surprises. A lot of you Portland people know I don't mess around with local giveaways. You may walk away with furniture from my house :-)
Then on September 25- A very special treat.
THE OMSI SUPER SCIENCE EVENT.
David Walker and I will take the stage to talk about our ridiculous careers before a free screening of Spider-Man and all kinds of cool food situations.
This is a charity event. Every dime goes to OMSI. We are not taking a shekel.
https://omsi2022.ggo.bid/bidding/package/13848974
This event has already raised a ton of money and we are very very honored to be part of it.
Here is the information on how to join us as they have just now opened up some seats to the public.
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY!This just added, October 14th! I will be hosting a guest writing workshop for the fine students at Chapman.
Ok, that’s enough for now.
I am psyched to see everyone.
And, as always, we leave you with a moment of joy. This one is in the form of a BIG recommendation. I LOOOOOOVED the first episode of THE OLD MAN! It’s a perfect short film. I haven’t even dug into the series yet.
see you soon,
BENDIS!
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August 24, 2022
Comics! Comics? Comics! New PEARL! New Legion! The Ones! Minor Threats! Only Murders! DRAGON CON! Powells!
Well hello there!
It’s a big comics week for you Wednesday Warriors #NCBD (new comic book day.)
First off, we have a new issue of our yakuza romance crime comic Pearl which means we have a new chapter of beautifully painted artwork by Jessica Jones co creator Michael Gaydos.
Now with that sweet sweet substack quote from the great Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
All three volumes on sale NOW from Dark Horse Comics.
And don’t miss this GREAT variant by Zu orzu
Thank you for all the love and comments we get on this book. Almost every day we hear from somebody discovering this for the first time.
Thank you so much for reaching out. Thank you for spreading the word too.
LEGION!
Then, hey it’s a new issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE VERSUS LEGION OF SUPERHEROES five. THE GOLD LANTERN SAGA!
IN this issue you get to find out who is behind THE GREAT DARKNESS event that has shattered the timeline of the DC universe. All your favorite legionnaires AND if you’re missing my Justice League run… it’s still going on :-)
Amazing work by Scott Godlewski and Ryan Cody on this issue. It’s absolutely beautiful.
THE ONES!
I know it was JUST last week when we announced our brand new comic THE ONES. Jacob Edgar and I have this brand new Jinxworld book and here it is RIGHT NOW ON THE COVER OF THE NEW PREVIEWS CATALOG!!
Grab this today when you go to the comic shop store. Then you preorder your comics and we will print them for you.
Even though we JUST announced the comic, Dark Horse slipped in a preview of THE ONES in the back of TODAY’S NEW RELEASE OF PATTON OSWALT AND CO. MINOR THREATS.
We’re so excited to be included in this huge new launch. Patton is one of my favorite writers in many mediums so it was absolutely wonderful to see him yet again roll up the sleeves and belt one of the park. I absolutely fell in love with Jordan Blum and Scott Hepburn’s work. I have already made arrangements to work with colorist Ian Herring on an upcoming book
I just wanted to say thanks for all of the immediate positive response to the idea of THE ONES. we’re gonnaohave a blast together on this!
APPEARANCES!POWELLS! PORTLAND! SEPTEMBER 13TH!
This is a very big one and I hope you’ll join us. I will be doing the proper PHENOMENA BOOK LAUNCH AT POWELLS. For any author anywhere in the world those words are the dream. My dear friend David F. Walker has agreed to share the moment with me. we will find out what the F stands for. I do have some theories :)
Same signing rules as anywhere else. We will sign any damn thing you want. Free.
Not just Phenomena graphic novel … but you can be amount the first to have one signed!!
Mark your calendar!
BUT FIRST!!
NEXT WEEK!! DRAGON CON!!
My first time EVER.
Yes I’m going to be there! Friday and Saturday only. I am thrilled to be back in Atlanta where we filmed the Powers TV show a couple of years back.
I will be sitting next to David Mack and Mark Bagley so pack accordingly.
I will be signing.
Then the week after THAT! ROSE CITY COMICON!!
This is our hometown Portland show. Lots of excellent guest coming this year. David Walker and I are part of the education panel. I will be doing a spotlight panel with Ben Saunders and much more. they will be giveaways. it will be a lot of fun.
THEN… Powells. See above!
PHENOMENA PRESS!The press train has officially left the station on Phenomena. please enjoy andre and I enjoying each other’s company.
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butwhytho.netPhenomena Interview - Brian Michael Bendis & André Lima AraújoBrian Michael Bendis and André Lima Araújo discuss their spectacular forthcoming fantasy graphic novel Phenomena: The Golden City of Eyes.10:31 PM ∙ Aug 22, 20227Likes6RetweetsMOMENT OF JOY/ NO LIFE!
I’m still riding the high of watching the last three episodes of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING season 2.
I’m a huge Steve Martin fan. I’m a huge Martin short fan. I am in heaven.
I can’t believe how many things that I like personally are put together in the stew of this show so brilliantly. To me, the ending of the season is one of the great moments in television history. I am so amazed they landed this whimsical funny dangerous genre buster all so wonderfully. It’s just so well done.
Ok. I know I say thank you every 45 words in this newsletter but that’s me editing myself waaaay down.
I will see some of you all VERY soon.
BENDIS!
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August 19, 2022
THE ONES! NEW DARK HORSE JINXWORLD COMIC! YAY!
This is super exciting. We have a brand new comic series debuting soon from Dark Horse comics/ Jinxworld. Its created by myself and the amazing Jacob Edgar in our first full series collaboration!
Here’s the official word from the publisher!!
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (August 18, 2022)— From the New York Times bestselling, Peabody, and multi-Eisner award-winning writer that brought you Marvel’s Illuminati, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers, Avengers Assemble, Avengers vs X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, All-New X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men vs Guardians of the Galaxy, Young Justice, Justice League, Legion of Superheroes, and Justice League vs Legion of Superheroes comes the next, best awesome super team to end all super teams… The Ones!
Brian Michael Bendis, along with artist Jacob Edgar (Death to the Army of Darkness), and colorist K.J. Diaz (James Bond: Reflections of Death) brings explosive comics splendor to this big new world in The Ones! Every single person in every mythology who were told they were THE ONE are brought together for the first time to defeat… THE ONE. The actual one. The real actual one. Think Good Omens meets Ghostbusters meets The Adam Project meets The Goonies meets Everything Everywhere All at Once meets, um, anything else you’ve ever liked!
“Jacob is an amazing artist and creating this brand-new, fun-as-hell world with him has been one of the greatest delights,” co-creator and writer Brian Michael Bendis said. “Wilson and the rest of The Ones are among my absolute favorite creations I’ve ever been a part of and I can’t wait to introduce you to all of them.”
“I’m beyond thrilled and still geeking out to be teaming with Brian on this project and bringing all these amazing, crazy characters to life,” co-creator and artist Jacob Edgar said. “I’ve always felt like comedy in comics is tough to do, but I genuinely laugh out loud reading these scripts as they come in. So, I’m excited for the comics world to get to experience what I’ve been enjoying. Beyond the comedy, we’ve got plenty of action coming your way as well, this book is a blast to work on.”
The Ones #1 (of four) will be in comic shops November 2, 2022. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. The Ones #1 features a variant cover by Dan Hipp, and a 1:25 variant by Yanick Paquette with a 1:50 foil version of that same variant cover.
For more from Dark Horse and Jinxworld, be sure to check out the new series, Joy Operations —now collected in trade paperback, the continuation of the hit series Pearl , and the new editions of the classics such as Powers , Torso , Goldfish , and Jinx .
Oh, and a preview of THE ONES will appear in NEXT WEEK’S release of MINOR THREATS. Having read it I can tell you we are DEEPLY honored to be part of that release. Its a fantastic book!
THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES!It was a bit overwhelming but so so so so lovely. It was cool to throw some free comics your way. Hmm, free comics on the substack is a good thing. noted.
have an amazing weekend.
as always we leave you with a moment of joy…
Overwhelmed with gratitude,
BENDIS!
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August 18, 2022
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS FOR YOU! MARVEL BY THE MONTH! JOY!
Hi!
So, its MY birthday today not yours. Unless you’re Christian Slater and it IS. Then happy birthday, Excelsior Communications Officer.
I’m of an age where its really not THAT big of a deal. I find myself to be a devout follower of the Patton Oswalt birthday philosophy
But it does give me an excuse to do my favorite thing which is thank YOU for this crazy weird comic book life I live.
So, thanks to our pals and partners at Dark Horse comics for today and TODAY ONLY both our sci fi epic JOY OPERATIONS ONE and our yakuza romance PEARL 3 ONE are FREE!
FREE!
No strings attached.
No hidden fees.
No small print.
just… THANK YOU.
Nothing would make me happier than for you to snuggle up with these beautiful Michael Gaydos and Stephen Byrne comics.
Pearl III #1 and Joy Operations #1 available for free, starting at 12:01 am Thursday morning, lasting until 12:01 Friday morning. Exclusive to Dark Horse Digital!
Here are the links…
https://digital.darkhorse.com/books/2...
https://digital.darkhorse.com/books/9...
You do have to create an account on the Dark Horse digital app but it's free too. Your comics will then be available to read across all your devices in your own bookshelf.
Seriously, if you haven’t grabbed the Dark Horse app, what in the Mignola, Darrow, Dorkin, Oeming, Miller, Berger, Lemire, Kindt, Thompson are you waiting for?
Also, listen, you miiiiiight find yourself eager to preorder the entire first volume of Joy Operations because, you know, look at it.
Here's the Joy Operations listing for pre-order, too, if needed: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3009-...
The OTHER present I have for you deserves its own newsletter and you’ll get that later today, or tomorrow. but watch my social media. Its gonna hit today.
MARVEL BY THE MONTH!I stopped by this glorious podcast! It was super fun! we get into the nerd weeds fast.
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Marvel by the Month @MarvelBTMThis week, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS joins us to talk about the KREE-SKRULL WAR!For an extra 45 minutes of this episode, including @BRIANMBENDIS' behind-the-scenes commentary on how Marvel approaches producing comics events, how Secret Invasion came about... 
3:37 PM ∙ Aug 17, 202214Likes2RetweetsThank you!
We leave you with another moment of joy…
BENDIS!
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