Brian Michael Bendis began teaching at the University of Oregon in fall of 2013.
Brian Michael Bendis -LRB- born August 18 , 1967 -RRB- is an American comic book writer and artist .. American. Americans. comic book. comic book. He has won critical acclaim , including five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books .. Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics. Starting with crime and noir comics , Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work .. crime. crime fiction. noir. hardboiled. superhero. superhero. With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar , Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel Universe , launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000 , on which he continues as writer .. Ultimate Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man. Bill Jemas. Bill Jemas. Mark Millar. Mark Millar. Ultimate Marvel. Ultimate Marvel. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004 , and has also written the Marvel `` event '' storylines `` Secret War '' -LRB- 2004-2005 -RRB- , `` House of M '' -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , `` Secret Invasion '' -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , `` Siege '' -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and `` Age of Ultron '' -LRB- 2013 -RRB- .. New Avengers. The New Avengers ( comics ). House of M. House of M. Secret Invasion. Secret Invasion. Avengers. Avengers ( comics ). Secret War. Secret War ( comics ). Siege. Siege ( comics ). Age of Ultron. Age of Ultron. Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller and Alan Moore , his own writing influences are less rooted in comics , drawing on the work of David Mamet , Richard Price , and Aaron Sorkin , whose dialogue Bendis feels are `` the best in any medium . ''. Frank Miller. Frank Miller ( comics ). Alan Moore. Alan Moore. David Mamet. David Mamet. Richard Price. Richard Price ( writer ). Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin. comic book. comic book. In addition to writing comics he has worked in television , video games and film , and began teaching writing at University of Oregon in Fall 2013 .. University of Oregon. University of Oregon. He has also occasionally taught at Portland State University .. Portland State University. Portland State University. In 2014 , Bendis wrote Words for Pictures , a book about comics published by Random House .. Random House. Random House