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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev to the program to discuss their latest comic Masterpiece and much more!
Brian Michael Bendis has been in the comic book industry (and adjacent businesses) for over thirty years! Bendis is the man behind Marvel comic series such as Secret Invasion, House of M, New Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man and much more. He has co-created the characters Riri Williams, Miles Morales, and Jessica Jones for Marvel.
Bendis has created independent comics like Jinx, Powers, Murder Inc., The Ones, Masterpiece and many more. Brian has also worked on a number of DC Comics books over the years. He has won multiple Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics.
Maleev is a comic book artist and illustrator from Bulgaria, now based in New York. He is renowned for his traditional paintings and work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics, both as a cover artist and interior artist.
Alex has worked with many major publishers in the comic book industry on some of the biggest character titles as both a cover artist and interior artist, including Marvel Comics (Daredevil, Avengers, Iron Man, Spider-Woman, Moon Knight and more), DC Comics (Batman, Detective Comics, Superman, Suicide Squad and more), Image Comics (Sam and Twitch), and Dark Horse Comics (Hellboy).