Comics Icon Brian Michael Bendis Returns to Marvel for The Avengers #800

For galore years, writer Brian Michael Bendis was 1 of the astir acquainted and influential creators astatine Marvel Comics, until helium made the astonishing determination to spell DC-exclusive successful 2017. But the much things change, the much they enactment the same. Marvel has revealed that Bendis is making his instrumentality to the institution arsenic portion of December's The Avengers #800.

The Avengers #800 not lone kicks disconnected the climax of writer Jed MacKay's tally connected the series, it besides features a 14-page backup communicative that reunites Bendis with Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble collaborator Mark Bagley. Their communicative sees Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor embark connected a high-stakes ngo to destruct a Hydra super-weapon.

The Avengers #800 screen by Mark Bagley. (Image Credit: Marvel)

"Returning to the pages of Marvel Comics has been an unthinkable experience," Bendis said successful a statement. "To reunite with the Avengers connected the juncture of an day is doubly fantastic due to the fact that day issues are wherever we truly observe our emotion of the characters and legacy. I made my Avengers debut connected Avengers #500. I emotion the symmetry."

Bendis continued, "AND I get to reunite with my beloved longtime Ultimate Spidey AND Avengers collaborator Mark Bagley. Just reuniting would beryllium magical enough, but him coming retired of status to bash this communicative with maine was an unthinkable gesture. He has already penciled magical pages. It's been a fantastic reunion betwixt america AND the characters. Thanks to everyone astatine Marvel for having maine backmost for specified an auspicious occasion. This is the archetypal of immoderate genuinely peculiar Marvel projects that I volition beryllium portion of successful the adjacent future. Stay tuned…"

As Bendis alludes, this looks to beryllium the commencement of his renewed beingness astatine Marvel, though whether he'll beryllium returning to the Avengers enactment semipermanent oregon tackling different projects (or both) remains to beryllium seen.

Following a palmy indie vocation successful the precocious '90s, Bendis made his estimation astatine Marvel moving connected books similar Ultimate Spider-Man and Daredevil. Bendis past revitalized the Avengers franchise with 2004's Avengers Disassembled and New Avengers, kicking disconnected a sprawling tally that lasted until 2012. Bendis besides spearheaded crossover events similar 2005's House of M and 2008's Secret Invasion and co-created characters similar Jessica Jones and Miles Morales.

What Marvel titles would you similar to spot Bendis constitute successful 2026? Let america cognize successful the comments below.

The Avengers #800 volition beryllium released connected December 3, 2025. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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