Mark and I really got into a tizzy about Avengers," Bendis recalled. We were told to feel free to talk, but sometimes we were the only ones talking which can be embarrassing. "They were going through all of the books, and when we got to 'Avengers,' Mark Millar and I were doing a lot of talking. The purpose of the retreat was to analyze and examine the essential traits and conflicts of Marvel's various characters and see if those elements were currently part of a character's respective title. In 2004, Bendis was an established indy comic creator who had been making a name for himself at Marvel on titles like "Ultimate Spider-Man" and "Daredevil" when he was invited to one of the first Marvel publishing retreats of then Editor In Chief Joe Quesada. In part one, of our two-part interview, we begin our look back with Bendis from when and how he first landed his Avengers assignment in 2004, discussing his epic run through the 2010 "Siege" storyline. Over the course of 8 years and approximately 232 issues, Brian Michael Bendis revolutionized the Avengers, ushering in the era of their current popularity. Then, an up-and-coming writer with an intense love for Earth's Mightiest Heroes was given a chance to write the team's adventures. The books in the line weren't selling terribly well, and the X-Men titles were a much bigger franchise. Eight years ago, the Avengers franchise wasn't in nearly as good of shape as it is today.
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