Brian Michael Bendis Talks About Dark Avengers, Dark Reign

September 30, 2008 by tcgames

Newsarama has posted an interview with Brian Michael Bendis at the Baltimore Comic Con. Below is part of the interview with a link to take you to the entire piece.

On Saturday at Baltimore Comic Con, Brian Michael Bendis confirmed that he would be leaving Mighty Avengers with Issue #20. But then the writer announced that Dan Slott will take over the series, while Bendis will move to a new title called Dark Avengers with art by Mike Deodato Jr.

After getting the scoop from Slott on what’s going to happen with Mighty Avengers, Newsarama sat down with the writer to see what we could find out about Dark Avengers. Although Bendis said he couldn’t reveal much until his Secret Invasion mini-series ends, we did get a few hints about the new Avengers book and what the previously announced “Dark Reign” title means to the future of the Marvel Universe.

Newsarama: What can you tell us about Dark Avengers?

Brian Michael Bendis: You know, it’s one of those things where I can’t say much until Secret Invasion #8 ships. Secret Invasion #8 starts this Dark Reign theme that’s going to crawl across a lot of books, including the Avengers titles.

NRAMA: Who are the Dark Avengers?

BMB: They’re a lot of characters who have not been Avengers before. Some that have been. And some that I think will legitimately shock some people when they see it and how it comes to be. Their interaction with a lot of the other characters in the Marvel Universe, I think, is going to be a lot of fun for a lot of people. And having Deodato on the book sets the perfect tone for it. He’s the perfect artist for it.

NRAMA: He’s got a very realistic style lately. Is it going to have a realistic tone about it?

BMB: Well, that Thunderbolts feel is certainly the way to go with this book. So, absolutely.

NRAMA: You say this has a darker tone. But when I was talking to Dan about Mighty Avengers, it didn’t sound like that series was going to be so dark. Is Dark Reign going to change the tone of a lot of books or just a few?

BMB: It’s going to be something that touches certain books, and those will have a Dark Reign label. It’s not an “event” as much as it is something that affects other things that are going on.

Here’s the thing. You can tell already with Secret Invasion that, whether the Skrulls would win or not win, a lot of damage has been done. There’s been damage to a lot of major structures in the Marvel Universe. Like SHIELD looks like it’s damaged beyond repair. So if that’s the case, then what would take its place, and who would be in charge of it? So this has a lot to do with the fallout of Secret Invasion. Who would be considered the losers of Secret Invasion? The winners of Secret Invasion? All of that is what we’re setting up here.

And from there, and we’ve seen in wartime that certain people can rise up in the popular consciousness and other people fall and take the hit for it, and a lot of that will determine how Dark Reign feels. In certain books, it will be seen as a great thing. And in other books, it will be seen as the worst thing that’s ever happened to the Marvel Universe, ever.

To read the rest of the interview, visit Newsarama.com

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