Brian Michael Bendis’ Approach to Writing
In “Words for Pictures,” Alias author Brian Michael Bendis provides an account for his lateral approach to comics creation, offering potential insight into where a character as unique as Jessica Jones might have come from. #JessicaJones 1/4
“In the business of comic books and graphic novels, where there is the potential for someone to create a billion-dollar franchise, everyone is hoping, praying, trying to create the franchise. But you can’t just do that. You can’t fabricate success.” 2/4
“You can’t give people what they want, because people don’t know what they want. The more people you try to make happy, the harder it is to make them all happy. It’s impossible, actually. If you try to be everything to everybody, you will end up being nothing to no one.” 3/4
For Bendis, the solution is simple: “The best thing you can offer the world as a writer is something you’d like to read – something that you would buy. Don’t worry about the audience. Worry about you. What would you like? What challenges you? What makes you happy?” 4/4