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BENDIS! FAQ: SPOILERS

USM: ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN

WILL ULTIMATE MYSTERIO MAKE ANOTHER APPEARANCE?
There'll be more. (NEXT YEAR)

WHO ARE SOME UPCOMING CHARACTERS IN USM?
[...] Doc Strange is coming, as will Blade and Johnny Storm.

ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING AN ULTIMATE SCORPION?
Yes.

WILL WE SEE AN ULTIMATE SPIDER-FRIENDS W/ ICEMAN & FIRESTAR?
Yes, actually.

CAN YOU GIVE US THE UPCOMING STORYARCS IN USM?

  • 60-65: Carnage
  • 66-67: Wolvie team-up
  • 68-69: Human Torch
  • 70-71: Doctor Strange
  • 72-77: Hobgoblin
  • 78-82: Kingpin vs Hammerhead
  • 83-88: Blade / Morbius

    WILL WE SEE THE SCARLETT SPIDER IN USM?
    Though I want to say never, I have learned never to say never.

    ANY CHANCE OF THE FOLLOWING VILLIANS IN USM?

  • YES - Beetle
  • NO - Sabertooth
  • NO - Absorbing Man
  • NO - Wrecking Crew
  • MAYBE - Typhoid Mary
  • WHO? - Crossbones

    IN USM, WILL WE SEE?
    MORE ON THE MURDER OF PETE'S PARENTS SUBPLOT?

    Oh, you damn well bet. THE TV NEWS PROGRAM THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE SCHOOL?
    It's coming. I ran out of room for it then, but it's still part of my plan.

    IS GREEN GOBLIN EVER GOING TO CATCH A BREAK? BE REUNITED WITH HARRY?
    No. Maybe.

    WILL HAMMERHEAD IN USM BE CONSISTENT WITH HIS UXM APPEARANCE?
    You'll see. It won't contradict it.

    ANY PLANS TO BRING DD INTO USM FOR A TEAM-UP?
    Yes.

    IN THE 2ND DOC OCK ARC IN USM, YOU HAD FURY DESTROY HIS TENTACLES. DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR WHEN YOU USE HIM NEXT?
    I absolutely know what the plan is, but it's not on the horizon. I think we'll all be a little ocked out after the summer, onto other bad guys..

    WILL ULTIMATE MYSTERIO BE CONNECTED TO THE CAMEO OF THE OLD OUTFIT THAT APPEARED IN THE HOLLYWOOD ARC?
    No.

    ANY PLANS ON USING RICHARD FISK IN USM? MAYBE AS THE ROSE?
    Oh sure...

    WILL WE FIND OUT HOW "JUST-A-GUY" SPIDEY HAD WEB SHOOTERS AND WAS JUMPING AROUND SMACKING SECURITY GUYS AND ALL OF THAT?
    Yes.

    ANY CHANCE OF THE FOLLOWING APPEARING IN USM AGAIN?
    ...MILES WARREN AND NORMAN'S HENCHMAN?

    Maybe... ELECTRO, SANDMAN, OR KRAVEN?
    ...YES!

    HAVE WE SEEN THE LAST OF ARACHNO-MAN? I MEAN, REALLY?
    REALLY :D

    WILL WE EVER SEE HYDRO-MAN AGAIN?
    You'll see him in one U or another in December.

    IS ULTIMATE HOBGOBLIN GOING TO BE MORE LIKE THE ORIGINAL OR IN THE VEIN OF THE ULTIMATE GREEN GOBLIN?
    Pretty new.

    WHEN WILL ULTIMATE SPIDEY FIGHT ULTIMATE JUGGERNAUT?
    It's coming next year. I shuffled some stuff.

    WHEN HARRY RETURNS, WILL WE LEARN THAT SHIELD AND NORMAN HAD DONE TO HIM IN THE PAST?
    Yes.

    WITH THE EVENTS OF THE CARNAGE ARC, WILL WE SEE A NEW DIRECTION BY PETER IN HIS ROLE AS A CRIMEFIGHTER? AFTER HIS SPEECH TO THE GROUP AND HIS COMMENTS OF CHANGE TO THE MUGGERS, MIGHT BE BECOME PROACTIVE TOWARDS HIS PROBLEMS?
    Good question and no easy answer. Peter's life will get more complicated. His home and school life [get] more complicated and his world view much more so.

    WHEN'S FURY COMING BACK SO PETER CAN YELL AT HIM SOME MORE?
    Fury is coming back soon. I gave him a rest as I didn't want every arc to be him cleaning up Peter's mess.

    DOES CARNAGE GET DROPPED INTO THE SAME SMOKE STACK AS THE VENOM MATERIAL THAT PETER THREW INTO THE SMOKE STACK?
    Yes.

    WILL WE SEE ULTIMATE SPIDEY MEET ULTIMATE GHOST RIDER IN THE UPCOMING (ALL HUMOR ISSUE) WHAT IF WITH JIM MAHFOOD?
    I can almost guarantee it.


    NEW AVENGERS

    ANY CHANCE OF SEEING TIGRA IN THE NEW AVENGERS LINEUP?
    Puh-lease.

    WILL THE MASTERMIND BEHIND AVENGERS 500 BE A B-LEVEL VILLIAN OR MORE A-LIST?
    Well, they are A-LIST now, aren't they?

    WILL THE FULL AVENGERS TEAM BE REVEALED BY THE END OF ISSUE #1?
    By the end of the first arc almost everyone.

    WITH WOLVERINE JOINING THE AVENGERS, WILL YOU BE FAITHFUL TO MILLAR'S WOLVERINE RUN?
    Of course.

    WOULD ONE BE CORRECT IN ASSUMING YOUR USING THE SENTRY IN NEW AVENGERS IS WITH PAUL JENKINS BLESSING?
    Of course.

    WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO INCLUDE THE SENTRY IN THE NEW AVENGERS LINE UP?
    I think he's one of the best new creations at Marvel Comics and told Jenkins this.

    IN THE FIRST YEAR OF NEW AVENGERS WILL BARON ZEMO OR ANY SPIDEY VILLIANS SHOW UP?
    Spidey villians, yes.

    ANY CHANCE FOR THE HULK TO BATTLE THE NEW AVENGERS ANY TIME SOON?
    Not at first.

    WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE WITH ANT-MAN IN ALIAS, IF YOU HADN'T BEEN RESTRICTED BY HIM BEING AN ACTIVE AVENGER?
    I think I have made that very clear :)


    POWERS

    IS WALKER GOING TO GET HIS POWERS BACK?
    Yes, in issue 6...

    CAN YOU GIVE US A LAYOUT FOR YOUR STORYARCS IN POWERS VOL. 2?

  • 1-6: THE LEGENDS
  • 7-11: PSYCHOTIC
  • 12-16: INVASION

    DO WALKER AND DEENA COVER THE WHOLE CITY OR ARE THERE OTHER POWER DIVISIONS AT OTHER PRECINCT?
    See issue nine.

    HOW ABOUT A POWERS SWAT TEAM APPEARANCE?
    See the second arc.

    HOW ABOUT THE FOLLOWING THEMES FOR POWERS?

  • SERIAL KILLER - A tad cliche for us.
  • GANG WAR - That's the first arc.
  • TERRORISM - We did that with Anarchy.
  • DIRTY COP - Oh, it's coming, you bet.

    CAN JINX CAMEO IN POWERS?
    Nope, sorry.

    ANY PLANS FOR REGULAR HARDCOVERS OF POWERS?
    The Definitive Hardcover Vol.1 is now available, and Vol.2 is slated for January 2007.


    DAREDEVIL

    CAN YOU GIVE US A LAYOUT FOR YOUR STORYARCS IN DD?

  • 65-69 The Golden Age
  • 70-75 The Murdock Papers

    HOW LONG HAVE YOU PLANNED FOR MATT TO BE HAVING A BREAKDOWN?
    I had it pretty early, if you read the first couple of issues he is way angry and way violent and is having trouble getting a hold of himself.

    WILL MATT'S RELIGION PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN DD AGAIN?
    Oh yeah. Issue 65.

    WHAT IS THE MURDOCK PAPERS?
    It'll be Iris Murdock's last will and testament.

    ARE YOU GOING TO BE ON DAREDEVIL FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS?
    No. (Editor: Brian departed DD in mid 2006 and the book is currently scripted by Ed Brubaker)

    ARE YOU GOING TO BE ONBOARD FOR DAREDEVIL #100?
    Not as regular writer.

    ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ELEKTRA APPEAR IN DAREDEVIL AGAIN?
    Thanks, no time soon.


    THE PULSE

    CAN YOU GIVE US A LAYOUT FOR YOUR STORYARCS IN THE PULSE?

  • 1-5 Thin Air / Goblin
  • 6-10 Secret War
  • 11-16 Kingpin

    WILL WE SEE LEILA TAYLOT (FALCON'S GIRLFRIEND) IN THE PULSE?
    Probably.

    UPCOMING THE PULSE STORYARC SPOILERS?
    Next arc is Secret War related, the one after is Kingpin.

    WILL DAREDEVIL APPEAR IN THE PULSE SOON?
    Yes, third arc.


    THE ULTIMATE MISC

    ARE YOU GOING TO DO AN ULTIMATE ANT-MAN, AND IF SO, HOW WILL YOU KILL HIM?
    What you must think of me...

    ANY CHANCE OF YOU RETURNING TO ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR?
    Awww, well, I do think I will be using the FF in upcoming special stuff, but not returning to the series. I don't look back.

    WILL WE SEE ANY MORE FROM ULTIMATE SHARON CARTER?
    Yep!

    WILL WE EVER SEE AN ULTIMATE PROWLER?
    Yes.

    IF YOU ULTIMATIZE MOON KNIGHT OR DEADPOOL I SHALL WORSHIP YOU FOREVER.. OR AT LEAST BUY A LOT OF YOUR COMICS.
    Then get your knee pads ready :D

    WILL WE EVER SEE ULTIMATE LUKE CAGE OR ULTIMATE JESSICA JONES?
    Might be..


    PROJECTS/SPECULATION/COLLABORATIONS/MISC.

    ANY PLANS TO DO YOUR OWN FILMMAKING?
    The little experience I have had with actors has been thrilling. I can see the appeal.

    FUTURE PROJECTS?
    Avengers, DD, USM, Powers, and The Pulse, which is bi-monthly. (I am involved in the What If project in a big way) Working on the secret video game and other secret stuff.

    ANY CHANCE OF YOU WRITING DARKHAWK OR SLEEPWALKER?
    Don't see it happening, sorry.

    DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS ON WRITING A NOVEL ANYTIME SOON?
    No. I like the talking heads you can see.

    WILL NIGHT NURSE GET A BIGGER ROLE IN YOUR UPCOMING COMICS?
    You'll see her more next year. I know of a couple of writers who asked to jump on her for their books and I will use her again. People liked her. :)

    ANY PLANS FOR A SEQUEL TO FORTUNE AND GLORY?
    [...] the sequel has become inevitable. I had a conversation with this director (Paul WS Anderson) once. He wanted to do Jinx... IF i was willing to set it in outer space. If I do Fortune and Glory Two - that is the opening page.

    WHAT'S THIS ABOUT AN ALIAS ONE SHOT/MINISERIES?
    I am thinking about it. :)

    ANY CHANCE OF YOU AND P. CRAIG RUSSELL WORKING TOGETHER?
    He is contributing the Captain America chapter of DD #65 Super Special.

    WILL JESSICA JONES EVER MEET THE REAL RICK JONES?
    Maybe.

    EVER SEE YOURSELF WRITING THE HULK IN THE FUTURE OR MAKING GUEST APPEARANCES?
    Not soon.

    WRITER - BENDIS ARTIST - TODD MCFARLANE. COULD IT EVER HAPPEN?
    Magic Eight Ball says, "He Hasn't Drawn In Almost Ten Years"

    ANY PLANS FOR A STAND ALONE GRAPHIC NOVEL IN THE FUTURE?
    Oh sure, I have two written, both for me to draw.



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