TODD McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history.
From the pages of SPAWN, join Sam and Twitch in SAM AND TWITCH COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1! FIFTY-FIVE ISSUES of our favorite Detectives as they maneuver through the dark underbelly of the city and chase mobsters, serial killers, and monsters! Includes the original 1999 Sam and Twitch series, the 2003 Case Files, and The Writer in FULL COLOR!
Collects: Sam and Twitch 1 – 26, Case Files Sam and Twitch 1 – 25, and Sam and Twitch The Writer 1 - 4Brian Michael Bendis is an award-winning artist and writer of comics/graphic novels. A prolific writer, Bendis was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in a Jewish-American family. Bendis always aspired to make comic books, reportedly declaring at age five that he would be the artist forSpider-Man. Later, he attended classes at the Cleveland Institute of Art for five years. While trying to break into the world of comics, he did illustrations for local Cleveland newspapers and magazines. In the mid-1990s, Bendis found work publishing independent comics, includingSpunky Todd,Fire,A.K.A. Goldfish, andJinx. In the late 1990s, he made the move to Image Comics where among his creations was the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning seriesPowers. In the 2000s, Brian Michael Bendis began working for Marvel, bringing his talents to titles likeDaredevil,Alias,Avengers, andHouse of M. In 2017, Bendis announced his move to DC Comics; debuting there with the landmarkAction Comics 1000in 2018.
In addition to his work in comics, Bendis has also written for television. He worked on the 2003 and 2012Spider-Manand other Marvel Comics cartoons. In 2016, Bendis won a Peabody Award as co-creator of Marvel TV’sJessica Jonesfor Netflix. He has also written for theMarvel Heroel#@