Brian Michael Bendis has worked in media.
Brian Michael Bendis ( born August 18 , 1967 ) is an American comic book writer and artist . He has won critical acclaim , including five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books . He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004 , and has also written the Marvel `` event '' storylines `` Secret War '' ( 2004-2005 ) , `` House of M '' ( 2005 ) , `` Secret Invasion '' ( 2008 ) , `` Siege '' ( 2010 ) and `` Age of Ultron '' ( 2013 ) . In addition to writing comics he has worked in television , video games and film , and began teaching writing at University of Oregon in Fall 2013 . Secret War is a 2004 -- 2005 five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics .