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Mike Benson is an American
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and
television writer A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
, actor and
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.


Career

Benson worked as a writer and co-
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on ''
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'' and ''
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'' with his writing and producing partner Marc Abrams. In 2006, Benson and Abrams founded their own production company Catapult 360, which signed a two-year deal with
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to develop and produce drama, comedy and reality programming. In 2009, the company was reported to produce '' Scar Tissue'' with
Anthony Kiedis Anthony Kiedis ( ; born November 1, 1962) is an American musician and lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Kiedis spent his youth in ...
for
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, based on the book of the same name. Benson has also written for comics, where his credits include short stories about
Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher ma ...
,
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and
Shang-Chi Zheng Shang-Chi,. also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in ''Spec ...
, a year-long run on ''
Moon Knight Moon Knight is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabbi, Marc S ...
'', and a
Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...
mini-series for the
Marvel Noir Marvel Noir is a 2009–2010 Marvel Comics alternative continuity combining elements of film noir and pulp fiction with the Marvel Universe. The central premise of the mini-series replaces superpowers with driven, noir-flavored characterization. ...
line.


Filmography

*'' Local Heroes'' (1996) *'' The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer'' (1998) *'' Big Wolf on Campus'' (2000) *''
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'' (2001–2006) *''
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'': ** "One Day in the Valley" (2006) ** "Strange Days" (2006) ** "Manic Monday" (2007)


Bibliography


Marvel Comics

*''
The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher mad ...
'' vol. 7 ''Annual'' #1: "The Hunted" (with Laurence Campbell, Marvel MAX, 2007) collected in ''Punisher MAX: The Complete Collection Volume 5'' (tpb, 504 pages, 2017, ) *''
Moon Knight Moon Knight is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabbi, Marc S ...
'' vol. 2 (with issues #14–19 scripted by Benson from plots by
Charlie Huston Charlie Huston is an American novelist, screenwriter and comic book writer. His twelve novels span several genres from crime to horror to science fiction. His books have been published in English by Ballentine, Del Rey, Mulholland and Orion, and ...
; art by
Javier Saltares Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...
,
Mark Texeira Mark Texeira () is an American comic book artist. Classically trained as a painter, he broke into the comics field in the early 1980s. Career Mark Texeira was born and raised in New York City. He attended Manhattan's High School of Art and ...
, Mike Deodato Jr. (#20) and Jefte Palo (#26–30), 2008–2009) collected as: **''God and Country'' (collects #14–20, hc, 184 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, ) **''The Death of Marc Spector'' (collects #21–25, hc, 152 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) **''Down South'' (collects #26–30, hc, 120 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) **''Moon Knight by Huston, Benson and Hurwitz Omnibus'' (includes #14–30, hc, 1,184 pages, 2022, ) *'' Wolverine: Chop Shop'' (with Roland Boschi, one-shot, 2009) collected in ''Wolverine: Flies to a Spider'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2009, ) *
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
: **''Deadpool: Suicide Kings'' (hc, 152 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) collects: *** ''Deadpool: Games of Death'' (with Shawn Crystal, one-shot, 2009) *** ''Deadpool: Suicide Kings'' #1–5 (with Carlo Barberi; issues #3–5 are co-written by Benson and
Adam Glass Adam Glass is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on the TV series ''Supernatural,'' ''Cold Case'' and ''Criminal Minds''. As a comic writer, he wrote such titles as '' Deadpool'' and '' L ...
, 2009) **''Deadpool'' vol. 2 #900: "Shrunken Master" (with Damion Scott, co-feature, 2009) collected in ''Deadpool: Dead Head Redemption'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2011, ) **''Deadpool Team-Up'' #898: "Bring Me the Head of Mickey Dobbs" (with Carlo Barberi, 2009) collected in ''Deadpool Team-Up: Good Buddies'' (hc, 176 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) **''Deadpool Pulp'' #1–4 (co-written by Benson and Adam Glass, art by Laurence Campbell, 2010–2011) collected as ''Deadpool Pulp'' (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *
Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...
: **'' Luke Cage Noir'' #1–4 (co-written by Benson and Adam Glass, art by Shawn Martinbrough, 2009–2010) collected as ''Luke Cage Noir'' (hc, 112 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) **'' Avengers Origins: Luke Cage'' (co-written by Benson and Adam Glass, art by
Dalibor Talajić Dalibor Talajić is a Croats, Croatian comics artist, comic book artist. He is most famous for his work for the Marvel Comics, Marvel Comics publishing house. He gained international acclaim and commercial success working on the ''Deadpool Kills ...
, one-shot, 2012) collected in ''Avengers: Mythos'' (hc, 208 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) *
Shang-Chi Zheng Shang-Chi,. also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in ''Spec ...
: **'' Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: Black and White'': "Once Upon a Time in Wan Chai" (with
Tomm Coker Tomm Coker, also known as Thomas L. Coker (born November 3, 1972), is an American comic book artist and film director/writer. Career Coker's career started in the early nineties drawing comic books for Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comi ...
and C. P. Smith,
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one-shot, 2009) **''
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'' vol. 2 #1–4 (with Tan Eng Huat, 2014) collected as ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Out of the Past'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) *'' Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way!'' #1: " Let Sleeping Devils Lie" (with Mick Bertilorenzi, anthology, 2010) *'' Curse of the Mutants: X-Men vs. Vampires'' #2: " Flesh, Fangs and Burnt Rubber" (with Mark Texeira, anthology, 2010) collected in ''X-Men: Curse of the Mutants — Mutants vs. Vampires'' (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *''
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'' #616: "Operation: Tooth Fairy" (with Paul Grist, co-feature, 2011) collected in ''Captain America: Prisoner of War'' (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *'' A+X'' #11: "Thor + Magik" (with Mark Texeira, anthology, 2013) collected in ''A+X = Amazing'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) *'' Secret Wars Journal'' #4: "Primary Function" (with Laura Braga, anthology, 2015) collected in ''Secret Wars Journal/Battleworld'' (tpb, 248 pages, 2016, )


Other publishers

*'' Batman: Streets of Gotham'' #8–9: "Hardcore Nights" (with
Dustin Nguyen Dustin Nguyen (born Nguyễn Xuân Trí) (September 17, 1962) is a Vietnamese– American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Harry Truman Ioki on '' 21 Jump Street'' and as Johnny Loh on '' V.I.P.'' Recently, he starr ...
,
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, 2010) collected in ''Batman: Streets of Gotham — Leviathan'' (hc, 160 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) *''
Brik Brik ( ; ) or ''burek'' is the Tunisian version of borek, a stuffed malsouka pastry which is commonly deep fried. The best-known version is the egg brik, a whole egg in a triangular pastry pocket with chopped onion, tuna, harissa and parsley. ...
'' #1–6 (co-written by Benson and Adam Glass, art by Harwinder Singh,
Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publishing such series as '' Scott Pilgrim'' and ''Rick and Morty''. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's ...
, 2016) collected as ''Brik'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2017, )


Awards and nominations

* Winner of 2010 Glyph Comics Fan Award for Best Comic for "Luke Cage Noir" * Nominated in 2008 for WGA (TV) Comedy Series Award for "Entourage" * Nominated in 2007 for Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for "Entourage" * Nominated in 2006 for Golden Globe for Best Television Series for "Entourage" * Nominated in 2005 for BET Comedy Award Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "The Bernie Mac Show" * Winner of 2004 Humanitas Award for "The Bernie Mac Show" * Winner of 2003 Humanitas Award for "The Bernie Mac Show" * Winner of 2001 Peabody Award for "The Bernie Mac Show"


References


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, Mike American comics writers American male television writers American television writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)