Brian Michael Bendis ( born August 18 , 1967 ) is an American comic book writer and artist . With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar , Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel Universe , launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000 , on which he continues as writer . 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 .
Brian Michael Bendis has spent his entire career as a professional baseball player.