Brilliant (comics)

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Brilliant is a creator-owned comic book series written by Brian Michael Bendis published under Marvel Comics' Icon imprint. [1] The title is illustrated by Mark Bagley.

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References

  1. Ching, Albert (March 19, 2011). "Bendis and Bagley on Their BRILLIANT Creator-Owned Debut". Newsarama . Retrieved June 19, 2018.