Brian Michael Bendis' imminent switch from Marvel Comics to DC is definitely one of the biggest comic book coups in quite some time, so it's no surprise fans are so eager to find out what he'll be helming when he makes the move. Since debuting in the mainstream at Marvel in 2000, Bendis evolved into one of modern comics' most high-profile writers. For over 15 years, he's crafted books like Ultimate Spider-Man for a new generation of readers, and stamped his signature on more established icons like Iron Man, Daredevil and even Doctor Doom.

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For his entire Marvel career, Bendis has been a major advocate for diversity in comics, not just in terms of youth and ethnicity as seen with the likes of Miles Morales and Riri Williams, but also in terms of gender, having co-created Jessica Jones before elevating her to an Avenger. He has also scribed major events like House of M, Secret Invasion and Civil War II, and had a major influence over the Marvel television universe, particularly when it comes to the Netflix series. The move from Marvel to DC is quite literally a potential industry game-changer, so we take a stab at predicting where we hope he ends up writing for DC.

Batman

Before he got locked into Marvel for over a decade and a half, Bendis did write a Batman story for DC. Drawn by Michael Gaydos, it was a re-imagination of Orson Welles’ classic noir film Citizen Kane, with Bruce Wayne in place of Charles Foster Kane. It was a short story, but resonated with reader, eventually making its way into 2007’s Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, Volume 2. But that's not the main reason we want to see Bendis on Batman. No, for that, we look at the work he's done on Daredevil and Moon Knight.

Simply put, Bendis knows how to write street-level vigilantes cleaning up their cities. Transposing this dynamic from New York to Gotham, and dealing with the Bat-family, Jim Gordon's team and the thugs that love opposing the Dark Knight shouldn't be hard for him. He also knows about writing a billionaire philanthropist who just so happens to be a superhero, having offered his take on Tony Stark in the Invincible Iron Man comic. With Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo looking at moving on from Batman, Bendis can easily fill the gap, and add his voice to the current chorus that sports Tom King and James Tynion IV.

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Justice League

Bendis knows a thing or two about superhero ensemble books. Following the events of Avengers: Disassembled in 2004, he basically became Mr. Avengers, writing a plethora of titles featuring different incarnations of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The New Avengers and Mighty Avengers are the main series that come to mind, but he's also shown a predilection for subverting the concept of heroism as witnessed on Dark Avengers, where he had villains like Bullseye and Daken masquerading as heroes.

Justice League Warworld

In Guardians of the Galaxy, he introduced new faces like Stark, Shadowcat and Venom to the team to shake up the established order. In the Ultimate Universe, Bendis worked on a rather different version of the Fantastic Four, thus cementing his ability to write any team, in any environment. This experience and versatility is exactly what want to see involved in crafting new, exciting adventures for DC's premier team -- ambitious Earth-driven stories and larger-than-life cosmic tales alike.

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Batgirl

As seen with Jessica Jones in Alias, Jessica Drew (aka Spider-Woman) in the Avengers and Secret Invasion, and how he handed off Stark's Iron Man mantle to a young black teen in Riri Williams, Bendis has a knack for writing strong female characters. These stories appeal to all ages and spread messages of feminism and inclusivity, all of which fit the current treatment of Barbara Gordon as an advocate for justice, an equal to Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, and mentor to Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain.

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Progressive stories are synonymous with Barbara Gordon, and Bendis has really made this kind of writing a staple of his. In other words, this is a match made in comic heaven.

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Captain Marvel

Bendis has also proved his talents time and again when it comes to teen-driven stories. His handling of Ultimate Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Professor Xavier's time-displaced proteges in All-New X-Men, especially Iceman's sexuality, are prime examples why he'd be perfect for Billy's story as Shazam. Bendis' take on Billy balancing life as a young teenager, how he copes with his sister Mary Marvel, and the rest of his inner-circle, al while spending a chunk of his time as a full-grown superhero could potentially be character-defining.

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What makes Bendis an even more ideal fit is that this title would provide him with his first opportunity to really dig into the supernatural. He touched on this in his Avengers books, which featured Brother Voodoo as the new Sorcerer Supreme, but here, he would get to zone in fully on the magical realm.

Anything WildStorm

When DC rebooted the WildStorm universe earlier this year, the publisher put Warren Ellis in charge of the standalone line of books. With The Wild Storm and Michael Cray already setting the tone for the new universe, Bendis would be perfect for expanding the line and bringing new readers in. Ellis laid the groundwork in Marvel's Thunderbolts for Norman Osborn to start the Dark Reign, which Bendis oversaw at Marvel once Secret Invasion ended, so it would be a nice "reunion," of sorts, to see Bendis pick up some storytelling threads from Ellis' latest piece of universe building at DC.

Grifter and the WildC.A.T.S.

Bendis has worked well with an assortment of writers in the past, names like Jason Aaron and Jonathan Hickman, on large-scale stories for Secret Wars and Avengers vs. X-Men. Seeing him team with Ellis on something like a new WildC.A.T.S. or Team 7 would be a hell of a way for him to kick off his DC Comics career. The characters and themes of the Wildstorm Universe fall squarely within Bendis' sandbox -- from dark, solo books to bombastic team-ups -- and any of them would benefit greatly by having a talent like his take a hand in revitalizing their fanbase.