Mike Benson (screenwriter)

Mike Benson is an American comic book and television writer, actor and showrunner.

Career

Benson worked as a writer and co-executive producer on The Bernie Mac Show and Entourage 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 Universal Media Studios to develop and produce drama, comedy and reality programming. In 2009, the company was reported to produce Scar Tissue with Anthony Kiedis for HBO, based on the book of the same name. Benson has also written for comics, where his credits include short stories about Punisher, Wolverine and Shang-Chi, a year-long run on Moon Knight, and a Luke Cage mini-series for the Marvel Noir line.

The Punisher vol. 7 Annual #1: "The Hunted" collected in Punisher MAX: The Complete Collection Volume 5
Moon Knight vol. 2 and Jefte Palo collected as:
*God and Country
*The Death of Marc Spector
*Down South
*Moon Knight by Huston, Benson and Hurwitz Omnibus
Wolverine: Chop Shop collected in Wolverine: Flies to a Spider
Deadpool:
*Deadpool: Suicide Kings collects:
** Deadpool: Games of Death
** Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1–5
*Deadpool vol. 2 #900: "Shrunken Master" collected in Deadpool: Dead Head Redemption
*Deadpool Team-Up #898: "Bring Me the Head of Mickey Dobbs" collected in Deadpool Team-Up: Good Buddies
*Deadpool Pulp #1–4 collected as Deadpool Pulp
Luke Cage:
*Luke Cage Noir #1–4 collected as Luke Cage Noir
*Avengers Origins: Luke Cage collected in Avengers: Mythos
Shang-Chi:
*Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: Black and White: "Once Upon a Time in Wan Chai"
*Deadly Hands of Kung Fu vol. 2 #1–4 collected as Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Out of the Past
Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way! #1: "Let Sleeping Devils Lie"
Curse of the Mutants: X-Men vs. Vampires #2: "Flesh, Fangs and Burnt Rubber" collected in X-Men: Curse of the Mutants — Mutants vs. Vampires
Captain America #616: "Operation: Tooth Fairy" collected in Captain America: Prisoner of War
A+X #11: "Thor + Magik" collected in A+X = Amazing
Secret Wars Journal #4: "Primary Function" collected in ''Secret Wars Journal/Battleworld''

Batman: Streets of Gotham #8–9: "Hardcore Nights" collected in Batman: Streets of Gotham — Leviathan
Brik #1–6 collected as ''Brik''

Winner of 2010 Glyph Comics Fan Award for Best Comic for "Luke Cage Noir"
Nominated in 2008 for WGA 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"