[3] Brandon's earliest exposure to comics came in the early 1980s, from the books that were passed down to him from his older brother, including such Marvel publications as Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men and Secret Wars.

[2] Most of Brandon further body of work consists of creator-owned projects such as The Cross Bronx, a supernatural crime story produced with Michael Avon Oeming, NYC Mech with co-writer Miles Gunter and artist Andy MacDonald, and 24Seven, an anthology series that Brandon created and edited.

Brandon stated that he was inspired by period dramas such as Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal and the parallels he perceived between Viking history and organized crime.

[4][5] Also in 2009, Brandon started writing for DC Comics with Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape.

[6][7] For DC Comics' 2011 company-wide title relaunch The New 52, Brandon wrote Men of War,[8][9][10] which lasted eight issues before its cancellation.