Maxim Adam Bemis (/ˈbiːmɪs/; born April 6, 1984)[1] is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of the rock band Say Anything.

[1] Bemis has mentioned Tom Delonge of Blink 182 as an influence from a very young age, and was excited to work with him on Hebrews.

[8][9] In 2007, the band released In Defense of the Genre, on which Bemis sang lead vocals and played guitar and keyboard.

[11] After recording In Defense of the Genre, Say Anything band members Max Bemis and Coby Linder worked with Saves the Day's Chris Conley and David Soloway on a side project named Two Tongues.

[12] The group consisted of Bemis and Conley sharing the lead vocals and guitar duties, Soloway on bass and Linder on drums.

[14][15] In fall of 2010, Two Tongues made their first performances as a surprise in the middle of Say Anything's set each night of the Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, and Saves the Day tour.

One of his earliest cameo appearances was with friend Andy Jackson and Hot Rod Circuit on "Inhabit," a song from the band's Reality's Coming Through CD.

[17] Bemis worked with Armor for Sleep on a cover of "Today" for a 2008 The Smashing Pumpkins tribute CD entitled The Killer in You.

[19] Bemis sang along with Shawn Harris (The Matches) and Rachel Minton (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer) on "Hello Helicopter" and "Point Of Extinction" of Motion City Soundtrack's Even if it Kills Me.

[20] New Found Glory's From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II and Down to Earth Approach's Come Back to You also featured guest vocals by Bemis on the songs "Crazy for You" and "See You," respectively.

[25] Bemis announced in September 2009 that he and his wife, Sherri DuPree of Eisley, were working on a small project that "became something even cooler".

They created a side project called Perma and on October 29, 2013, released an album Two of a Crime on Equal Vision Records.

Bemis stressed that this release was not an official solo record, but a collection of songs he had written that he was proud of and wanted to share with Say Anything fans.

The disc could only be found and purchased by going to one of the show dates of Say Anything's tour with Saves The Day and Motion City Soundtrack October through November 2010.

The story follows a hero, Tim Woods, who suffers from bipolar disorder and the trade paperback featured an exclusive acoustic four song EP composed and recorded specifically as a companion to the graphic novel.

Studios announced an ongoing comic series called, Evil Empire, which is about a complicated relationship between a musician and aspiring politician.

[32] He also wrote two arcs of Crossed: Badlands for Avatar Press and an adaptation of Atari's Centipede for Dynamite Entertainment.

In July 2016, Marvel Comics announced a new five-issue series starring Foolkiller, written by Bemis and art by Dalibor Talajic & Jose F. Marzan, Jr. Issue No.

[33] Bemis penned the Marvel Legacy reboot of Moon Knight in 2017, covering issues #188-200 with artists Jacen Burrows and Paul Davidson.