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Post by tomoe on Sept 12, 2014 21:35:42 GMT -5
In no particular order:
Greg Rucka - Lazarus #1 singlehandedly got me excited about comic books again and convinced me to branch out from "The Big Two". While I like to blame Talking Comics for my ever expanding pull list, it's really Greg Rucka's fault.
Kelly Sue DeConnick - Her books (Avengers Assemble and Captain Marvel) have vibrant characters, interesting team dynamics, witty dialog, and great adventure. They are, simply, a joy to read.
John Byrne - When I was a kid I didn't pay too much attention to creators, but I always recognized and bought a George Perez or John Byrne book. John Byrne was my introduction to the Fantastic Four. To this day I vividly remember the issues where Sue changed from Invisible Girl to Invisible Woman and really started using her powers offensively (after being mind-controlled, turned evil, changing her name, and attacking her own team wearing a weird black dominatrix outfit. Looking back, I sense a pattern).
Ed Brubaker - Fatale, Velvet, Fade Out, Captain America (The Winter Soldier arc, especially) - Rich atmosphere, mystery and machinations hiding in the shadows, complicated characters that have a lot of turmoil bubbling beneath the surface. He delivers a gripping story filled with action and suspense and is driven by characters you can't help but root for. This guy is great.
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Post by captainsaxon on Sept 14, 2014 12:45:45 GMT -5
Honorable mentions: Brian Michael Bendis, Chuck Dixon, Paul Dini, Joss Whedon(may be my favorite writer ever, but not a big enough comic catalogue) Rick Remender, Geoff Johns, Gail Simone, Garth Ennis, Robert Kirkman, Brian K. Vaughn, Chris Claremont, Tom Defalco, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith.
5.) Scott Snyder - I love horror, and he pushes it to the Limits of what truly terrifies me. I've recently re-read his batman work back to Detective... Can't say I've slept well since. 4.) Jeff Lemire - His work is a kick-to-the-feels knockout. Every page is packed with 100% Pure emotion. No one can show depth and pain like he does. 3.) Neil Gaimen - A cross genre writer whose work in comics alone rivals many of the "Greats." True feelings of horror mixed with a solid pose style. A great character writer, an excellent story-teller, whose work speaks volume about the state of literature within itself. 2.) Grant Morrison - This man is on another level. His work will take you to a place that you should normally need prescription-grade narcotics to get too. He may write the best Batman ever. He also wrote one of the most seminal books ever, Animal Man... which should be required reading for everyone. 1.) Alan Moore - Need I say Moore? Aside from his akward social-status, and strange tendencies. There is not another writer past, or present that has made me sit down and think like he does. He makes you question your values, and re-establish yourself with each line. His work being highly political in nature, often times presents two sides of the same argument, with solid viewpoints. Again his bibliography should be required reading.
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Post by theboogieman on Oct 17, 2014 19:47:37 GMT -5
Mine would be Ed Brubaker for the excellent noir series' Criminal and Fatale, John Layman for Chew, Felix Serrano for Thief of Thieves, Warren Ellis for Transmetropolitan and Jason Aaron for Scalped, I think. The reason these writers are my favourite out of what I've read for the most part, is that the way that they write on these series' suits the genre, story and setting of their series' exactly, so that reading Chew or Criminal is like sinking into a high-calibre TV show or film, as their writing helps to make their series' immersive. Also, they all write compelling characters, some especially notable examples being Dash and Red Crow in Scalped, and Spider Jerusalem in Transmetropolitan. I find how the stories of characters like Dash and Red Crow progress fascinating, as the characters are electric (that seems like an apt adjective here, but not sure if that sounds right).
As an aside, I also find the setting of Scalped fascinating. The Prairie Rose Reservation is (or really seems to be) based on a real reservation in America, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which from what I've read about it and seen of it, is so much like the reservation on Scalped it's crazy. Someone like Vice News really needs to go make a documentary there.
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Post by darthrabie on Oct 18, 2014 7:09:23 GMT -5
Chris Claremont. Sure he is long winded, but I like long winded. He is tops for me. J. Michael Straczynski. I liked his Thor work, and he did cool stuff for Spidey. What really makes him tops in my list is he wrote Babylon 5. Best Sci Fi TV show ever. Yeah, I said it. Brian Michael Bendis is great. I found him in the first Daredevil Omnibus. I like what he is currently doing with the X-men. And Rick Remender. I never read any of his stuff before I bought the Uncanny X-force omnibus, I don't think I need to say anything else.
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Post by henrythemorerecent on Oct 21, 2014 17:12:11 GMT -5
This is tough. There are some writers who I love more than the writers of my favourite comics just because of their personalities...
5) Grant Morrison - Doom Patrol got me looking further than just superheroes. All Star Superman is one of the greatest things ever, and Grants life story alone is amazing. His accent also helps. 4) Ed Brubaker - Got me picking up monthly books again, his Cap and Catwoman runs are some of my favourite comics 3) Brian K Vaughan - First writer of a comic to make me cry (Y:The Last Man) 2) Frank Miller - He really doesn't care what people say or think. People take him too seriously. And Dark Knight Returns is my favourite thing ever. There's a great documentary about him and his work on the DKR animated Bluray/DVD thats is super interesting. 1) Scott Snyder - The newest of all these guys I have read and its warranted because his writing is incredible. But its really him as a person that makes him number 1. Having met him and heard SO many interviews with him, he is one of the most humble people I've ever met. Also his anxiety and depression mirrors my wife's and after trying so hard to get her to read comics, it was an interview with him talking about these problems that got her interested. That and I think Zero Year is on par with Dark Knight Returns on so many levels.
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