Best Writers in comics

[marz]

Who do you think are some of the best storytellers in comics?

My list includes:
Alan Moore (League of Extraordinary Gentleman/Watchmen)
Brian Micheal Bendis(Powers/Fortune and glory)
Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan/Authority)
Brain Azzerelo (Hellblazer/100 Bullets)
Kevin Smith(Daredevil/Green Arrow)
J.Micheal Strazinscki (Rising Stars/Amazing Spider-Man)

[bob]

Yeah, I'm partial to Kevin SMith because of his work on:

-Green Arrow
-Daredevil
-Clerks: The Comic Books
-Spider-Man/Black Cat
-Bluntman and Chronic
-Chasing Dogma
-Oni Double Feature #'s 1 & 12

[James Logan]

- Kevin Smith (Green Arrow, Daredevil)
- Brian M. Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man)
- Michael J. Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Rising Stars)
- Chris Claremont (ex X-Men)
- Grant Morrison (X-Men)
- Alan Moore (Watchmen, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell)
- Frank Miller (Daredevil, The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Strikes Back)
- Dan Jurgens (Superman)

[James Logan]

Oh, and I'm really looking forward to seeing Kevin Smith take over Spider-man. We haven't got any of his episodes here in France yet, not even the Spider-man / Black Cat: Evil That Men Do miniseries, so I'm reeeeeaaally hyped to check those out!

[Goosey]

Alan Moore is the greatest writer in comics history. He is in a class all by himself. Following behind him are Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller.

[marz]

James Logan -

Frank Miller...good one...I forgot that one

[Voodoodoll]

Bendis
Claremont
Miller
Kurt Busiek (Ex-Avengers, Ex-Thnderbolts, Marvels, Astro City)
Greg Rucka (Bat-books, Elektra)
Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise)
Fabian Nicieza (Ex-XMen and Thunderbolts)

[James Logan]

Originally posted by marz
James Logan -

Frank Miller...good one...I forgot that one

Yeah, he's one of the great comic book writers today. Couldn't write a movie to save his life (the ROBOCOP flick he wrote was the worst-written of the series), but he sure knows what works for a comic book.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Gotta love Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Kevin Smith, and Brian Bendis.

[marz]

I can't believe I forgot to mention Garth Ennis

All I have to say is Kevin Smith sure isnt.

[neco82]

I haven't read comics in a long time... but back when they took up a lot of my time, some of my favorite writers were Ron Marz (simply because of the Batman/Aliens miniseries, which was a hybrid of Batman, Predator and Aliens and a hell of a lot of fun)
and Doug Moench, who in my opinion is one of the best guys ever to write Batman - he totally nailed the character as a brooding, dark figure... and he had Kelley Jones' demented gothic artwork to back him up... I had a lot of fun and I think it was after they left the book that I started giving up on comics.

[DoctorGonzo]

Don't forget Katsuhiro Otomo and Hiroaki Samura...

[bob]

A word of advice to James Logan:

Don't be surprised if you're disappointed by KS's Black Cat run. The dialogue of the story is incredibly sub-par compared to his other superhero comics and non-superhero comics, but it's a kinda fun ride nonetheless. Don't expect anything like his DareDevil work, though.