Name a character, and their best writer...
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Lucid Lui
Nods to roughrider...
So, name a character, and the writer who writes that character the best, or better than most...
Aquaman - Peter David, Grant Morrison...
Sir Whirlysplat
Hulk - Peter David
Avengers - Jim Shooter
ScarletSpider
Madrox--Peter David.
Deadpool--Simone.
The Ion
Kyle Rayner - Ron Marz
Power Girl - Geoff Johns
ScarletSpider
Panther--Priest
B and C list characters who haven't been used in forever--Busiek or Nicieza.
roughrider
Thor - Walter Simonson
Daredevil - Frank Miller
Conan - Roy Thomas
Swamp Thing - Alan Moore
Batman - Frank Miller
Hulk - Peter David( a godsend to this character)
Piedmon
Wolverine - Larry Hama
Batman - Jeph Loeb
Animal Man, The X-Men, The JLA - Grant Morrison
Superman - Mark Millar
Madrox & X-Factor - Peter David
Luke Cage - Brian Micheal Bendis
The Avengers - Roy Thomas
Black Panther - Christopher Priest
I'm sure I'll think of a dozen more as soon as I click "submit reply." Oh well.
DarkCrawler
Namor - Stan Lee or Roy Thomas
roughrider
Spider Man - Stan Lee
Sir Whirlysplat
Batman - Schwartz all the others including Miller failed to do it as well as he and Austin way back in the 70's. That was the true Darknight - check it!!!
roughrider
Julius Schwartz?
I thought you would say Denny O'Neil or Steve Engelhart if we're talking the 1970's.
dman2008
Black Canary- Gail Simone
Wonder Womaan - Rucka
Flash Wally West- Mark Waid
Oracle- Gail Simone
Catman- Gail Simone
Piedmon
The Question - Denny O'Neal
The Ion
Flash - Geoff Johns
Wonder Woman - Greg Rucka
Genis-Vell - Peter David
roughrider
Originally posted by roughrider
Thor - Walter Simonson
Daredevil - Frank Miller
Conan - Roy Thomas
Swamp Thing - Alan Moore
Batman - Frank Miller
Hulk - Peter David( a godsend to this character)
Time to update this thread:
Captain America - Ed Brubaker
Spider Man - Brian Michael Bendis
Iron Man - Warren Ellis
Fantastic Four - Warren Ellis
X-Men - Joss Whedon (Yes, someone even better than Claremont or Morrison!)
Captain Marvel - Judd Winick/Paul Dini
Superman - Brian Azzarello (because of 'For Tomorrow'.)
Daredevil - Frank Miller/Brian Michael Bendis
Thor - JMS/Walt Simonson
Flash - Mark Waid
JLA - Giffen & Dematteis/Dwayne McDuffie
Batman - Frank Miller/Jeph Loeb(!)
roughrider
Originally posted by Nihilist
Thanos-Ron Marz.
Jim Starlin is punching a wall somewhere...

Nihilist
Originally posted by roughrider
Jim Starlin is punching a wall somewhere...

Early Starlin was better than his late stuff.
roughrider
Moon Knight - Doug Moench (hardly anyone else knows how to handle his creation.)
Punisher - Garth Ennis (Both Marvel Knights & MAX.)
Bouboumaster
Hulk: Greg Pak (Say what you want, but Planet Hulk was awesome)
Thanos: Jim Starlin
Captain America/Hank Pym: Mark Miller
JakeTheBank
Deathstroke - Marv Wolfman, obviously.
tjcoady
Hank Pym-Dan Slott
Batman/Superman/Aquaman-Grant Morrison
Iron Man-Matt Fraction
Wonder Woman-Gail Simone/Greg Rucka
Alan Scott-Geoff Johns
Spiderman- not best, but Van Lente is up there.
outavodka
Thor
Starlin or JMS
-Pr-
Originally posted by tjcoady
Hank Pym-Dan Slott
was wondering if anybody would mention that...
comicfan11
Aquaman - Peter David first and foremost, Morisson, Pfeifer and waiting on the Brave & Bold issue by JMS.
JLA - Morisson
New Gods - Kirby,Morisson - for Darkseid add Keithen & Levitz and for Orion Walt Simonson
Superman - Johns
Hal Jordan - Johns
DC Olympians - Perez
Thor - Simonson
Daredevil - Miller
Hulk - Peter David
Spectre - Ostrander
Deadshot - Ostrander
Martian Manhunter - Ostrander and mayyybe Kelly
Flash - Mark Waid still
Batman - tough choice, depends on the style. If you like crazy over the top stuff then Morisson. If you like more down to earth stuff Dini is a good choice. And of course the glory that Denny O'neil is.
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