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This isn't a thread to debate anything negative towards another poster's faves.

Grant Morrison (Primarily for his X-Men and Action Comics work)
Geoff Johns (His Wally Flash is still the best arc i've ever read, and he's done fine work with Lantern and Aquaman)
Walt and Lousie Simonsen (Purely for their work on X-Factor)
Joss Whedon (Astonishing X-Men)
Mark Verheiden (Wrote my favourite Superman arc)

Notable mentions:

Jeph Loeb (When he was good)
John Byrne (Hate his art, have enjoyed his writing)
Chris Claremont (Before he went senile)
Judd Winnick (Has his issues, but when he's good, he's very, very good)
Peter David (Hulk, Aquaman and X-Factor. Pure win)

Ellis - Authority, Stormwatch, Planetary, assorted others
Gaiman - Sandman
Starlin - cosmic stuff (both big companies)
Furman - Transformers, Death's Head

...not sure I have a 5th. Once upon a time I may have said Johns, but those days have passed.

1. Alan Moore
2. Stan "The Man" Lee
3. Frank Miller
4. Mark Millar
5. Robert Kirkman

Honorable mention to Todd McFarlane

List may not be perfect n its not nearly long enough but I can't begin to imagine a greatest writers list without those names high up on it IMO

Originally posted by Entity
1. Alan Moore
2. Stan "The Man" Lee
3. Frank Miller
4. Mark Millar
5. Robert Kirkman

List may not be perfect n its not nearly long enough but I can't begin to imagine a greatest writers list without those names high up on it IMO

I'm curious about Stan's inclusion. Do you really like his writing, or is he there for historical significance?

A lot of his stuff holds up well though.

Originally posted by Digi
I'm curious about Stan's inclusion. Do you really like his writing, or is he there for historical significance?

A lot of his stuff holds up well though. Little of both, comics and comic writing just wouldn't be anything like it is today without what he's done in the medium. I mean his writing made comic book heroes not just black and white characters with perfect lives but realistic people with abilities. Nearly all my favorite characters either were created directly by him or exist because of his influence on the industry.

Just consider some of his great comic runs like the Fantastic 4. The mans a comic legend for good reason.

It's a good point. I just can't hold him up to, say, Gaiman and tell you truthfully that I like him as much as a writer. Which isn't to say I don't enjoy his writing and characters. It's just a different perspective to this question, I suppose.

Thanks though.

Moore is tricky. As good as some of his work is, there isn't as much of his stuff that I like as there is of any I listed. If I wanted to award him a spot based on a couple superb graphic novels and some decent work elsewhere, I'd feel odd about it. Obviously he's one of the greats too, though.

In no particulary order

Mark Miller
Starlin
Abnett / Lanning
Alan Moore
Quesada (lol, I was jocking on this one, what an *******)

Also, 2 special mentions:
Jeph Loeb and Greg Pak

Jeph Loeb, because, at some point, in the past, he was "the shit". His "Long Halloween" was fabulous. I bought the "Absolute" version, and it has a place of choice in my collection.

As for Pak, well, he's capable of both the best and the worst. He did Planet Hulk, and his take on Hercules was just awesome. Probably the funniest read I had in comic books for a while. Pure genius. And I personnaly liked WWH. On the other hand, he did Chaos War, and what a ****ing mess it was.

Brian K Vaughan
Bill Willingham
Grant Morrison
Joss Whedon


Last spot is tricky. I cycle through wanting to give it to Moore, Millar, Ellis, Gaiman, etc...

Eh. I'll say Moore for now.

Boy lets see.

Bill Willingham, because fables is my favorite ongoing.
Geoff Johns, for The Flash
Peter David for getting me into comics in the first place with Incredible hulk.
Neil Gaiman, for taking my love of comics to the next level with Sandman
Brian K Vaughn for Y.

Honorable Mentions
Grant Morrison for All Star and Action
Tom Peyer, for igniting my love of DC with the Hourman miniseries
Jack Kirby, for the Fourth World and bringing me Darkseid
Paul Levitz, for making darkseid almost as good as he was in Kirby's hands.
Jim Starlin for the Infinity watch.
I'd say Alan Moore but I really only like Watchmen. Promethea was dogshit to me.

PR what's your favorite Superman arc?

Grant Morrison
Ed Brubaker
Mark Waid
Stan Lee
Walt Simonsen

Honorable mentions include Dan Slott, Gail Simone, Johnathan Hickman, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Geoff Johns, JMS, George Perez, and Warren Ellis.

Alan Moore
Neil Gaiman
Grant Morrison
Geoff Johns
Walt Simonson

Originally posted by Endless Mike
Alan Moore
Neil Gaiman
Grant Morrison
Geoff Johns
Walt Simonson

Neil Gaiman
Mike Carey
Garth Ennis
Alan Moore
Gail Simone

Honourable mentions-
Morrison
Hickman
Rucka
Brubaker

Ed Brubaker
DnA
Tony Bedard
Frank Miller
Keith Giffen

Honorable mentions to Mark Waid, Chuck Dixon and Marv Wolfman (Tomb of Dracula were some of the first comics I got my hands on as a kid and of course, he gave us Nova)

In no particular order:

Morrison
Moore
Millar
Miller
Gaiman

Frank Miller (Elektra: Assassin, Sin City)
Joss Whedon (Astonishing X-Men)
Warren Ellis (Stormwatch, The Authority)
Alan Moore (Swamp Thing)
James Robinson (Starman)

Honorable mention to:

Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman)
Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men)
Marv Wolfman (New Teen Titans)
Grant Morrison (New X-Men)