Nothing against some of the classic writers but I do think the industry's talent is only improving and the modern creators are proof of this.
Bendis has changed the face of Marvel and ign had a tribute to his decade @ Marvel on their site. He's changed Spider-man for the company, even if he hasn't been on the main title much. He's changed the Avenger's most importantly and made them the centre of the MU again. Big stuff.
Brubaker is a machine. 9/10 comics he touches turn to gold. He basically is the best writer Captain America has ever had. He makes great results out of what could be disastrous stuff.
Morrison is easily one of the best comic book writers. He's just too zany and weird not to be writing comics. Very meta. He's stuff can be truly terrible but on a good day, there's nobody better. He has such a unique and brilliant style and isn't afraid to be daring which is a weakness of so many writers these days.
Geoff Johns is great. He is a lot like Brubaker in that whatever he writes, he reinvigorates. And, again like Brubaker writing Cap, nobody writes Green Lantern better than Johns. He made me like the character. He develops such a rich world for his characters to play in and so often lives up to the hype on his GL work. Unlike Brubaker however is his tone. If Brubaker is telling modern, refreshing espionage stories, John's is more like the classical golden years of a character. His run on GL will be seen as a classic.
My favourite writer for many years now has been Mark Millar. This guy has balls. He writes such great stuff. He does emotion well, his action scenes are like a blockbuster movie and his dialogue is on par with Bendis' quirky one liners. Millar has perfected the modern comic. His wide-screen style makes every comic read like a movie but unlike a movie the comic medium allows for the imagination to run free. My favourite stuff is his work at Marvel so far. He plays with characters so well and treats the MU like a glorious sandbox whereby anything can interact. He can explore the high concepts and make them fun and thought provoking. He can have Ultimate Cap kick Bruce Banner in the face and make it look KickAss (If you'll pardon the pun). He understands the medium so well and has really redefined many, many well established characters. If you want comics to be enjoyable, a comic by Millar is always a good choice.
Someone needed to say that, Will (And I did, not long ago).
If you re-read the OLD stories written by Stan Lee, they're cringeworthy. He revolutionised characters and gave them depth that hadn't existed, but compared to writers now...so cheesy.
I got a copy of Daredevil #3 recently and it was honestly hard to read due to the style of writing.
Got to agree on Brubaker, though. He single handedly overturned a decade or more of me hating Captain America. Best around right now I'd say, for on-goings.
I do like Bendis, I can't lie. I think that considering he's carrying Dark Reign on his own, he's doing amazingly well.
I also like Kirkman. Marvel Zombies was amazing, and very underrated.
Wanna mention J. Michael Straczynski too. I loved the Supreme Power comics. You could really feel for Hyperion, being manipulated by the government his entire life. Everything he knew was a lie.
It was also interesting as it made you think of other characters and put a modern spin on things. He was basically Superman who was unafraid to kill and fought in the wars of ordinary men, like a soldier in a way.
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Good or not, I can't like Bendis for his frankly disgraceful treatment of Hank Pym since taking over Avengers. He was way out of line imo. that and Disassembled.
Right Now? Johns, Brubaker, Rucka, JMS, Morrison. Haven't seen anything by David Mack bar the odd Kabuki issue. guy needs to step it up imo.
Paul Dini's great work on Batman needs recognition, imo.
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