Name a character, and their best writer...

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Name a character, and their best writer...

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...

Hulk - Peter David
Avengers - Jim Shooter

Madrox--Peter David.

Deadpool--Simone.

Kyle Rayner - Ron Marz
Power Girl - Geoff Johns

Panther--Priest

B and C list characters who haven't been used in forever--Busiek or Nicieza.

Thor - Walter Simonson
Daredevil - Frank Miller
Conan - Roy Thomas
Swamp Thing - Alan Moore
Batman - Frank Miller
Hulk - Peter David( a godsend to this character)

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.

Namor - Stan Lee or Roy Thomas

Spider Man - Stan Lee

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!!!

Julius Schwartz?
I thought you would say Denny O'Neil or Steve Engelhart if we're talking the 1970's.

Black Canary- Gail Simone
Wonder Womaan - Rucka
Flash Wally West- Mark Waid
Oracle- Gail Simone
Catman- Gail Simone

The Question - Denny O'Neal

Flash - Geoff Johns
Wonder Woman - Greg Rucka
Genis-Vell - Peter David

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(!)

Thanos-Ron Marz.

Originally posted by Nihilist
Thanos-Ron Marz.

Jim Starlin is punching a wall somewhere... 😛

Originally posted by roughrider
Jim Starlin is punching a wall somewhere... 😛
Early Starlin was better than his late stuff.

Moon Knight - Doug Moench (hardly anyone else knows how to handle his creation.)
Punisher - Garth Ennis (Both Marvel Knights & MAX.)

Hulk: Greg Pak (Say what you want, but Planet Hulk was awesome)
Thanos: Jim Starlin
Captain America/Hank Pym: Mark Miller