The Writer's Thread

In response to the growing fad of writer/artist vs. threads in this forum (which are no longer allowed) you guys get this. The official place to discuss all of your favorite or least favorite writers.

This is for discussion on the writers themselves, and their work. It isn't a place to discuss individual story arcs, unless it is in context with a particular writer and their craft.

Have fun. And maybe I'll grandfather a few of the existing threads in under this rule (like Morrison v. Johns).

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As long as colorist vs. threads are still allowed...

well let me start off by railiing agianst JrJr and and totally painful to look at artwork

I'm a fan of Brian K. Vaughan's work. I enjoyed the Runaways which I only started to read about 6 months ago and now have 7 volumes. Also Joss Whedon on Astonishing X-Men made me a fan.

Craig Kyle and Chris Yost I like as well for the entertaining (if confusing) introduction of X-23. And also for their work on New X-Men.

I dislike Loeb right now. Rulk is a mess of a comic, dialogue is rubbish and it's like we're picking up the comic to see who Rulk beats this month. Also Ultimates 3 is terrible.

I dislike Rulk as well, but not because of the art.

Rulk himself looks like absolute shit, but the rest of the characters are pretty neat.

Originally posted by The Pict
Also Ultimates 3 is terrible.

Yeah I just read Batman Long Halloween which I loved but Loeb's recent stuff sucks.

I know he's overrated but I usually love Mark Millar's work. The first two volumes of Ultimates are probably IMO the best comic series ever made (shame the third is one of the worst). I loved his work in Chosen and I'm really looking forward to the Old Man Logan trade once that story's finished. ✅

But best of all I can't wait for the, post Ultimatum, Ultimate universe as Millar is returning to the Ultimates which will be retitled Ultimate Avengers.

Originally posted by llagrok
I dislike Rulk as well, but not because of the art.

Rulk himself looks like absolute shit, but the rest of the characters are pretty neat.

I like the art. I said "mess" just because insofar the plot is garbage.

I don't really like the look of Rulk either and he has the same expression almost constantly.

i gave up on Ultim 3 a long time ago...i dont even know what issue they are on now...it reminds me of the last couple of issues of Mesisiah Complex..or the last stand, one of the two where the art was so messy i coulld barely make out what the hell i was looking at..pffftt i say

Dini>Morrison.

Oh, and Dennis O’Neil returns to TEC....w00t!

Chaykin sucks!

That is all.

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Originally posted by willRules
The first two volumes of Ultimates are probably IMO the best comic series ever made (shame the third is one of the worst).

bump.

*bites*

there should be a mob with pitchforks and fire sticks chasing loeb out of the comic industry.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Dini>Morrison.

Oh, and Dennis O’Neil returns to TEC....w00t!

I couldn't believe my eyes, seeing Denny O'Neil's name once again on a Batman comic. Coming out of retirement. He's like the Godfather of the Bat mythos; writing his own stories in the 1970's & 80's, or serving as Editor for work by Frank Miller & Doug Moench.

Marvel's had a similar return of a legend - Roy Thomas, now doing all the Classic Illustrated stories like The Illiad & The Last Of The Mohicans.

Originally posted by willRules

The first two volumes of Ultimates are probably IMO the best comic series ever made.

...Watchmen? V for Vendetta? Maus?

Peter David consistently wrote great Hulk stories in the 1990's

Originally posted by Kovacs86
...Watchmen? V for Vendetta? Maus?

One could easily make his position more defensible by rephrasing it as best ongoing series ever. Still debatable, of course, but a valid statement. When one includes limited series like those you mentioned, it becomes a bit more silly to say that a random team book trumps such classic works.

Originally posted by Digi
One could easily make his position more defensible by rephrasing it as best ongoing series ever. Still debatable, of course, but a valid statement. When one includes limited series like those you mentioned, it becomes a bit more silly to say that a random team book trumps such classic works.

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And that's not even going into the fact that it ultimately comes down to personal preference 😄

Originally posted by Digi
One could easily make his position more defensible by rephrasing it as best ongoing series ever. Still debatable, of course, but a valid statement. When one includes limited series like those you mentioned, it becomes a bit more silly to say that a random team book trumps such classic works.