"Alan Moore introduced me to the idea that comics are like novels; cool! But Neil Gaiman made me realize- no, comics are BETTER than novels." - Uncanny Omar. Absolutely.
I’ll just do my top 10 with my favorite book by each one. 10. Kurt Busiek - Batman: Creature of the Night 9. Robert Kirkman - Invincible 8. Chuck Dixon - Nightwing 7. Alexander Jordowsky - Metabarons 6. Marv Wolfman - New Teen Titans 5. Neil Gaiman - Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? 4. Ed Brubaker - Gotham Central 3. Jeff Lemire - Sweet Tooth 2. Warren Ellis - Planetary 1. Alan Moore - Watchmen. This was the book that made me respect and fall in love with comics. I’ve read it three times and only love it more each time. I have two shelves only holding books written by him. Today he doesn’t compare to what we once was, but even his more modern stuff has some incredible moments reminiscent of his golden age. Him retiring was a real punch in the gut, but he has said he is interested in working on more novels. I will preorder them.
LOVE the inclusion of Creature of the Night as that is one of my favorite books by him. YES!!! YESS I'm so glad you enjoyed Metabarons that much as I usually see people put Incal in their top 10.
John Byrne is not only my favorite writer but also my favorite artist. His Fantastic Four run got me through middle school. I also love Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Roger Stern, Frank Miller, Marv Wolfman, and Roy Thomas.
Mine: 10) Roy Thomas 09) Doug Moench 08) Mark Millar 07) Brian K Vaughan 06) Bill Mantlo 05) Steve Gerber 04) Garth Ennis 03) Brian Michael Bendis 02) Ed Brubaker (NOT X-Men!) 01) Chris Claremont
Great list. I’ll share mine. Which has many of the writers you listed. 1.) Alan Moore 2.) Brian Azzarello 3.) Neil Gaiman 4.) Ed Brubaker 5.) Brian K. Vaughan 6.) Grant Morrison 7.) Jeph Loeb 8.) Chris Claremont 9.) Steve Gerber 10.) Paul Dini
It's awesome hearing you talk about how much these writer's work mean to you, man! Comics are truly something special. It's kinda like you put it, whenever I'm having a rough day or just feel lost, there's an outlet to give myself a pick up/escape. For me, pretty much any Donny Cates book can make me feel better simply by looking at the cover. this man's work means the world to me, entertains to an extreme level, and with a lot of them, also connects with me at an unexpectedly deep level. Picking one dook is nearly impossible, but I thik the book that showcases his strengths the best is God Country (even though I desperately want to put Venom as well).
I was so glad when I knew who your #1 was. I can't believe I doubted my guess. And you don't have to justify your picks ever. We all love writers and artists for our own reasons. Great work as always Omar.
You just described so well the feeling I had when I read the Sandman. The moment I also realized "comics can be so much more"! Thats what got me back to comics, after like 20 years of pause...
My Man Omar ! Dude you make me proud to be a fan. Non Comic book fans will never get it...and there are so many posers these days...ever since the marvel movies blew up. Seeing you make this list really brought home the truth that being a Comic book fan is a life long journey. Man Peter David's x factor runs.... Stay Awesome Uncanny Omar.!
Great list, Omar. all are great choices. I am going to add one I didn't mention before (in the last video comments) and go old school with Gardner Fox.
Love your list! (I know I’m late!😂) My top 10. 10. Don McGregor - Has very good stories (specifically Panther’s Rage, and half on Panther vs the Klan.) but can be very dialogue heavy for me. 9. Stan Lee - His early 60’s stuff was goofy and fun, but his early 70’s before he quit writing was some great stuff. 8. Doug Moench - His Werewolf by Night and Master of Kung-Fu was awesome. (His Moon Knight stuff was solid too.) 7. Gerry Conway - Loved his Spider-Man and Thor a lot. His Avengers and Defenders stories when he came back in 1976 are also really good. 6. Marv Wolfman - Tomb of Dracula is a great book, but I personally love his Nova run. 5. Steve Gerber - His Defenders run is in my top 10 favorite runs. Not to mention his Marvel Two-in-One, Man-Thing, and Howard the Duck! 4. Chris Claremont- I haven’t read a lot of his stuff, but Iron Fist is awesome and X-Men is one that’s getting the ball going for me. Maybe after I’ve read more of his stuff he will move up. 3. Len Wein - His Hulk, Thor, and Spider-Man runs are absolutely killers! He writes so good, and has a great way with continuity. 2. Roy Thomas - I don’t think he’s written a single bad comic. He was the brains behind the Kree/ Skrull War, and many other great things. (I like to call him the “Continuity King”!😂 1. Steve Englehart- He has my favorite Avengers and Captain America run. (He also has a great Captain Marvel, Master of Kung-Fu, and Doctor Strange run as well.) He also is great at continuity and has a way of making the pages turn every 30 seconds.😂
I feel like back then comics were written more to be like forms of literature which I love and now it's shifted to be written more like a movie and to be more cinematic which is cool and all. But I loved the introspection all the characters back then had and the narration. And as a kid reading the old reprints it made me a better writer and expanded my vocabulary and showed me what fundamental storytelling was. Both visual and literary. And I feel now comics are starting to go back to that slowly and I love that and I miss those thought balloons and yellow caption boxes because you get more insight with reading those and more description. That's why I love Stan's writing or John Bryne's or Walt's or Claremont or Peter David. Eventhough it does take a little longer to get through and can sometimes get a little too wordy sometimes with some of these guys. I'm looking at you Claremont lmao. I still love it and appreciate it tho
Great list of favorite Comic Book Writers Omar ! here are mine , 1. Geoff Johns 2. Chris Claremont 3. Marv Wolfman 4. Dan Jurgens 5. Gail Simone 6. Mark Waid 7. Sterling Gates 8. George Perez 9. Dennis O'Neal 10. Alan Moore Keep up the great work as always Omar with your videos !!!
Another great video. Thanks! When I was in school my break from reality was comic books. They gave me so much in terms of growing up particularly Chris Claremont. Part of who I became growing up was because of him and the characters he developed. I agree his work on the x-men particularly with Byrne is the best comics out there. Claremont is indeed my favourite of all! Thx again!
For me it's 1. Chris Claremont (you know why) 2. Peter David (x-factor) 3. Frank miller (daredevil) 4. John Ostrander (star wars legacy) 5. Joss whedon ( astonishing X-Men)
So glad to see Peter David mentioned. He's a top 5 for me. I'd go: 5. Grant Morrison (for Animal Man and Doom Patrol) 4. Peter David (what hooked me was his first run on the Hulk) 3. Neil Gaiman (Sandman) 2. John Byrne (basically anything he did in 80s and 90s but particular praise to his work on She Hulk, The Thing Space Ranger and his brief run on Iron Man starting with Armour Wars 2). 1. Jim Starlin (doubt many would pick him for their number 1. but for me it's Infinty Gauntlet and with Ron Lim his work leading up to this on Silver Surfer which has my favorite Marvel story, welcome to Dynamo City, and his DC title The Weird).
The passion and love you put behind your video`s is amazing. Instant subscription, Chris was # 1 for me. When i was a kid (long time ago) we lived in a apartment behind a comic store, my parents did not have money to spare for comics/toys..Every friday night late at night the store would throw out damaged comics in the back garbage container and that was how i started reading comics. I jumped inside and grabbed what i could. I used to pray not to rain on Friday nights so i could go search for damaged comics in garbage container..lol Those Comic heroes were my friends. Now half a century later i am ok and i own my comic collections :) look forward to your future videos.
I think its sometimes important to remember the writers that got you into comics. Geoff Johns is my favourite writer, but Bendis and Remender's Avengers runs got me into comics
Ok so: 1. I LOVED and NEEDED these two videos! 2. Bro, I would love to just have an afternoon and have a conversation with you. Pick your brain if you will. I mean, you're a walking encyclopedia and just a great guy, theres so much I can learn from you. 3. I think you might be starting to sell New Warriors on me lol Im definitely thinking about getting the omnibus soon.
- Alan Moore (Batman: The Killing Joke) - Chris Claremont (The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1) - Denis O’Neil (The Green Lantern-Green Arrow Collection) - Grant Morrison (Arkham Asylum: a Serious House on a Serious Earth) - Jeff Lemire (Moon Knight by Lemire & Smallwood) - Neil Gaiman (The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes) - Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead: Rise of The Governor) - Scott Snyder (Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls) - Tom King (Batman/Catwoman) - Tom Taylor (Nightwing: Fear State)
What a convoluted and long winded way of getting to your number 1 writer Chris Claremont! LOL :D But in all seriousness again great list and totally get how hard it can get. I had to think about my favorite writers and where I would rank them, not easy. You forgot to mention seminal work from Mark Waid on Flash and Waid and Brubaker on DD! One writer I think either deserves some kind of mention honorable or otherwise Jim Starlin! (Batman, Adam Warlock, Thanos, Silver Surfer, Cosmic everything!)
From the Ones I've read. My favorites are Carlos Trillo, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Matt Wagner, Diego Agrimbau, Paco Roca, Jodorowsky, Peter Milligan, Ed Brubaker, Frank Miller, Jason.
I love all the writers you mentioned, and, like you, Claremont is my favorite. Same reason as yours. I grew up reading his X-men and I LOVE it to this day! Was just looking on John Byrne's forum and, true to form, he was bashing Claremont and claiming he "ruined" Days of Future Past for some reason I can't truly determine. He didn't. That story is wonderful. Just like Claremont is my favorite writer, Byrne is my favorite artist, but, damn, does that dude make it hard to like him as a person. Trashing his fellow creator from 40 years ago, is not only unprofessional, it is greatly unbecoming of someone whose work I so deeply admire. Great channel you have here, Omar. I always look forward to your videos.
My favs: 1. Robert Kirkman (Invincible, the Walking Dead, Oblivion Song) - my childhood 2. Frank Miller (Born Again, Year One, Dark Night Returns, The Man Without Fear, Sin City) 3. Geoff Johns 4. Jeph Loeb 5. Alan Moore
My list would be: 20. Matt Fraction 19. Greg Rucka 18. David Lapham 17. Brian Michael Bendis 16. Kurt Busiek 15. Donny Cates 14. Tom King 13. Mark Millar 12. Garth Ennis 11. Brian Azzarello 10. Chris Claremont 9. Ed Brubaker 8. Brian K. Vaughan 7. Robert Kirkman 6. Peter David 5. Jonathan Hickman 4. Jason Aaron 3. Neil Gaiman 2. Jeff Lemire 1. Alan Moore, With honorable mentions going to Warren Ellis, Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Frank Miller, Kieron Gillen and J.Michael Straczynski
Personally favorites of mine are Tom Taylor and Scott Snyder, to name a few. I especially love that in the injustice comic series and Dceased by Tom Taylor, he really gets you tense and excited. And there is also a dash of humor, which i always find necessary.
Neil Gaiman deff did the same for me. I was reading superhero comics n read sandman and was like.. comics are so much more then superheros. I love superhero’s but always thought of superhero’s when I thought comics and he changed that for me. That lead me into Brian k Vaughn! Started reading Saga when I was in my first year of marriage and months into having my twin boys and idk it just made me feel. I can’t lie, I absolutely love how epic Jonathan Hickman makes a book. I’m a graphic designer and even love the way his books are designed but his FF avengers/new Avengers,east of west, and the Manhattan project are some of my all time fav comics ever.
25. J Michael Straczynski 24. Brian Reed 23. Paul Jenkins 22. Dan Jurgens 21. Tom DeFalco 20. Greg Pak 19. Steve Englehart 18. Warren Ellis 17. Neil Gaiman 16. Mike Carey 15.Jeff Parker 14. Ed Brubaker 13. Christopher Priest 12. Judd Winick 11. Frank Miller 10. Mark Waid 9. Roy Thomas 8. John Byrne 7. Roger Stern 6. Mark Millar 5. Kurt Busiek 4. Brian Michael Bendis 3. Jonathan Hickman 2. Rick Remender 1. Geoff Johns #0. the 🐐 Stan the man Lee.
Great list 👍 one of my personal favourite comic writers is terry moore also thank you for introducing me to geoff johns jsa I’m currently reading volume 2 of the thick trade paperbacks
I think as of right now my fav is mark waid. I just recently read his daredevil which blew me away (I even like it more than bendis and brubaker runs). And I’m reading his cap and F4 runs rn and he just knows how to write every character he touches.
I was anxious until Omar mentioned Marv Wolfman in 23, what a relieve! I haven't form any list but Scott Snyder and Paul Dini are definitely on my list.
When I was a teenager, I read tons of Moore, Gaiman and Frank Miller (pre-2000s). But beyond that, most of the writers on this list are either ones I've read up to a couple books by (Claremont, Vaughn, Morrison, Waid) or nothing at all (Johns, Brubaker, Simone, Lemire, Stern). Very excited to explore all these writers thoroughly. Lately, I've been on a Silver Age Marvel kick and I've probably read 400 Stan Lee-written comics at this point. Nothing against Stan, but I'm eager to read something less than 50 years old right about now :D
@@NearMintCondition Like you, it was hard for me to pick my favorite book from Johns. As a run, I like JSA a bit more than Green Lantern, but Green Lantern is what got me into comics. Blackest Night and Sinestro Corps War were the first two trades I ever bought and still reread pretty much every year. Out of all the JSA stories, I think my favorite is Black Reign, but Thy Kingdom Come is up there along with the All-Stars mini series.
Mine would be: -Justin Jordan - Luther Strode: Complete Series -Skottie Young - Middlewest / I Hate Fairyland -Daniel Warren Johnson - Murder Falcon -Terry Moore - Strangers in Paradise -James Tynion IV - WYND -James Robinson - Starman
A heartfelt video and respect your choices. I wish Denny O’Neill had featured as well as the god Carl Potts 😉😀 well anyway early Punisher was important to me.
Denny O'Neil deserved a place. Nice to see Carl Potts name as well. Can't imagine him ever making such a list, but an underappreciated creator for sure.
My boy Grant Morrison, best works All-Star Superman and Final Crisis but I haven't read Animal Man, Doom Patrol or the Invisibles yet. Mr. Johns just seems to wander around like the Easter Bunny dropping awesome stories everywhere along the way
I’m always sad when I think about how Neil Gaiman was going to take over Swamp Thing after Rick Veitch in the late 80s. Curious what comics look like with him doing that before Sandman.
Near Mint Condition Apparently he was set to co-write starting around issue 89, but when DC decided that Rick Veitch’s plan to put Jesus in Swamp Thing #88 was a no-go and wouldn’t let him finish his story how he wanted, Veitch quit and then Gaiman decided not to take over the book in solidarity.
I know we love to meme on Bendis but I haven’t read enough of his controversial or bad stuff so I still have him on my top 10. All of ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Disassembled - House of M, All-New X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 Revolution, Alias, Secret War, Spider-Men are all among my favorites.
I was astonished that you didn't rank Kurt Busiek higher, because of Superman: Secret Identity and Batman: Creature of the Night. I haven't read all the books you mention but judging from the comics I've read so far, my top 5 writers would be: 1. Kurt Busiek 2. Max Landis 3. Frank Miller 4. Alan Moore 5. Neil Gaiman
I love your list. It was really tough for me to rank this. Took me a month of thinking and over thinking things over and over. But I went with stories, childhood and overall work. So many great writers.
#1 Alan Moore #2 Dennis O'Neil #3 Jeph Loeb #4 Marv Wolfman #5 Mark Waid #6 Grant Morrison #7 Doug Monche #8 Stan Lee Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby #9 Curtis Swan #10 Bill Finger These are the ones that come to mind and I know I didn't mention Geoff Johns and Neil gayman but this is based of what why read enough to rate in the first place and so I'll need to do more reading on others
Hey y'all, love the videos. Could you guys do a video on the new Blacksad collected edition releasing next month. Am definitely gonna buy but wanna hear about what you guys think of it too
Exactly right. A list is personal. My list would have at the top the writers that introduced me to comics and further down what keeps me reading. This is probably why stan Lee is in some top 10s and would be in mine but also not in others especially modern readers and people who started much later than me. I started my voyage in 1973. So yeah I have stan Lee and conway and Thomas and stern and wolfman etc with huge nods to peter david. Gaiman. Waid etc. Loved the vid and thanks for all u do. Excelsior. Nuff said.
My order is: Peter David (Fallen Angel), Chris Claremont (X-Men), David Micheline (Iron Man), Stan Lee (Spidey), Mark Waid (FF), Kurt Busiek (Avengers), Ed Brubaker (Criminal), John Byrne (FF), Warren Ellis (Fell), Brian Michael Bendis (Powers). Mentions: Geoff Johns, Jonathan Hickman, Chuck Dixon, Archie Goodwin, Gerry Conway and Marv Wolfman.
I'll mention only one: J Michael Strazcynski. For him i'd sell my mother (she has great resell value). Babylon 5 is my favorite TV Show ever, to which everything gets compared to, and reading his run on Amazing Spider-Man was eye opening as a comic book reader (i was a 20-something adult, but i was just discovering american comics (i'm french-canadian)). I never read anything from him that i didn't like
My top 30 favorite writers are #30 to #26 ---> Mike Carey #25 to #21 ---> Neil Gaiman #20 to #16 ---> Alan Moore #15 to #11 ---> Scott Snyder #10 to #1 ---> GRANT MORRISON (There is no comparison of Grant Morrison for me). My favorite comics ---> Final Crisis, The Multiversity, Animal Man, Batman RIP, Saga of Swamp Thing, Watchmen, Court of Owls, Batman Endgame, Dark Nights Metal, The Sandman, Lucifer, Hellblazer.
@@NearMintCondition That's right, Scott Snyder to me is the modern day Grant Morrison (thats how much I love his work), his new 52 Batman run blew my mind and Court of Owl to this date is my favorite Batman comic ever.
OMG, your list is interesting - probably b/c you're young - I lived through the Dark Phoenix saga collecting X-Men in high school and then Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Watchmen, etc while in college. Claremont #1 and Moore #7? Joking, right? As you said, it's your opinion. Good for you.
Moore will always be my favourite. The amount of absolute knockouts he has is absurd. Miracle(Marvel)Man, Swamp Thing, V For Vendetta, Watchmen, Killing Joke, Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow, For The Man Who Has Everything, From Hell; and the list actually goes on. It's ridiculous. I'm a fan of his later work as well, but can totally see how that divides opinion compared to his earlier stuff Morrison would be my next favourite. He's number 1B to Moore's 1A. I could rattle through a similar list of great comics, but I don't want to take up the space.
I love classic Moore, probably the way the way I see Classic Claremont. He was a giant of his day. Reading his Swamp Thing was an honor. I remember buying Killing Joke and had no idea how huge it was going to be, of course I really didn’t keep up with Moore’s work then.
@@NearMintCondition Claremont can't hold a candle to Moore. I get it this is just my opinion but you ranking Claremont over Moore is like saying bleeding patients with leeches is better than surgery for appendicitis (I'm a surgeon so I'm allowed to make this analogy :) )
Hahaha, but let's look at it this way. Can you imagine the writers my kids and their generation will have on their lists? I don't think some of these masters will make the cut.
Always interesting. It’s hard to rank them for myself but Moore is the goat. One of his best works miracle man. Morrison, Lemire, BKV, Johns, Byrne, Waid, Busiek, Brubaker and Claremont round out my top 10
Omar, man, I think when you finish Doomsday Clock you'll put probably in same position or higher of Geoff Johns' Superman! For me was one of the best and most important DC storys in years. I just hope that DC realeases asap an OHC, just because i need hahaha
@@NearMintCondition I think it's canon, especially because it ends up organizing the entire DC chronology, from the beginning to the present day. To paraphrase Reed in the Hickman's Avengers, everything lives xD It's just exceptional, a love letter to DC and superman. Can't wait to see your review hahaha
You should do a ‘most underrated’ and stick John Wagner at number one. It’s amazing how few plaudits he’s got for 40-odd years of superb work on Judge Dredd (not the entire run is his, but most of the good stuff is), not to mention Strontium Dog, Button Man (which so desperately needs to be a movie) and The Last American.
So many of my favorites didn’t make the cut lol Bendis, Jason Aaron, Donny Cates, Scott Snyder, John Byrne, Walter Simonson, Marv Wolfman, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas...my picks are a little one sided 😂
My not necessarily complete list and in no particular order: Alan Moore - we all know his accomplishments Bill Finger - for basically coming up with everything about Batman except his name, and his early adventures Stan Lee - I should not include Stan on this list because it's the most obvious pick! Of coarse we all know why Stan makes THIS list! Scott Snyder - possibly the best horror writer of the past 20 years. For everything on Batman, and his Swamp Thing doesn't get enough attention. Peter David - wrote the definitive Hulk and Aquaman runs for their time. That alone is a damn great accomplisment. Chris Claremont - wrote the greatest X-Men comics ever for what, 25 years? ALL their greatest stories? Geoff Johns - the most prolific comic writer of the last 30 years. Wrote pretty much everything and anything in DC that mattered in that time. Probably wrote the best Wally West, Aquaman, and Green Lantern runs. I don't know if any other writer in comic history can say they gave 3 characters their best runs ever. Brian K. Vaughan - countless awards (deservedly so) for incredible comic series, including two of Image's biggest series. Warren Ellis - probably the comic medium's premiere sci fi writer ever. Grant Morrison - gotta be in anyone's Top 3. Self explanatory. Jonathan Hickman - pretty much wrote everything and anything that mattered in Marvel for a time. Marv Wolfman - his sheer influence and ability to write large cast books are legendary. Pretty much decided what the format of every event comic would be. Jeph Loeb - his ability to write mystery, build suspense, hold interests, write believable human characters with warmth and heart. Doug Moench - the definitive Batman writer of the 90s. Perfect introspective writing. Jeff Lemire - Versatility is thy name! The best at it. Frank Miller - I feel like this list would be wrong without him, but it's mostly for his early work on Daredevil, and Batman, and Sin City. Let's just ignore everything post Sin City... And of coarse the greatest writers ever: Brian Michael Bendis, G. Willow Wilson, and Gail Simone! Ha! Just kidding guys.
Shocked PAD wasn't your #2 or 3. Definitely figured Johns would be Top 5, and didn't even need to watch your #1 cuz knew it before the video was posted haha.
Love your content. I have a question. Can I read X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills as a standalone? As I have read nothing that has come before it. I started with the new House of X/Power of X run.
What do you think the chances of JSA omnibus volume 2 coming back into print? I recently purchased 1 and 3... I think there may be hope since they reprinted the New Teen Titans although they remapped those...
Great list. The only people I would have omitted on my own list would have been Vaughn and Gaiman. I know they are technically geniuses but for some reason I`ve never enjoyed anything they`ve written. I`ll have to do re-reads to see if it was just the wrong time for me to see their work. Roy Thomas, Steve Gerber, len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Steve Engelhart, Walt Simonson & Don McGregor are some late sixties / early seventies writers I would added. Alan Moore is my personal #1 but Waid , Ellis, Busiek, David & Johns aren`t far behind . Donny Cates is really doing some great stuff too. I was only joking last time about the pipe. We`ve got more than 80 years of comics behind us & everybody is somebody`s favorite.
Well I guess Chris Claremont was able to do something nobody else at Marvel or DC could do, just keep writing his own little(big) corner of the universe and having so much stuff in his head he needed multiple spin-offs to cover it all. Really wish they hadn't pushed that 4th Uncanny X-Men omnibus so far back...
Claremont could do no wrong with the X-Men in the 70's and 80's. Every spin-off book was also gold, those runs on Excalibur and New Mutants are top tier as well. Yoo Geoff Johns at #2 thats awesome, he's my number 1. Just curious since you didn't rank them, but where do you rank his Titans, Justice League, and Shazam! work?
I'm so glad to see Chris Claremont at number #1 because I too grew up with his X-MEN and nothing gets better than his Uncanny run. Especially his #94 - #200 era is clearly the best comics Marvel has ever produced. However, if we want to be totaly objective, Alan More is nothing less than god of comics.
yes l was right all the way number 1 mr . uncany writter is one and only cleremount . you not alone omar me too list mr chris favorit writter all time .
Some really great stuff in here...now that we are getting hulk i would love xfactor and aquaman pad omnis your pick of what to read are spot on...JSA, Kingdom Come, Xfactor, God Loves are all so classic i STILL haven't read swampthnig but i dont think you can go wrong with watchmen...its cliche to say but it is really great i dont have nearly enough reading under my belt and its in very narrow bands over the history of comics but mine would be (with must reads, ALL CAPS MY FAV) in the order i thought of them. Rucka (wonder woman, LAZARUS, queen and country, Gotham central) PAD (HULK, Aquaman, Xfactor, Death of Jean DeWolff) Hickman (AVENGERS, f4, s.h.i.e.l.d.) King (Mister Miracle, THE OMEGA MEN, The Sheriff of Babylon) Simonson (THOR, Orion) Aaron (THOR, wolverine, scalped) Johns (JSA, Hawkman than i guess green lantern, flash, superman) Miller (batman year one, DAREDEVIL, sin city, ronin) Moore (V, WATCHMEN, Promethea, The Killing Joke) Claremont (XMEN...he is the only one with just one, lumping mutants all together)
What I would give for a complete X-factor Omnibus set. Spider-man 2099! That would be awesome: so glad you mention King as he right now is 50/50 with me. I think I want more independent stuff from himS
@@NearMintCondition my theory with King is this...he doesn't do well with established characters cause he is writing his own story...honestly he took a bunch or relatively unknowns and wrote his story and it was great (omegamen, mm, vision) but he started ffing up flash and batman and people LOST THEIR MINDS i loved grayson but thats not a normal take on dick...i love mm and omegamen but most people never heard of them imo i agree independent stuff would be the way to go...or another vol of omegamen!!!
Carl Barks, Don Rosa and René Goscinny DESERVE a place on this list ! IMO they all should be in the top 10, Barks even in the top 5. Stan Lee is definately the No1 , cause without him we wouldnt be talking about superhero comics 60 years later. The students might have surpassed the master (which i doubt) , but the master is the one that started it all.
To be fair many claim that Stan Lee wasn’t the only one creating the stories. It was a good mix of art and writing. So Kirby and Ditko did lots of the plot while Stan focused on the dialogue. Some people claim Stan stole the spotlight from his artist and marketed himself better. I’m on the mentality that he created the marvel way of telling stories and at least the artist were credited. As far as Don and Carl. Don Rosa is up there for me.
"Alan Moore introduced me to the idea that comics are like novels; cool! But Neil Gaiman made me realize- no, comics are BETTER than novels." - Uncanny Omar. Absolutely.
Thank you so much, brother.
You're lil monologue about Chris hit really hard. Kudos man
Thank you so much.
@@NearMintCondition Doomsday clock sucks
@@NearMintCondition Doomsday clock ruined Watchmen
I’ll just do my top 10 with my favorite book by each one.
10. Kurt Busiek - Batman: Creature of the Night
9. Robert Kirkman - Invincible
8. Chuck Dixon - Nightwing
7. Alexander Jordowsky - Metabarons
6. Marv Wolfman - New Teen Titans
5. Neil Gaiman - Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
4. Ed Brubaker - Gotham Central
3. Jeff Lemire - Sweet Tooth
2. Warren Ellis - Planetary
1. Alan Moore - Watchmen. This was the book that made me respect and fall in love with comics. I’ve read it three times and only love it more each time. I have two shelves only holding books written by him. Today he doesn’t compare to what we once was, but even his more modern stuff has some incredible moments reminiscent of his golden age. Him retiring was a real punch in the gut, but he has said he is interested in working on more novels. I will preorder them.
LOVE the inclusion of Creature of the Night as that is one of my favorite books by him. YES!!! YESS I'm so glad you enjoyed Metabarons that much as I usually see people put Incal in their top 10.
John Byrne is not only my favorite writer but also my favorite artist. His Fantastic Four run got me through middle school. I also love Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Roger Stern, Frank Miller, Marv Wolfman, and Roy Thomas.
Alpha Flight, She Hulk and FF has to be your heaven. What did you think of Next Men?
@@NearMintCondition I love it all! He can't seem to make a bad comic book if his life dependent on it.
@@andrewglazier8940 i love John Byrne but.. Spider man:Chapter One😋
Mine:
10) Roy Thomas
09) Doug Moench
08) Mark Millar
07) Brian K Vaughan
06) Bill Mantlo
05) Steve Gerber
04) Garth Ennis
03) Brian Michael Bendis
02) Ed Brubaker (NOT X-Men!)
01) Chris Claremont
Love your list Larry. Doug Moench is a guy I don’t hear enough people talk about. Love your range in writers, good sir.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks! Love the video
Love your passion for Claremont. I'm a fan as well and you really put into words how I felt for him
Great list. I’ll share mine. Which has many of the writers you listed.
1.) Alan Moore
2.) Brian Azzarello
3.) Neil Gaiman
4.) Ed Brubaker
5.) Brian K. Vaughan
6.) Grant Morrison
7.) Jeph Loeb
8.) Chris Claremont
9.) Steve Gerber
10.) Paul Dini
Phenomenal list.
“He gets a pass” you couldn’t have said it better.
100% brother.
Absolutely!
It's awesome hearing you talk about how much these writer's work mean to you, man! Comics are truly something special. It's kinda like you put it, whenever I'm having a rough day or just feel lost, there's an outlet to give myself a pick up/escape. For me, pretty much any Donny Cates book can make me feel better simply by looking at the cover. this man's work means the world to me, entertains to an extreme level, and with a lot of them, also connects with me at an unexpectedly deep level. Picking one dook is nearly impossible, but I thik the book that showcases his strengths the best is God Country (even though I desperately want to put Venom as well).
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Can't wait to see Bendis at #1!
Keep waiting.
Bwahahahaha. Now you know damn well, you on the wrong channel. :)
@@NearMintCondition Dammit, I stopped reading superman after reading Bendis' run, for the first time since Superman rebirth.
I hate what he's done.
@@monitor-mindtheover-void6712 what a fall from grace.
@@BrendanJSmith what?
I was so glad when I knew who your #1 was. I can't believe I doubted my guess. And you don't have to justify your picks ever. We all love writers and artists for our own reasons. Great work as always Omar.
Thank you so much for the kind words.
You just described so well the feeling I had when I read the Sandman. The moment I also realized "comics can be so much more"! Thats what got me back to comics, after like 20 years of pause...
I love those moments in comics that bring people back.
Give me peak fiction comic writers and comics list a ton of stories that u think are amazing 😤
My Man Omar ! Dude you make me proud to be a fan. Non Comic book fans will never get it...and there are so many posers these days...ever since the marvel movies blew up. Seeing you make this list really brought home the truth that being a Comic book fan is a life long journey. Man Peter David's x factor runs.... Stay Awesome Uncanny Omar.!
I want to thank you so much for the kind words. :)
Lovely greetings from Germany 😃 I love your content!😁😁
Grüße aus Hessen, Kamerad 🙋🏼♂️🇩🇪
@@maxkernfeld7928 Grüße zurück aus Trier!😁
Much love back to you.
Man i wanted to see Jonathan hickman rank but you put him in honorable mentions 🥲🥲🥲
Great list, Omar. all are great choices. I am going to add one I didn't mention before (in the last video comments) and go old school with Gardner Fox.
Great addition, brother.
Love your list! (I know I’m late!😂) My top 10.
10. Don McGregor - Has very good stories (specifically Panther’s Rage, and half on Panther vs the Klan.) but can be very dialogue heavy for me.
9. Stan Lee - His early 60’s stuff was goofy and fun, but his early 70’s before he quit writing was some great stuff.
8. Doug Moench - His Werewolf by Night and Master of Kung-Fu was awesome. (His Moon Knight stuff was solid too.)
7. Gerry Conway - Loved his Spider-Man and Thor a lot. His Avengers and Defenders stories when he came back in 1976 are also really good.
6. Marv Wolfman - Tomb of Dracula is a great book, but I personally love his Nova run.
5. Steve Gerber - His Defenders run is in my top 10 favorite runs. Not to mention his Marvel Two-in-One, Man-Thing, and Howard the Duck!
4. Chris Claremont- I haven’t read a lot of his stuff, but Iron Fist is awesome and X-Men is one that’s getting the ball going for me. Maybe after I’ve read more of his stuff he will move up.
3. Len Wein - His Hulk, Thor, and Spider-Man runs are absolutely killers! He writes so good, and has a great way with continuity.
2. Roy Thomas - I don’t think he’s written a single bad comic. He was the brains behind the Kree/ Skrull War, and many other great things. (I like to call him the “Continuity King”!😂
1. Steve Englehart- He has my favorite Avengers and Captain America run. (He also has a great Captain Marvel, Master of Kung-Fu, and Doctor Strange run as well.) He also is great at continuity and has a way of making the pages turn every 30 seconds.😂
Great list
Thank you.
Appreciate you making this list, Omar. You clearly thought a lot about this and put a lot of yourself into it.
I tried and thank you.
I feel like back then comics were written more to be like forms of literature which I love and now it's shifted to be written more like a movie and to be more cinematic which is cool and all. But I loved the introspection all the characters back then had and the narration. And as a kid reading the old reprints it made me a better writer and expanded my vocabulary and showed me what fundamental storytelling was. Both visual and literary. And I feel now comics are starting to go back to that slowly and I love that and I miss those thought balloons and yellow caption boxes because you get more insight with reading those and more description. That's why I love Stan's writing or John Bryne's or Walt's or Claremont or Peter David. Eventhough it does take a little longer to get through and can sometimes get a little too wordy sometimes with some of these guys. I'm looking at you Claremont lmao. I still love it and appreciate it tho
I think there lots of us that miss those caption and balloon boxes :)
Great list of favorite Comic Book Writers Omar ! here are mine , 1. Geoff Johns 2. Chris Claremont 3. Marv Wolfman 4. Dan Jurgens 5. Gail Simone 6. Mark Waid 7. Sterling Gates 8. George Perez 9. Dennis O'Neal 10. Alan Moore Keep up the great work as always Omar with your videos !!!
Love your list, sir.
Excellent list! glad you went with your gut and personal preference
It’s what I always follow. I don’t follow trends :)
Another great video. Thanks! When I was in school my break from reality was comic books. They gave me so much in terms of growing up particularly Chris Claremont. Part of who I became growing up was because of him and the characters he developed. I agree his work on the x-men particularly with Byrne is the best comics out there. Claremont is indeed my favourite of all! Thx again!
Thank you so much for watching, brother.
Interesting to see 2-20. Not surprised by #1
Yeah that one shouldn’t surprise everyone.
For me it's
1. Chris Claremont (you know why)
2. Peter David (x-factor)
3. Frank miller (daredevil)
4. John Ostrander (star wars legacy)
5. Joss whedon ( astonishing X-Men)
Great freaking list!
This list did not disappoint at all. Nice job dude
Thank you, sir.
Love the list Omar
Thank you so much
So glad to see Peter David mentioned. He's a top 5 for me. I'd go:
5. Grant Morrison (for Animal Man and Doom Patrol)
4. Peter David (what hooked me was his first run on the Hulk)
3. Neil Gaiman (Sandman)
2. John Byrne (basically anything he did in 80s and 90s but particular praise to his work on She Hulk, The Thing Space Ranger and his brief run on Iron Man starting with Armour Wars 2).
1. Jim Starlin (doubt many would pick him for their number 1. but for me it's Infinty Gauntlet and with Ron Lim his work leading up to this on Silver Surfer which has my favorite Marvel story, welcome to Dynamo City, and his DC title The Weird).
I've been checking these videos again and again can't wait for your favorite mangaka list for almost 3 months ever since I subbed you
Thank you so much. That list will come.
Couldn't agree more with your list. Maybe I would have added Bendis, as number 19 and Dennis Oneil in at number 9.
The passion and love you put behind your video`s is amazing. Instant subscription, Chris was # 1 for me.
When i was a kid (long time ago) we lived in a apartment behind a comic store, my parents did not have money to spare for comics/toys..Every friday night late at night the store would throw out damaged comics in the back garbage container and that was how i started reading comics. I jumped inside and grabbed what i could. I used to pray not to rain on Friday nights so i could go search for damaged comics in garbage container..lol Those Comic heroes were my friends.
Now half a century later i am ok and i own my comic collections :)
look forward to your future videos.
I think its sometimes important to remember the writers that got you into comics. Geoff Johns is my favourite writer, but Bendis and Remender's Avengers runs got me into comics
I completely agree with you about the importance of the creators that got us into comics.
Ok so:
1. I LOVED and NEEDED these two videos!
2. Bro, I would love to just have an afternoon and have a conversation with you. Pick your brain if you will. I mean, you're a walking encyclopedia and just a great guy, theres so much I can learn from you.
3. I think you might be starting to sell New Warriors on me lol Im definitely thinking about getting the omnibus soon.
1. Great
2. Thank you so much. I do love talking comics over some drinks. :)
3. New Warriors is one of my favorite.
@@NearMintCondition got you brother lol. I’ll email you soon.
Great list I think the other Death miniseries was better “the time of your life” but both are great.
That was the first one right?
@@NearMintCondition I think it’s the 2nd one it is collected 2nd in the Death hc and it at one points references the one you said.
- Alan Moore (Batman: The Killing Joke)
- Chris Claremont (The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1)
- Denis O’Neil (The Green Lantern-Green Arrow Collection)
- Grant Morrison (Arkham Asylum: a Serious House on a Serious Earth)
- Jeff Lemire (Moon Knight by Lemire & Smallwood)
- Neil Gaiman (The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes)
- Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead: Rise of The Governor)
- Scott Snyder (Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls)
- Tom King (Batman/Catwoman)
- Tom Taylor (Nightwing: Fear State)
Wonderful list. Brilliant. I Just miss Kirkman (Invencible is pure gold) and Walt Simonson (Thor Surtur Saga)
Have you read Ragnarok by Simonson? It’s great.
What a convoluted and long winded way of getting to your number 1 writer Chris Claremont! LOL :D But in all seriousness again great list and totally get how hard it can get. I had to think about my favorite writers and where I would rank them, not easy. You forgot to mention seminal work from Mark Waid on Flash and Waid and Brubaker on DD! One writer I think either deserves some kind of mention honorable or otherwise Jim Starlin! (Batman, Adam Warlock, Thanos, Silver Surfer, Cosmic everything!)
I had Starlin on my list at 32. Believe me, I did that much thinking :)
@@NearMintCondition Starlin 32!??! You're killing me man! Now I need to know #31-21!
The list originally started as top 50. :) I just couldn't make a series of videos that long.
From the Ones I've read. My favorites are Carlos Trillo, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Matt Wagner, Diego Agrimbau, Paco Roca, Jodorowsky, Peter Milligan, Ed Brubaker, Frank Miller, Jason.
I just ordered the Sandman Box set because of this video.
Was it a good choice?
Great list, hermano.
I love all the writers you mentioned, and, like you, Claremont is my favorite. Same reason as yours. I grew up reading his X-men and I LOVE it to this day! Was just looking on John Byrne's forum and, true to form, he was bashing Claremont and claiming he "ruined" Days of Future Past for some reason I can't truly determine. He didn't. That story is wonderful. Just like Claremont is my favorite writer, Byrne is my favorite artist, but, damn, does that dude make it hard to like him as a person. Trashing his fellow creator from 40 years ago, is not only unprofessional, it is greatly unbecoming of someone whose work I so deeply admire. Great channel you have here, Omar. I always look forward to your videos.
Lol I can’t deal with Byrne’s inner thinkings. Doesn’t mean I don’t still love his art. But damn, let go of grudges.
Awesome list! It's so difficult to make a list like this. BKV, Morrison, Waid, David, Claremont, etc are all great!
It is rally is difficult.
My favs:
1. Robert Kirkman (Invincible, the Walking Dead, Oblivion Song) - my childhood
2. Frank Miller (Born Again, Year One, Dark Night Returns, The Man Without Fear, Sin City)
3. Geoff Johns
4. Jeph Loeb
5. Alan Moore
My list would be:
20. Matt Fraction
19. Greg Rucka
18. David Lapham
17. Brian Michael Bendis
16. Kurt Busiek
15. Donny Cates
14. Tom King
13. Mark Millar
12. Garth Ennis
11. Brian Azzarello
10. Chris Claremont
9. Ed Brubaker
8. Brian K. Vaughan
7. Robert Kirkman
6. Peter David
5. Jonathan Hickman
4. Jason Aaron
3. Neil Gaiman
2. Jeff Lemire
1. Alan Moore,
With honorable mentions going to Warren Ellis, Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Frank Miller, Kieron Gillen and J.Michael Straczynski
Great list!
Personally favorites of mine are Tom Taylor and Scott Snyder, to name a few. I especially love that in the injustice comic series and Dceased by Tom Taylor, he really gets you tense and excited. And there is also a dash of humor, which i always find necessary.
Tom has been a great new writer.
Neil Gaiman deff did the same for me. I was reading superhero comics n read sandman and was like.. comics are so much more then superheros. I love superhero’s but always thought of superhero’s when I thought comics and he changed that for me. That lead me into Brian k Vaughn! Started reading Saga when I was in my first year of marriage and months into having my twin boys and idk it just made me feel. I can’t lie, I absolutely love how epic Jonathan Hickman makes a book. I’m a graphic designer and even love the way his books are designed but his FF avengers/new Avengers,east of west, and the Manhattan project are some of my all time fav comics ever.
25. J Michael Straczynski
24. Brian Reed
23. Paul Jenkins
22. Dan Jurgens
21. Tom DeFalco
20. Greg Pak
19. Steve Englehart
18. Warren Ellis
17. Neil Gaiman
16. Mike Carey
15.Jeff Parker
14. Ed Brubaker
13. Christopher Priest
12. Judd Winick
11. Frank Miller
10. Mark Waid
9. Roy Thomas
8. John Byrne
7. Roger Stern
6. Mark Millar
5. Kurt Busiek
4. Brian Michael Bendis
3. Jonathan Hickman
2. Rick Remender
1. Geoff Johns
#0. the 🐐 Stan the man Lee.
Love the addition of zero :) Defalco gets no love.
Great list 👍 one of my personal favourite comic writers is terry moore also thank you for introducing me to geoff johns jsa I’m currently reading volume 2 of the thick trade paperbacks
Thank you so much for the kind words and I’m glad you are enjoying JSA.
I think as of right now my fav is mark waid. I just recently read his daredevil which blew me away (I even like it more than bendis and brubaker runs). And I’m reading his cap and F4 runs rn and he just knows how to write every character he touches.
His DD is so different, but I love it. If you've not read his Kingdom Come or History of Marvel Universe. Its worth checking out.
I was anxious until Omar mentioned Marv Wolfman in 23, what a relieve! I haven't form any list but Scott Snyder and Paul Dini are definitely on my list.
Damnit see? Dini is in my top 50. I'm a fan of so many.
When I was a teenager, I read tons of Moore, Gaiman and Frank Miller (pre-2000s). But beyond that, most of the writers on this list are either ones I've read up to a couple books by (Claremont, Vaughn, Morrison, Waid) or nothing at all (Johns, Brubaker, Simone, Lemire, Stern). Very excited to explore all these writers thoroughly. Lately, I've been on a Silver Age Marvel kick and I've probably read 400 Stan Lee-written comics at this point. Nothing against Stan, but I'm eager to read something less than 50 years old right about now :D
I go back and forth between silver and modern age.
I agree with swamp thing. Only started collecting for a few months and the first book I got or ever read was absolute swamp thing
Welcome to the club. :)
Thanks Omar
And Peter David’s Hulk run is the best
Yes it is!
I don't know if I could list 20, but here I go:
1. Geoff Johns (Favorite Book: Sinestro Corps War)
2. Greg Rucka (Favorite Book: Lazrus)
3. Warren Ellis (Favorite Book: Planetary)
4. Ed Brubaker (Favorite Book: Criminal)
5. Mike Carey (Favorite Book: The Unwritten)
6. Gail Simone (Favorite Book: Secret Six)
7. Jonathan Hickman (Favorite Book: Secret Wars)
8. Jeff Lemire (Favorite Book: Descender)
9. Grant Morrison (Favorite Book: Multiversity)
10. Jimmy Palmiotti (Favorite Book: Jonah Hex)
11. Robert Venditti (Favorite Book: X-O Manowar)
12. Mark Waid (Favorite Book: Kingdom Come)
13. Kurt Busiek (Favorite Book: Astro City)
14. Garth Ennis (Favorite Book: Hellblazer)
15. Chis Yost (Favorite Book: X-Force)
Great list. Vendetti is really growing on me as an underrated writer.
@@NearMintCondition Like you, it was hard for me to pick my favorite book from Johns. As a run, I like JSA a bit more than Green Lantern, but Green Lantern is what got me into comics. Blackest Night and Sinestro Corps War were the first two trades I ever bought and still reread pretty much every year. Out of all the JSA stories, I think my favorite is Black Reign, but Thy Kingdom Come is up there along with the All-Stars mini series.
Mine would be:
-Justin Jordan - Luther Strode: Complete Series
-Skottie Young - Middlewest / I Hate Fairyland
-Daniel Warren Johnson - Murder Falcon
-Terry Moore - Strangers in Paradise
-James Tynion IV - WYND
-James Robinson - Starman
LOVE this list!!!
Great list. 👍👍👍👍My most favorite writer is Geoff Johns.
Thank you so much for sharing.
A heartfelt video and respect your choices. I wish Denny O’Neill had featured as well as the god Carl Potts 😉😀 well anyway early Punisher was important to me.
Denny O'Neil deserved a place. Nice to see Carl Potts name as well. Can't imagine him ever making such a list, but an underappreciated creator for sure.
Potts was the guy that wrote Punisher in my youth. I loved his PWJ run and even doing layouts for Jim Lee.
My boy Grant Morrison, best works All-Star Superman and Final Crisis but I haven't read Animal Man, Doom Patrol or the Invisibles yet.
Mr. Johns just seems to wander around like the Easter Bunny dropping awesome stories everywhere along the way
Hahaha Easter Bunny indeed. :)
I’m always sad when I think about how Neil Gaiman was going to take over Swamp Thing after Rick Veitch in the late 80s. Curious what comics look like with him doing that before Sandman.
Oh man. He could have taken over Swamp Thing!?
Near Mint Condition Apparently he was set to co-write starting around issue 89, but when DC decided that Rick Veitch’s plan to put Jesus in Swamp Thing #88 was a no-go and wouldn’t let him finish his story how he wanted, Veitch quit and then Gaiman decided not to take over the book in solidarity.
I was getting ready to riot until you mentioned Ennis lol , good list though!
Lol the riot begins! :)
Omar - Kudos for choosing great comic stories as a way to process bullying. Now, to your top European Comic Writers please!
That will come. Promise.
I know we love to meme on Bendis but I haven’t read enough of his controversial or bad stuff so I still have him on my top 10. All of ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Disassembled - House of M, All-New X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 Revolution, Alias, Secret War, Spider-Men are all among my favorites.
I was astonished that you didn't rank Kurt Busiek higher, because of Superman: Secret Identity and Batman: Creature of the Night. I haven't read all the books you mention but judging from the comics I've read so far, my top 5 writers would be:
1. Kurt Busiek
2. Max Landis
3. Frank Miller
4. Alan Moore
5. Neil Gaiman
I love your list. It was really tough for me to rank this. Took me a month of thinking and over thinking things over and over. But I went with stories, childhood and overall work. So many great writers.
#1 Alan Moore
#2 Dennis O'Neil
#3 Jeph Loeb
#4 Marv Wolfman
#5 Mark Waid
#6 Grant Morrison
#7 Doug Monche
#8 Stan Lee Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby
#9 Curtis Swan
#10 Bill Finger
These are the ones that come to mind and I know I didn't mention Geoff Johns and Neil gayman but this is based of what why read enough to rate in the first place and so I'll need to do more reading on others
Hey y'all, love the videos. Could you guys do a video on the new Blacksad collected edition releasing next month. Am definitely gonna buy but wanna hear about what you guys think of it too
If Dark Horse sends them my way, for sure.
How could you forget Geoff Johns Teen Titans run when ranking his work?
I met Peter David (and Dale Keown) when he was Writing The Hulk.
That's awesome.
Exactly right. A list is personal. My list would have at the top the writers that introduced me to comics and further down what keeps me reading. This is probably why stan Lee is in some top 10s and would be in mine but also not in others especially modern readers and people who started much later than me. I started my voyage in 1973. So yeah I have stan Lee and conway and Thomas and stern and wolfman etc with huge nods to peter david. Gaiman. Waid etc. Loved the vid and thanks for all u do. Excelsior. Nuff said.
I completely love to look at other people’s lists.
Christopher Priest & Chuck Dixon are, by far, the most underrated writers in comics history.
If you haven’t done commentary on either, please do!
Absolutely they are. Honestly I would put Fabian Nicieza in there too.
My order is: Peter David (Fallen Angel), Chris Claremont (X-Men), David Micheline (Iron Man), Stan Lee (Spidey), Mark Waid (FF), Kurt Busiek (Avengers), Ed Brubaker (Criminal), John Byrne (FF), Warren Ellis (Fell), Brian Michael Bendis (Powers). Mentions: Geoff Johns, Jonathan Hickman, Chuck Dixon, Archie Goodwin, Gerry Conway and Marv Wolfman.
Great freaking list! I’m so glad to see Fell on the list as I often see that dismissed.
Love your videos, Omar, and I loved seeing your list. We definitely have some overlap! Random question... where did you get your shirt from?!?!?
Oh man. My wife got me the shirt from tee public. Thank you brother.
I'll mention only one: J Michael Strazcynski. For him i'd sell my mother (she has great resell value). Babylon 5 is my favorite TV Show ever, to which everything gets compared to, and reading his run on Amazing Spider-Man was eye opening as a comic book reader (i was a 20-something adult, but i was just discovering american comics (i'm french-canadian)). I never read anything from him that i didn't like
I have yet to finish that show. Loved what I’ve seen so far though. By the way big fan of Rising Stars and Midnight Nation.
@@NearMintCondition two fantastic books. I need to re-read them. It's been a while
Midnight Nation is another fantastic work by him that I don’t see mentioned enough.
My top 30 favorite writers are
#30 to #26 ---> Mike Carey
#25 to #21 ---> Neil Gaiman
#20 to #16 ---> Alan Moore
#15 to #11 ---> Scott Snyder
#10 to #1 ---> GRANT MORRISON
(There is no comparison of Grant Morrison for me).
My favorite comics ---> Final Crisis, The Multiversity, Animal Man, Batman RIP, Saga of Swamp Thing, Watchmen, Court of Owls, Batman Endgame, Dark Nights Metal, The Sandman, Lucifer, Hellblazer.
This is a hell of a list! Love it. I think it’s amazing how Snyder who to me is still fairly new, even though he’s been doing this for 12 years now.
@@NearMintCondition That's right, Scott Snyder to me is the modern day Grant Morrison (thats how much I love his work), his new 52 Batman run blew my mind and Court of Owl to this date is my favorite Batman comic ever.
OMG, your list is interesting - probably b/c you're young - I lived through the Dark Phoenix saga collecting X-Men in high school and then Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Watchmen, etc while in college. Claremont #1 and Moore #7? Joking, right? As you said, it's your opinion. Good for you.
Thank you so much. Yep, just my opinion. I think most people would put Moore above Claremont.
Moore will always be my favourite. The amount of absolute knockouts he has is absurd. Miracle(Marvel)Man, Swamp Thing, V For Vendetta, Watchmen, Killing Joke, Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow, For The Man Who Has Everything, From Hell; and the list actually goes on. It's ridiculous.
I'm a fan of his later work as well, but can totally see how that divides opinion compared to his earlier stuff
Morrison would be my next favourite. He's number 1B to Moore's 1A. I could rattle through a similar list of great comics, but I don't want to take up the space.
Lengthy readings of Moore's Swamp Thing, V, and Miracleman over on God Loves Comics channel. He's the clear #1.
I love classic Moore, probably the way the way I see Classic Claremont. He was a giant of his day. Reading his Swamp Thing was an honor. I remember buying Killing Joke and had no idea how huge it was going to be, of course I really didn’t keep up with Moore’s work then.
@@NearMintCondition Claremont can't hold a candle to Moore. I get it this is just my opinion but you ranking Claremont over Moore is like saying bleeding patients with leeches is better than surgery for appendicitis (I'm a surgeon so I'm allowed to make this analogy :) )
I really want a reprint of his Supreme - Story of the Year run, It was such a fantastic read.
Hahaha, but let's look at it this way. Can you imagine the writers my kids and their generation will have on their lists? I don't think some of these masters will make the cut.
Always interesting. It’s hard to rank them for myself but Moore is the goat. One of his best works miracle man. Morrison, Lemire, BKV, Johns, Byrne, Waid, Busiek, Brubaker and Claremont round out my top 10
I really hope one day we get a Miracle Man Omnibus. :)
Omar, man, I think when you finish Doomsday Clock you'll put probably in same position or higher of Geoff Johns' Superman! For me was one of the best and most important DC storys in years. I just hope that DC realeases asap an OHC, just because i need hahaha
I can’t wait to read it then. I’ve no idea I’d DC even considers it Canon or not.
@@NearMintCondition I think it's canon, especially because it ends up organizing the entire DC chronology, from the beginning to the present day. To paraphrase Reed in the Hickman's Avengers, everything lives xD It's just exceptional, a love letter to DC and superman. Can't wait to see your review hahaha
You should do a ‘most underrated’ and stick John Wagner at number one. It’s amazing how few plaudits he’s got for 40-odd years of superb work on Judge Dredd (not the entire run is his, but most of the good stuff is), not to mention Strontium Dog, Button Man (which so desperately needs to be a movie) and The Last American.
Thank you so much for the suggestion.
So many of my favorites didn’t make the cut lol Bendis, Jason Aaron, Donny Cates, Scott Snyder, John Byrne, Walter Simonson, Marv Wolfman, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas...my picks are a little one sided 😂
Not at all. Some where in my honorable mentions. :)
My not necessarily complete list and in no particular order:
Alan Moore - we all know his accomplishments
Bill Finger - for basically coming up with everything about Batman except his name, and his early adventures
Stan Lee - I should not include Stan on this list because it's the most obvious pick! Of coarse we all know why Stan makes THIS list!
Scott Snyder - possibly the best horror writer of the past 20 years. For everything on Batman, and his Swamp Thing doesn't get enough attention.
Peter David - wrote the definitive Hulk and Aquaman runs for their time. That alone is a damn great accomplisment.
Chris Claremont - wrote the greatest X-Men comics ever for what, 25 years? ALL their greatest stories?
Geoff Johns - the most prolific comic writer of the last 30 years. Wrote pretty much everything and anything in DC that mattered in that time. Probably wrote the best Wally West, Aquaman, and Green Lantern runs. I don't know if any other writer in comic history can say they gave 3 characters their best runs ever.
Brian K. Vaughan - countless awards (deservedly so) for incredible comic series, including two of Image's biggest series.
Warren Ellis - probably the comic medium's premiere sci fi writer ever.
Grant Morrison - gotta be in anyone's Top 3. Self explanatory.
Jonathan Hickman - pretty much wrote everything and anything that mattered in Marvel for a time.
Marv Wolfman - his sheer influence and ability to write large cast books are legendary. Pretty much decided what the format of every event comic would be.
Jeph Loeb - his ability to write mystery, build suspense, hold interests, write believable human characters with warmth and heart.
Doug Moench - the definitive Batman writer of the 90s. Perfect introspective writing.
Jeff Lemire - Versatility is thy name! The best at it.
Frank Miller - I feel like this list would be wrong without him, but it's mostly for his early work on Daredevil, and Batman, and Sin City. Let's just ignore everything post Sin City...
And of coarse the greatest writers ever: Brian Michael Bendis, G. Willow Wilson, and Gail Simone! Ha! Just kidding guys.
I really thought Dwayne Mcduffie would be number 1 but yeah Chris Claremont, phenomenal writer, his work is X-men history
Love McDuffie. Everything he did for comics and the movies and tv shows. He is a legend
Shocked PAD wasn't your #2 or 3. Definitely figured Johns would be Top 5, and didn't even need to watch your #1 cuz knew it before the video was posted haha.
Hahaha I think most did. The list was so hard to make. I had to take everything into consideration.
What?! Chris Claremont? I thought Omar's favorite writers were Chuck Austin and Daniel Way
Hahaha :)
Love your content. I have a question. Can I read X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills as a standalone? As I have read nothing that has come before it. I started with the new House of X/Power of X run.
You 100% can read God Loves Man Kills as a stand alone.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks. I shall purchase it.
What do you think the chances of JSA omnibus volume 2 coming back into print? I recently purchased 1 and 3... I think there may be hope since they reprinted the New Teen Titans although they remapped those...
I really really hope they reprint it.
Best Comic Writers Pt 2
21.Chris Claremont(Best-Uncanny X-Men,New Mutants,Classic X-Men,Captain Britain,Excalibur,Fantastic 4)
22.Rick Remender(Best-X-Force,Agent Venom,Captain America,Deadly Class,Fear Agent,Secret Avengers,Uncanny Avengers)
23.Chuck Dixon(Best-Nightwing,Robin,Birds Of Prey,Bane,Batgirl Year One,Robin Year One,Punisher,Green Arrow,G.I Joe)
24.James Robinson(Best-Starman,Amazing Spider-Man:Family Business,JSA,Fantastic 4,Hawkman,The Golden Age,The Shade,Superman:New Krypton)
25.Donny Cates(Best-God Country,Venom,Thanos Wins,Cosmic Ghost Rider,Sliver Surfer Black,Doctor Strange,Absoulte Carnage,Thor,Guardians Of Galaxy,Death Of The Inhumans)
26.Walt Simonson(Best-Thor,X-Factor,Manhunter)
27.John Ostrander(Best-Suicide Squad,Martain Manhunter,Hawkworld,The Spectre)
28.Dwayne Mcduffie(Best-Static,Static Shock Rebirth Of The Cool,Justice League,Damage Control,Fantastic 4)
29.Chip Zdarsky(Best-Spider-Man Life Story,Daredevil,Howard The Duck,Invaders,Two In One,Spectacular Spider-Man,X-Men/Fantastic 4)
30.Dan Abnett(Best-The Marvel Cosmic Saga,Nova,Annihators,Aquaman,New Mutants,The Legion Of Superheroes,Majestic,The Silencer,Titans)
My brother. Love that you went to 27! :)
Great list. The only people I would have omitted on my own list would have been Vaughn and Gaiman. I know they are technically geniuses but for some reason I`ve never enjoyed anything they`ve written. I`ll have to do re-reads to see if it was just the wrong time for me to see their work.
Roy Thomas, Steve Gerber, len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Steve Engelhart, Walt Simonson & Don McGregor are some late sixties / early seventies writers I would added. Alan Moore is my personal #1 but Waid , Ellis, Busiek, David & Johns aren`t far behind . Donny Cates is really doing some great stuff too.
I was only joking last time about the pipe. We`ve got more than 80 years of comics behind us & everybody is somebody`s favorite.
I love that last part of your statement. Alan Moore is a master!
Well I guess Chris Claremont was able to do something nobody else at Marvel or DC could do, just keep writing his own little(big) corner of the universe and having so much stuff in his head he needed multiple spin-offs to cover it all.
Really wish they hadn't pushed that 4th Uncanny X-Men omnibus so far back...
It really hurt him when he was fired. He thought the characters were his and he learned the hard way.
Brian Michael bendis, frank miller, Tom Taylor, Ed brubaker, mark waid, and Geoff Johns are some of my favorites
Great choices.
kill or be killed was so good
Have you ever read any of Alan Moore's and Grant Morrison's Doctor Who Magazine comics?
I haven’t, but damn does that sound good.
I was hoping to hear Darwyn Cooke 😢
Claremont could do no wrong with the X-Men in the 70's and 80's. Every spin-off book was also gold, those runs on Excalibur and New Mutants are top tier as well.
Yoo Geoff Johns at #2 thats awesome, he's my number 1. Just curious since you didn't rank them, but where do you rank his Titans, Justice League, and Shazam! work?
Titans>justice League > Shazam
@@NearMintCondition so would it go
JSA>GL>Infinite Crisis/Superman>Flash/Titans/Aquaman>Hawkman>JL> Shazam > Stars and STRIPE
I put his DoomsDay Clock at the bottom.
yeah forgot to add that in, good stuff!
I'm so glad to see Chris Claremont at number #1 because I too grew up with his X-MEN and nothing gets better than his Uncanny run. Especially his #94 - #200 era is clearly the best comics Marvel has ever produced. However, if we want to be totaly objective, Alan More is nothing less than god of comics.
He really is stellar and untouchable to me during those years. Alan Moore is still the man though.
yes l was right all the way number 1 mr . uncany writter is one and only cleremount . you not alone omar me too list mr chris favorit writter all time .
You sure were :) for sure
bro Chris c. too me top 5 Alan Moore deserve number 1 . l like Chris run x man 1975 - 1991 .
Ed Brubaker would be my go-to writer.., He never disappoints =) love he's Gotham Central, Criminals, Kill or be Killed.
Absolutelyz
Some really great stuff in here...now that we are getting hulk i would love xfactor and aquaman pad omnis
your pick of what to read are spot on...JSA, Kingdom Come, Xfactor, God Loves are all so classic
i STILL haven't read swampthnig but i dont think you can go wrong with watchmen...its cliche to say but it is really great
i dont have nearly enough reading under my belt and its in very narrow bands over the history of comics but mine would be (with must reads, ALL CAPS MY FAV) in the order i thought of them.
Rucka (wonder woman, LAZARUS, queen and country, Gotham central)
PAD (HULK, Aquaman, Xfactor, Death of Jean DeWolff)
Hickman (AVENGERS, f4, s.h.i.e.l.d.)
King (Mister Miracle, THE OMEGA MEN, The Sheriff of Babylon)
Simonson (THOR, Orion)
Aaron (THOR, wolverine, scalped)
Johns (JSA, Hawkman than i guess green lantern, flash, superman)
Miller (batman year one, DAREDEVIL, sin city, ronin)
Moore (V, WATCHMEN, Promethea, The Killing Joke)
Claremont (XMEN...he is the only one with just one, lumping mutants all together)
What I would give for a complete X-factor Omnibus set. Spider-man 2099! That would be awesome: so glad you mention King as he right now is 50/50 with me. I think I want more independent stuff from himS
@@NearMintCondition my theory with King is this...he doesn't do well with established characters cause he is writing his own story...honestly he took a bunch or relatively unknowns and wrote his story and it was great (omegamen, mm, vision) but he started ffing up flash and batman and people LOST THEIR MINDS
i loved grayson but thats not a normal take on dick...i love mm and omegamen but most people never heard of them
imo i agree independent stuff would be the way to go...or another vol of omegamen!!!
Carl Barks, Don Rosa and René Goscinny DESERVE a place on this list ! IMO they all should be in the top 10, Barks even in the top 5. Stan Lee is definately the No1 , cause without him we wouldnt be talking about superhero comics 60 years later. The students might have surpassed the master (which i doubt) , but the master is the one that started it all.
To be fair many claim that Stan Lee wasn’t the only one creating the stories. It was a good mix of art and writing. So Kirby and Ditko did lots of the plot while Stan focused on the dialogue. Some people claim Stan stole the spotlight from his artist and marketed himself better. I’m on the mentality that he created the marvel way of telling stories and at least the artist were credited. As far as Don and Carl. Don Rosa is up there for me.
what omni shold i get unc x men or jim lee x men?
Uncanny for sure.