I’m relatively new to comics, I’ve only been reading for a few years and I haven’t even scratched the surface of half the content out there so my opinion isn’t well informed but James Tynion IV’s Detective Comics run was the book that got me into comics so if I had to name a favourite writer I’d probably pick him. As I said his Detective run has a special place in my heart and is just incredible and I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read from him since.
My top ten are: Mark Millar Geoff Johns Brian Michael Bendis Frank Miller Brian K Vaughn Grant Morrison Robert Kirkman Garth Ennis Ed Brubaker Gail Simon
I just got into comics recently, and because I really like Jim Lee's drawing I picked up All-Star Batman and Robin. I actually really like Frank Miller's writing in it...which I'm discovering is an unpopular opinion lol I appreciate what he was trying to do with the inversion of Batman and Joker's...temperaments. It's really creative, out of the box thinking! I even prefer it to his Dark Knight Returns, the only other book of his I've read, though I've seen Sin City as a movie. Anyway, just thought I'd represent for people who like All-Star Batman and Robin ;)
My favourites (so far): 1. Jonathan Hickman 2. Jim Starlin 3. Craig Kyle and Chris Yost 4. Mike Carey 5. Chris Claremont 6. Brian K. Vaughan 7. Mark Millar
my favorites so far (without particular order): ed brubaker warren ellis garth ennis sean murphy frank miller mark Millar rick remender Alan moore darwyn Cooke Brian m. bendis Keep it up, Omar! Great Content as always
Not read remotely as much as you, or as many of the writers as I want to (getting there!), but so far my favourites are Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Alex Ross, Paul Dini, Jamie Delano, Neil Gaiman, Ed Brubaker and Mark Waid.
Yeah. When I recorded the video (Monday night) I had no idea and honestly. I’ve always been a guy that can separate the artist from the art. To an extent.
1. Alan Moore 2. Neil Gaiman 3. Grant Morrison 4. Brian K. Vaughn 5. Frank Miller 6. Ed Brubaker 7. Jeff Lemire 8. Geoff Johns 9. Chris Claremont 10. Mark Waid
Gotta say, I personally think Kurt Busiek’s best work is his run on Conan with Carey Nord. It’s the work that is closest to the original Robert E. Howard stories, and done so magnificently. It builds on that original foundation with amazing artwork and modernizes the spirit.
I love that run. But reading Roy Thomas for the first time as these omnis come out really gives me a different perspective. So avengers is the book that i think is the best of the best of Busiek.
I really liked Rucka's Wolverine. The art in The Brotherhood blew my mind when I first read it, and I used Ribic's cover for the Nightcrawler issue for a Color Theory assignment in 2016. I read Fell a few weeks and loved it. Please do a Old Reader/New Reader on it with Jess.
How about top 5 or 10 X-Men and your favourite books or stories where your characters shine. Could even be a book suggestions kind of video, like one of Shadowcat's must-reads is Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. Keep up your great work man!
YEAH!!!!!! l now this will coming yooh my man mr . uncany my top 5 list all time writter comics , 1 chris claremont , 2 alan moore ,3 rob thomas , 4 peter david , 5 neil gaiman ,
Hey! I appreciate the heads ups on books that are out of print or almost out of print. I have no clue how to check on that and that helps me in prioritizing in what books to get.
Great list Omar , Here is my favorite Comic Books Writers 20-11 . 20. Grant Morrison , 19. Rick Remender , 18. Warren Ellis , 17. Jeff Lemiere , 16. Louise Simonson , 15. Paul Kiperling (mainly because he wrote one of my favorite Pre Crisis Supergirl books ever Darling Adventures of Supergirl) , 14. Frank Miller , 13. Roger Stern , 12. Scott Snyder 11. Greg Rucka. When your part 2 video is posted I will post my favorite Comic Book Writers of all-time. Keep up the great work Omar as always with you videos !!!
Another great video, Omar! Looking forward to part 2 next week. Have you read Low by Remender yet? If not, I would highly recommend it! You can still pick up Vol. 1 Dlx HC on IST right now. Vol. 2 Dlx HC comes out later this year
Any time there is a Best Of...list of literally anything--Best Writers, Best Toilet Paper-- it's both interesting and inevitably controversial ("How could you leave Rob Liefeld off this list? He's number one!!!"). Anyway, Alan Moore absolutely positively a thousand percent has to be at the top of the heap. Probably in close proximity to Stan Lee and Neil Gaiman. Personally I'd have Jaime Hernandez right next to Moore. As for your list so far: I'd say David Michelinie came before Busiek. I just saw some Netflix action pic based on a Remender comic and it sucked. Then again so did my brief encounter with Tokyo Ghost (nice art though). Roger Stern was rock solid, but no Steve Gerber. I have always felt like Frank Miller was an incredibly mediocre writer (that dialogue!) but listening to Comics Kayfabe's exhaustive Dark Knight review may have changed my mind. I hate Sin City, but maybe because I find noir so boring and repetitive.
Favorite writers and Best writers aren't always the same thing. I'm heavily a DC guy, so what I know is from that side, but I know a good bit about comics history and who's who. Some of my favorites include obviously Geoff Johns, who is perhaps the most prolific writer in the last 20 years. He's my #1 objective pick because, sure you have Claremont's X-Men, but that's more or less one book he wrote for two decades, while Johns wrote everything and everyone, even possibly giving three different characters their best runs ever: Aquaman, Wally West Flash, and Green Lantern. That's unmatched. I love Scott Snyder, and for more than just his Batman. After Black Mirror, everything with his name on it is a top 5 best seller each month. The guy = money. He wouldn't if he only wrote one good story and that was it. His Swamp Thing is just as good as his New 52 Batman, and he's probably the best horror writer in comics in the last 10 years. Plus, he finally brought the JL title to what it should've been at the start of Rebirth instead of being the "Michael Bay" book of the relaunch. American Vampire is the perfect cure to "Twilight". Peter Tomasi really caught my attention by writing possibly one of the greatest Superman runs ever. I love pretty much everything Jeff Lemire has written that I've read. Probably the greatest variety and range of anyone in the industry. Love Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing, and Killing Joke, but that's about the only Moore I really like. Couldn't get through Watchmen. Much preferred the film. And I've loved just about all Robert Venditti I've read. His New 52 Flash is underrated, and his Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps is the first GL book to give anything Johns wrote a run for its money. Like his Hawkman too. Sorry for the big ass comment, but if you want to talk about objective Best writers then that's a totally different list. You have to take into account how much work was done, the quality, money generated, and largely the impact on the history of the industry. In no particular order: Geoff Johns Jack Kirby Stan Lee Scott Snyder Chris Claremont Peter David Frank Miller John Byrne Walt Simonson Marv Wolfman Dennis O'Neil Alan Moore Neil Gaiman Brian K. Vaughan Bill Finger Jim Starlin Jeph Loeb Grant Morrison ...and I'm sure a few more I can't think of right now.
I think I was going for my list of best writers. While I appreciate the thing Lee and Kirby did, they aren’t on my top 10. Like Citizen Kane or Stagecoach aren’t on my top 10 best movie list. No apologies needed for the comment. I like reading. :)
Jeff lemiere😂 he blocked me on Twitter because I tweet "I didn't like his art work and he should write only because his writing is amazing" either he was very sensitive or I was very rude I still don't know 😂😂😂
Just Me This is why I have very little respect for comic book pros as individuals because some of them get really sensitive/ testy towards fans. When you are a creative expect criticism. It may not be fair and heck, it can be mean. But grit your teeth and ignore/ handle it with grace. How one responds to critics I argue reveals who they are as a person more than how they respond to praise. Even if the criticism is constructive and you're trying to be fair.
So, top 20 with just Americans (but also British or anyone on any of the American continents really). Here we go. 20. Walt Kelly 19. Steve Englehart 18. Matt Wagner 17. J.M. DeMatteis 16. Steve Gerber 15. Scott McCloud 14. Kurt Busiek 13. Jeff Lemire 12. Dave Sim 11. Jaime Hernandez 10. Gilbert Hernandez 9. Peter Milligan 8. Christ Claremont 7. Garth Ennis 6. Alan Moore 5. Bill Watterson 4. David Mack 3. Rich Burlew 2. Peter David 1. John Ostrander Feels bad I couldn't fit Denny O'Neil (RIP) or Mike Grell on here but it is what it is.
1. Jeff Lemire 2. Brian K Vaughan 3. Ed Brubaker 4. Jonathan Hickman 5. Grant Morrison 6. Jason Aaron 7. Scott Snyder 8. Jeph Loeb 9. Rick Remender 10. Donny Cates 11. Warren Ellis 12. Robert Kirkman 13. Greg Rucka 14. Marjorie Liu 15. JMS 16. Mark Waid 17. Tom King 18. Gail Simone 19. Matt Fraction 20. Cullen Bunn Feel like I need more women! But I like some of these writers more than Kelly Thompson, DeConnick or Becky Cloonan. I nee dto read more of their stuff! If Becky Cloonan gets to write more Image titles like Southern Cross, she'll shoot up the list! Gracias por el contenido Omar! Un abrazo
Cool list, actually surprised on how "low" certain writers ended up on your list but i'll reserve judgement for part 2 :D. You almost had me gasping for Fabian as I thought you were not going to mention New Warriors but you recovered and then some :D. Also don't forget Rucka is a fantastic writer of female characters such as his amazing Wonder Woman and Queen and Country.
I'll give my top 10. 1. Tom Taylor 2. Tom Veitch 3. Kevin J Anderson 4. Hayden Blackman 5. John Ostrander 6. Jan Duursema 7. John Jackson Miller 8. Archie Goodwin 9. Scott Snyder 10. Joshua Ortega I mostly read Star Wars comics in case you didn't notice by my list.
Rough timing on the Warren Ellis front. Pretty disappointing to hear, but I'll always love me some Nextwave. Great list thus far, looking forward to the top 10!
Thanks for watching and yeah, I recorded it on Monday, news broke on Tuesday after my edits. I thought about it. But I've always been a guy that can separate the artist from the art. to an extent.
A day late and a dollar short but here are my "bottom 10"...more or less in order: 20) Jim Starlin 19) Jeff Lemire 18) Paul Jenkins 17) JM DeMatteis 16) Kevin Smith 15) Walt Simonson 14) John Byrne 13) Robert Kirkman 12) Frank Miller 11) Charlie Huston --
@@NearMintCondition Thanks. I REALLY loved Jenkin's Agency mini series from Top Cow. And I liked Wolverine Origin. I thought Huston's Moon Knight was nearly as good as the original Moench stuff....NEARLY.
Jeff Lemire is amazing. His versatility is incredible. Ennis, Ellis, Snyder, Kirkman, Slott, Waid, Robinson, Moore and Brubaker round out my top 10, in no particular order.
Top 3: BKV, Jeff Lemire, and Rick Remender. Loved everything by them and will give anything they do a chance. Jason Aaron and Donny Cates are up there, the Dr. Strange run from Aaron right into Cates= flawless! And haven't read a lot of Garth Ennis but his Hellblazer run was my favorite.
@@NearMintCondition never read either one, but i'm sur they're great. I actually have yet to read something from Rucka that i don't like. Se goes for at least half your list there
In no particular order: Simon Furman Bob Budiansky Scott Gray Stan Lee Roy Thomas Scott Snyder J. Michael Straczynski James Roberts Scott Lobdell Chris Claremont
How about a top 20 (two part video) of underrated writers? I have a few suggestions: Charles Soule: his worldbuilding for Swamp Thing was amazing and his book got a helluva finale that kinda pulls a Morrison with a meta referential ending. Robert Venditti: critically underrated New 52 Flash. Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps was one of Rebirth's best books and easily gives anything Johns wrote a run for its money. I feel he was written off too early because reception to Lights Out wasn't great. Tony S. Daniel: We all agree he's a hulluva better artist than he is a writer, but he produced some good post Final Crisis Batman and wrote Deathstroke, the best pure action book of the New 52. Dan Abnett: I hear the GotG films are based on his run. But, that's not what I feel he's underrated for. He wrote quite possibly the best Aquaman run ever, the only guy who can give Johns's run a competing bid (because I think both their runs are better than David's, even if he defined Aquaman for the 90s). And I want to mention Peter Tomasi as the most under appreciated talent in the industry, largely by DC themselves. He writes one of the greatest Superman runs ever, writes the quintessential all ages book in Super Sons TWICE, filled in a lot of the blanks for Johns during his GL run, and they took him off Superman to make room for the most overrated writer in comics history in Bendis!
BKV,Jeff Lemire, and Rick Remender are my top 3. I've loved everything I've ever read from them and will give anything they do a chance. Donny Cates and Jason Aaron are close too, loved everything I've read by them so far but haven't read a lot so it's a little soon to say.
@@NearMintCondition could I also as a new viewer of this channel and new reader of comic books, (and I haven't searched through all your videos, so forgive me) suggest that you do a couple videos aimed towards newer readers about books that are widely available, not out of print or very hard to find or extremely expensive to buy. Perhaps some good, cheap, available omnibus to begin with, or smaller, 1 shot or short series trade paperbacks to begin expanding a collection. Thanks, keep up the good worm
Very nice list! So lets see who could make your top 10(in no particular order) - with some top3 guesses : Stan Lee Garth Ennis Ed Brubaker Mike Mignola Ed Brubaker Brian Azzarello Brian K. Vaughan Brian Michael Bendis(top3 - #3?) Alan Moore(top3 - #2?) Chris Claremont(top3 - #1?) ... P.S. - sh*t, I totally forgot about Neil Gaiman(facepalm)
Somewhat unexpected that Rucka, Lemire and Remender are not in your top 10. But I think it's fine that at least some of the Moore, Gaiman, Morrison, Kirby, Lee, Bryne, Claremont, Snyder, Cates and Brubaker get to be in it :). Though it's equally possible that you left Lee, Kirby, Claremont and Snyder out for Roy Thomas, Denny O'Neill, George Perez or Tom King... Gotta be 10 of these 14 :) Would be very surprised to see someone that's not on this list like Mark Millar or Mark Waid in your top. Just kidding. I know your number #1 is Jonathan Hickman!
Near Mint Condition well you gotta pick someone who has been in the industry for long and who can write even the most obscure stuff and make it mainstream and have that literary touch. JR is a Brit with all that and he did revamp starman in the 90s. Which set the stage for all these new guys to follow his footsteps and do the same. He wins hands down. U gotta respect the old school no matter what
Greg Rucka did a great run on Batman too. May have been Detective Comics specifically. He was a big part in No Man's Land too which I'm ready for those omnis to come. Probably getting the Road to NML coming this year. And your reviews for the Knightfall omnis convinced me to have to get those now. I think they could squeeze in the Contagion and Legacy stories into one omni, which would work because Legacy was a sequel to Contagion anyway. Sorry back to Rucka, he did work very well with Brubaker on Gotham Central. Whiteout was a great murder mystery as well. And the movie wasn't half bad either. Ellis is good as well. I enjoyed Transmetropolitan and what few Hellblazer books they let him write. Planetary is definitely the cream of the crop. The art by John Cassaday elevates that book to something special. Took forever for them to do but the full Omni is a treat. Frank Miller has fallen away from his former glory unfortunately. But honestly his work in his prime is a very tough act to follow. Like old Metallica vs new Metallica, it's just not the same quality. And I didn't know I needed a copy of Big Damn Sin City until this video. So thanks. Lol. (Ok, I'll forgive you, this time). I'm sure more of my favorite writers will pop up on your next video. But one person I'd like to mention because he may not be top 10 for you, is J. Michael Straczynski. He is really good at writing comics. I feel like he understands Superman on a level that few writers can. But for his best work (that I've read) that I'm torn between is Midnight Nation and Rising Stars. Both would make a great TV series. Midnight Nation may be better suited for an epic 3 hour movie since it's a shorter series. Rising Stars would be a perfect 3 season show. It would be a better version of Heroes if it was done well. Thanks for the upload. Stay safe and healthy.
@@NearMintCondition Agreed. Midnight Nation is incredible. The art by Gary Frank really elevates the story. And that story had a deep personal connection with me as well. I was going through a rough patch in my life with drugs and depression and have always been a night owl and really resonated with the afterward by JMS and his idea behind the title of Midnight Nation. That was the world I was in. The metaphors in the story reflected aspects of my life. It helped me see a way out of the bad stuff. Comics have always helped me be a better person. I'll always stand by that. Thankfully I'm in a much better place now and spend my money on books and movies these days. Going back to Gary Frank, his work with Geoff Johns on Superman Secret Origin was phenomenal. I felt like I was seeing Christopher Reeve as Superman again. And if I'm being honest, the story could have been the perfect thing to adapt as a Superman reboot movie. And back to JMS, I want a reprint of Riding Stars as a HC Omnibus. And I'd love a deluxe HC of Midnight Nation. I seriously doubt they'd do an Absolute edition though. But that book does need more love. I lent my copy to a lot of people until one person lost it.
Warren Ellis. Go!....um...Lets see...err Grant Morrison. Go!...hmmmnnn Mark waid. Go!..James Robinson (his run on star man....EPIC)...Go!....gotta hand it to Mr Joss whedon for giving us one of the all time greatest xmen runs in his Astonishing xmen. Go!...oh how could i forget. Peter David. Nuff said
In my mind, the writer is a tad more important than the artist because if you have crappy artwork yet amazing and engaging writing to it. You can bear with the terrible art and stick to the story. Whereas if it's amazing art but the story just sucks and found lacking then it's more of a shame because all the great art is wasted on such a terrible story and it feels less impactful and less meaningful. So there definitely needs to be a balance. But I feel the writing matters just a little more than the art.
@@NearMintCondition I guess the real question is what to do with writer/artists? Do they go on an artist top 20 of all time list and not make it here? Not sure what to do with Walt Simonson, Carl Barks, and Terry Moore. Cuz I can't separate art from writing in those instances.
Chip Zdarsky, John Byrne, Bernie Mireault, Roger Stern, Tom Taylor, Ed Brubaker, Peter David, Kurt Busiek, JM Dematteis, Matt Fraction, Chester Brown, Jeff Lemire, Evan Dorkin, Howard Chaykin, Chris Ware, Alan Moore, Charles Schulz, Barry Windsor Smith, Nick Spencer, Bill Watterson.
Bout to make a 'wild' guess here: Chris Claremont at 1? Great start to the list though!
His #1 is obvious obvious.
I've laid the clues out over the years. :)
I immediately thought Chris Claremont too
Rightly so...
I’m relatively new to comics, I’ve only been reading for a few years and I haven’t even scratched the surface of half the content out there so my opinion isn’t well informed but James Tynion IV’s Detective Comics run was the book that got me into comics so if I had to name a favourite writer I’d probably pick him. As I said his Detective run has a special place in my heart and is just incredible and I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read from him since.
His run on Detective was freaking awesome. Agreed.
My top ten are:
Mark Millar
Geoff Johns
Brian Michael Bendis
Frank Miller
Brian K Vaughn
Grant Morrison
Robert Kirkman
Garth Ennis
Ed Brubaker
Gail Simon
Great list!
Gail Simon 🤘
Oh oh I know ... BENDIS .. BRIAN MICHEAL BENDIS , he is definitely your number one !
To quote Lying Cat: LYING! :)
Been watching for a while and I'm pretty sure Brian Michael Bendis is indeed Omar's favorite. 😂🤣😂
Hahahahaha
one of my favorite writer is Jim" Starlin
*Thanos* Forever!
Starlin is legit. But is Starlin Starlin without Starlin art?
He is solid and wrote some of my favorite books in the 80s.
@@NearMintCondition 💟
@@JonDelArroz Yep. He did some great stories with Ron Lim on art. Check out Thanos Quest. But Starlin with Starlin art is doubly good.
We NEED a reprint of Stern’s Spider-Man omnibus
We do.
We def do. I wish they would continue the amazing spidey omni run
I’m reading this Omni right now , in the final 5 issues. Awesome stuff, definitely don’t regret paying $185 for it a few months ago.
I just got into comics recently, and because I really like Jim Lee's drawing I picked up All-Star Batman and Robin. I actually really like Frank Miller's writing in it...which I'm discovering is an unpopular opinion lol I appreciate what he was trying to do with the inversion of Batman and Joker's...temperaments. It's really creative, out of the box thinking! I even prefer it to his Dark Knight Returns, the only other book of his I've read, though I've seen Sin City as a movie. Anyway, just thought I'd represent for people who like All-Star Batman and Robin ;)
Here is the thing. Just because it’s unpopular, it shouldn’t take your joy away from enjoying that book. :) represent for sure!
Naw I agree with you. I appreciate that he was willing to do something wild and off the handles
My favourites (so far):
1. Jonathan Hickman
2. Jim Starlin
3. Craig Kyle and Chris Yost
4. Mike Carey
5. Chris Claremont
6. Brian K. Vaughan
7. Mark Millar
my favorites so far (without particular order):
ed brubaker
warren ellis
garth ennis
sean murphy
frank miller
mark Millar
rick remender
Alan moore
darwyn Cooke
Brian m. bendis
Keep it up, Omar! Great Content as always
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Omar, thank you for you doing this for us. Got another idea(s) for you, how about a list for up and coming artists or writers ?
I like this idea!
Jeff Lemire
Greg Rucka
Ed Brubaker
Are my holy trinity. Dope vid can’t wait for your top manga cuz I’m trying to get into it.
This list is intriguing. I love it
Thank you.
Not read remotely as much as you, or as many of the writers as I want to (getting there!), but so far my favourites are Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Alex Ross, Paul Dini, Jamie Delano, Neil Gaiman, Ed Brubaker and Mark Waid.
You have great taste.
Omars wizard weed pipe 😆 great video. But jeff lemire gideon falls is where it's at man so good
I didn’t like volume 1 that much, but 2 and 3 were damn awesome.
Woof, obviously no way of knowing, but rough timing naming Warren Ellis considering the stuff coming out about him today.
Yeah. When I recorded the video (Monday night) I had no idea and honestly. I’ve always been a guy that can separate the artist from the art. To an extent.
1. Alan Moore
2. Neil Gaiman
3. Grant Morrison
4. Brian K. Vaughn
5. Frank Miller
6. Ed Brubaker
7. Jeff Lemire
8. Geoff Johns
9. Chris Claremont
10. Mark Waid
Gotta say, I personally think Kurt Busiek’s best work is his run on Conan with Carey Nord. It’s the work that is closest to the original Robert E. Howard stories, and done so magnificently. It builds on that original foundation with amazing artwork and modernizes the spirit.
I love that run. But reading Roy Thomas for the first time as these omnis come out really gives me a different perspective. So avengers is the book that i think is the best of the best of Busiek.
I really liked Rucka's Wolverine. The art in The Brotherhood blew my mind when I first read it, and I used Ribic's cover for the Nightcrawler issue for a Color Theory assignment in 2016.
I read Fell a few weeks and loved it. Please do a Old Reader/New Reader on it with Jess.
Been so long since I've read Fell, but I would love to.
I'm glad their is a top 20 in the writing aspect!!! Definitely sharing this!!!
Best Comic Writers
1.mostly Anyone in this list,Jonathan Hickman(Best-Fantastic Four,Avengers,The Ultimates,Secret Wars,Secret Warriors,X-Men,East Of West,FF,New Avengers,)
2.Grant Morrsion(Best-All Star Superman,Animal Man,JLA,Doom Patrol,Batman,Batman & Robin,Batman Inc,Seven Solders Of Victory,52)
3.Geoff Johns(Best-JSA,Green Lantern,Flash,Hawkman,Booster Gold,Teen Titans,Superman,52,Action Comics)
4.Greg Rucka(Best-Wonder Woman,Punisher,Batwoman,Detective Comics,52,Gotham Central,Action Comics,Elektra,Wolverine)
5.Ed Brubaker(Best-Captain America,Catwoman,Gotham Central,Daredevil,Iron Fist,Criminal)
6.Chris Yost(Best-New X-Men,New Mutants,X-23,Scarlett Spider,X-Force,Red Robin)
7.Craig Kyle(Best-New X-Men,X-Force,X-23)
8.Peter David(Best-Hulk,X-Factor,Aquaman,Captain Marvel,Young Justice,Spider-Man 2099,Supergirl,Spectacular Spider-Man,She-Hulk,)
9.Kurt Busiek(Best-Avengers,Marvels,Astro City,JLA,Avengers/JLA,Avengers Forever,Thunderbolts,Captain America,Superman,Action Comics,Superman Secret Identity,Batman Creature Of The Night,)
10.Gail Simone(Best-Birds Of Prey,Wonder Woman,Secret Six,Plastic Man,Legion Of Superheroes,Agent X,Deadpool,Iron Man,Villains United,Wonder Woman/Conan)
11.Garth Ennis(Best-Punisher,Hitman,The Demon,John Constantine:Hellblazer,Preacher,All Star Section 8,A Man Called Kev,Nick Fury,Ghost Rider,)
12.Brian K.Vaughan(Best-Ex Machina,Y The Last Man,Doctor Strange:The Oath,Runways,Papergirls,Saga,Pride Of Baghdad,Swamp Thing,)
13.Jim Stariln(Best-Infintiy Trilogy,Thanos,Adam Warlock,Sliver Surfer,Drax The Destroyer,Infintiy Gaunlet,Infintiy War,Infintiy Crusade,The Orignal Marvel Cosmic Saga)
14.Chris Claremont(Best-Uncanny X-Men,Classic X-Men,Excalibur,New Mutants,Dr.Strange,Captain Britain,Fantastic Four,JLA)
15.Matt Fraction(Best-Hawkeye,Iron Man,Iron Fist,Uncanny X-Men,Defenders,Bitch Planet,Fantastic Four,FF,Fear Itself,Sex Criminals,Jimmy Olsen,Thor,Punisher War Journal,Fear Itself:Fearless)
16.John Bryne(Best-Superman,Fantastic Four,Alpha Filght,Uncanny X-Men,Doom Partol,Hellboy,Hulk,JLA,Next Men,Legends,Wonder Woman,She-Hulk,Namor,The Thing)
17.Mark Waid(Best-Kingdom Come,Fantastic Four,Flash,Captain America,Daredevil,Amazing Spider-Man:Family Business,52,Archie,Black Widow,Superman:Birthright,Legion Of Superheroes,Legionnares,JLA,JLA:Year One,History Of The Marvel Universe,Impulse,Empire,Hulk,Irredeemable,Dr.Strange)
18.Fabian Nicieza(Best-Thunderbolts,New Warriors,Batman,Red Robin,Cable & Deadpool,Gambit,Hawkeye,Gotham Gazette)
19.Tom DeFalco(Best-Spider-Girl,Amazing Spider-Girl,A-Next,Amazing Spider-Man,Avengers West Coast,Fantastic 5,Fantastic Four)
20.Louise Simonson(New Mutants,Power Pack,X-Factor)
Great freaking list!
I put everyone i mention in the 1st place because they all great comic writers
How about top 5 or 10 X-Men and your favourite books or stories where your characters shine. Could even be a book suggestions kind of video, like one of Shadowcat's must-reads is Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. Keep up your great work man!
Thank you and great suggestion
Shire Pipes; I see you're also a man of culture.
Definitely going to check out Sentient and so glad I was able to track down Fear Agent library eds
I’m glad you got those too.
showing some love to Stern, you love to see it!
Hellz yeah!
YEAH!!!!!! l now this will coming yooh my man mr . uncany my top 5 list all time writter comics , 1 chris claremont , 2 alan moore ,3 rob thomas , 4 peter david , 5 neil gaiman ,
Love your list.
Hey! I appreciate the heads ups on books that are out of print or almost out of print. I have no clue how to check on that and that helps me in prioritizing in what books to get.
Is Kurt Busiek's image series, the autumnlands or Tooth and Claw (don't remeber the name), ever going to continue?
I think everything is on hiatus.
BrOmar, the picture you chose of Roger Stern....you LOOK like Roger Stern. Great video so far.
:) Thank you my brother.
Great list Omar , Here is my favorite Comic Books Writers 20-11 . 20. Grant Morrison , 19. Rick Remender , 18. Warren Ellis , 17. Jeff Lemiere , 16. Louise Simonson , 15. Paul Kiperling (mainly because he wrote one of my favorite Pre Crisis Supergirl books ever Darling Adventures of Supergirl) , 14. Frank Miller , 13. Roger Stern , 12. Scott Snyder 11. Greg Rucka. When your part 2 video is posted I will post my favorite Comic Book Writers of all-time. Keep up the great work Omar as always with you videos !!!
Another great video, Omar! Looking forward to part 2 next week. Have you read Low by Remender yet? If not, I would highly recommend it! You can still pick up Vol. 1 Dlx HC on IST right now. Vol. 2 Dlx HC comes out later this year
Oh yes, I wish they would wrap Low up. Sigh. Its so good but on hiatus.
Any time there is a Best Of...list of literally anything--Best Writers, Best Toilet Paper-- it's both interesting and inevitably controversial ("How could you leave Rob Liefeld off this list? He's number one!!!"). Anyway, Alan Moore absolutely positively a thousand percent has to be at the top of the heap. Probably in close proximity to Stan Lee and Neil Gaiman. Personally I'd have Jaime Hernandez right next to Moore. As for your list so far: I'd say David Michelinie came before Busiek. I just saw some Netflix action pic based on a Remender comic and it sucked. Then again so did my brief encounter with Tokyo Ghost (nice art though). Roger Stern was rock solid, but no Steve Gerber. I have always felt like Frank Miller was an incredibly mediocre writer (that dialogue!) but listening to Comics Kayfabe's exhaustive Dark Knight review may have changed my mind. I hate Sin City, but maybe because I find noir so boring and repetitive.
It's tricky, right? Some people get offended personally. DK is amazing to this day. But really for me it goes Sin City> DD Miller > DK
Favorite writers and Best writers aren't always the same thing. I'm heavily a DC guy, so what I know is from that side, but I know a good bit about comics history and who's who.
Some of my favorites include obviously Geoff Johns, who is perhaps the most prolific writer in the last 20 years. He's my #1 objective pick because, sure you have Claremont's X-Men, but that's more or less one book he wrote for two decades, while Johns wrote everything and everyone, even possibly giving three different characters their best runs ever: Aquaman, Wally West Flash, and Green Lantern. That's unmatched.
I love Scott Snyder, and for more than just his Batman. After Black Mirror, everything with his name on it is a top 5 best seller each month. The guy = money. He wouldn't if he only wrote one good story and that was it. His Swamp Thing is just as good as his New 52 Batman, and he's probably the best horror writer in comics in the last 10 years. Plus, he finally brought the JL title to what it should've been at the start of Rebirth instead of being the "Michael Bay" book of the relaunch. American Vampire is the perfect cure to "Twilight".
Peter Tomasi really caught my attention by writing possibly one of the greatest Superman runs ever.
I love pretty much everything Jeff Lemire has written that I've read. Probably the greatest variety and range of anyone in the industry.
Love Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing, and Killing Joke, but that's about the only Moore I really like. Couldn't get through Watchmen. Much preferred the film.
And I've loved just about all Robert Venditti I've read. His New 52 Flash is underrated, and his Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps is the first GL book to give anything Johns wrote a run for its money. Like his Hawkman too.
Sorry for the big ass comment, but if you want to talk about objective Best writers then that's a totally different list. You have to take into account how much work was done, the quality, money generated, and largely the impact on the history of the industry. In no particular order:
Geoff Johns
Jack Kirby
Stan Lee
Scott Snyder
Chris Claremont
Peter David
Frank Miller
John Byrne
Walt Simonson
Marv Wolfman
Dennis O'Neil
Alan Moore
Neil Gaiman
Brian K. Vaughan
Bill Finger
Jim Starlin
Jeph Loeb
Grant Morrison
...and I'm sure a few more I can't think of right now.
I think I was going for my list of best writers. While I appreciate the thing Lee and Kirby did, they aren’t on my top 10. Like Citizen Kane or Stagecoach aren’t on my top 10 best movie list. No apologies needed for the comment. I like reading. :)
Jeff lemiere😂 he blocked me on Twitter because I tweet "I didn't like his art work and he should write only because his writing is amazing"
either he was very sensitive or I was very rude
I still don't know 😂😂😂
HAHAHA Crap. Well then, I may be blocked now. :)
Just Me This is why I have very little respect for comic book pros as individuals because some of them get really sensitive/ testy towards fans. When you are a creative expect criticism. It may not be fair and heck, it can be mean. But grit your teeth and ignore/ handle it with grace. How one responds to critics I argue reveals who they are as a person more than how they respond to praise.
Even if the criticism is constructive and you're trying to be fair.
Heh, I'm blocked as well. He's still a good writer.
So, top 20 with just Americans (but also British or anyone on any of the American continents really). Here we go.
20. Walt Kelly
19. Steve Englehart
18. Matt Wagner
17. J.M. DeMatteis
16. Steve Gerber
15. Scott McCloud
14. Kurt Busiek
13. Jeff Lemire
12. Dave Sim
11. Jaime Hernandez
10. Gilbert Hernandez
9. Peter Milligan
8. Christ Claremont
7. Garth Ennis
6. Alan Moore
5. Bill Watterson
4. David Mack
3. Rich Burlew
2. Peter David
1. John Ostrander
Feels bad I couldn't fit Denny O'Neil (RIP) or Mike Grell on here but it is what it is.
Finally some love for my guys Engelhart and DeMatteis.
1. Jeff Lemire
2. Brian K Vaughan
3. Ed Brubaker
4. Jonathan Hickman
5. Grant Morrison
6. Jason Aaron
7. Scott Snyder
8. Jeph Loeb
9. Rick Remender
10. Donny Cates
11. Warren Ellis
12. Robert Kirkman
13. Greg Rucka
14. Marjorie Liu
15. JMS
16. Mark Waid
17. Tom King
18. Gail Simone
19. Matt Fraction
20. Cullen Bunn
Feel like I need more women! But I like some of these writers more than Kelly Thompson, DeConnick or Becky Cloonan. I nee dto read more of their stuff! If Becky Cloonan gets to write more Image titles like Southern Cross, she'll shoot up the list!
Gracias por el contenido Omar! Un abrazo
Great freaking list! It's harder than I thought. :)
From the past 5 months binging your channel, I'm pretty sure your number one writer is Chris Clairemont.
You would be right.
Awesome list so far! Definitely gotta read up on a few of these!
Thank you so muchZ
Omar to play gandalf in the Lotr reboot confirmed
Confirmed!
Growing up, somehow I never thought that Louise Simonson was a female. That is fantastic! Another great video Omie my Homie!
Thank you my brother.
Cool list, actually surprised on how "low" certain writers ended up on your list but i'll reserve judgement for part 2 :D. You almost had me gasping for Fabian as I thought you were not going to mention New Warriors but you recovered and then some :D. Also don't forget Rucka is a fantastic writer of female characters such as his amazing Wonder Woman and Queen and Country.
I had to mention New Warriors! :)
Great list good sir. Can't wait til part two and let's get you a pipe and robe
Ohhh a robe.
My top ten:
Jonathan Hickman
Ed Brubaker
Mark Millar
Donny Cates
Chris Claremont
Geoff Johns
Jim Starlin
Jason Aaron
Jeff Lemire
Dan Abnett
Great list.
Claremont 🤯
Finally! Been waiting for this list.
Hope it didn’t disappoint.
@@NearMintCondition We'll see when part 2 comes out. I might flip if my favorite author isn't at least mentioned lol.
In honor of your pick of Greg rucka, we’ll say it again for Marvel and the people in the back. PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA!!!!! Do it Doit NOW!!!!
I'll give my top 10.
1. Tom Taylor
2. Tom Veitch
3. Kevin J Anderson
4. Hayden Blackman
5. John Ostrander
6. Jan Duursema
7. John Jackson Miller
8. Archie Goodwin
9. Scott Snyder
10. Joshua Ortega
I mostly read Star Wars comics in case you didn't notice by my list.
There are names on that list I haven’t heard in a long time.
Great list 👍👍👍. How can I collect New Warriors other than the omnibus format?
There are three classics tpb.
Rough timing on the Warren Ellis front. Pretty disappointing to hear, but I'll always love me some Nextwave.
Great list thus far, looking forward to the top 10!
Thanks for watching and yeah, I recorded it on Monday, news broke on Tuesday after my edits. I thought about it. But I've always been a guy that can separate the artist from the art. to an extent.
@@NearMintCondition completely agree.
A day late and a dollar short but here are my "bottom 10"...more or less in order:
20) Jim Starlin
19) Jeff Lemire
18) Paul Jenkins
17) JM DeMatteis
16) Kevin Smith
15) Walt Simonson
14) John Byrne
13) Robert Kirkman
12) Frank Miller
11) Charlie Huston
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Larry! Really surprised by Huston and Jenkins on your list. But great list regardless.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks. I REALLY loved Jenkin's Agency mini series from Top Cow. And I liked Wolverine Origin. I thought Huston's Moon Knight was nearly as good as the original Moench stuff....NEARLY.
Jeff Lemire is amazing. His versatility is incredible. Ennis, Ellis, Snyder, Kirkman, Slott, Waid, Robinson, Moore and Brubaker round out my top 10, in no particular order.
Love that list.
Top 3:
BKV, Jeff Lemire, and Rick Remender. Loved everything by them and will give anything they do a chance. Jason Aaron and Donny Cates are up there, the Dr. Strange run from Aaron right into Cates= flawless! And haven't read a lot of Garth Ennis but his Hellblazer run was my favorite.
You have great taste!
I have the same top 3
I liked the glasses 😅
Thank you so much.
For me, Rucka is all about Queen & Country
For me Lazarus is perfect. Probably followed by his Batwoman.
@@NearMintCondition never read either one, but i'm sur they're great. I actually have yet to read something from Rucka that i don't like. Se goes for at least half your list there
Hi Omar, talk about Back to the Future comic series pls
In no particular order:
Simon Furman
Bob Budiansky
Scott Gray
Stan Lee
Roy Thomas
Scott Snyder
J. Michael Straczynski
James Roberts
Scott Lobdell
Chris Claremont
Love your list!
Warren Ellis and Rick Remender co-wrote the first of my favourite horror video game series: Dead Space.
I love the first game so much.
Frank Miller art and writing I always loved I know people do not like him as much but the mans works got me into the comics and drawing in general.
He is a huge influence on so many people.
How about a top 20 (two part video) of underrated writers? I have a few suggestions:
Charles Soule: his worldbuilding for Swamp Thing was amazing and his book got a helluva finale that kinda pulls a Morrison with a meta referential ending.
Robert Venditti: critically underrated New 52 Flash. Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps was one of Rebirth's best books and easily gives anything Johns wrote a run for its money. I feel he was written off too early because reception to Lights Out wasn't great.
Tony S. Daniel: We all agree he's a hulluva better artist than he is a writer, but he produced some good post Final Crisis Batman and wrote Deathstroke, the best pure action book of the New 52.
Dan Abnett: I hear the GotG films are based on his run. But, that's not what I feel he's underrated for. He wrote quite possibly the best Aquaman run ever, the only guy who can give Johns's run a competing bid (because I think both their runs are better than David's, even if he defined Aquaman for the 90s).
And I want to mention Peter Tomasi as the most under appreciated talent in the industry, largely by DC themselves. He writes one of the greatest Superman runs ever, writes the quintessential all ages book in Super Sons TWICE, filled in a lot of the blanks for Johns during his GL run, and they took him off Superman to make room for the most overrated writer in comics history in Bendis!
Top 3
Garth Ennis
Grant Morrison
Kurt Busiek
11:51 missnamed the dark knight returns
Yep.
Have you read Low? I think it's Remender's best work
Love it and I hope they finish it.
New to the medium but so far I think my favourite is brian k. Vaughn. Does that make me a comic noob?
BKV,Jeff Lemire, and Rick Remender are my top 3. I've loved everything I've ever read from them and will give anything they do a chance. Donny Cates and Jason Aaron are close too, loved everything I've read by them so far but haven't read a lot so it's a little soon to say.
Not at all. You’ll see him on my top 10 :)
@@NearMintCondition could I also as a new viewer of this channel and new reader of comic books, (and I haven't searched through all your videos, so forgive me) suggest that you do a couple videos aimed towards newer readers about books that are widely available, not out of print or very hard to find or extremely expensive to buy. Perhaps some good, cheap, available omnibus to begin with, or smaller, 1 shot or short series trade paperbacks to begin expanding a collection. Thanks, keep up the good worm
Great list! I wonder who'll make it to #2.....
It was a tough list to make for sure.
Jonathan hickman and garth ennis for me
Very nice list! So lets see who could make your top 10(in no particular order) - with some top3 guesses :
Stan Lee
Garth Ennis
Ed Brubaker
Mike Mignola
Ed Brubaker
Brian Azzarello
Brian K. Vaughan
Brian Michael Bendis(top3 - #3?)
Alan Moore(top3 - #2?)
Chris Claremont(top3 - #1?)
...
P.S. - sh*t, I totally forgot about Neil Gaiman(facepalm)
Somewhat unexpected that Rucka, Lemire and Remender are not in your top 10. But I think it's fine that at least some of the Moore, Gaiman, Morrison, Kirby, Lee, Bryne, Claremont, Snyder, Cates and Brubaker get to be in it :). Though it's equally possible that you left Lee, Kirby, Claremont and Snyder out for Roy Thomas, Denny O'Neill, George Perez or Tom King... Gotta be 10 of these 14 :) Would be very surprised to see someone that's not on this list like Mark Millar or Mark Waid in your top. Just kidding. I know your number #1 is Jonathan Hickman!
I will say this damn list was hard to put together. :)
James Robinson is No.1 You love that Starman story
Maybe. :)
Near Mint Condition well you gotta pick someone who has been in the industry for long and who can write even the most obscure stuff and make it mainstream and have that literary touch. JR is a Brit with all that and he did revamp starman in the 90s. Which set the stage for all these new guys to follow his footsteps and do the same. He wins hands down. U gotta respect the old school no matter what
I’m laughing that all my favorite writers are on this video and didn’t make it to the top 10. Ellis, Rucka, Lemire, Busiek!
That’s okay :). Maybe my top 10 are on your bottom 10.
I dont have a top 20 but James Tynion's recent writing is getting high on my list as I read
He is getting so damn good.
Duude.. thaaaaat pipe 😂
My man!
love the shirt!
Thank you brother.
Surprised no one is guessing Peter David for your No.1 yet! Gotta be top three at least!
He’s up there. Top 10 for sure.
Kinda disappointment to not see my name on the list Omar... can only hope to see it pop up in the second part
Oh man. Johnny. I’m sorry. I put the wife in charge of collecting all the names that suggested the topic! She has failed me for the last time!
@@NearMintCondition no problem sir. everyone makes mistakes
Lemire*
Cool shirt! I don't drink it, but it's cool to see a Dutch brand (Heineken) be so well-known all around the world.
I love this shirt. My brother got it for me. Thank you.
Greg Rucka did a great run on Batman too. May have been Detective Comics specifically. He was a big part in No Man's Land too which I'm ready for those omnis to come. Probably getting the Road to NML coming this year. And your reviews for the Knightfall omnis convinced me to have to get those now. I think they could squeeze in the Contagion and Legacy stories into one omni, which would work because Legacy was a sequel to Contagion anyway. Sorry back to Rucka, he did work very well with Brubaker on Gotham Central. Whiteout was a great murder mystery as well. And the movie wasn't half bad either. Ellis is good as well. I enjoyed Transmetropolitan and what few Hellblazer books they let him write. Planetary is definitely the cream of the crop. The art by John Cassaday elevates that book to something special. Took forever for them to do but the full Omni is a treat. Frank Miller has fallen away from his former glory unfortunately. But honestly his work in his prime is a very tough act to follow. Like old Metallica vs new Metallica, it's just not the same quality. And I didn't know I needed a copy of Big Damn Sin City until this video. So thanks. Lol. (Ok, I'll forgive you, this time). I'm sure more of my favorite writers will pop up on your next video. But one person I'd like to mention because he may not be top 10 for you, is J. Michael Straczynski. He is really good at writing comics. I feel like he understands Superman on a level that few writers can. But for his best work (that I've read) that I'm torn between is Midnight Nation and Rising Stars. Both would make a great TV series. Midnight Nation may be better suited for an epic 3 hour movie since it's a shorter series. Rising Stars would be a perfect 3 season show. It would be a better version of Heroes if it was done well. Thanks for the upload. Stay safe and healthy.
Also, Busiek's run on Conan for Dark Horse was awesome. I'm a big Conan fan due to that run.
JMS is an excellent writer. I don't hear enough people talking about Midnight Nation.
@@NearMintCondition Agreed. Midnight Nation is incredible. The art by Gary Frank really elevates the story. And that story had a deep personal connection with me as well. I was going through a rough patch in my life with drugs and depression and have always been a night owl and really resonated with the afterward by JMS and his idea behind the title of Midnight Nation. That was the world I was in. The metaphors in the story reflected aspects of my life. It helped me see a way out of the bad stuff. Comics have always helped me be a better person. I'll always stand by that. Thankfully I'm in a much better place now and spend my money on books and movies these days. Going back to Gary Frank, his work with Geoff Johns on Superman Secret Origin was phenomenal. I felt like I was seeing Christopher Reeve as Superman again. And if I'm being honest, the story could have been the perfect thing to adapt as a Superman reboot movie. And back to JMS, I want a reprint of Riding Stars as a HC Omnibus. And I'd love a deluxe HC of Midnight Nation. I seriously doubt they'd do an Absolute edition though. But that book does need more love. I lent my copy to a lot of people until one person lost it.
My tops would be James Robinson and Geoff johns
Warren Ellis. Go!....um...Lets see...err Grant Morrison. Go!...hmmmnnn Mark waid. Go!..James Robinson (his run on star man....EPIC)...Go!....gotta hand it to Mr Joss whedon for giving us one of the all time greatest xmen runs in his Astonishing xmen. Go!...oh how could i forget. Peter David. Nuff said
Love the list!
@@NearMintCondition thank you. Yours is pretty dang solid as well.
No one else caught his “Dark Knight Rises” mistake?
lol they were busy focusing on my misspelling of Jeff Lemiere. :) this is what happens when I come back from vacation.
Fear Agent is for real
Some of my favorites
Geoff Johns
Peter Tomasi
Tom Taylor
Mark Waid
Scott Snyder
Kevin Eastman
I believe you're favorite writer is Dwayne Mcduffie
Great list.
Pretty cool
Thank you, sir.
gotta go with Rogern Stern
Man I missed that one. DAMN IT! :)
I hope Bendis and Hickman will be on top 10.
ehhhh.... :/
Jonathan Hickman is my favorite of all time. He's almost too good.
He's great.
I still go with frank miller
He's one of the best.
“Some guy on RUclips”?? We all know your are just David Gabriel’s “online persona”. Thanks for the list “Omar”!
Thank you for watching brother.
Alan Moore
Mark Miller
Warren ellis
Rick remender
Greg rucka
Alan Grant
Grant Morrison
Pat Mills
Garth Ennis
Dave Gabbons
John Wanger
Mark Miller
John Higgins
Alan Grant
Neil Gainman
Love it!
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Warren Ellis & Frank Miller not in the top 10? What were you smoking in that pipe ?
The good stuff! At least they are top 20! :) this list was damn hard to make.
Where did you find out that there’s gonna be a planetary absolute???
It’s on the Catalog. Of course so are other books that could get canceledz
Geoff Johns is probably #1
Close my doodZ
Omar the Grey or Omar the White?
Omar the colorful! :)
In my mind, the writer is a tad more important than the artist because if you have crappy artwork yet amazing and engaging writing to it. You can bear with the terrible art and stick to the story. Whereas if it's amazing art but the story just sucks and found lacking then it's more of a shame because all the great art is wasted on such a terrible story and it feels less impactful and less meaningful. So there definitely needs to be a balance. But I feel the writing matters just a little more than the art.
I’m with you 100%
Compare Frank Miller with Denny O’Neil and without...RIP Jedi Master
Oh man, that would be so hard to do.
Just when you thought top 20 comic artists was a hard list to make
No kidding my brother.
Jeff Lemire should have been the best modern X-men writer, such a waste
Too much editorial mandate.
Wear a shirt that fits you Omar
Nah, you’re the only one that has ever said that. Someone has to shop at the Baby Gap.
whens the next marvel previews?
In a couple of weeks.
Hmm only Roger Stern would make my top 20 so far.
Oh I'd like to see the big differences so far.
@@NearMintCondition I guess the real question is what to do with writer/artists? Do they go on an artist top 20 of all time list and not make it here? Not sure what to do with Walt Simonson, Carl Barks, and Terry Moore. Cuz I can't separate art from writing in those instances.
@@JonDelArroz I felt the same, but I put Miller in there, because he was a writer first.
Chip Zdarsky, John Byrne, Bernie Mireault, Roger Stern, Tom Taylor, Ed Brubaker, Peter David, Kurt Busiek, JM Dematteis, Matt Fraction, Chester Brown, Jeff Lemire, Evan Dorkin, Howard Chaykin, Chris Ware, Alan Moore, Charles Schulz, Barry Windsor Smith, Nick Spencer, Bill Watterson.