Favorite creators

[Gorgeousaur]

Okay more lists for you guys to fill out. Who are your favorite writers and who are your favorite artists? It's a little hard coming up with only 5 for me so lets make it a top 10 list. I'll go first.

Writers
1 Ed Brubaker
2 Dan Slott
3 Matt Fraction
4 Mike Carey
5 Geoff Johns
6 Dan Abnet and Andy Lanning
7 Robert Kirkman
8 Mark Millar
9 Grant Morrison
10 Greg Pak

Artists
1 Chris Bachalo
2 Wellington Alves
3 Jim Cheung
4 Roberto de la Torre
5 Brian Hitch
6 Steve McNiven
7 John Romita Jr.
8 Humberto Ramos
9 Timothy Green III
10 Oliver Coipel

[Gladiator X]

ARTISTS:

Gil Kane
George Perez
Jim Starlin
John Byrne
Art Adams
Adam Hughes
Dave Cockrum
Frank Miller
Bill Sienkiewicz
Paul Gulacy



WRITERS:

David Michelinie
Roger Stern
Steve Englehart
Roy Thomas
Geoff Johns
Marv Wolfman
Kurt Busiek
Ed Brubaker
Brian Reed
BENDIS!

[J.Arachnid]

I don't think I have a list of favourite Artists - I don't really follow Artists all that much,
Writers however...

1. Grant Morrisson
2. Alan Moore
3. Ed Brubaker
4. Mark Millar
5. Brian K Vaughn
6. Brian M Bendis
7. Robert Kirkman
8. Mike Carey
9. Doug Tennapell
10. Frank Millar

[Omega Flyer]

In no particular order:

Writers:
1. Fraction
2. Ellis
3. Gage
4. Brubaker
5. Millar
6. Abnett + Lanning
7. Oeming
8. Slott
9. Van Lante
10. Geoff Johns

Artists:
1. DiVito
2. McNiven
3. Cho
4. Deodato
5. Perkins
6. Kitson
7. Cheung
8. Maleev
9. Coipel
10. Cassaday

[chap22]

ARTISTS:

Alan Davis
George Perez
John Byrne
John Romita, Sr.
Jim Aparo (R.I.P.:( )
Art Adams
Ivan Reis
Andrea Divito
Sal Buscema
Mark Bagley

WRITERS:

J.M. DeMatteis
Mark Waid
Roger Stern
Steve Englehart
Roy Thomas
Gail Simone
Geoff Johns
Marv Wolfman
Kurt Busiek
Ed Brubaker

[bhudson1972]

Writer:
Bill Mantlo
Roger Stern

Artist:
John Byrne
Sal Buscema

[cybrestrike]

Currently I really dig...

Writers:
David
Slott
Pak
Fraction
Carey

Artists:
Romita Jr
Chueng
Bachalo
McNiven
Copiel
Maleev

[ks0385]

1. Alan Moore
2. Neil Gaiman
3. Warren Ellis
4. Grant Morrison
5. Joss Whedon
6. Brian K. Vaughan
7. Frank Miller


1. John Cassaday
2. Frank Quitely
3. Frank Miller
4. Tim Sale

That's all I have.

[Kahn]

Of those currently at Marvel, no order:

Matt Fraction
Warren Ellis
Charlie Huston
Ed Brubaker
Mark Millar
Dan Slott
Fred Van Lente
Greg Pak
Jeff Parker
Brian Bendis

Mike Deodato
Marko Djurdjevic
David Aja
Alex Maleev
Ariel Olivetti
Stuart Immonen
Pat Zircher
Tex
Humberto Ramos
Roberto De La Torre

[bebopeva88]

Writers
Ed Brubaker
Warren Ellis
Bendis
Whedon
Gaiman
Moore
Johns
Morrison
Kirkman
PAD
Honorable mentions: Fraction, Millar, Slott

Artists
Jim Lee
Travis Charest
Frank Cho
Jae Lee
Steve McNiven
John Cassaday
Frank Quitely
Olivier Coipel
Jim Cheung
Leinil Yu

(followed closely by Art Adams, Hitch, Maleev, Finch, Bachalo, Aja, Epting, Granov, Sook, EVS, Frank, Raimondi, Immonen, Djurdjevic, JRJR, Dodson, Madureira, Campbell, Bianchi, Bagley, Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert, Jeff Smith, JG Jones, Sean Phillips, etc. all of whom can and have broken into my top 10 artist list at some point.

[Weiser_Cain]

I'm not sure, I don't buy comics to read the credits.

[capjr]

Let's See....


Writer's

Ellis
Brubaker
Carey
Jenkins
Mack
PAD
Whedon


Artist:

JAE LEE
DAVID MACK
Bachalo
McNiven
Cassady
DeVito
Cho
Luke Ross...actually...he's up there with Mack and Lee as my all time favorites
Skorce
Humberto Ramos...

[j1jesnewsara]

Writers
1 Chris Claremont :D Thanks for 20 years of X-men and making it the Legend
2 Mark Waid --Capt America, JLA, Flash, Superman nuff said
3 Alan Davis :D everything he touches is gold
4 Grant Morrison :cool: sometimes a bit to cool for his own good
5 Geoff Johns
6 Peter David
7 Joe Kelly
8 Ed Brubacker
9 Kyle / Yost :) Hopefully they have 40 years left in them!
10 Larry Hama

Artists
1 Jim Lee
2 Neal Adams :) His classic X-men art is amazing
3 Alan Davis
4 Paul Smith
5 John Byrne in the early days esp the old X_men
6 Kubert Brothers
7. Arthur Adams ;)
8 Marc Silverstri
9 Walter Simpson
10 Rick Leonardi

[jessielong]

Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men)
Peter David (Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Aquaman)
Grant Morrison (New X-Men, Animal Man)
Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, Punisher, Hitman)
Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Authority, Planetary)
Joss Whedon (Astonishing X-Men)
Geoff Johns (Avengers, JLA, Green Lantern)
Jim Starlin (Warlock, Dreadstar, Silver Surfer)
Ron Marz (Silver Surfer, Green Lantern)
Walt Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four)
John Byrne (Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Superman)
Brian Michael Bendis (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Daredevil)
Frank Miller (Daredevil, Sin City)
Denny O'Neil (Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Azrael)
Jeph Loeb (Batman, the Color minis)
J Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Thor)
Roy Thomas (Avengers, Conan the Barbarian)
Mike Carey (X-Men, Lucifer, Hellblazer)
Ed Brubaker (X-Men, Daredevil, Captain America)
Mark Gruenwald (Captain America, Quasar)
Fabian Nicieza (New Warriors)
Louise Simonson (New Mutants)
Matt Fraction (The Other)
Roger Stern (Avengers)
Tom DeFalco (Amazing Spider-Man)
John Marc DeMatteis (Spider-Man, Defenders)
Alan Moore (Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing)
Len Wein (Incredible Hulk)
Larry Hama (Wolverine)
Mark Millar (Ultimates)
Doug Moench (Batman, Master of Kung Fu)
Greg Rucka (Batman, Wonder Woman)
John Wagner (Judge Dredd)
Alan Grant (Lobo, Batman)
Scott Lobdell (X-Men, Generation X)
Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Books of Magic)
Mark Waid (Flash, Fantastic Four, Captain America)
Mike Grell (Green Arrow)
Marv Wolfman (Tomb of Dracula, New Teen Titans)
Brian K Vaughan (Y, Ultimate X-Men, Runaways)
Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets)
Christopher Priest/Jim Owsley (Black Panther)
Keith Giffen (Justice League)
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Nova)
James Robinson (Starman)
David Michelinie (Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man)
Jim Shooter (Avengers)
Bill Mantlo (Rom, Alpha Flight, Incredible Hulk)
Gerry Conway (Justice League of America, Superman, Spider-Man)
Steve Gerber (Howard the Duck)
Peter B Gillis (Strikeforce Morituri)
Dan Jurgens (Superman)
Ann Nocenti (Daredevil)
Dan G Chichester (Daredevil)
Joe Kelly (Deadpool, X-Men)
Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Superman, Avengers)
Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy, BPRD)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Archie Goodwin
Al Milgrom
Mike Baron (Nexus, Punisher)
Len Kaminski (Iron Man)
Chuck Dixon (Punisher War Zone, Batman, Nightwing, Robin)
Michael Avon Oeming (Thor, Red Sonja)
Terry Kavanagh (X-Man)
John Ostrander (Star Wars)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)

Barry Windsor-Smith (Conan the Barbarian)
Bill Sienkiewicz (New Mutants)
Norm Breyfogle (Batman)
Art Adams (Fantastic Four)
Alan Davis (Excalibur)
John Byrne (Fantastic Four)
Marc Silvestri (Uncanny X-Men)
Leinil Francis Yu (New Avengers)
Alex Maleev (Daredevil)
Frank Miller (Daredevil, Sin City)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
George Perez (Avengers, Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman)
Tim Sale (the Color minis)
Jim Lee (Uncanny X-Men, Batman)
Whilce Portacio (X-Men)
Carlos Ezquera (Judge Dredd)
Sam Kieth (The Maxx)
Dale Keown (Incredible Hulk, the Pitt)
J. Scott Campbell (Gen 13)
Chris Bachalo (Generation X, X-Men)
Mike Grell (Green Arrow)
Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets)
John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary, Captain America)
Jon J Muth (Moonshadow)
Joe, Andy and Adam Kubert (Sgt Rock, Batman)
Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys)
Todd McFarlane (Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man)
Greg Capullo (Quaasar, Spawn)
Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon)
John Bolton
Sal and John Buscema (Conan the Barbarian, Avengers, Spider-Man)
John Romita Sr and Jr (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil)
Scott McDaniel (Daredevil)
Mike Deodato jr (Elektra, Fantastic Four, Thor)
Walt Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four)
P Craig Russell
Dave Cockrum (Uncanny X-Men)
Michael William Kaluta (Starstruck)
Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Al Milgrom
Charles Vess
Arthur Suydam
Sergio Aragones
Jim Valentino (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Olivier Coipel (House of M)
Gabriele Dell'Otto (Secret War)
Steve McNiven (Civil War)
Gene Colan (Tomb of Dracula, Howard the Duck, Daredevil)
Bob Layton (Iron Man)
Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, Captain America)
Mark Bagley (New Warriors, Ultimate Spider-Man)
Jon Bogdanove (Superman, Power Pack)
June Brigman (Power Pack)
Ron Frenz (Amazing Spider-Man)
Carmine Infantino (Star Wars)
Mike D Allred (Madman)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)

[Eli Katz]

Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men)
Peter David (Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Aquaman)
Grant Morrison (New X-Men, Animal Man)
Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, Punisher, Hitman)
Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Authority, Planetary)
Joss Whedon (Astonishing X-Men)
Geoff Johns (Avengers, JLA, Green Lantern)
Jim Starlin (Warlock, Dreadstar, Silver Surfer)
Ron Marz (Silver Surfer, Green Lantern)
Walt Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four)
John Byrne (Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Superman)
Brian Michael Bendis (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Daredevil)
Frank Miller (Daredevil, Sin City)
Denny O'Neil (Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Azrael)
Jeph Loeb (Batman, the Color minis)
J Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Thor)
Roy Thomas (Avengers, Conan the Barbarian)
Mike Carey (X-Men, Lucifer, Hellblazer)
Ed Brubaker (X-Men, Daredevil, Captain America)
Mark Gruenwald (Captain America, Quasar)
Fabian Nicieza (New Warriors)
Louise Simonson (New Mutants)
Matt Fraction (The Other)
Roger Stern (Avengers)
Tom DeFalco (Amazing Spider-Man)
John Marc DeMatteis (Spider-Man, Defenders)
Alan Moore (Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing)
Len Wein (Incredible Hulk)
Larry Hama (Wolverine)
Mark Millar (Ultimates)
Doug Moench (Batman, Master of Kung Fu)
Greg Rucka (Batman, Wonder Woman)
John Wagner (Judge Dredd)
Alan Grant (Lobo, Batman)
Scott Lobdell (X-Men, Generation X)
Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Books of Magic)
Mark Waid (Flash, Fantastic Four, Captain America)
Mike Grell (Green Arrow)
Marv Wolfman (Tomb of Dracula, New Teen Titans)
Brian K Vaughan (Y, Ultimate X-Men, Runaways)
Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets)
Christopher Priest/Jim Owsley (Black Panther)
Keith Giffen (Justice League)
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Nova)
James Robinson (Starman)
David Michelinie (Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man)
Jim Shooter (Avengers)
Bill Mantlo (Rom, Alpha Flight, Incredible Hulk)
Gerry Conway (Justice League of America, Superman, Spider-Man)
Steve Gerber (Howard the Duck)
Peter B Gillis (Strikeforce Morituri)
Dan Jurgens (Superman)
Ann Nocenti (Daredevil)
Dan G Chichester (Daredevil)
Joe Kelly (Deadpool, X-Men)
Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Superman, Avengers)
Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy, BPRD)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Archie Goodwin
Al Milgrom
Mike Baron (Nexus, Punisher)
Len Kaminski (Iron Man)
Chuck Dixon (Punisher War Zone, Batman, Nightwing, Robin)
Michael Avon Oeming (Thor, Red Sonja)
Terry Kavanagh (X-Man)
John Ostrander (Star Wars)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)

Barry Windsor-Smith (Conan the Barbarian)
Bill Sienkiewicz (New Mutants)
Norm Breyfogle (Batman)
Art Adams (Fantastic Four)
Alan Davis (Excalibur)
John Byrne (Fantastic Four)
Marc Silvestri (Uncanny X-Men)
Leinil Francis Yu (New Avengers)
Alex Maleev (Daredevil)
Frank Miller (Daredevil, Sin City)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
George Perez (Avengers, Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman)
Tim Sale (the Color minis)
Jim Lee (Uncanny X-Men, Batman)
Whilce Portacio (X-Men)
Carlos Ezquera (Judge Dredd)
Sam Kieth (The Maxx)
Dale Keown (Incredible Hulk, the Pitt)
J. Scott Campbell (Gen 13)
Chris Bachalo (Generation X, X-Men)
Mike Grell (Green Arrow)
Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets)
John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary, Captain America)
Jon J Muth (Moonshadow)
Joe, Andy and Adam Kubert (Sgt Rock, Batman)
Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys)
Todd McFarlane (Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man)
Greg Capullo (Quaasar, Spawn)
Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon)
John Bolton
Sal and John Buscema (Conan the Barbarian, Avengers, Spider-Man)
John Romita Sr and Jr (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil)
Scott McDaniel (Daredevil)
Mike Deodato jr (Elektra, Fantastic Four, Thor)
Walt Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four)
P Craig Russell
Dave Cockrum (Uncanny X-Men)
Michael William Kaluta (Starstruck)
Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Al Milgrom
Charles Vess
Arthur Suydam
Sergio Aragones
Jim Valentino (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Olivier Coipel (House of M)
Gabriele Dell'Otto (Secret War)
Steve McNiven (Civil War)
Gene Colan (Tomb of Dracula, Howard the Duck, Daredevil)
Bob Layton (Iron Man)
Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, Captain America)
Mark Bagley (New Warriors, Ultimate Spider-Man)
Jon Bogdanove (Superman, Power Pack)
June Brigman (Power Pack)
Ron Frenz (Amazing Spider-Man)
Carmine Infantino (Star Wars)
Mike D Allred (Madman)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)

So everybody is your favorite?

[jessielong]

Just a selected few... :)

[Eli Katz]

Just a selected few... :)

I understand, and agree with many of your selections. Especially pleased to see you list Len Wein and Gene Colan. Two greats.

Wein's run on Amazing is still my favorite, and Colan's work on Tomb of Dracula is the best run of the 1970s.

[Kahn]

Gene Colan is so good. I could have included him on my list, since he recently did some work on DD.

[Gorgeousaur]

Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men)
Peter David (Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Aquaman)
Grant Morrison (New X-Men, Animal Man)
Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, Punisher, Hitman)
Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Authority, Planetary)
Joss Whedon (Astonishing X-Men)
Geoff Johns (Avengers, JLA, Green Lantern)
Jim Starlin (Warlock, Dreadstar, Silver Surfer)
Ron Marz (Silver Surfer, Green Lantern)
Walt Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four)
John Byrne (Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Superman)
Brian Michael Bendis (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Daredevil)
Frank Miller (Daredevil, Sin City)
Denny O'Neil (Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Azrael)
Jeph Loeb (Batman, the Color minis)
J Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Thor)
Roy Thomas (Avengers, Conan the Barbarian)
Mike Carey (X-Men, Lucifer, Hellblazer)
Ed Brubaker (X-Men, Daredevil, Captain America)
Mark Gruenwald (Captain America, Quasar)
Fabian Nicieza (New Warriors)
Louise Simonson (New Mutants)
Matt Fraction (The Other)
Roger Stern (Avengers)
Tom DeFalco (Amazing Spider-Man)
John Marc DeMatteis (Spider-Man, Defenders)
Alan Moore (Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing)
Len Wein (Incredible Hulk)
Larry Hama (Wolverine)
Mark Millar (Ultimates)
Doug Moench (Batman, Master of Kung Fu)
Greg Rucka (Batman, Wonder Woman)
John Wagner (Judge Dredd)
Alan Grant (Lobo, Batman)
Scott Lobdell (X-Men, Generation X)
Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Books of Magic)
Mark Waid (Flash, Fantastic Four, Captain America)
Mike Grell (Green Arrow)
Marv Wolfman (Tomb of Dracula, New Teen Titans)
Brian K Vaughan (Y, Ultimate X-Men, Runaways)
Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets)
Christopher Priest/Jim Owsley (Black Panther)
Keith Giffen (Justice League)
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Nova)
James Robinson (Starman)
David Michelinie (Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man)
Jim Shooter (Avengers)
Bill Mantlo (Rom, Alpha Flight, Incredible Hulk)
Gerry Conway (Justice League of America, Superman, Spider-Man)
Steve Gerber (Howard the Duck)
Peter B Gillis (Strikeforce Morituri)
Dan Jurgens (Superman)
Ann Nocenti (Daredevil)
Dan G Chichester (Daredevil)
Joe Kelly (Deadpool, X-Men)
Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Superman, Avengers)
Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy, BPRD)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Archie Goodwin
Al Milgrom
Mike Baron (Nexus, Punisher)
Len Kaminski (Iron Man)
Chuck Dixon (Punisher War Zone, Batman, Nightwing, Robin)
Michael Avon Oeming (Thor, Red Sonja)
Terry Kavanagh (X-Man)
John Ostrander (Star Wars)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)

Barry Windsor-Smith (Conan the Barbarian)
Bill Sienkiewicz (New Mutants)
Norm Breyfogle (Batman)
Art Adams (Fantastic Four)
Alan Davis (Excalibur)
John Byrne (Fantastic Four)
Marc Silvestri (Uncanny X-Men)
Leinil Francis Yu (New Avengers)
Alex Maleev (Daredevil)
Frank Miller (Daredevil, Sin City)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
George Perez (Avengers, Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman)
Tim Sale (the Color minis)
Jim Lee (Uncanny X-Men, Batman)
Whilce Portacio (X-Men)
Carlos Ezquera (Judge Dredd)
Sam Kieth (The Maxx)
Dale Keown (Incredible Hulk, the Pitt)
J. Scott Campbell (Gen 13)
Chris Bachalo (Generation X, X-Men)
Mike Grell (Green Arrow)
Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets)
John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary, Captain America)
Jon J Muth (Moonshadow)
Joe, Andy and Adam Kubert (Sgt Rock, Batman)
Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys)
Todd McFarlane (Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man)
Greg Capullo (Quaasar, Spawn)
Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon)
John Bolton
Sal and John Buscema (Conan the Barbarian, Avengers, Spider-Man)
John Romita Sr and Jr (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil)
Scott McDaniel (Daredevil)
Mike Deodato jr (Elektra, Fantastic Four, Thor)
Walt Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four)
P Craig Russell
Dave Cockrum (Uncanny X-Men)
Michael William Kaluta (Starstruck)
Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Al Milgrom
Charles Vess
Arthur Suydam
Sergio Aragones
Jim Valentino (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Olivier Coipel (House of M)
Gabriele Dell'Otto (Secret War)
Steve McNiven (Civil War)
Gene Colan (Tomb of Dracula, Howard the Duck, Daredevil)
Bob Layton (Iron Man)
Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, Captain America)
Mark Bagley (New Warriors, Ultimate Spider-Man)
Jon Bogdanove (Superman, Power Pack)
June Brigman (Power Pack)
Ron Frenz (Amazing Spider-Man)
Carmine Infantino (Star Wars)
Mike D Allred (Madman)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)
Are you one of the existentialists that don't believe in being confined by numbers or something? Juuuuust wondering. :p