Who's Your Favorite Modern Writer?

[ChrisInBaltimore]

In the age of decompressed stories and writer's names being on the cover, I wonder who you follow? Who are you a zombie for?

 

Currently, I think Greg Rucka might be my favorite writer. I love the Noir feel his books have and the gritty mood he captures.

 

Part of why I post this is in the past few months I've read Gotham Central and now I'm waiting on 52. I was simply BLOWN AWAY by Gotham Central. I think I read the entire series in two or three days.

 

I've also been reading his Cyclops book which has been pretty good, surprisingly.

 

I ordered 52 off a boardie and he couldn't find it so I've been anticipating the day he found the books. I acted like I wasn't excited, but I can't wait!

[fastballspecial]

A few years ago I would have said Johns without a doubt.

 

Now I think Snyder currently has the pulse of comic fans.

 

[awakeintheashes]

Man, this is tough.

 

Snyder is great. So is Brubaker and Rucka, too. Vaughan is another favorite.

[HarveySwick]

Brian K. Vaughan

Terry Moore

Brian Michael Bendis

[bababooey]

Bendis

 

[ChrisInBaltimore]

I would have said Bendis too, but I stopped reading his mainstream Marvel stuff outside of USM. Do you all still read his Marvel stuff.

 

I had a hard time not saying Brubaker. I tried to pick only one.

[ThoseBackPages]

Kirkman

[Phantalien]

Gail Simone is my favorite. Geoff Johns made GL cool again, still want to read his Flash. Though I haven't really picked up anything since the Nu52 except Suicide Squad.

[jaybes]

Kindt

Brubaker

Aaron

Vaughan

Snyder

Wade

 

In that order.

[piper]

Lots of favourites:

 

Brubaker

Snyder

Ellis

Vaughan

Gaiman

Terry Moore

[james1miller]

Too hard to pick one. Ellis and Kirkman are way up there. Hickman, Millar, Layman, Remender. Some old dude named Alan Moore. I don't think all their stuff is gold but most is. Kindt rocks too.

 

Little bits of Simone, Johns, Snyder, Rucka.

[the authority]

Super tough choice. I guess it depends on what you call modern. Warren Ellis would top my list if Planetary and The Authority are considered modern. Morrison/Waid on JLA and Johns on Flash and JSA would be way up there too. Currently it would be Hickman. I feel East of a West will go down as a great like Planetary and The Authority if he doesn't fumble from the middle to the end.

[bababooey]

I would have said Bendis too, but I stopped reading his mainstream Marvel stuff outside of USM. Do you all still read his Marvel stuff.

 

I had a hard time not saying Brubaker. I tried to pick only one.

Bendis' DD run got me back into collecting, that got me started with USM - I still read the current USM. I enjoyed the start of his All New X-men & Uncanny for a few months, got a bit lost & lazy with the first "event" but I plan to catch up at some point. My second choice would be either Slott or Waid but that's probably because that covers USM, ASM & DD which are the only comics that I seem get around to reading.

 

 

[ebtorres]

In no particular order:

 

Brian K Vaughn

Scott Snyder

 

[N/A]

Layman

BKV

Snyder

[cbalroman]

Bendis

BKV

Kirkman

[maloney414]

Kirkman has been my favorite writer for years. Still on top of my list.

 

2nd would be Cullen Bunn.

 

Honorable mentions you guys probably haven't heard of:

 

Tom Waltz (TMNT by IDW)

Tom Taylor (Injustice)

[the authority]

Kirkman has been my favorite writer for years. Still on top of my list.

 

2nd would be Cullen Bunn.

 

Honorable mentions you guys probably haven't heard of:

 

Tom Waltz (TMNT by IDW)

Tom Taylor (Injustice)

 

Tom Taylor is very underrated imo.

[Solar]

Vaughan and it's not all that close for me. Hickman would be #2.

[FormerReader]

Dysart

Kindt

V-Ditti