Which BA writer do you think had the biggest impact on the medium going forward? 2 2

[tth2]

On 10/21/2021 at 12:46 PM, JTLarsen said:

Yes. See: Marvelman and V For Vendetta. Moore was going to happen with or without Swamp Thing.

Yup, same with Grant Morrison with Doom Patrol and Animal Man.  There is no shortage of minor characters out there that a good writer can use as a vehicle.

[jjonahjameson11]

On 10/21/2021 at 10:00 AM, tth2 said:

Yup, same with Grant Morrison with Doom Patrol and Animal Man.  There is no shortage of minor characters out there that a good writer can use as a vehicle.

Morrison = Copper Age.  We’re talking Bronze Age here.

again, without Wein, there wouldn’t be an x-title for Claremont to write or Wolvie mini series to establish the character moreso.  It all starts with Wein!

[tth2]

On 10/22/2021 at 12:43 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

On 10/21/2021 at 10:00 PM, tth2 said:

Yup, same with Grant Morrison with Doom Patrol and Animal Man.  There is no shortage of minor characters out there that a good writer can use as a vehicle.

Morrison = Copper Age.  We’re talking Bronze Age here.

As is Moore.  The point was that Swamp Thing was never a very successful title in the BA, and only became a well known character because of Moore in the CA.  But if Wein had never created Swamp Thing, Moore would have just taken some other obscure character and done his magic to transform them. 

I used the example of Grant Morrison to illustrate that it wasn't the obscure character that mattered, it was what the talented writer did with them.

[Randall Dowling]

Roy Thomas gets my vote.  So many classic stories that meant a lot to me growing up.

[jcjames]

On 10/14/2021 at 4:38 PM, Spider-Variant said:

I think Gerry Conway changed the entire trajectory of the Amazing Spider-Man universe with ASM 121-122.  

That is true.

Also, from a business/industry perspective, Roy Thomas saved Marvel from collapse by proposing they do the Star Wars comicbook adaptation. The rest is history. 

Edited October 28, 2021 by jcjames

[djpinkpanther67]

Starlin.

He laid the groundwork for a great deal of what is published nowadays, as well as that MCU thing…

[shadroch]

On 10/21/2021 at 9:43 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Morrison = Copper Age.  We’re talking Bronze Age here.

again, without Wein, there wouldn’t be an x-title for Claremont to write or Wolvie mini series to establish the character moreso.  It all starts with Wein!

To me, Roy Thomas advanced Stan's work at Marvel, but Starlin took it in a new direction.  Marvel was earth-centric before Starlin introduced the Cosmic Space Opera  to it.  He rescued Captain Marvel and Warlock from obscurity, gave us Thanos, Drax, Shang Chi, and so many others. 

Was it a coincidence he was the featured creator in Star Reach 1, the first direct comic. That the first Epic comic was Starlins Dreadstar?

Starlin not only advanced Marvel, and later DC's entire vison, he did it while being a pioneer for creators rights. 

Edited October 29, 2021 by shadroch

[FFB]

On 10/16/2021 at 8:59 PM, tth2 said:

That's because there wasn't really any dominant writer(s) during the BA, unlike the SA (Stan Lee) and CA (Miller and Moore).

And Roger Stern.