What writer you consider a hero by saving your character from being mishandled?

[Sodam Yat]

There are characters, whether they’re considered iconic, obscure, or any level of popularity has been mishandled at one point or another by writers and editorial throughout the history of DC. Thanks to writers’ mishandling on these characters, these characters has been effected in one point or more in their lifetime has been put either into limbo, received the axe, or just have a bad history from a story that stayed with them. These characters has become victims, because of a certain writer. With that said, there are new writers, who has made a difference to characters that’s been previously mishandled poorly to where they’ve been well received by readers/fans by taking time in investing into those characters and fixing the writers’ past mistakes on said character. What writer(s) do you consider a hero by doing your character justice that a previous writer has failed to do so?

[phantom1592]

First one that comes to my mind is Johns with Hal Jordan. I didn't love the whole Rainbow corps storyline... but the way rebirth returned him to glory and out of that Spectre mess he was in That was amazing.

In Marvel, I hated Bendis' Run of Daredevil with a passion and loved when Ed Brubaker jumped on. It was definitely an improvement, but too little to late I think.

[kjn]

The go-to example really should be John Ostrander and Kim Yale for saving Barbara Gordon. I'd also say that Mairghread Scott is seems set on saving Babs again right now.

Then we have John Rucka with Wonder Woman after the Azzarello and Finch runs, though DC was quick to undo any good that came of that with the Robinson run.

[married guy]

Grant Morrison on JLA sticks out for me.

[Raijin]

Geoff Johns on The Flash Rebirth.

[Denirac]

Scott Snyder bringing J’onn back with Justice League after the mess New 52 had with him betraying and fighting them.
Tynion with Constantine in New 52 and Rebirth

[Vinsanity]

Jason Todd - Scott Lobdell - Just sayin'

Dick Grayson - Tim Seeley - Just for Grayson.

For me other than that there are no saving graces cause there are aspects of each writer I liked for all the characters I like.

[dancj]

Geoff Johns on The Flash Rebirth.

Really? Johns did a great job with Wally in the first half (maybe three quarters) of his original run, but I thought it was generally accepted that The Flash: Rebirth wasn't very good.

I have to agree with Morrison on JLA. Giffen and co had done a great job with a humorous book, but after he left, the JLA floundered terribly till Morrison came along.

[Lightning Rider]

In Marvel, I hated Bendis' Run of Daredevil with a passion and loved when Ed Brubaker jumped on. It was definitely an improvement, but too little to late I think.

What..? Why?

Geoff Johns on The Flash Rebirth.

What..? Why?

[Raijin]

What..? Why?



What..? Why?

It's really simple. Barry Allen is my Flash and i was happy that he was pretty much rescued from obscurity. Barry to most people was simply a footnote.

[Buried Alien]

It's really simple. Barry Allen is my Flash and i was happy that he was pretty much rescued from obscurity. Barry to most people was simply a footnote.

Amen! I will forever be grateful to the powers that finally lifted the ridiculous twenty-year embargo on Barry Allen and reversed the damage done to Hal Jordan during the 1990s.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Johnny]

Amen! I will forever be grateful to the powers that finally lifted the ridiculous twenty-year embargo on Barry Allen and reversed the damage done to Hal Jordan during the 1990s.

The movie kind of did more damage to him than Parallax ever did tho. In both instances it took a handful of incompetent idiots to destroy a classic character in no time. Twice.

[Lightning Rider]

It's really simple. Barry Allen is my Flash and i was happy that he was pretty much rescued from obscurity. Barry to most people was simply a footnote.

I can respect that, I just feel as a general Flash fan he took him from obscurity and plunged him into a horrible character re-write that has plagued the Flash series to this day.

[Kyer]

After some thought (and an unfortunate dip into Wikipedia to look up the current status of a character) I've realized I'm still in need of hero writers.

DC: Wally West murdered (or a murderer playing possum) after being mishandled in Titans and not allowed to thrive in more than cameos in The Flash. Rumors having it that if he does survive he's going to be in... gag... Suicide Squad.

Marvel: Scott Summers killed off page by an illness after killing his father figure. Hank Pym eaten by some disgusting monster in something called a Soul World....and he didn't even realize he was about to be consumed.

*goes to bed, covers over head, and imagination plays I NEED A HERO by Bonny Tyler in head* G'night all.