Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Christopher Priest

[Random4]

I know these questions are always subjective and hard to answer. The idea of ranking is arbitrary, but in all honesty would you guys agree that in terms of their legacy and body of work these are the top 3 writers in dc comics of all time

[MajorHoy]

I know these questions are always subjective and hard to answer. The idea of ranking is arbitrary, but in all honesty would you guys agree that in terms of their legacy and body of work these are the top 3 writers in dc comics of all time

No.

How can you leave out guys like Gardner Fox?

I'm assuming you haven't many comic books from before the 1980s/1990s?

[Random4]

I know a lot of people will find my inclusion of Priest odd here but would most of you agree that his run on death stroke is already a classic on the same level as Moore’s swamp thing or Morrison’s doom patrol etc?

[MajorHoy]

I know a lot of people will find my inclusion of Priest odd here but would most of you agree that his run on death stroke is already a classic on the same level as Moore’s swamp thing or Morrison’s doom patrol etc?

Wouldn't know; no interest in Deathstroke, so I haven't bothered to read it.

[Cyberstrike]

1) Alan Moore

2) Christopher Priest

Outside of his run on JLA and Batman: Arkham Asylum-A Serious House on Serious Earth I have never liked anything else Morrison wrote at DC and at other publishers.

[Random4]

1) Alan Moore
2) Christopher Priest

Outside of his run on JLA and Batman: Arkham Asylum-A Serious House on Serious Earth I have never cared about anything else Morrison wrote.

do you agree that Priest is the 2nd best ever

[Cyberstrike]

do you agree that Priest is the 2nd best ever

Out of those 3 you listed, yeah. Of all time, no.

[Pohzee]

I mean I personally would put Priest up there with them, but that’s not going to be a popular opinion around here. Or anywhere really.

[KC]

I would not put Preist with Moore and Morrison. He is nowhere near those two in my opinion.

[Random4]

I would not put Preist with Moore and Morrison. He is nowhere near those two in my opinion.

Would you have him in mid tier at least

[KC]

Would you have him in mid tier at least

Yes. I think Mid-tier is where Priest belongs.

[Jim Kelly]

"Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Christopher Priest"--sounds like the set up for a joke, but what's the punchline?

[skyvolt2000]

"Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Christopher Priest"--sounds like the set up for a joke, but what's the punchline?

The punchline is two were allowed to write almost anything they wanted. The other did not. Which is why he left the industry.

Never mind when you look at his resume Cap America, Ironfist, Batman, Spider Man, Superman, Hal Jordan and others are there. So its not like he can't write anybody. However like many from the 80s-those comics with his work are not in trades (mainly his DC work). And we still don't know what he did for Milestone.

He's just known for a Panther from Wakanda and a Terminator. The other two don't have that issue.

[CaptCleghorn]

Yes. I think Mid-tier is where Priest belongs.

I'm not sure Priest is mid-tier. He's a talented writer who has been producing quality work for decades. While he's not on the level of Moore or Morrison, he's definitely pretty well above average.

[superduperman]

Morrison is too "meta" for my tastes. Moore is far and away the best. I haven't read enough of Priest to know anything about him.