Top 10 DC Comics Writers, and why?

[Jcogginsa]

What are your top ten DC comics Writers, and why do you rate them so highly?

Note: For the purposes of this threat, please only take into consideration the material that they wrote for DC, and not work they wrote for other companies or independently.

[Lindsey]

My top 10, listed in no particular order, with what I feel is their best work for DC

James Robinson - Starman
Neil Gaiman - Sandman
Mark Waid - The Flash
Gail Simone - Birds of Prey
Alan Grant - The Demon
Peter David - Supergirl
Bill Willingham - Fables
Mike Grell - Green Arrow
Grant Morrison - All Star Superman
Geoff Johns - The Flash

Honorable mention:

John Ostrander - The Spectre

[caj]

Steve Englehart - Justice League of America
Paul Levitz - Legion of Super Heroes (80s run)
Keith Giffen - Justice League International / L.E.G.I.O.N. '89
Roy Thomas - All Star Squadron
Jeph Loeb - The Long Halloween
Marv Wolfman - New Teen Titans
David Goyer - JSA
Chuck Dixon - Nightwing / Birds of Prey
Dan Jurgens - Superman books (90s run)
Mark Waid - Flash / Kingdom Come

[K7P5V]

1. Keith Giffen - Formerly Known as the Justice League
2. J.M. DeMatteis - Speeding Bullets
3. Mike W. Barr - Son of the Demon
4. Marv Wolfman - Teen Titans
5. Chuck Dixon - Nightwing
6. Jeph Loeb - Superman
7. Jack Kirby - The Fourth World Trilogy
8. Dave Gibbons - World's Finest
9. Alan Moore - Superman
10. Frank Miller - DKR/Batman:Year One/DKSA

Honorable Mentions:
11. Jerry Ordway - The Power of SHAZAM!
12. Arnold Drake - My Greatest Adventure/Doom Patrol

[Jekyll]

Hmmmm this will be tough.

1.James Robinson- Starman
2. Mark Waid- The Flash (Wally)
3. Geoff Johns- JSA
4. Gardner Fox- The Flash (Jay)
5. John Broome- The Flash (Barry)
6. Jan Strand- Sword of The Atom
7. Dan Jurgens- Teen Titans
8.Jerry Ordway- Power of Shazam!
9. Mike Grell- Green Arrow
10. Grant Morrison- Batman & Robin

[Denirac]

10. Frank Miller
9. Alan Moore
8. Marv Wolfman
7. Jack Kirby
6. Dennis O’Neil
5. Chuck Dixon
4. Geoff Johns
3. Grant Morrison
2. Dan Jurgens
1. Mark Waid

[Global Honored]

10. Garth Ennis (Preacher, Hitman)

9. Neil Gaiman (Sandman)

8. Keith Giffen (JL/JLI, LOSH, Ambush Bug)

7. Denny O’Neil (Batman, GL/GA, The Question)

6. Jeph Loeb (Hush, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, When in Rome)

5. Mark Waid (Flash, Kingdom Come)

4. Marv Wolfman (New Teen Titans, Crisis)

3. Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Flash, Superman/Action, JSA)

2. Frank Miller (Year One, TDKR)

1. Grant Morrison (Batman run, JL, All Star Superman, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles, Animal Man, etc.)

Honorable Mention: Darwyn Cooke (New Frontier, Before Watchmen) & Tom King (Batman, Mister Miracle)

[Daniel22]

Man what a tough question. I'm sure I'll leave someone I absolutely love out and I'm not even going to try to rank them.

Neal Gaiman
Garth Ennis
Gail Simone
Tom King
Grant Morrison
Jeph Loeb
Geoff Johns
Warren Ellis
Judd Winnick
Ed Brubaker

I'm sure as soon as I post this I'll remember someone I couldn't possibly leave off..

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Chuck Dixon - Nightwing/Robin/Detective
Grant Morrison - JLA/
Denny O'Neil - Batman, Green Arrow/Green Lantern
Gail Simone - Birds of Prey/Batgirl/Secret Six
Marv Wolfman - Teen Titans/Crisis
Jeph Loeb - Long Halloween/Dark Victory/Batman
Frank Miller - TDKR/Year One
Alan Moore - Watchmen/Killing Joke/Superman/Swamp Thing
Neil Gaiman - Sandman
Mark Waid - The Flash

[SiegePerilous02]

1. Grant Morrison- pretty much everything he's done, but particularly All-Star Superman, JLA and Doom Patrol
2. Alan Moore- Swamp Thing, his Superman stories, Watchmen
3. Neil Gaiman- the Sandman
4. Geoff Johns- the Flash (first run), Green Lantern, Aquaman, Shazam
5. Greg Rucka- Wonder Woman, Batwoman, Detective Comics, Gotham Central
6. Jack Kirby- the Fourth World
7. Warren Ellis- The Authority, the Wild Storm
8. Tom King- Batman, Grayson, Omega Men
9. Tim Seeley- Grayson, Nightwing, Imaginary Fiends
10. Mike Carey- Lucifer, the Unwritten

[Ilan Preskovsky]

Including Vertigo and Wildstorm and in no order...

Grant Morrison - All Star Superman, JLA
Mark Waid - The Flash, Kingdom Come
Alan Moore - Swamp Thing, Watchmen
Neil Gaiman - Sandman, Books of Magic
Tom King - Mister Miracle, Omega Men
Garth Ennis - Hitman, Preacher
Peter David - Supergirl, Young Justice
Keith Giffen & JM Dematties - JLI/ JLA/ JL/ JLE
James Robinson - Starman, JSA: The Golden Age
Darwyn Cooke - New Frontier, the Spirit

Almost put Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker in there but their very best stuff has actually largely been done elsewhere but they were both very close as are Frank Miller, Warren Ellis and Geoff Johns when he is on-form. Also, Starman is so good that I have to put James Robinson in there even if the majority of his other DC work has been... less than great.

[gooch4011]

In no particular order.

Scott Lobdell
Jeph Loeb
Geoff Johns
Mike Grell
Frank Miller
Grant Morrison
Bryan Hill
Dan Abnett
Judd Winick

[BatmanJones]

This was hard.

1. Alan Moore
2. Grant Morrison
3. Frank Miller
4. Denny O’Neil
5. Neil Gaiman
6. Mark Waid
7. Geoff Johns
8. Brad Meltzer
9. Tom King
10. James Robinson 1.0

[Mike]

01. Paul Levitz - Legion of Super-Heroes
02. Gerry Conway - Firestorm and JLA
03. Len Wein - Swamp Thing and JLA
04. Marv Wolfman - The New Teen Titans
05. Roy Thomas - All-Star Squadron and Infinity inc.
06. Arnold Drake - Doom Patrol
07. Denny O'Neil - Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow
08. Mike W. Barr - Batman and The Outsiders, Batman and Camelot 3000
09. Mike Grell - Warlord
10. Bob Haney - The Brave and The Bold

[dancj]

Including all of DC (Vertigo, Wildstorm etc):

In no order:

Alan Moore - Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Superman, V for Vendetta, LoEG, Top 10
Grant Morrison - Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, Flex Mentallo, The Filth, Final Crisis, WE3
Neil Gaiman - Sandman
Warren Ellis - Stormwatch, Transmetropolitan
Garth Ennis - Preacher, Hitman, Hellblazer
Peter Milligan - Batman, Skreemer, The Enigma, Human Target, Shade the Changing Man
Frank Miller - TDKR, Year One, ASBAR, DKSA
Ed Brubaker - Gotham Central, Sleeper
Brian Azzarello - 100 Bullets, Superman, Dr Thirteen


I've only made it to 9 and my lunch time is over so I'll have to stop