Karen Berger
Mark Waid
Grant Morrison
Kurt Busiek
Jim Shooter
Other (You Pick)
The only writer I would trust with editorial duties is Greg Rucka.
I think the writers are a nightmare to work with: having see how they blame their readers for critique the their work (even if those critiques are right), they seem to me more professional fanfiction writers than professional comic book writers and with this "human material" no one editor can do a good job.
«It's like kids trying to write stories for adults or something.»
There is an huge difference among write a good story and try to write a great one.
«Heroism is not about being perfect or always winning, but breathing hope into the hopeless.»
Batman's world isn't realistic. It's grounded in psychological realism… In real life, Batman's crusade would be a horrible idea.[…] But in the world Batman inhabits, it not only makes sense, it's absolutely the right thing to do.
Anyone but Geoff Johns.
"Longtime fans will read the book and bitch about it NO MATTER WHAT."
- Grant Morrison
Grant morrison, i don't think he is the kind of guy. But i just voted for himfor fun. Kurt busiek or waid would be good.
There are plenty of writers who can edit. There are rather fewer who can who are good editors. And even fewer who can be good publishers.
About the only person who was both a good writer, a good editor, and a good publisher that I can think of was Frederick Pohl. I'm sure there are others, but they're rare.
A good editor needs to be able to find, recognise, and nurture writers. They need to be able to recognise good stories, and help the writer improve them. They need to manage the process from pitch to finished manuscript to publishable book. They need to be able to market books. And that's with the relatively simple world of book publishing. Comics publishing adds the artists. The interconnected world of modern superhero comics adds continuity and management of characters between titles to the list as well.
Recruiting mainly writers to do the job of editors means you run a high risk of them continuing to do the job of writing rather than of editing.
«Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvellous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out» (Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History [4.56.1])
Voted Morrison despite the fact that it will never happen. And overall Karen Berger would probably be the better choice.
Or have them share the duties. Berger would be a better editor overall, but Morrison would have great ideas for most of the IPs and maybe his ideas could be executed better by other writers for the IPs he's less suited for (like Wonder Woman).
Wont be Berge. Her time is over.
Karen Berger is unlikely because while she spearheaded one of the most progressive imprints in history, she represents too much of a traditional approach to the comic book industry. Her goals were simply to tell good stories and let them sell themselves. Great if you're already a comic book fan, but not exactly a recipe for bringing in new blood. Not saying she isn't capable of more but I just don't see Warner Media going down that path.
I think it's going to be a generally unknown corporate figure. However, I maintain that Jeph Loeb covers most of the criteria that DC would be looking for in terms of someone who understands the television/film side of things while also having experience with the comic book industry itself.
Can't say i'm a huge fan of some of Loeb's works but well, i wouldn't mind if that was him who gets the job.
Which of course means it's never going to happen lol, sorry Jeph.
I voted for Mark Waid, but I will also take Geoff Johns, Denys Cowan, and/or Karen Berger. Honestly, I'm surprised Geoff wasn't on the list. Considering his runs on JSA, Flash (his first run), Teen Titans, Green Lantern, his stories involving Superman and the Legion, and now even Doomsday Clock, he's probably contributed the most in terms of quality runs to DC out of any of his contemporaries. Also, he was one of the few people during Didio's tenure at DC who truly showed an understanding and undying love for DC characters.
But yeah, Mark would be amazing. He's like Geoff in that he totally and completely understands these characters.
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"They can be a great people Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you. My only son." - Jor-El
All of these names are great, but these people on the list are pipe dreams, most likely Warner Brothers will hire another Hollywood outsider nobody has heard of and doesn't have passion for the characters to be the new publisher. Or WB will just keep Jim Lee as sole publisher, which would be just as DiDio imo.