is Brian K. Vaughan the best comic book writer currently

**DIVINITY** · 07-12-2015, 05:05 PM

He's definitely, one of the Best Out!!

**johnmahananda** · 07-15-2015, 06:21 PM

No, that would be Warren Ellis.

**johnmahananda** · 07-15-2015, 06:33 PM

Rucka and Lemire are good, too. I enjoy Antony Johnston's stories. Right now, though, Nick Spencer writes one of the best series I've ever read --- Morning Glories. An amazing book... Joshua Dysart and Matt Kindt are solid.

Grant Morrison writes to himself and his stuff is getting weird and boring. Matt Fraction is everything comics shouldn't be.

And, I guess I need to say it: I liked Y: The Last Man pretty well but Saga really took a bad nose-dive...

**johnmahananda** · 07-15-2015, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Sandinista

The three best comic book writers RIGHT NOW are the Holy British Trinity:

3. Mark Millar
2. Warren Ellis
1. Grant Morrison.

Ellis is miles beyond those two...not even close...

**Detox** · 07-15-2015, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by johnmahananda

Rucka and Lemire are good, too. I enjoy Antony Johnston's stories. Right now, though, Nick Spencer writes one of the best series I've ever read --- Morning Glories. An amazing book... Joshua Dysart and Matt Kindt are solid.

Grant Morrison writes to himself and his stuff is getting weird and boring. Matt Fraction is everything comics shouldn't be.

And, I guess I need to say it: I liked Y: The Last Man pretty well but Saga really took a bad nose-dive...

I'm with you on Lemire and Dysart, Kindt is hit or miss for me and he doesn't always finish his stories strong.

Oh, and Saga is back!!

**Brave Sir Robin** · 07-15-2015, 08:34 PM

A lot of writers have good runs and crap runs. Also, what some love, some hate. I think Saga is very entertaining but, while Y The Last Man is pretty popular, I think it is one the most inane, over rated crap fests ever. It is going to be hard to get a consensus on anyone.

**friendly-fire-press** · 07-17-2015, 08:57 PM

Hmmmm

He's certainly one of the best ... not sure if I'd be bold enough to label him the single best

**matt levin** · 07-18-2015, 05:50 AM

good heavens, no--
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)
Eric Powell (Goon)
David Latham (Stray Bullets)
I choose all of them before I'd choose Vaughan...

**AstroWolfboy** · 07-18-2015, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Brave Sir Robin

A lot of writers have good runs and crap runs. Also, what some love, some hate. I think Saga is very entertaining but, while Y The Last Man is pretty popular, I think it is one the most inane, over rated crap fests ever. It is going to be hard to get a consensus on anyone.

I didn't like Y the last man either, maybe I'd give Saga more of a chance, had I heard more things like " You don't have to like Y to like Saga" . But I don't its always his fans saying stuff like " Everything he writes is Friggin scripture , as if a burning bush wrote it in stone" . I don't like Brian K. Vaugn since hes being touted as the John Steinbeck of Comics. Where one day "Y: the Last man" could be substitute for " Of Mice and Men"

**Jasper Avenue** · 07-18-2015, 12:21 PM

Fact: Jeff Lemire is the best current writer.

**Dorktron** · 07-18-2015, 01:32 PM

For me:

1. Hickman
2. Rucka
3. Lemire

**ysemaj** · 07-18-2015, 01:53 PM

I am enjoying Lazarus so much recently that I'd have to say Rucka is at the top of his game and probably one of the best in the industry at the moment. His newly announced series which introduces new characters into the world of DragonAge has got me so excited. Looking forward to seeing Rucka write a high fantasy book as his world building skills are astounding (yes yes the world of Dragon Age has already been establish but I hope he get to flesh it out even more). Although, I really wasn't a fan of Rucka's 'Veil' though but I just hope that's a blip.

BKV is great but not the best at the moment. Saga has been very 'meh' the past few arcs but #30 was spectacular so hoping it picks up its game again. The Private Eye was a very nice experiment and a helluva strong comic. It's Eisner win was well deserved. I wasn't a massive fan of Y either but thought it was okay at times. Too early to call We Stand on Guard.

Aside from Rucka, Aaron is doing some fantastic work on Southern Bastards and Thor, and I'm hoping The Goddamned is going to be good. Truth be told I haven't read much of Hickmans stuff except East of West which is one of my favourites as well.

**MegaManChiefFan** · 07-19-2015, 11:20 AM

Vaughn is good, but not great. Even though Saga and Y: The Last Man are near masterpieces of series', there is not much for him in terms of great stories after that. Runaways is not that good and I personally finds it overrated, Never read his Swamp Thing books, and We Stand On Guard was a really good first issue, but there is only one issue out so I can't have a full opinion on the whole series yet. In short, I think Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder do what Brian K. Vaughn does but only I think they are better than him.

**MegaManChiefFan** · 07-19-2015, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Jasper Avenue

Fact: Jeff Lemire is the best current writer.

So true. He is a brilliant writer that blows my mind with everything he writes.

**Dr. Cheesesteak** · 07-19-2015, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jasper Avenue

Fact: Jeff Lemire is the best current writer.

Far from fact.

I love him, I truly do. I've loved everything I've read of his and think he's a master at writing w/ emotion and drive. I think he was my favorite writer of 2012-2014. But most of his stories are predictable and storytelling seems too safe compared to some of the other elite writers out there.

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