which are the best DC Comics writers in history?

[upgrayedd]

Keith Giffen
Mark Waid
Garth Ennis

[kp404]

In alphabetical order:

Alan Moore
Ed Brubaker
Garth Ennis
Grant Morrison
Neil Gaiman

Substitute Ennis for Greg Rucka if you think he hasn't done enough DC to qualify.

This is very close to my list, but I would substitute Mark Waid for Grant Morrison and have Morrison as an honorable mention. Also, John Ostrander for Ennis. Ostrander's Suicide Squad is classic, but my favorite from him is the first Deadshot miniseries. One of the best ever.

[Marvel/DC Fan]

1. Alan Moore
2. Marv Wolfman
3. Frank Miller
4. Keith Giffen
5. John Byrne
6. Roy Thomas

[sax]

Moore
Miller
Grell
O'Neil

[brandnewfan]

(I'm a newer DC reader--post 2005ish)

1. Scott Snyder
2. Tom King
3. Geoff Johns
4. Grant Morrison
5. Jeff Lemire

[Nomads1]

I agree with a lot of the above choices.

But I am always amazed that Jonn Ostrander is not an automatic pick on these kinds of threads. Great long runs on Suicide Squad and Spectre. Excellent long runs on Firestorm, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkman. A goodly amount of other good stuff.

And I've probably been niggardly on the stuff I've described as excellent...put it this way personally I've enjoyed his "excellent" stuff more than large majority of output of other writers mentioned in this thread.

First name on my list.

John Ostrander
Mark Waid
Geoff Johns
Alan Moore
Grant Morrison

Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, Chuck Dixon, Keith Giffen, Gardner Fox, Denny O'Neil, William Messener Loeb, John Byrne and so many others also deserve to be on this list. Hard to narrow it down.

Peace