Hardly makes him one of the worst though.
I'd rather read his issues than Snyder's run.
I would say, in order from favorite to least:
- Rucka
- Marston
- Perez
- Jimenez
- Azzarello
- Simone
- Heinberg
- JMS
- Byrne
- Kanigher
And Siegel's Superman rules!
And what does "dated" mean, really? Based on common usage, I think it means that modern readers aren't patient enough for anything outside of their narrow comfort zone.
My, my! One does peculiar things when one is a gorilla!
Batman has had the good fortune to have much better creative talent working on him over the years than Wonder Woman has. The pickings are slim on this side of the fence. Marston, dated though he is, still manages to stand out among the writers who've written his creation over the years. His output was also a great deal more complex than other writers of the time; thematically, it was also more complex than a lot of stuff being written today, even if it was aimed at a younger audience.
Oddly enough, I think Azzarello's Diana is the closest we've got to a modernized take on Marston's Diana, but I prefer the pacing/plots/art/themes of Perez and Rucka to the current team.
Dr. HUrt "Marston? Seriously? He was one of the worst writers she's ever had, despite him concieving her. And i would say the same thing about Kane for Batman and Shiegel/Shuster for Superman."
He's weird is not as bad a critique, unlike a run being bland and uninspired? Seriously. If a guy likes Marston's stuff good. It is really dated though...
Last edited by madman; 07-12-2014 at 11:24 PM.