All time favorite comic writers and artists

[El Chuxter]

No explanation needed for this, I hope.

My all-time favorite artists:
the late great Jack Kirby
Jim Lee
Todd McFarlane
Erik Larsen
Andrew (Transformers, GIJoe) Wildman
Mike (Flash, Fantastic Four) Wieringo
Geoff (Transformers) Senior
John Romita Jr
Mike Mignola
Sal (Spectacular Spider-Man) Buscema
John Byrne
Joe "Hey, look at me! I'm an editor now!" Quesada
Mark Perez
Frank Miller
Ron Lim
Jon (Superman) Bogdanove
Brett (Sleepwalker, Shadow of the Bat) Blevins
Norm (Batman) Breyfogle
the guy whose name I always forget who drew the early issues of Young Justice
the other guy whose name I forget who drew the early issues of Birds of Prey

My all-time favorite writers:
Stan Lee
Larry Hama
Chris Claremont
Simon Furman
Grant Morrison
John Byrne
Frank Miller
Peter David
Denny O'Neil
Chuck Dixon
Alan Grant
Josh Blaylock

[The Overlord Returns]

Where the Hell are Neal Adams and Alan Moore!!!!????!!!???

[El Chuxter]

Oooh, good point. Those were definitely just oversights on my part. (Hey, I spent almost a decade completely out of comics; give me a little slack.)

[The Overlord Returns]

Good....much better

(I was just kiddin with ya anyhow)

[jjreason]

I won't bother starting another list, as you've mentioned many of my favourites, too El Chuxter. Im mainly a Marvel fan, so some of the names on your list I wouldn't include - not because they're not great, but because I haven't read/seen their work.

Neal Gaiman's writing on Sandman was wonderful, I would include him as a favourite writer, as well as Warren Ellis (who I first experienced on Excalibur oddly enough, but followed to Stormwatch then the Authority). I liked Garth Ennis' Preacher, but little else he's done. I usually enjoy stuff written by Kevin Smith (though it takes damn near forever to read his comics - wordy, wordy, wordy) and Jeph Loeb as well. Mark Waid rarely disappoints, and is handling FF quite well right now. Bruce Jones is blowing me away on Hulk right now.

[The Overlord Returns]

Read Transmetropolitan, if you haven't already. It will most likely go down as Ellis' masterwork.

[Tycho]

I first ONLY read Star Wars comics, and amongst the best
are:


ARTISTS:

#1 Jan Duursema! (x 20!) [her credits include Episode Two, as well as most Quinlan Vos stories, and Mace Windu's comic]



COLORS:

Dave Nestelle, who's worked with Dark Horse back to the Tales of the Jedi days.


WRITERS:

Jon Ostrander [who's credits include Quinlan Vos' stories]

Randy Stradley & Mike Richardson [Crimson Empire! - if they'd only finish Episode 3 (of Kir Kanos' tale)!]

Tom Veitch [who created Tales of the Jedi and gave life to Ulic Qel Droma!]

Kevin J. Anderson [Tales of the Jedi - like The Sith Wars and Redemption! some of Anderson's best work in all the SW he's done!]

Mike Stackpole [or didn't you know that the famous New Jedi Order and Rogue Squadron author wrote the Rogue Squadron comics as well?]


and there are more... I have to review the men and women behind Tales of the Jedi and Jedi vs. Sith to get the names of most of them. But I remember how great their work is for sure!


I am just getting started in collecting Smallville comics - my only other purchasing vice at the comic book shops.

[Bel-Cam Jos]

I never really kept track of many comic writers, but the artists (and one inker) stood out. They are:
John Byrne
Jack Kirby
Mike Zeck
Todd McFarlane
Walt Simonson (best comic signature)
John Romita Jr.
Neal Adams
Ken Steacy
Tim Truman
Art Adams

Writers
Louise Simonson
Stan Lee

Inker
Terry Austin

Disliked artists (sorry, gotta take the negative)
Steve Ditko (classic, but not my fave)
Mike Mignola
Cam Kennedy (blasphemy, I know)
Bill Sienkewich
Frank Miller ONLY when inked by Klaus Janson (too sketchy)

Keep in mind, my collecting ended about 10 years ago.

[El Chuxter]

Originally posted by Bel-Cam Jos
Disliked artists (sorry, gotta take the negative)
Cam Kennedy (blasphemy, I know)

How's that blasphemy? I can't stand his artwork either, if you can call it that. Combine it with the murky colors Dark Horse always paints over his stuff, and just about anything by him is practically impossible to look at.

I totally forgot both of the Simonsons also. Though I'm racking my brain to think of a better signature than Walt just so I can dispute you, I'm not coming up with anything.

[The Overlord Returns]

Well Guess I should chime in.....

Writers:

Alan Moore
Garth Ennis
Warren Ellis
Grant Morrison
Mike Grell
Neil Gaiman
Frank Miller
And...the all time great....Will Eisner

Artists:

Brian Bolland
Neal Adams
Brian Hitch
Frank Quitely
Curt Swan
Jack Kirby
Dave McKean