Thursday, January 17, 2013

My Top 10 writers from the 1980s

Here's my list of favourite writers of the Marvel 1980s:
  1. Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men, The New Mutants)
  2. John Byrne (Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, Avengers, Avengers West Coast)
  3. Frank Miller (Daredevil)
  4. Roger Stern (Amazing Spider-Man, Mighty Avengers)
  5. Walt Simonson (The Mighty Thor)
  6. Steve Englehart (West Coast Avengers)
     
  7. Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Longshot)
  8. Bill Mantlo (Cloak & Dagger, Incredible Hulk, Micronauts)
     
  9. Mark Gruenwald (Captain America, Squadron Supreme)
      
  10. Peter David (Incredible Hulk, Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man)

Honourable mentions: Doug Moench (Moon Knight), Tom DeFalco (The Mighty Thor, Amazing Spider-Man)Louise Simonson (The New Mutants, X-Factor), David Michelinie (Iron Man, Amazing Spider-Man), J.M. DeMatteis (Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man, Defenders, Marvel Team-Up)
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    Terrific list! Definitely agree with those top three placements, but all the other names did great stuff! The only name I'd add would be a personal favourite, Denny O'Neil. He's more famous for his DC writing in the 70s, but I loved his 80s Daredevil run (and he did cool stuff with Iron Man, too).

    All the best,

    david p.

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  2. Jason ShayerJanuary 17, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    Hey david p., I thought about including him, but I couldn't get into his Daredevil or Iron Man runs. I loved his Batman and his take on the Question though.

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  3. Brian LucianoJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    That's a really great list.Though Claremont made a pretty good run as a writer, in my humble opinion I think Byrne and Miller revitalized the titles that they handled really well not just as writers but artists as well.Though not much familiar with Englehart, I was hoping that Michelinie made the list. He and Layton redefined Iron Man and paired with McFarlane made one of the best Spiderman runs in history.

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  4. Jason ShayerJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    Hey Brys, thanks for the comment. Byrne and Miller certainly did that, but I found that Claremont spoke to me through his characters from Kitty to Cyclops to Wolverine. As for Michelinie, keep an eye out for a forthcoming blog entry about the best collaborations of the 1980s!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 5:40 AM

    David Michelinie is the best, imho! :)

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