The TAKING SIDES TO END ALL TAKINGS SIDES, WELL, FOR THE BIG THREE CRIME WRITERS of today WHO DO THE SPANDEX, also

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Rucka v. BMB v. Brubaker

Queen & Country v. Powers v. Sleeper
(I know that not all three of them are crime books, but are the most bestest for each respective author.)

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 23 December 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

No-Prize for Brad Meltzer!

I think I'll pick Bru, cuz I like his Gotham Central stories better. Though Powers is pretty rad.

― Huk-L, Friday, 24 December 2004 01:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Rucka - his best is better than the rest, even if he's much worse on other other peoples' characters (i.e., I'm in a big sloppy Q&C love phase right now after reading the novel, but Wolverine sucked ass)

Bendis - certainly wins the most well-rounded award. Powers is really good, Daredevil is awesome, and I know I'm going to like basically every book he puts his hands on (although I STILL haven't read any Ultimate titles for some reason).

Brubaker - I like all the Gotham Central and Sleeper that I've read, but that's not much since I'm waiting for trades on both.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 24 December 2004 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sorta reluctant to give Bendis props for Daredevil, because, frankly, if Maleev was drawing the stupidest Bob Haney Super-Sons story, I'd still be "This is the greatest Noir-Serial-Fiction being published today!"

I really need to start reading Q&C, I guess.

― Huk-L, Friday, 24 December 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Figured it's time for my contribution:

My BMB sentiments are well-documented, so I won't reiterate.

Brubaker -- read his first Catwoman (which was meh), Sleeper (very awesome) and of course Gotham Central, and I agree w/ Huk, he's probably better than Rucka on it.

BUT!! Leaving aside the juggernaut of perfection that is Q&C, Rucka's Wonder Woman is pretty damn awesome. It's as though with Aaron Sorkin abdicating West Wing to idiot scripthacks, Rucka felt compelled to fill the wonky, political WW void.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought being the Aaron Sorkin of comics was BMB's entire goal in life? Um, except for the political stuff I guess.

If had hired Rucka AND BMB to be the scripthacks, I bet even Sorkin wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

What do people think of Azzarello?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 23:14 (twenty-one years ago)

See I keep forgetting about dialogue, see. I still probably prefer Rucka's crackin' bits and repartee to BMB's hyperrealism.

The only Azzarello I've are the first 5 vols. of 100 Bullets, so I don't have much of a handle on him, i.e. he hasn't made much of an impact on my memory.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 23:24 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

Ian Rankin on Hellblazer???

― Dr. Superman, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

and srsly, when do we get Carl Hiaasen on Green Arrow?

― Dr. Superman, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 16:02 (eighteen years ago)

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