Certain creators you would buy any book for?

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:52 pm

Are there any creators (whether an artist or writer) that you just absolutely love that you'll buy any book just because they're on the book?

I'll buy ANYTHING that George Perez, Walt Simonson and Alan Davis do the artwork on, no matter what it is. And I'll at least <i>try</i> any book that PAD, Simonson or Gaiman writes even if I have no interest in the characters.

How about you guys?

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:59 pm

Usually Garth Ennis is one, but there's been a few books he did that looked uninteresting to me that I passed on.

If Dave Sim did another book, I'd probably pick it up...

I used to be this way towards John Byrne until the quality of his work deteriorated (in my opinion).

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:01 pm

Brother J wrote:Usually Garth Ennis is one, but there's been a few books he did that looked uninteresting to me that I passed on.

If Dave Sim did another book, I'd probably pick it up...

I used to be this way towards John Byrne until the quality of his work deteriorated (in my opinion).

I love Byrne's old work, but like you said, his recent work has been less than stellar.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:37 pm

Anything by Kirkman.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:38 pm

jedimarley wrote:Anything by Kirkman.

Kirkman and Brubaker.

stone384 · Post by **stone384** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:02 pm

I'll buy ANYTHING that George Perez, Walt Simonson and Alan Davis

Yes!!!another Alan Davis fan! I will and have bought anything by him (and yes that includes Clandestine

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anything by Mike Zeck....man I wish he was still doing comics

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Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:06 pm

stone384 wrote:
I'll buy ANYTHING that George Perez, Walt Simonson and Alan Davis
Yes!!!another Alan Davis fan! I will and have bought anything by him (and yes that includes Clandestine )

I liked Clandestine and I'm going to get the new Clandestine series that is coming out soon.

stone384 wrote:anything by Mike Zeck....man I wish he was still doing comics

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Zeck is a very underrated artist. I loved his run on Captain America.

hulk181man · Post by **hulk181man** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:05 pm

Brubaker, Ellis and Bendis. Johns at DC.

Cassaday for artwork.

And I agree with the prior comments on Zeck --- he was amazingly talented and under appreciated.

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:49 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:Are there any creators (whether an artist or writer) that you just absolutely love that you'll buy any book just because they're on the book?

I'll buy ANYTHING that George Perez, Walt Simonson and Alan Davis do the artwork on, no matter what it is. And I'll at least <i>try</i> any book that PAD, Simonson or Gaiman writes even if I have no interest in the characters.

How about you guys?

Frank Miller. JMS. Jim Shooter. Evan Dorkin. There are exceptions here and there where I won't enjoy an issue they put out but that's very, very rare.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:09 pm

I'll try anything by Miller, Moore, or Shooter.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:22 pm

Zero wrote:I'll try anything by Miller, Moore, or Shooter.

Oooooo, I forgot Miller and Shooter----good call!

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:26 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
Zero wrote:I'll try anything by Miller, Moore, or Shooter.
Oooooo, I forgot Miller and Shooter----good call!

I didn't think anyone on this site ever forgot about Shooter...

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:57 am

I appreciate the comments, fellas...

I mean, er, emm...

-slym (is Jim Shooter...?)

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:15 am

ok......

... I've seen it posted before but.....who is JMS?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:16 am

Elveen wrote:ok...... ... I've seen it posted before but.....who is JMS?

J. Michael Straczinski (or however you spell his last name - my apologies to JMS.)

-slym

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:22 am

slym2none wrote:
Elveen wrote:ok...... ... I've seen it posted before but.....who is JMS?
J. Michael Straczinski (or however you spell his last name - my apologies to JMS.)

-slym

Thanks.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:37 am

None. There is no one creator I will buy everything buy. I tend to follow writers more than artists (although I love and always will love Perez' work, as well as that of Alex Ross, Gene Ha, Mark Bagley, John Paul Leon, Brent Anderson, Mike Parobeck - much missed, he went too soon). The writers whose work I really admire include Paul Grist, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, Kurt Busiek (for Astro City - sorry to anyone burned by VH2 Ninjak, I haven't read that), J. Michael Straszynski (okay spelling is likely way off), Fraction with Brubaker (in just a few issues, Immortal Iron Fist has become 'that good'), Kirkman amongst others. That said I won't buy everything by them, simply because not everything they do appeals to me.

Ben(inabox) · Post by **Ben(inabox)** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:24 am

I would buy something if Lapham was scripting AND doing art. I just finished my DC collection of Moore, and I think it might be his penultimate creative period. Good stuff. I have collected Dave McKean for the last few years, but it seems to have gotten to be... silly? It's just not the same as it used to be...
And Grant Morrison's run on Animal Man changed my life... so I will always keep a heads up on what he is doing.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:54 pm

Jim Starlin, Peter David and Matt Wagner are big names for me.

Additional note for Elveen - J. Michael Straczynski was the guy behind Babylon 5. He now writes Spiderman comics. Joss Whedon, the mind behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, writes X-Men (and some Buffy and Angel) comics now.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:37 pm

Chiclo wrote:Jim Starlin, Peter David and Matt Wagner are big names for me.

Additional note for Elveen - J. Michael Straczynski was the guy behind Babylon 5. He now writes Spiderman comics. Joss Whedon, the mind behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, writes X-Men (and some Buffy and Angel) comics now.

J. Michael Straczynski has also been writing Supreme Power/Squadron Supreme for Marvel (a re-created Squadron Supreme, not the one that appeared in Avengers and elsewhere).

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:16 pm

Rob Liefeld! Man, that dude can draw!

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:53 pm

Robert Kirkman (just because walking dead rocks)
Perez
most Garth and JMS
and all Johns stuff

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:23 pm

There's really not anybody that I would by their work regardless of what it is. But Neil Gaiman comes the closest. There are certain names that would make me more likely to buy the book, but it really depends on subject matter, co-talent, pricing, etc.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:34 pm

lapham, sim, and chadwick

to a lesser extent, allred

MedicAR · Post by **MedicAR** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:52 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:
Heath wrote:Rob Liefeld! Man, that dude can draw!
The definitive Captain America

Whatever it is you two have got, it's definitely time to pass it to the left.

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