On another day, I'd come up with a different list, but it'd have a lot of the same names on it, at least. And I'd pick different examples, and maybe come up with a few more.
But if I'm talking about writing influences, I'd also have to go beyond comics, and this is an exercise in #comicsDNA.
Gerhard Shnobble is my favorite of the Spirit that I’ve read. The original art for the whole story was part of an exhibit of comic art in LA. It was breathtaking.
Archie Goodwin's Star Wars doesn't get enough credit these days. With so little reference to work from his stories just *felt* like Star Wars. And when Al Williamson drew his scripts it was just perfection.
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But if I'm talking about writing influences, I'd also have to go beyond comics, and this is an exercise in #comicsDNA.
I mean, I’m not mad or anything, but I’ll still never forgive you
As a reader, 9-year-old me first noticed a writer’s storytelling style was probably Denny O’Neil.
I loved Goodwin’s comics for the reason you noted.
Gerber also stood out to me, from dialogue to …
I got ahold of a 2000 AD issue in ‘80. Later I got every Eagle Comics reprint for the US. Wagner had tight stories w great biting humor.
Noting what a writer or artist did well & how they added to comics—dialogue, chars, structure, etc.—highlights some underrated folks