Geoff Johns, Morrison, etc. are the standard writers at DC much like Bendis, Fraction, etc. are the standard at Marvel. They each changed something pretty drastically since they've been there (Johns's Blackest Night/Brightest Day, Bendis's Marvel Events since Secret War). So what happens if the companies switch writers?
For example, What would Morrison do with Thor? What would Brubaker do with Batman? etc. Would we get better stories, or would they be awful?
- Batman becomes boring... the closest thing Marvel has to Batman is Moonknight or the Punisher... I like the punisher but the character and story lines are no where near the same class as Batman. (and keep in mind I'm mostly a Marvel reader) Captain America might actually become very interesting. I think DC writers do a better job with heroes who don't actually have super powers. So, Captain America, Bucky, and Hawkeye would become more interesting.
- Marvel's villains get A LOT MORE interesting, as we'll get to see more into their psychological profiles and they'll be out for more than just beating up good guys...
- DC gets a sliding timeline in stead of major reboots or relaunches every other decade. I hate both...
- DC suddenly gets a group/race of people for others to focus their hate on Perhaps left-handed people... and most of the issues can focus around right-handed extremists trying to annihilate all the left handed people. Marvel writers aren't able to write stories about mutants that don't revolve around non-mutants hating them for being different... And this is on a world that knows there are millions of other lifeforms out in the universe...
- DC gets a lot of NAME CHANGES... A lot less hero-BOY(lad) and hero-GIRL(lass) names...
- Batman becomes boring... the closest thing Marvel has to Batman is Moonknight or the Punisher... I like the punisher but the character and story lines are no where near the same class as Batman. (and keep in mind I'm mostly a Marvel reader) Captain America might actually become very interesting. I think DC writers do a better job with heroes who don't actually have super powers. So, Captain America, Bucky, and Hawkeye would become more interesting.
- Marvel's villains get A LOT MORE interesting, as we'll get to see more into their psychological profiles and they'll be out for more than just beating up good guys...
- DC gets a sliding timeline in stead of major reboots or relaunches every other decade. I hate both...
- DC suddenly gets a group/race of people for others to focus their hate on Perhaps left-handed people... and most of the issues can focus around right-handed extremists trying to annihilate all the left handed people. Marvel writers aren't able to write stories about mutants that don't revolve around non-mutants hating them for being different... And this is on a world that knows there are millions of other lifeforms out in the universe...
- DC gets a lot of NAME CHANGES... A lot less hero-BOY(lad) and hero-GIRL(lass) names...
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
@Gambit1024: Good question... - Batman becomes boring... the closest thing Marvel has to Batman is Moonknight or the Punisher... I like the punisher but the character and story lines are no where near the same class as Batman. (and keep in mind I'm mostly a Marvel reader) Captain America might actually become very interesting. I think DC writers do a better job with heroes who don't actually have super powers. So, Captain America, Bucky, and Hawkeye would become more interesting. - Marvel's villains get A LOT MORE interesting, as we'll get to see more into their psychological profiles and they'll be out for more than just beating up good guys... - DC gets a sliding timeline in stead of major reboots or relaunches every other decade. I hate both... - DC suddenly gets a group/race of people for others to focus their hate on Perhaps left-handed people... and most of the issues can focus around right-handed extremists trying to annihilate all the left handed people. Marvel writers aren't able to write stories about mutants that don't revolve around non-mutants hating them for being different... And this is on a world that knows there are millions of other lifeforms out in the universe... - DC gets a lot of NAME CHANGES... A lot less hero-BOY(lad) and hero-GIRL(lass) names...
Pretty much this. Also, I think that female DC characters will receive even less representation.
Pretty much this. Also, I think that female DC characters will receive even less representation.
Probably, but I'm not so sure, I think DC is doing a decent job of always giving Wonder Woman a chance, other people would've relegated her to linger forever in comic book limbo
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
He's already penned Batman back before Hush.
Really? Was it good?
Yes.
Are you talking about Brubaker? Officer Down is the worst Batman arc I've ever read.
Pretty much this. Also, I think that female DC characters will receive even less representation.
Probably, but I'm not so sure, I think DC is doing a decent job of always giving Wonder Woman a chance, other people would've relegated her to linger forever in comic book limbo
Oh, I mean that if DC got all the Marvel writers, then they would likely ignore DC's female characters, such as Wonder Woman, in favour of their more established male ones, especially Batman. :)
A lot of writers have had stints at either company. Johns Avengers wasn't very good. I think he said this as well, I think he is a writer that needs to have a zest for his characters he writes. Morrison's X-Men was good. Waid had Cap. Fraction will suck on anything where continuity aids the story in any capacity, but might have some fresh and original ideas for underutilized and underrated characters. Given how most characters popularity works, I see many Marvel writers succeeding where many DC characters have failed and vice versa. There are just too many writers with broad styles, than for such oversimplified DC/Marvel fails DC/Marvel gets better lulz I have my preferences set already confirmatory bias. Oh, oh, Gail Simone would be great on X-Men. I think Marjorie Liu would be great on Zatanna, PAD om Secret Six. Gillen would be great on Wonder Woman. I think Johns would be great on Nova. That's like a corner he can totally make his own, and change minor characters dramatically and not as many people would mind. JMS would be great on, gee i wonder? Thor. Failure or success would just depend on who goes where and the intelligence of the person moving. Oh and see, Marvel and DC would look quite different if you just swapped their own writers within their own books. Carey I think would be great on Wonder Woman. I'd like to see Waid on Hulk.
A lot of writers have had stints at either company. Johns Avengers wasn't very good. I think he said this as well, I think he is a writer that needs to have a zest for his characters he writes. Morrison's X-Men was good. Waid had Cap. Fraction will suck on anything where continuity aids the story in any capacity, but might have some fresh and original ideas for underutilized and underrated characters. Given how most characters popularity works, I see many Marvel writers succeeding where many DC characters have failed and vice versa. There are just too many writers with broad styles, than for such oversimplified DC/Marvel fails DC/Marvel gets better lulz I have my preferences set already confirmatory bias. Oh, oh, Gail Simone would be great on X-Men. I think Marjorie Liu would be great on Zatanna, PAD om Secret Six. Gillen would be great on Wonder Woman. I think Johns would be great on Nova. That's like a corner he can totally make his own, and change minor characters dramatically and not as many people would mind. JMS would be great on, gee i wonder? Thor. Failure or success would just depend on who goes where and the intelligence of the person moving. Oh and see, Marvel and DC would look quite different if you just swapped their own writers within their own books. Carey I think would be great on Wonder Woman. I'd like to see Waid on Hulk.
I would actually really like to see Gillen write for Aquaman or Wonder Woman. And I would love Marjorie Liu to write for Zatanna, as well as WW, or Secret Six. And Matt Fraction might be fun to have on Power Girl. And Greg Rucka has moved over to Marvel and is going to do Punisher, which has piqued my interest in spite of the fact that I can't stand Punisher most of the time.
A lot of writers have had stints at either company. Johns Avengers wasn't very good. I think he said this as well, I think he is a writer that needs to have a zest for his characters he writes. Morrison's X-Men was good. Waid had Cap. Fraction will suck on anything where continuity aids the story in any capacity, but might have some fresh and original ideas for underutilized and underrated characters. Given how most characters popularity works, I see many Marvel writers succeeding where many DC characters have failed and vice versa. There are just too many writers with broad styles, than for such oversimplified DC/Marvel fails DC/Marvel gets better lulz I have my preferences set already confirmatory bias. Oh, oh, Gail Simone would be great on X-Men. I think Marjorie Liu would be great on Zatanna, PAD om Secret Six. Gillen would be great on Wonder Woman. I think Johns would be great on Nova. That's like a corner he can totally make his own, and change minor characters dramatically and not as many people would mind. JMS would be great on, gee i wonder? Thor. Failure or success would just depend on who goes where and the intelligence of the person moving. Oh and see, Marvel and DC would look quite different if you just swapped their own writers within their own books. Carey I think would be great on Wonder Woman. I'd like to see Waid on Hulk.
I would actually really like to see Gillen write for Aquaman or Wonder Woman. And I would love Marjorie Liu to write for Zatanna, as well as WW, or Secret Six. And Greg Rucka has moved over to Marvel and is going to do Punisher, which has piqued my interest in spite of the fact that I can't stand Punisher most of the time.
I know what you mean, it takes a really good writer in my eyes to make Punisher more than just a one dimensional type character. I like Gillen, because he strikes me as a writer that appreciates a character (a characters history and a character in a way fans do) he works on, whilst not dropping momentum built up by other writers. His current Journey Into Mystery ongoing has so many small nods and winks at Thor history and Norse mythology but presenting it in a really fun accessible way. I think that's the attitude that one needs when trying to write Wonder Woman (I think Gail did this reasonably well) and Aquaman. Ohh! Liu would be great at Zatanna! Actually yeah, those other books as well. I am actually waiting for her to write something I don't like so I could you know, think of a book I wouldn't want her on but yeah...
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
He's already penned Batman back before Hush.
Really? Was it good?
Yes.
Are you talking about Brubaker? Officer Down is the worst Batman arc I've ever read.
I have'nt read that but i have read Bruce Wayne Fugitive and Murderer along with his Deadshot issues those were really good.
@Timandm: He's currently (and has been) on Captain America, he wrote Daredevil after Bendis, and Immortal Iron Fist.
Well that sounds good... But... He's not the writer for Shadowland, is he? I hated Shadowland. I think it'd been easier to swallow if it had been someone like MoonKnight, or Punisher...
He's already penned Batman back before Hush.
Really? Was it good?
Yes.
Are you talking about Brubaker? Officer Down is the worst Batman arc I've ever read.
I have'nt read that but i have read Bruce Wayne Fugitive and Murderer along with his Deadshot issues those were really good.
I want to read the Murderer/Fugitive stuff, but they're out of bloody print.
Officer Down wasn't just Brubaker so he might not have even had anything to do with it. But still, along with Deadly Genesis, it's the only bad thing I can say about the guy. Officer Down is basically Batman being mischaracterised so his supporting cast can all look better. Terrible.
Oh, I mean that if DC got all the Marvel writers, then they would likely ignore DC's female characters, such as Wonder Woman, in favour of their more established male ones, especially Batman. :)
Most likely, it's no wonder that Marvel doesn't really have a representative female superhero character, the closest to that is She-Hulk, and even that is just odd.
Bendis on Superman? Don't want to think about that. Johns on Avengers? Wasn't very good. Of course, Kieron Gillen doing a mod Wonder Woman would be pure awesome.
Oh, I mean that if DC got all the Marvel writers, then they would likely ignore DC's female characters, such as Wonder Woman, in favour of their more established male ones, especially Batman. :)
Most likely, it's no wonder that Marvel doesn't really have a representative female superhero character, the closest to that is She-Hulk, and even that is just odd.
I believe that's what they're trying to make Carol Danvers into nowadays.
Oh, I mean that if DC got all the Marvel writers, then they would likely ignore DC's female characters, such as Wonder Woman, in favour of their more established male ones, especially Batman. :)
Most likely, it's no wonder that Marvel doesn't really have a representative female superhero character, the closest to that is She-Hulk, and even that is just odd.
When DC writers write DC Comics there characters are all really powerful powerhouses ( Everyone is a powerhouse ) DC's weakest powerhouses can keep up with Marvel"s second strongest catergory powerhouses. But if they switched that it would be totally different.
Perhaps. I admit that I haven't read a whole lot of comics in the past few months.
However, if I compare all of the events from the past decade, DC wins by a landslide.
I like to think that good comics are beyond the events, have you read current Daredevil, Journey Into Mystery, FF, Winter Soldier, Venom or Amazing Spider-man?
In my humble opinion, most of the tittles of both Marvel and DC suck, currently I read the same amound of both Marvel and DC, so, if they both change their writers, I think that it would be the same.
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