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A work in progress... feel free to send me suggestions Ben's Recommendations Grant Morrison "Doom Patrol"
Eric Powell "The Goon"
Jonathan Hickman 'Pax Romana"
Mike Carey "The Unwritten"
Gerrard Way/Gabrial Ba "The Umbrella Academy" REVIEWS COMING SOON! RECOMMENDED AUTHORS Alex Ross, Brian Azzarello, Brian Michael Bendis, Kurt Busiek, Frank Cho, Peter David, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Matt Fraction, Neil Gaiman,
Jonathan Hickman, Geoff Johns, Robert Kirkman, David Lapham, Jeph Loeb, Mike Mignola, Mark Millar, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Terry Moore,
Grant Morrison, Steve Niles, Jeff Smith, Kevin Smith, J. Michael Straczynski, Brian K. Vaughn, Mark Waid, Chris Ware, Brian Wood All Ages
Bone
Cool Art
Arkham Asylum, Authority, Flight, Kabuki, the Ultimates
Drama
Maus, Strangers in Paradise
Crime
100 Bullets, Criminal, From Hell, Jinx, Powers, Sin City, Torso
Fantasy
300, Fables, Lucifer, Sandman
Horror
30 Days of Night, Hellblazer, Hellboy, Midnight Nation, Sandman, Swamp Thing, Walking Dead
Humor
the Goon, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Liberty Meadows, Squee
Sci-Fi
DMZ, Invinsibles, Pax Romana, Ronin, Transmetropolitan, V For Vendetta, Y the Last Man
Superhero
All Star Superman,
Arkham Asylum, Astro City, the Authority, Batman Dark Knight Returns, Batman the Killing Joke, Batman Long
Halloween, Batman and Robin, Batman Year One,
Civil War, Daredevil
Born Again, Doom Patrol, Ex Machina, Green Lantern Rebirth, Infinite Crisis,
Invincible, Irredeemable, Joker, Kick Ass, Kingdom Come,
League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen, Miracleman, Planetary, Rising Stars, Runaways,
Superman Red Son, the Twelve, Ultimate Spider-man, the Ultimates vol 1&2,
Wanted, Watchmen
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Preacher, Young Liars Brian Azzarello Brian Michael Bendis Kurt Busiek | Notable works |
Marvels
Astro City
Avengers |
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| Award |
Busiek's work has won him numerous awards in the comics industry, including the Harvey Award for Best Writer in 1998 and the Eisner Award for Best Writer in 1999. In 1994, with Marvels,
he won Best Finite Series/Limited Series Eisner Award and the Best
Continuing or Limited Series Harvey Award; as well as the Harvey Award
for Best Single Issue or Story (for Marvels #4) in 1995. In 1996, with Astro City,
Busiek won both the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best New Series. He
won the Best Single Issue/Single Story Eisner three years in a row from
1996–1998, as well as in 2004. Busiek won the Best Continuing Series
Eisner Award in 1997–1998, as well as the Best Serialized Story award
in 1998. In addition, Astro City was awarded the 1996 Best Single Issue or Story Harvey Award, and the 1998 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series.
Busiek was given the 1998 and 1999 Comics Buyer's Guide
Awards for Favorite Writer, with additional nominations in 1997 and
every year from 2000 to 2004. He has also received numerous Squiddy Awards,
having been selected as favorite writer four years in a row from 1995
to 1998, and as a member of the favorite creative team for 1996, 1999,
and 2003. In the Squiddy Awards, he was also named the favorite poster
(among professional comics creators) to the rec.arts.comics.*
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Peter David Warren Ellis Garth Ennis Matt Fraction Neil Gaiman | Genres |
Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction |
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The Sandman, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, The Graveyard Book |
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Influences
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- Douglas Adams, Alan Moore, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury, various fairy tales, G. K. Chesterton, James Branch Cabell, Lord Dunsany, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert A. Heinlein, Shirley Jackson, R. A. Lafferty, C. S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Moorcock, Clive Barker, Dave Sim, Thorne Smith, J. R. R. Tolkien, Peter S. Beagle, Gene Wolfe, Roger Zelazny,[1]
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Jonathan Hickman Geoff Johns
Robert Kirkman Jeph Loeb | Notable works |
Daredevil: Yellow, Hulk: Gray, Spider-Man: Blue, Captain America: White, Batman: Hush, Superman/Batman
Batman: The Long Halloween, Teen Wolf, Commando, Lost |
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| Awards |
Nominated Emmy Award, WGA Award HEROES Season 1,
Eisner Awards (4 times), Wizard Awards (5 times), Jules Verne Award,
Honorary Doctorate, St. Edwards University Austin Texas |
Mike Mignola
Mark Millar Frank Miller Alan Moore | Genres |
Science fiction, fiction, non-fiction |
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Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, Miracleman, The Ballad of Halo Jones |
| Spouse(s) |
Phyllis Moore
Melinda Gebbie |
| Children |
Amber Moore
Leah Moore
John Reppion (Son-in-Law) |
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- William S. Burroughs,[1] Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson,
Clive Barker, Bryan Talbot,
Michael Moorcock, H. P. Lovecraft, Will Eisner,[2],Steve Ditko[2],Jack Kirby[3]
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Influenced
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- Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke,
Joss Whedon,[4] Kurt Busiek,
Brian Azzarello, Brian K. Vaughan, Mark Millar, Grant Morrison,
Geoff Johns, Damon Lindelof[4], Dax Riggs
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Terry Moore Grant Morrison
Steve Niles
Jeff Smith Kevin Smith J. Michael Straczynski Brian K. Vaughn
Mark Waid
Chris Ware | Area(s) |
Cartoonist, Letterer, Colorist |
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| Notable works |
Acme Novelty Library
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth |
| Awards |
Eisner Award, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008
Harvey Award, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
National Cartoonists Society Award, 1999
Guardian First Book Award, 2001
USA Hoi Fellow grant, 2006 |
Brian Wood
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