Which of the five writers below, wrote your favorite run for the Superman series ?

[sabongero]

Superman had several writers with extended runs in the Superman/Adventures of Superman series in the last several years. I am including James Robinson because the poll will be for a year. So in case those that sees this thread down the line can vote for him if he is their choice.

Which of the five writers below, wrote your favorite run (storyline, etc) for the Superman/Adventures of Superman series in the last several years:

Mark Verheiden
Greg Rucka
Joe Casey
Kurt Busiek
James Robinson

[chriskenny]

James Robinson has only banked one issue and you don't even have Geoff Johns! So none of the above.

[Indigo Al]

Busiek for me.

[rwe1138]

I loved Rucka's run.

[Mr. Palmer]

Busiek for me.

From those listed above, I concur.

[sparta28090]

What about Joe Kelly?....he was good.

[jerrymcl89]

Well, Morrison for All Star, if that counts. Otherwise, Busiek and Johns are pretty close.

[chriskenny]

Unfortunately, there are few actual runs that I like. I liked Waid on Birthright, Morrison on All-Star Superman, Johns on Action Comics, and Millar on Superman Adventures.

I thought guys like Greg Rucka and Joe Casey were potential great choices but I feel like they never really had their time to shine, that they suffered from too many crossovers or weak artists or whatever.

[sabongero]

James Robinson has only banked one issue and you don't even have Geoff Johns! So none of the above.

I didn't include Geoff Johns because he is writing Action Comics. I am only talking about the Superman title and the Advantures of Superman title (which it was called for a while a couple of years ago. That is why Geoff Johns is not included.

And since the voting can still be in effect up to next year, I have included James Robinson in the running because readers and posters at the end of the year and next year can vote for Robinson if they want to.

And Grant Morrison wasn't included because he did not write on the Superman series the last several years. He is writing All Star Superman which is a totally different series altogether.

Don't get me wrong, I love what Morrison is doing at All Star Superman and Geoff Johns' is the reason why I started reading comic books again two years ago. His Green Lantern is Awesome ! His Action Comics run has been great as well.

[J. Robb]

Joe Casey's run kind of interested me because he was trying to do some different things. It wasn't always that great, but I'd rather read a story that tries something new and fails over a story that sticks to the usual format and works.

[Ilash]

My vote probably goes to Jeff Loeb's very early days on the title. As he went along things got considerably worse but the start of his run on the book was really solid.

As for the rest:

Mark Verheiden: Didn't read but nothing I've heard make sme want to rush out and get it in trade.

Greg Rucka: Also didn't read (aside for an issue here and there) but this seems much more promising.

Joe Casey: The Superman books weren't exactly at an all time high when he was on it and what I've read seems decent but not much more than that. Pity because I do think that he is a good writer otherwise.

Kurt Busiek: I really hate to say this but I was seriously underwhelmed by his run. I absolutely adore a lot of his work (Marvels, Astro City, JLA/Avengers and... well, I'll get to that in a second...) but his Superman run really didn't click with me much beyond the Up, Up and Away arc he did with Geoff Johns. Ultimately, I think my biggest problem with his run is that he wrote Superman: Secret Identity. Secret Identity is, in no uncertain terms, one of the greatest comics that I have ever had the pleasure to read. It is simply one of those stories that really works its way into your heart with a story (bolstered tremendously by Stuart Immonen's incredible art work) that is genuinely emotionally affecting with characters that you can really care about, spot-on natural dialogue and a real sense of humanity.

Most relevantly, even though the Superman in Secret Identity isn't the one we're used to (in fact, it's *shudder* Superboy Prime), Mr Busiek really nailed the essence of Superman absolutely perfectly. As such, I was really hoping that his run would reflect this by giving us a more grounded, yet at the same time truly SUPER take on the character; what we got instead was a perfectly functional, if slightly bland, straightforward superhero run. Kurt has proven himself to be a a really good writer of straightforward superhero fiction but I was disappointed that we didn't rather get the Kurt Busiek who has written some of the most human, interesting and moving superhero stories around.

Sorry to go on like this but I just wanted to get that off my chest.

James Robinson: He's written one, very not good issue so it is waaay to early to tell because I'm really hoping that the first issue was simply the case of a tremendously talented writer finding his feet. Still, he is responsible for Comic Book Villains, which is a truly hateful, ugly piece of dreck so there's only so much that I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and I hope he corrects course very soon.

[MaxofSteel]

Busiek. But Geoff Johns deserves a spot on that list. Grant Morrison too.

[The Beast Of Yucca Flats]

Though I really would've liked to have seen what she & Byrne could do without tying in to crossovers, Gail Simone gave-- if nothing else-- a pretty nice vacation from all the unconvincing angst & whatnot the other monthly books at the time seemed to be indulging in constantly. In the final estimation, Simone's Action probably isn't All-Star-level, but still manages to be a solid runner-up.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

None of the above.

Morrison and Johns have been doing great stuff though...

[Will.S]

Well out of those, Kurt Busiek has been the best. Camelot Falls and some of the single issues were very enjoyable but like Bored said I tend to favor Morrison and Johns a lot more as I think they have done a better job.

[Tetsuo_man]

Kurt is my choice.

[d newton]

Why is the poll set to close on July 16th, 2010? :confused:

[MaxofSteel]

Why is the poll set to close on July 16th, 2010? :confused:

THIS POLL WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS! :biggrin:

[miss_terry]

Oh, too bad Geoff Johns wasn't included. I wish he was. But I understand why you didn't include Johns or Morrison, because they were not recent writers of the "Superman" title.

Maybe we need another poll which would include both. I picked Rucka, I am not familiar with the others.

[josh straightedge]

I thought Joe Kelly did some good work and Morrison's All-Star book is easily the best Supes book out there.

[Slade Wilson]

I thought Busiek's run was really good, even though it seems to get a lot of hate on message boards ... but I guess everything does.
*shrugs*

[sabongero]

I just pulled up some of my Verheiden Superman comic books recently. Man, I think the story was enhanced by Ed Benes's pencils. Although the fortress of solitude in the jungles of central america stuck me as "weird". Not in a bad sense. But in a unique different sense.

[dancj]

If Buseik had managed to keep up the standard of Camelot Falls he'd have got my vote. As it is I went for Rucka

[dupersuper]

I couldn't decide between Busiek and Casey. Busiek had a nice long straight forward superhero run, while Casey did a great job of making Superman the hero he'd have to be for other heroes to all look up to him. Rucka was good, Verheiden was ok, Robinsons last good Superman issue was the Starman guest appearance toward the end of the title.

[jeangreydp]

Kurt Busiek: I really hate to say this but I was seriously underwhelmed by his run. I absolutely adore a lot of his work (Marvels, Astro City, JLA/Avengers and... well, I'll get to that in a second...) but his Superman run really didn't click with me much beyond the Up, Up and Away arc he did with Geoff Johns. Ultimately, I think my biggest problem with his run is that he wrote Superman: Secret Identity. Secret Identity is, in no uncertain terms, one of the greatest comics that I have ever had the pleasure to read. It is simply one of those stories that really works its way into your heart with a story (bolstered tremendously by Stuart Immonen's incredible art work) that is genuinely emotionally affecting with characters that you can really care about, spot-on natural dialogue and a real sense of humanity.

Most relevantly, even though the Superman in Secret Identity isn't the one we're used to (in fact, it's *shudder* Superboy Prime), Mr Busiek really nailed the essence of Superman absolutely perfectly. As such, I was really hoping that his run would reflect this by giving us a more grounded, yet at the same time truly SUPER take on the character; what we got instead was a perfectly functional, if slightly bland, straightforward superhero run. Kurt has proven himself to be a a really good writer of straightforward superhero fiction but I was disappointed that we didn't rather get the Kurt Busiek who has written some of the most human, interesting and moving superhero stories around.


Wow, I don't think anyone has ever stated my opinion so perfectly. That is exactly how I feel!!!

For me, its entirely Rucka. He wrote my favorite run of a core superman comic ever. Its pretty early to say, but Geoff Johns is giving him a run for his money!! But at this point its entirely Rucka for me. I moved across the country and was only able to bring a few of my books and I brought ever issue of his run. Its awesome. I re-read them all the time.

[HaroldAllnut]

James Robinson has only banked one issue and you don't even have Geoff Johns! So none of the above.

Yeah... I'm sure it's an old comment by now, but how could Geoff Johns not be on this list?

[Dagger]

Yeah... I'm sure it's an old comment by now, but how could Geoff Johns not be on this list?
sigh. Geoff(while writing my favorite version of Supes in a really, really long time) isn't writing Superman or Adventures of Superman as the title was called before Infinite Crisis, he's writing Action Comics. Therefore, he and Morrison can not be included in the poll as they are not writing Superman(the book)

[dupersuper]

sigh. Geoff(while writing my favorite version of Supes in a really, really long time) isn't writing Superman or Adventures of Superman as the title was called before Infinite Crisis, he's writing Action Comics. Therefore, he and Morrison can not be included in the poll as they are not writing Superman(the book)

If only it let you have more options when you post a survey, you could include Jerry Siegle, Cary Bates, Elliot S Maggin, Alan Moore, John Byrne, Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, Jeph Loeb, Marv Wolfman, Karl Kessel, J M Demattis, etc. etc.