Best writers @ Image?

[MT2]

So who is it guys give me your top 5. My wants are so dominated by Image now I figure Its time to take a deeper look at who's who there. Feel free to add artists to boot. If that has you scratching your heads just know Im more of a writer than a artist or well was. But thinking about pickin up the pen again.

[bonut]

For me it would be, Robert Kirkman, Nick Spencer, John Layman, Brian K Vaughn, and Justin Jordan

[Johnny P. Sartre]

Brandon Gratham, Kurtis Wiebe, David Hine, Jay Faerber, A.J. Lieberman, Paul Grist, John Layman, Ken Garing, and Tim Seeley

I know I'm missing other but it's hard to put it down to five.

[brooky1969]

I tend to just grab whatever sounds interesting instead of who is writing it, but Joe Casey's Butcher Baker series is the sort of thing that makes me glad I read comic books. Seeley, Kirkman, Hickman and Vaughn are all writing stuff I'm really enjoying right now too, but Casey is my favorite.

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

my top 5 currently having some published Image works:
Richard Starkings
Jonathan Hickman
Brian K. Vaughan
John Layman
Grant Morrison (he counts now right?)
Ron Marz (does he count? Shinku #5 actually came out!)
Shane Houghton (does he count? lol)
Joshua Williamson ("")

Well, I guess Morrison (just doing a mini), Marz (gets Shinku out once every few months), Houghton (series is on hiatus), and Williamson (series on hiatus) all add up to 1 writer. So there's 5! If those 4 don't add up to 1 writer, then I guess the Blue Estate crew will. ...that's now an ongoing, right? lol although I suppose I can just sub in Joe Casey...

edit:
it's harder to really quantify a "writer at Image" b/c it's all creator-owned stuff and the writers work on their own schedule usually. So a writer can take 10 months between #1 and #2 of his book... and would he be considered "at" Image that entire 10 month span?

edit2:
shoot, I totally forgot Brubaker... Ok, he's the 5th.

[gloryhound]

I tend to follow writers wherever they publish depending on the premise/genre of their work.

For Image, I'm reading books by...

Robert Kirkman (THIEF OF THIEVES)
Nick Spencer (MORNING GLORIES)
Kurtis J. Wiebe (PETER PANZERFAUST)
Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY)
Jim McCann (MIND THE GAP)

I also think Steve Niles, David Hine, Greg Rucka, Brian Wood are fantastic writers.

There are more, but I can't remember them right now. ;)

[Deviancy]

Seeley, Kirkman, Tirotto, Jordan, and a tie between McFarlane and Larsen.

[Dark-Flux]

Kinda tough but

Joe Casey
David Hine
Ron Marz
Nick Spencer
Johnathan Hickman
Brian K Vaughn
Tim Seeley
Erik Larsen
Brandon Graham

From what im reaing right now.

Pick 5 :)

[Gothamdet]

Brubaker isn't on anyone's list?

[400yrs]

My top five in no order would be:
Vaughan
Kirkman
Jay Faerber
The Luna Brothers
Nick Spencer

Artists:
Riley Rossmo - one of my favorites ever
Rob Guillory
Ryan Ottley
Cliff Rathburn - his ink and greytone work makes all of Kirkman's books sing!


Sounds like the OP is asking to find good, somewhat under-appreciated creators to look into. If that's the case, I'd recommend the Luna Brothers, Jay Faerber and Kurtis Weibe. They all do pretty diverse stuff so recommendations kind of depend on what you like. I've never read a bad comic from either the Lunas nor Jay Faerber.

[dr chimp]

everyone who writes for image is utterly rock solid from my experience. Easier just to choose subject matter you like than a writer

[WolfOfMibu1991]

Brian K Vaughn he does SAGA my favorite title of this year! maybe eva
Grant Morrison he has done my favorite books and book ever Batman and robin, Animal Man, Jla.
Nick Spencer He has done Morning Glories!
John Hickman Manhattan projects!
Joe Casey his wildcats 3.0 is godlike! I loved that book.

[Trilipush]

My top 5:

Brian Vaughan
Ed Brubaker (I find it really weird that I'm the only one who mentioned him so far)
Tim Seeley
Landry Walker
Robert Kirkman

Grant Morrison would have been included but he has only written 2 issues for Image Comics for now.

[Libaax]

Ed Brubaker is the best at the moment in Image. Maybe fans here dont see Fatale as original Image works and see Brubaker as Marvel guy. Or they are just Image fans who avoid Marvel and dont know his works. Rest of my top 5:

Ray Kirkman - sure other TWD he isnt as consistent but still The Walking Dead is The Walking Dead
Brian K Vaughn - havent read Saga yet but he is great with The Runaways, Y The Last Man etc
Joe Casey - Wildcats 3.0!
Jay Faeber - Near Death

[Libaax]

Ed Brubaker is the best imo at the moment in Image. Maybe fans here dont see Fatale as original Image works and see Brubaker as Marvel guy. Or they are just Image fans who avoid Marvel and dont know his works. Rest of my top 5:

Robert Kirkman - sure other than TWD he isnt as consistent as before but still The Walking Dead is The Walking Dead
Brian K Vaughn - havent read Saga yet but he is great with The Runaways, Y The Last Man etc
Joe Casey - Wildcats 3.0!
Jay Faeber - Near Death