Best Modern Spider Master?

[Russell]

One thing I was wondering, who is the best "modern" Spider-Man writer, Slott or JMS?

It feels like I am slighting greats like Jenkins, Wells and PAD by not including them in the poll, but none of those writers had as much control over the character or as long of a tenure on such a high-profile book as the two in question did.

I think both are comparable because they both gave Peter an 'adult' job that he hadn't had before, both redefined his relationship with Mary-Jane, both set him on an 'arc' of sorts and both used other heroes like the Avengers heavily. Both also wrote Peter's "death."

I chose not to include Bendis as USM is its own world. I like both, and will answer who I prefer later on. To vote 'neither' is an option, but to vote that you liked both is not because this is about seeing whose work is preferred.

[ngroove]

Personally....my preference of the two is JMS, but then again, the only three I really loved, enjoyed reading out of that entire run is Pete's talk with Aunt May (Vol.2 #38), Reconciliation with Mary Jane (Vol.2 #50), and issue #500. In between that and after, is mostly just all-agonizing TOTEM, SINS PAST, and CIVIL WAR.

Used to like Dan Slott.....for Spider-Man / Human Torch. But....since and thanks to Amazing Spider-Man....consider even my enjoyment of that mini long erased....

So....neither.

Modern of consistency I would put in my book, is Peter David's Friendly Neighborhood run - for his uses with Peter Parker, Flash Thompson, Betty Brant, Vulture, Mysterios, Sandman, "Miss Arrow", "Uncle Ben", J. Jonah Jameson, even Debra Whitman, of all back-outta-nowhere people!

[Mister Mets]

Bendis. With Slott a close second.

[charlesthehammer]

Recent? JMS and Bendis. There really isn't anyone else.

[Tendrin]

Slott just got me back into reading Spider-Man, so... him, I guess.

[Jim Thompson]

Of the two, I prefer Straczynski.

[RyanParkerMan]

Roberto Aguirre Sacasa is largely underrated. He's one of the guys that really get Peter Parker and Spider-Man.

[oldschool]

Both had good, even classic, stories but I feel Slott's overall body of work on ASM is much more consistent and solid than JMS'. But I also want to give a shout-out to Joe Kelly who I thought wrote some terrific stories during the BND era----I would not mind seeing Kelly have an uninterrupted run as some point, perhaps on a satellite book or mini-series of his own.

[CyberHubbs]

I prefer Slott over JMS. A big part of it is that I probably enjoyed the artists Slott has had over those during the JMS run.

[saucemaster]

I'd vote for Zeb Wells.

[Shadowlarvitar]

Whoever brings Peter back permanently gets my vote, ghosts don't count. Ock dying forever gets bonus points

[Raptor]

Voted for Slott, but prefer Yost.