Alan's Top 10 Comics Writers

1. Kurt Busiek

2. Alan Moore

3. Frank Miller

4. Dave Sim

5. Harvey Kurtzman

6. Stan Lee

7. Harvey Pekar

8. Denny O'Neil

9. Robert Crumb

10. Peter David

Alan's Top 10 Comics Artists

1. Frank Miller and Klaus Janson

2. Jack Kirby

3. Robert Crumb

4. Gil Kane

5. Neal Adams

6. Barry Windsor-Smith

7. Steve Ditko

8. Jim Steranko

9. George Perez

10. Wallace Wood

Almost made these lists:

Paul Dini

Bruce Timm

John Byrne and Terry Austin

Alex Toth*

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Mike Mignola

Will Eisner*

David Mazzucchelli

Dave Gibbons

Alex Ross

*While some on this list are simply too recent a talent to end up on this list, the ones marked with an asterisk, in my mind, are absolutely masters of the artform. However, their work occupies too narrow a niche to be included in the more general Top 10 list. Your mileage may vary.

Alan's All-Time Favourite Writers About Comics

1. Gary Groth

2. R. C. Harvey

3. cat yronwode

4. Randy Lander

5. Scott McCloud

The Pantheon:

Jerry Siegel

Joe Shuster

Bob Kane

Bill Finger

Jack Kirby

People That Have Hurt The Artform Most:

1. Rob Liefeld

2. Rob Liefeld

3. Jim Lee

4. Todd McFarlane

5. Mark Silvestri

6. Jim Valentino

7. That Revlon Guy

8. Gareb Shamus

9. Jim Shooter

10. Frederick Wertham

Sickest Man To Ever Call Himself A Cartoonist:

1. Jack Chick

Person Most Likely To Be Expected To Have Been On The Last List:

1. Mike Diana