My Favorite Comic Book Writers

1. Alan Moore

Writer | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Alan Moore was born on November 18, 1953 in Northampton, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), From Hell (2001) and Watchmen (2019). He has been married to Melinda Gebbie since May 12, 2007. He was previously married to Phyllis B. Dixon.

2. Stan Lee

Producer | Black Panther

Stan Lee was an American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics.

Stan was born in New York City, to Celia (Solomon) and Jack Lieber, a dress cutter. His parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. Lee co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, ...

3. John Byrne

Writer | New Warriors

John Byrne was born on July 6, 1950 in Walsall, England, UK. He is a writer, known for New Warriors (2017), My Adventures with Superman (2023) and Young Justice (2010). He was previously married to Andrea Braun.

4. J.M. DeMatteis

Writer | Earth: Final Conflict

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, J. M. DeMatteis was a professional musician and rock music journalist before entering the comic book field. DeMatteis has written almost all of the major DC and Marvel icons-including memorable runs on Spider-Man (his classic "Kraven's Last Hunt" was voted the...

5. Kurt Busiek

Writer | Astro City

Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer. His work includes the Marvels limited series, his own series titled Astro City, and a four-year run on The Avengers. In 1993, Busiek and artist Alex Ross produced the Marvels limited series which, as comics historian Matthew K. Manning notes, "...

6. Neil Gaiman

Writer | Good Omens

Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. He is best known for the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

As a child and a teenager, Gaiman read the works of C. S. ...

7. Jim Starlin

Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy

Jim Starlin was born on October 9, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). He has been married to Sonya Lan since June 11, 2007. He was previously married to...

8. Jeff Lemire

Writer | Essex County

Jeff Lemire is known for Essex County (2023), Sweet Tooth (2021) and A.D.: After Death.

9. Carl Barks

Writer | DuckTales

As the creator of 'Scrooge McDuck', Carl Barks did more than any other comic book artist to widen the popularity of Donald Duck, bringing in the process a vast array of memorable supporting characters into the Disney universe, among them Uncle Scrooge himself, Gladstone Gander, Gyro Gearloose (and ...

10. Don Rosa

Writer | Retour à la case mémoire

Don Rosa was born on June 29, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is a writer, known for Retour à la case mémoire, TaleSpin (1990) and The Don Rosa House Tour (2011). He has been married to Ann Payne since 1980.

11. Marc-Antoine Mathieu

Self | Metropolis

12. Benoît Peeters

Mr. Nobody

Benoît Peeters is known for Mr. Nobody (2009), Le dernier plan (2000) and The Blind Owl (1987).

13. René Goscinny

Writer | Astérix & Obélix contre César

René Goscinny was a French comic book writer, of Polish-Jewish descent. His parents were Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny and Anna "Hanna" Beresniak-Goscinna. The family name Goscinny means "hospitable" in the Polish language. Stanislaw was a chemical engineer from Warsaw, and Anna was from a small ...

14. Al Feldstein

Writer | Tales from the Crypt

Al Feldstein was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. He was interested in comics and comic art from an early age, and attended art school at night while working as assistant for a comic publisher by day. After a stint in the Army Air Corp during WW II, Feldstein returned to work as a freelancer. In...

15. Eric Powell

Writer | The Goon

Eric Powell is known for The Goon, Chiller Cinema (1999) and Hell or High Water: The Story of the Nashville Rollergirls (2012).

16. Geoff Johns

Writer | The Flash

Geoff Johns is an American comic book and television writer, film and television producer.

He is the Chief Creative Officer at DC Comics, a position he has served in since 2010. His most notable work in different media has used the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash and Superman.

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17. Jeph Loeb

Producer | Hit-Monkey

Jeph Loeb is a Peabody Award-winning and two-time Emmy Nominated Writer/Producer. His television credits include Jessica Jones (2015), Luke Cage (2016), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Legion (2017), as well as Lost (2004) and Smallville (2001). His career started with writing and producing the ...

18. Mark Millar

Writer | Kingsman: The Secret Service

Mark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Jupiter's Legacy, Kick-Ass, Kingsman, The Magic Order, Wanted, Old Man Logan, Marvel Civil War and Superman: Red Son.

He is also President of Netflix's Millarworld Division in Los Angeles and serves as an executive producer on all his ...

19. Walter Simonson

Writer | Thor: The Dark World

Walter 'Walt' Simonson (born on September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, won numerous awards. His first professional comic book work was producing war stories for DC Comics and other publishers. He also did a number of illustrations for the Harry N. Abrams, Inc. edition of ...

20. J. Michael Straczynski

Writer | Babylon 5

J. Michael Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Changeling (2008) and Jeremiah (2002). He was previously married to Kathryn M. Drennan.

21. Peter Milligan

Writer | Meta4orce

Peter Milligan is known for Meta4orce (2008), Pilgrim (2000) and Justice League Dark: A Fan Film.

22. Grant Morrison

Writer | Happy!

Grant Morrison was born on January 31, 1960 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Grant is a writer and producer, known for Happy! (2017), Brave New World (2020) and All-Star Superman (2011).

23. Chris Claremont

Actor | X-Men: Days of Future Past

Chris Claremont was born on November 25, 1950 in Ealing, London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Dark Phoenix (2019).

24. Dik Browne

Writer | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie

Dik Browne was born on August 11, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972), Hagar the Horrible (2021) and Hägar the Horrible (1989). He was married to Joan Kelly. He died on June 4, 1989 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

25. Jim Davis

Writer | Garfield in Disguise

James Robert "Jim" Davis is a professional cartoonist, television writer, and television producer from Marion, Indiana. His main claim to fame has been the creation of the long-running comic strip "Garfield" (1978-), featuring a cantankerous cat and a memorable group of supporting characters. The ...