 Scott Beatty
writes like a maniac (Ruse, Batgirl) and draws, surprisingly, like a very talented artist. He tied for
first in the Writer Doodlolympics with...
 Chuck Dixon
is one of my comic-book writing heroes. Generally lauded as "the most prolific man
in comics," he writes about seventy jillion titles per month. And they're all good.
Now that he's exclusive to CrossGen, he's not only writing a lot, but helping forge
a universe. He's also added a bold new dimension to Man-Man's snack preferences and
sense of command. Note the dramatic tension created through one simple sentence
and a change of costume! Yow!
 Barbara Kesel writes Sigil, the First and
Meridian for CrossGen (can you tell which comic book company really did a great
job of making their creators accessible to fans yet?), and thought this whole
idea was pretty funny. And, despite being off-duty, the artist sitting next to
her...
...Andy Smith,
actually kept on sketching so he could give me a Man-Sketch. Wotta gent!
Tim Broderick ...well...
as the saying goes, "if you're not reading Odd Jobs, there's something wrong with you."
Not only was Tim a great guy to meet and chat with, he bent over backwards to
make sure The Mel and I had a good stay in Chicago, and even left us with contact info
in case we had questions or got into some sort of scrape. And given Mel's habit of
punching random strangers... boy, were we happy to have it! Thanks for the bail
money, Tim!
Dirk Tiede was also so nice he it was almost ridiculous. He and Tim
are fellow Chicagoans, and they both invited me out to have dinner and hang, but
I couldn't. Which I now deeply regret. And I choose to blame them.
Damn you, Broderick! Damn you, Tiede!
Tim Demeter writes an' draws Reckless Life over at Misfit Media, and
it was so danged good I bought the graphic novel. Check it out!
Robert Weinberg is a great writer -- check out the "Red Earth" books sometime --
but to be frank, I think he was phoning this one in.
But Wait! There's More!
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Matt
Wagner is akin to a god for both Matt and James...Matt fondly remembers
the original (and the new) MAGE series from waaaay back when, and James is a slavering
Grendel fan.
Art
Baltazar is known around the Man-Man studios as the man behind Patrick
The Wolf Boy, the most charming darn lycanthrope this side of Lon Chaney.
Jim Mahfood
is known in some circles as the King of Independent Comics. His style, controlled
chaos with a smattering of genius, is winning him more fans by the day.
Ande Parks
redefines cool, and is notorious for his work on Clerks and Green Arrow.
Todd Nauch, as James says, "has had an excellent lengthy run on Young Justice... bringing faith back to the fan's that an artist won't abandon them."
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