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Post by berkley on Nov 29, 2020 21:48:05 GMT -5
By scripter we basically mean writer, as long as it isn't a writer/artist writing and drawing the same book?
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 30, 2020 5:45:42 GMT -5
I have a current list of twenty. One and two are solid. Three through eight will take some sorting. The other twelve get to fight for the four remaining slots. I could almost fill it with Mad writers. I have to do some research to see who wrote most of the movie parodies. They were clever as heck. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 30, 2020 9:59:37 GMT -5
I have a current list of twenty. One and two are solid. Three through eight will take some sorting. The other twelve get to fight for the four remaining slots. I could almost fill it with Mad writers. I have to do some research to see who wrote most of the movie parodies. They were clever as heck. Dick DeBartolo almost unquestionably wrote more than anyone else. Probably followed by Larry Siegel. |
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Post by DubipR on Nov 30, 2020 10:08:14 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to everyone's selections, but man... taking out a ton of people I love is going to make this a little hard. No Eisner, Kirby, Hernandez Bros, Chaykin.... oof.
Going to have to do some digging into the long boxes and trades.
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 30, 2020 10:30:03 GMT -5
I have to do some research to see who wrote most of the movie parodies. They were clever as heck. Dick DeBartolo almost unquestionably wrote more than anyone else. Probably followed by Larry Siegel. DeBartolo barely missed making my list. He got bumped by Alan Brennert.
Cei-U! I summon the MAD man!
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Post by MWGallaher on Nov 30, 2020 10:32:37 GMT -5
By scripter we basically mean writer, as long as it isn't a writer/artist writing and drawing the same book? Basically, although the specifications allow us to avoid some unseemly "sausage factory" discussions on whether the person whose name is on the credits as "writer" or "scripter" or "plotter" is the one who really deserves to be thought of as the one who conceived all the details the average person would attribute to the credited role. Let's face it, Stan Lee is certain to be prominent on many lists this year, and I don't think any of us wants to spend the holiday season arguing that Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, or Don Heck was the real "writer", even--had we somehow personally been witnesses to the creative process--we'd be inclined to agree with that assessment in one particular instance or another. For most of us, all we've got to go on for certain is the printed (or otherwise expertly-confirmed) credits, so I think we're supposed to be discussing the folks whose names appeared in that "writer" or "scripter" slot, rather than the "penciler", "artist", "layouts", etc. slots. I'm OK with that viewpoint. If someone's name crops up consistently in that slot on work that I love, I figure they merit my appreciation for what they brought to the mix, even if I can't always be sure exactly how much of the full story came from them and how much came from the artist, editor, or ghost writer. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 10:42:11 GMT -5
I think my 12 is set and the order is roughly in place. I may revisit some things though to make sure I don't want to include any of those I cut instead, as this was all done on first impressions of memory.
-M
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Post by DubipR on Nov 30, 2020 11:15:40 GMT -5
I think I have my 12 set; Top 6 set for sure... last six might be just who I feel like showcasing.
Also, I'm curious on how much representation will be on everyone's list.
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Post by foxley on Dec 1, 2020 2:40:15 GMT -5
I'm just wondering what semantic hoops people are going to jump through in order to justify including Jack Kirby.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 1, 2020 6:35:47 GMT -5
I'm just wondering what semantic hoops people are going to jump through in order to justify including Jack Kirby. Didn't he write the last few Super Powers Miniseries for Dc without drawing it ? |
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 1, 2020 21:24:43 GMT -5
I have my 12 picked out and even have the order. All I have left is the write up and the scans to add.
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Post by brutalis on Dec 2, 2020 10:02:48 GMT -5
Have around 15 chosen, just have to work it down to 12 now. Favorite should make this VERY interesting. Hoping diversity plays a strong hand with others as it has for me. A few "bigger" names but others may surprise I hope...
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Post by DubipR on Dec 2, 2020 10:29:06 GMT -5
I'm really curious on the overlapping of how many writers we'll all have. I think I have a quirky but solid list of 12.
I hope I'm diverse enough with my selections.
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 2, 2020 12:10:39 GMT -5
I think every list will have my top two writers.
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Post by Farrar on Dec 2, 2020 21:20:19 GMT -5
I think every list will have my top two writers. I think that will be the case for my top two too.  I have a strong feeling one of my others won't make anyone's list. |
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