After over 1,000 ballots cast (something like 1,044), here is the master list of your picks for the top comic book writers and artists of all-time! Click on any artist or writer for a write-up on that creator's work (including samples of their art and/or writing)!
NOTE: Don’t be a jerk about creators in the comments section. If you are not a fan of a particular creator, that’s fine, but be respectful about it. No insulting creators or otherwise being a jerk about creators. I’ll be deleting any comments like that and, depending on how jerky the comment was, banning commenters.
ARTISTS
50. Paul Pope – 251 points (2 first place votes)
49. Alex Toth – 252 (1 first place vote)
48. Dave McKean – 254 (4 first place votes)
47. Jaime Hernandez – 256 poonts (7 first place votes)
46. Curt Swan – 260 points (3 first place votes)
45. Steve McNiven – 263 points (2 first place votes)
44. Tim Sale – 270 points (3 first place votes)
43. Ivan Reis – 272 points (4 first place votes)
42. Carl Barks – 273 points (7 first place votes)
41. Olivier Coipel – 302 points (10 first place votes)
40. Joe Kubert – 307 points (6 first place votes)
39. Barry Windsor-Smith – 319 points (3 first place votes)
38. Chris Bachalo – 322 points (6 first place votes)
37. Jim Aparo – 330 points (3 first place votes)
36. Todd McFarlane – 339 points (8 first place votes)
35. Gene Colan – 346 points (2 first place votes)
34. Greg Capullo – 358 points (4 first place votes)
33. David Aja – 371 points (1 first place vote)
32. Dave Gibbons – 383 points (3 first place votes)
31. Fiona Staples – 384 points (8 first place votes)
30. John Cassaday – 391 points (6 first place votes)
29. Bryan Hitch – 397 points (3 first place votes)
28. Gil Kane – 408 points (3 first place votes)
27. Mike Allred – 410 points (7 first place votes)
26. Brian Bolland – 445 points (8 first place votes)
25. Stuart Immonen – 451 points (7 first place votes)
24. Wallace Wood – 474 points (5 first place votes)
23. Arthur Adams – 486 points (7 first place votes)
22. Darwyn Cooke – 606 points (7 first place votes)
21. Walter Simonson – 620 points (6 first place votes)
20. Alan Davis – 622 (1 first place vote)
19. Bill Sienkiewicz – 647 (16 first place votes)
18. Jim Steranko – 661 (6 first place votes)
17. John Romita Sr. – 675 points (8 first place votes)
16. David Mazzucchelli – 732 (18 first place votes)
15. John Buscema – 739 points (11 first place votes)
14. John Romita Jr. – 741 points (13 first place votes)
13. Will Eisner – 787 points (21 first place votes)
12. Mike Mignola – 833 points (15 first place votes)
11. Moebius – 920 points (28 first place votes)
10. Frank Miller – 1109 points (7 first place votes)
9. Alex Ross – 1159 points (33 first place votes)
8. J.H. Williams III – 1193 points (28 first place votes)
7. Steve Ditko – 1354 points (21 first place votes)
6. Jim Lee – 1510 points (37 first place votes)
5. Neal Adams – 1520 points (26 first place votes)
4. John Byrne – 1637 points (27 first place votes)
3. George Perez – 1907 points (52 first place votes)
2. Frank Quitely – 2553 points (92 first place votes)
1. Jack Kirby – 3859 points (200 first place votes)
WRITERS
50. Daniel Clowes – 199 points (2 first place votes)
49. James Robinson – 202 points (1 first place vote)
48. Kieron Gillen – 213 points (3 first place votes)
47. Jaime Hernandez – 216 points
46. art spiegelman – 224 points (2 first place votes)
45. Dave Sim – 231 points (3 first place votes)
44. Keith Giffen – 260 points (2 first place votes)
43. Carl Barks – 308 points (13 first place votes)
42. Mike Mignola – 322 points (1 first place vote)
41. Gail Simone – 354 points (3 first place votes)
40. Dan Slott – 355 points (1 first place vote)
39. Walter Simonson – 357 points (9 first place votes)
38. Jeff Lemire – 358 points (1 first place vote)
37. J.M. DeMatteis – 360 points (5 first place votes)
36. John Ostrander – 362 points (3 first place votes)
35. Steve Englehart – 363 points (4 first place votes)
34. Jim Starlin – 386 points (1 first place vote)
33. Rick Remender – 407 points (3 first place votes)
32. Peter Milligan – 431 points (4 first place votes)
31. Scott Snyder – 437 points (10 first place votes)
30. Robert Kirkman – 453 points (3 first place votes)
29. Brian Azzarello – 463 points (2 first place vote)
28. Steve Gerber – 470 points (7 first place votes)
27. Mark Millar – 483 points (6 first place votes)
26. Marv Wolfman – 498 points (3 first place votes)
25. Will Eisner – 504 points (8 first place votes)
24. Jason Aaron – 512 points (3 first place votes)
23. Greg Rucka – 547 points (4 first place votes)
22. Matt Fraction – 550 points (2 first place votes)
21. John Byrne – 564 points (5 first place votes)
20. Jonathan Hickman – 588 points (5 first place votes)
19. Denny O’Neil – 612 points (11 first place votes)
18. Roger Stern – 629 points (8 first place votes)
17. Roy Thomas – 644 points (15 first place votes)
16. Jack Kirby – 804 points (23 first place votes)
15. Kurt Busiek – 881 points (17 first place votes)
14. Peter David – 890 points (13 first place votes)
13. Brian Michael Bendis – 981 points (11 first place votes)
12. Ed Brubaker – 1121 points (15 first place votes)
11. Garth Ennis – 1170 points (17 first place votes)
10. Geoff Johns – 1182 points (12 first place votes)
9. Mark Waid – 1420 points (15 first place votes)
8. Brian K. Vaughan – 1628 points (27 first place votes)
7. Warren Ellis – 1649 points (29 first place votes)
6. Chris Claremont – 2181 points (53 first place votes)
5. Stan Lee – 2234 points (85 first place votes)
4. Frank Miller – 2333 points (27 first place votes)
3. Neil Gaiman – 2789 points (53 first place votes)
2. Grant Morrison – 4689 points (216 first place votes)
1. Alan Moore – 4788 points (224 first place votes)
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