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The debate about Marti Noxon as a possible writer for season 8 got me wondering what writers I'd like to see on the comics. Do you have any desires along those lines? Comics writers you'd like to see? Or Buffy writers? Or any writers you think might be good in the medium, even if they've only done telly before? Or even something else entirely? Like?novelists? But also, any comics artists?
- I would love love love to see what Alan Moore would do. His Halo Jones gives me faith that he really knows how to write a) for young women characters and b) for something epic in scope but personal in focus. Plus, he's in the story (in passing) so that would just give me a happy on a meta level.
- Mike Carey has the right zippy dialogue but also great with fantasy ideas in realistic settings. His recent The Faker is a good example of that. College kids coming up against eerie and unnatural circumstances. Oh, and God Save the Queen, which deals with fairies in a modern urban setting. Also, anyone who can write John Constantine can write Giles in his grittiest capacity? and if they ever wanted to bring Spike back, Constantine is also a good training.
- I'd like to see Brian Bolland do some artwork. His work on the Killing Joke = for the WIN.
- Basically I want a bunch of Brits, don't I?
- Rule Britannia!
- Ahem
- So, on that tack, I'd like Grant Morrison (yay, Zenith! Dare! And if you can write X-Men you can write Buffy, innit? Same characters basically
), Neil Gaiman (not so much for Sandman, actually, as his sense of humour in Good Omens).
- Mark Millar also would be excellent. I loved Chosen.
I'm sure I'll come up with more, but those are for starters. How about you? My only "oh god no" would be Frank Miller. Bless him, but a story with no guns and no hookers might be a bit of a toughie for him Though I'm trying to think of some counter examples now, cos I'd quite like him in the mix as an artist?he could do a semi-silent noir story to parallel Hush, perhaps featuring Buffy's criminal life? Though I think I'd miss the hard boiled dialogue possibilities.
- I would love love love to see what Alan Moore would do. His Halo Jones gives me faith that he really knows how to write a) for young women characters and b) for something epic in scope but personal in focus. Plus, he's in the story (in passing) so that would just give me a happy on a meta level.
- Mike Carey has the right zippy dialogue but also great with fantasy ideas in realistic settings. His recent The Faker is a good example of that. College kids coming up against eerie and unnatural circumstances. Oh, and God Save the Queen, which deals with fairies in a modern urban setting. Also, anyone who can write John Constantine can write Giles in his grittiest capacity? and if they ever wanted to bring Spike back, Constantine is also a good training.
- I'd like to see Brian Bolland do some artwork. His work on the Killing Joke = for the WIN.
- Basically I want a bunch of Brits, don't I?
- Rule Britannia!
- Ahem
- So, on that tack, I'd like Grant Morrison (yay, Zenith! Dare! And if you can write X-Men you can write Buffy, innit? Same characters basically
), Neil Gaiman (not so much for Sandman, actually, as his sense of humour in Good Omens).- Mark Millar also would be excellent. I loved Chosen.
I'm sure I'll come up with more, but those are for starters. How about you? My only "oh god no" would be Frank Miller. Bless him, but a story with no guns and no hookers might be a bit of a toughie for him
Though I'm trying to think of some counter examples now, cos I'd quite like him in the mix as an artist?he could do a semi-silent noir story to parallel Hush, perhaps featuring Buffy's criminal life? Though I think I'd miss the hard boiled dialogue possibilities.
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