Welcome back to the Batman anniversary celebration! Last week, we listed our top 75 favorite Batman characters of all time. And this week, we’re proud to announce a brand new list of Batman greatness: The Top 75 best Batman writers of all time! So without any further hesitation, here’s the list. Some are new, some are old, but all are timeless. No matter how long (or how short) the tenure of each writer, they are listed alphabetically by last name, rather than ranked. Enjoy!
1. Dan Abnett
2. Marc Andreyko
3. Brian Augustyn
4. Brian Azzarello
5. Mike W. Barr
6. Tony Bedard
7. Adam Beechen
8. Marguerite Bennett
9. Lee Bermejo
10. Ed Brubaker
11. John Byrne
12. Amanda Conner
13. Gerry Conway
14. Darwyn Cooke
15. Paul Cornell
16. Tony Daniel
17. Alan Davis
18. J. M. DeMatteis
19. Paul Dini
20. Chuck Dixon
21. Steve Englehart
22. Garth Ennis
23. Ray Fawkes
24. Bill Finger
25. Gardner Fox
26. Neil Gaiman
27. Keith Giffen
28. Archie Goodwin
29. Alan Grant
30. Justin Gray
31. Devin Grayson
32. Bob Hall
33. Kyle Higgins
34. David Hine
35. Geoff Johns
36. Bob Kane
37. Joe Kelly
38. Andy Lanning
39. A. J. Lieberman
40. Scott Lobdell
41. Jeph Loeb
42. Dwayne McDuffie
43. Brad Meltzer
44. Bryan Q. Miller
45. Frank Miller
46. Peter Milligan
47. Doug Moench
48. Alan Moore
49. Grant Morrison
50. Denny O’Neill
51. John Ostrander
52. Jimmy Palmiotti
53. Greg Pak
54. Will Pfeifer
55. Paul Pope
56. James Robinson
57. Alex Ross
58. Greg Rucka
59. Tim Seeley
60. Gail Simone
61. Kevin Smith
62. Scott Snyder
63. Jim Starlin
64. Tom Taylor
65. Frank Tieri
66. Bruce Timm
67. Peter J. Tomasi
68. James Tynion IV
69. Matt Wagner
70. Mark Waid
71. Len Wein
72. Bill Willingham
73. Judd Winick
74. Marv Wolfman
75. Christopher Yost
So there you have it. Any surprise inclusions on the list that you want to discuss? How about any snubs? Let us know your recommendations, suggestions, and opinions in the comment section below. And be sure to continue checking back as we continue our Batman 75th anniversary celebration! (Not to mention the weekly column reviewing all of the newest adventures of the Dark Knight, Baturday.) See you soon, Bat fans!
Bill Finger should be on the top of the list. I do agree with Devin Grayson, Chuck Dixon, Grant Morrison, Judd Winick, Denis O’Neil, Scott Synder, Peter Tomasi, and Grant Morrison included on the list.