Before taking over Detective Comics in 2021, Mariko Tamaki wrote prose novels Cover Me, Fake ID and Saving Montgomery Sole and four Lumberjanes prose novel spin-offs; wrote original graphic novels for mainstream audiences Skim (Groundwood Books; 2008), This One Summer (First Second; 2014) and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (First Second; 2019); wrote comics miniseries Supergirl: Being Super and original graphic novels Emiko Superstar and Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass for DC Comics; wrote ongoing series X-23 and Hulk and mini-series Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble for Marvel Comics. Her other comics credits have included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey and April, Tomb Raider, Wonder Woman and Archie and Katy Keene, among others.
Before taking over Detective Comics in 2016, James Tynion IV wrote fill-in issues, arcs and annuals of Batman during Scott Sndyer's run on the title; wrote a short-lived Talon ongoing series spinning-out of Snyder's "Court of Owls" Batman arc, co-wrote Batman Eternal and Batman and Robin Eternal with Scott Snyder and others, wrote a 13-issue run on John Constatine: Hellblazer and had a short run on Red Hood and The Outlaws, all for DC Comics. His other comics writing credits prior to his Detective run included two X-Men-related issues for Marvel, a short story in a 2014 IDW horror anthology and two comics for publisher Thrillbent.
A good point excellently made. You could also add that Tamaki has won an Eisner!
ReplyDeleteI'm very, very excited to read Tamaki's 'Tec run next year :)
I love Tamaki's work and I'm glad she's in the book, she's certainly better than Tynion, but I still feel like I have to point out that a superior (in numbers) creative output isn't a statement for artistic quality on its own.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise we'd have to say Scott Lobdell is better than both of these writers. Well, actually, he might be better than Tynion.