Most Under-rated TF comic writer?

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:28 am

It does what it says on the tin.

Furman omitted because, while he may be hated, he generally isn't under-rated.

A quick rundown of some better-known works:

James Hill - State Games
Steve Parkhouse - Man of Iron
Bob Budiansky - Most of the US comic from #5 to #55, most of the 1984-87 techs, Headmasters etc.
Brandon Easton - Free Comic Book Day Armada.
Brad Mick - G1 Vol 2 & 3
Len Kaminski - Plight of the Bumblebee
Chris Sarracini - G1 Vol 1, Armada 1-5

Others: Dan Abnett, Ralph Macchio, John Ney Rieber, Josh Blaylock, Bill Mantlo, Jim Salicrup etc, etc.

Post by **Computron** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:32 am

I'm tempted to vote for Sarracini based on Armada 1 and 2.

Then again Kaminski created a great issue in Plight of the Bumblebee.

Then there's Budiansky, but he's not necessarily underrated, tho he is probably underappreciated, if there is a difference.

Warcry · Post by **Warcry** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:50 am

I'd say Mike Collins (of 'Crisis of Command' fame). While his work tends to get a high rating from fans, very few people know who wrote those issues.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:46 am

I'd go for Parkhouse (for the excellent Man of Iron) but I'm ultimately going for Hill - his characterisations were always spot on, the issue when Bumblebee gets splatted is an all time classic, and State Games is probably one of the most influential pieces written for the original mythos.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:28 am

Everyone always forgets about Dan Abnett, so I'll plump for him if that's okay.

The fact I'm addicted to his Black Library books has no bearing on the matter at all...

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:32 am

James Hill.

Though the object of this is blatantly to lure the Brad Mick fans out of hiding. What are we going to do with them once we know their identities?

[wishes he'd saved the memos intercepted between Lee and Mick]

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:45 am

Hill for me as well, altho it was hard not to put Parkhouse, who managed to involve humans and TF's without having to invent ridiculous humans something both Bob and SF hav edone.

Bob, god love im, is always banging on about how much he thought it would be 'interesting' to see how TF's interacted and related to humans, seemingly in defence of some of the criticismlevelled at his work, but the fact is theres not a single human with any depth or reality to them in his entire run. Except Joey Slick, obviously...

DevilScreamer · Post by **DevilScreamer** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:51 pm

I`m voting for Bob. I mean, at least a good 70% of all Transfans bitch and whine about the guy, whilst simultaneously forgetting that without him, we probably wouldn`t be here to bitch and whine.

And not all of his stuff sucked, he wrote many good stories, which thanks to TPBs, I`m getting to know again. Bob, I salute you!!

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