Is Hickman the Boldest Marvel Writer Of The Decade? The Answer Is Yes.

Look, I’m not here to convince you that Jonathan Hickman is the greatest comic book writer of the last decade (even though all signs point to that being an unequivocal FACT). I am here to tell you that he’s hands down the boldest writer in this Marvelous world of extraordinary men and fantastic storytelling. If you’ve seen his meticulously crafted directors cut scripts, you know how intricate his world-building is. Hickman is that wildcard in your crew who can make a mundane Monday night out for drinks sound like an all expenses paid bachelor party in Cancun. The scope of his writing is impressive, the attention to detail is astounding and the amount of fun he has bringing it all to fans is easy to tell. This man has set up series years in advance. He references old issues like a serial monogamist complaining about exes. Hickman has scaled the comic book mountain of success on numerous occasions and somehow keeps coming back with new ways to get the Comics channel of our Slack chat JUMPIN. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you; Exhibits A, B and C. Exhibit A: Fantastic Four (2010)

Hickman is a far out dude, and his 2010 (plus some) run on Fantastic Four proved exactly how wild. From the First Family’s excursion to the Kingdom of Subterranea inside the Earth, to a stow away vacay on Nu-World with uncle Johnny and The Thing, his settings are big, self indulgent and make incredible canvases for the artists who get the pleasure of drawing the scripts Hickman concocts. After fin…