Originally posted by Paty
He was bringing Uncanny back into the upper echelon of the list when he had it, once again, unceremoniously yanked out from under him... and sales have plummetted with his departure. I don't know Brubaker's work...but he is a relative unknown...having, I believe, only done a few issues of New Genesis... and you simply DO NOT take a team who is bringing any book..and especially the PREMIERE book in the X Universe... UP in the ratings and kick them off and give the book to a relatively unknown writer of unproven talent.
I don't think what you said here is accurate. First, sales on Uncanny X-Men have not plummeted since Claremont left the book, they've gone up. Claremont's last issue was #474, sold somewhere around 78,140 copies and came in at #23 on the chart; while the last issue I can find sales numbers for since Brubaker took over is #476 which sold approximately 88,775 copies and was at #19. Also, let's not forget that Claremont recently had a major health scare and would have had to leave the book (at least for a little while, as he has with Exiles) anyway.
Second, Ed Brubaker is not unknown, unproven or even that new to comics. He has been writing and drawing (although he only writes now) comics since the early 90's. He is a critically acclaimed writer with multiple nominations for many different awards, including several Eisner nominations for Best Writer. Also, he just recently won the 2006 Harvey Award for Best Writer for his work on books like Captain America and Daredevil.
Here's a list of the books he's worked on, I don't know if it's a complete list, but regardless that's at least 250 issues since 1991, hardly unproven or a flash in the pan.
9-11 - The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember #2 ("Still Life"; DC Comics, 2002)
At the Seams (Alternative Press, 1997)
The Authority: Revolution # 1-12 (Wildstorm; December, 2004 - December, 2005)
Batman #582-607 (DC Comics; October, 2000 - November, 2002)
Batman: Gotham Noir (DC Comics; March 2001, ASIN B0006RN36U),
Batman: The Man Who Laughs (DC Comics; February, 2005)
Batman: Our Worlds At War #1 (DC Comics; August, 2001)
Batman: Turning Points #2-3 (DC Comics; January, 2001)
Books of Doom #1-6 (Marvel Comics; January - June, 2006)
Captain America Vol.5 #1 - present (Marvel Comics; January, 2005 - present)
Captain America 65th Anniversary Special #1 (Marvel Comics; May, 2006)
Catwoman #1-37 (DC Comics; January, 2002 - January, 2005)
Catwoman Secret Files and Origins #1 (DC Comics; Nov, 2002)
Coup D'Etat: Sleeper #1 (Wildstorm; April, 2004)
Daredevil #82 - present (Marvel Comics; Apr, 2006 - present)
Dark Horse Presents #50, (Dark Horse Comics; "Burning Man", Apr, 1991)
Dark Horse Presents #65-67 (Dark Horse Comics; "An Accidental Death", Sept - Nov, 1992)
Dark Horse Presents #96-98 (Dark Horse Comics; "Here And Now", April - June 1995)
Dark Horse Presents #100 (Dark Horse Comics; "Bird Dog", August, 1995)
Dark Horse Presents #106 (Dark Horse Comics; "Godzilla's Day", February, 1996)
Deadenders #1-16 (Vertigo; March 2000- June 2001)
Detective Comics #758 (DC Comics; back-up story "History Lesson"; July, 2001)
Detective Comics #759-762 (DC Comics; back-up story "Trail of the Catwoman part 1-4", August - November, 2001)
Detective Comics #777-786 (DC Comics; February, 2003 - November, 2003)
Detour #1 (Alternative Comics; 1997)
The Fall (Drawn & Quarterly; 2001)
Gangland #3 (Vertigo, DC Comics; "Small Time"; August, 1998)
Gotham Central #1-6 (DC Comics; with Greg Rucka; February - May 2003)
Gotham Central #11 (DC Comics; November, 2003)
Gotham Central #12-15 (DC Comics; with Greg Rucka; December, 2003 - March, 2004)
Gotham Central #16 (DC Comics; April, 2004)
Gotham Central #19-22 (DC Comics; July - October, 2004)
Gotham Central #26-27 (DC Comics; February, 2005)
Gotham Central #33-36 (DC Comics; with Greg Rucka; September, 2003 - December, 2004)
Hawkman #27 (DC Comics; June, 2004)
Lowlife #1-4 (Caliber & Black Eye Books)
Point Blank #1-5 (October, 2002 -February, 2003)
Robin #86 (DC Comics; March, 2001)
Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives #1-4 (Vertigo; August - November, 2001)
Scene of the Crime #1-4 (Vertigo; May - August, 1999)
Sleeper #1-12 (Wildstorm; March, 2003 - March, 2004)
Sleeper: Season Two #1-12 (Wildstorm; August, 2004 - July, 2005)
SPX '97 Comic #1 (Small Press Expo; "Mysteries?", September, 1997)
Tom Strong #29, 30 (America's Best Comics; December, 2004 - January, 2005)
Uncanny X-Men #475 - present (Marvel Comics; September, 2006 - present)
Vertigo Visions: Prez, Smells Like Teen President (Vertigo, 1995)
Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2 (Vertigo; "God and Sinners", January, 1999)
Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3 (Vertigo; "The Morning After", January, 2000)
What if Aunt May Had Died instead of Uncle Ben? #1 (Marvel Comics; February, 2005)
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6 (Marvel Comics; January - June, 2006)
[Edited on 18/9/06 by Jeremys Iron]