Bendis/Bagley

I think the error come from this article. That's the guy who write the article who say that they're the record holding[...]surpassing the Stan Jack 102 issues on FF as the longest run. Bendis and Bagley aren't the ones who say that.

And anyway it's about the longest run, from a creative TEAM, not about a writer or an artist, and it isn't about the quality of the work either.

here is the link: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=80788  

"Byrne on Namor.  Not really short, per se, but not quite the length we're talking about here.

I couldn't have given two shits about Namor before that run.  I bought it for the art, but it showed me the capacity for Namor's character.  And so much stuff happened over the course of the run!  Super-Skrull!  Monstro!  The FREAKING INVADERS!!! Iron Fist!  Hell, even Plant Man was cool."

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Before I found this forum I thought I was the only one who loved JB's Namor. But it seems to be one of his works who gets mentioned the most, right after Next Men!

Dave Carr: I couldn't have given two shits about Namor before that run.  I bought it for the art, but it showed me the capacity for Namor's character.  And so much stuff happened over the course of the run!  Super-Skrull!  Monstro!  The FREAKING INVADERS!!! Iron Fist!  Hell, even Plant Man was cool.

You could just put my name in place of Dave's above.  I agree totally.  I'd read a tiny bit of Namor in Roger Stern's AVENGERS, but nothing that made him stick out as a character I would buy a solo book from.  But, because of the Iron Man appearance a few issues in I tried it and became hooked for the next couple years.

Really sorry to misinterpret you there, Greg and, in terms of innovation and importance, I would agree that Lee and Ditko are vastly superior. To answer your question, though, I find shorter runs, those which don't really have the opportunity to have an offbeat issue or subpar storyline, impact me more in retrospect than longer runs.