Filmmakers who are REAL comic book fans

[Mass Nerder]

Don't get me wrong I actually like it better when a filmmaker, like Chris Nolan, is just honest and says things like "I've never been a big comic book fan but I understand and love the mythology". I hate when people like Sam Raimi "claim" to be a big comic book fan but haven't actually read comics since they were like 13. Well here is a list of some filmmakers I believe to be true fans (and by true fans I mean people who still read comics)

David S. Goyer
Kevin Smith
Mark Steven Johnson (while I hated DD and Ghost Rider I do believe he is a fan boy at heart, which just goes to show you even fans can make bad movies)
Guillermo del Toro

I'm sure they're more. Little Help?

 

[Captain Useless]

Apparently Clint Eastwood liked Namor as a kid.
He's been approached to play Batman before, but he never had any interest playing anybody but the Sub-Mariner.

 

[Mass Nerder]

Apparently Clint Eastwood liked Namor as a kid.
He's been approached to play Batman before, but he never had any interest playing anybody but the Sub-Mariner.

Wow! That came outta left field! I had no idea!

Also I wanted to add to my list Matthew Vaugh.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Samuel L Jackson and Nicolas Cage

 

[Mass Nerder]

Samuel L Jackson and Nicolas Cage

Well those are actually actors. I'm more or less talking about movie directors

 

[nite-owl]

Federico Fellini

 

[Iron_Stark]

Jon Favreau said he was a Cap, Avengers and I forgot who else fan growing up.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I remember watching the documentary on the DVD of The Wrestler, and they were interviewing Darren Aronofsky at his home. In the background, you can see a bookcase, populated by a variety of graphic novels. He's been involved with a number of comic-related film properties over the years, The Wolverine is his next film, and he even wrote The Fountain as a graphic novel before the film was released. I'd say he'd likely be included on the list.