2 posts tagged “jason aaron”

I've noticed a new trend in my comic book reading.  I prefer books with a lead character versus team books.  With the exception of Fables, my top five books are all solo books.  Here is my list followed by some reasons why I like reading the various titles.

Superman
All Star Superman
Fables
Scalped
Red Sonja
Witchblade
Captain America
Green Lantern Corps
Fantastic Four
Wolverine

I love what Ed Brubaker is doing with Captain America.  He writes an excellent espionage book with the best moments of Captain America history intertwined.  For example, Sharon discovering that the Grand Director is still alive made me smile all day long.  Yes, I remember the Grand Director fondly.  He appeared in one of the very first Captain America books that I ever read and is one of the earliest books in my collection.

I need to stop caring about the Fantastic Four.  I am not sure what Mark Millar was hoping to achieve with his first arc on the title, but I was less than impressed.  At best I was disinterested.

I will miss Grant Morrison's take on the last son of Krypton.  Each and every issue of his run was perfect.  Not only was the lead character done with style, but the supporting cast also shone brightly be it Lois Lane or Steve Lombard.

The writing talent of Jason Aaron is my primary reason for liking both Scalped and Wolverine.

Jason Aaron with his writing on the Vertigo title Scalped has filled the void left by Y The Last Man as a must read for me every month.  Of the eight issues that I own, I have yet to read a bad issue.  Each and every installment of the story of life on an Indian reservation leaves me wanting more so I end up going to online auctions to complete the current run.  I love the characters, I love the art and hope that it lasts as long as Y did or at least another couple of years.