I could seriously spend all night putting in my two cents here.

Anything written by Judd Winick is great (Green Arrow, Batman, Outsiders).

I enjoy Astonishing Xmen, but the problem with it is that it's fairly slow going; both in terms of the actual story and when they put a new issue out.

Daredevil is an excellent comic and has been consistantly good for almost 6 years.

Ultimate Spider-Man has been terrific since the first issue. Great if you're not interested in all the backstory that accompanies regular Spider-Man.

I'm going to think a little more about what I pick up weekly and add more then.

The Warren Ellis-written Ultimate Fantastic Four is incredible. I have yet to read any of the "Ultimate" lines that disappointed. The Ultimate Spiderman TPBs are excellent.

Warren Ellis's Orbital is also fantastic

As is Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughan (scribe of Y, The Last Man)

Also, if one has a Chicago Public Library card, most suburban libraries have a reciprocal relationships. I forgot what it was like to go to a real library.

They have sections for graphic novels.

The Exterminators is probably my favorite thing in a long while.

I am currently buried under pretty much everything Vertigo has published in the past three years (research) and it stands head and shoulders above pretty much every title they have.

Also recommended: Beg The Question by Bob Fingerman. Basically a re-sequence/rewrite of Minimum Wage. Bob rules, and I cannot wait to read his novel which comes out in...November I think

Some comics have been really enjoying are from the Belgium artists called Benoit Peeters and François Schuiten.
Unfortunately they are in french but I love the drawings, I'd put them in the sci-fi genre.
My favorite one is called L'Enfant Penchée which means The Leaning Child (if my translation is correct though).
It's the story of a girl who's leaning permanently and the reason of that is that she's attracted by another planet. The whole plot is about her and a scientist trying to find this planet....





They did a lot of other comics and they're all set in a world that both drawers invented.

It's been mentioned, but it must be said again:

Chris Ware

ACME Comics.

I stand behind anything than my friend Ben draws. Ben is terrific.

jeffrey browns 'clumsy' is all too familiar. really good, heartbreaking, frustrating!

and i'll second the :

chris ware
adrian tomine
daniel clowes

hip kinda shit.

also, jeffrey lewis's comics he uses on stage are rather fine.

and spiderman obviously.

Gregory and Tug&Buster by Mark Hempel.

Gregory is about a little boy in a straightjacket who lives in a padded cell, befriending (and sometimes eating) various bugs, rats and other vermin. Sad, goofy and beautiful.

Tug & Buster concern the lurid and somewhat homoerotic escapades of an oversexualized little boy and his monolithic hero, the large, silent, pompadoured and hirsute Tug. A farce on american masculinity with great tit jokes.

Rest assured there are hijinks galore in both books.

Mr. Mark Hempel, you are a genius. In fact, you are probably my favorite living cartoonist (you even illustrated a story-arc in Sandman! Is there anything you cannot do?!). Salut!

Usagi Yojimbo.

fantasmatical thorr wrote:jeffrey browns 'clumsy' is all too familiar. really good, heartbreaking, frustrating!

'Tis great, I love it - but I've gotg a couple of others by him that are EXACTLY THE SAME. This dude is so emo. And a one-trick pony. Pity cos he started off so well....