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I never saw SMLMJ or NextWAVE making this list! To be honest, I kinda hate Nextwave because it seems that Ellis hates the characters (and the readers a little). I never read SMLMJ, and I probably won't. Interesting picks! I agree that Astonishing does a great job of writing x-characters. (Still, I think the bantering is a bit too much like Buffy, though.)


Posted by bigdaddyhub2 on 2006-11-02 15:08:37
not what i expected tom! here's mine
i didn't see those choices coming. if i were to nominate mine's here what i would choose (in no particular order as well):

NEW AVENGERS - The loud moments FEEL loud and the quiet moments FEEL quiet. When Jessica was sitting down talking to Cap about being a double (wait triple? i forget) agent, the pacing and storytelling made a quiet moment feel exciting yet very passive / pensive. When the team fought the Wrecker or the Collective, despite the varying size between the two battles, they each felt loud and violent. The story pacing screamed and I heard it.

BLACK PANTHER - Hudlin just keeps getting better. There's something special about a comic that starts out good and becomes great. It makes you feel, as a reader, like your faith in the material somehow magically made the series better. Hudlin is writing a smart, funny, action packed book that is a proud purchase everytime.

UNCANNY X-MEN: The end of Claremont's recent run (think Grey's End and later) matured very well. Then it shifted to Bru and became a whole other sort of tale - yet still maintained a high level of enjoyment. Before I loved how Claremont was pushing the team into the future. Now I love how suspenseful the title feels. Nice character mix as well.

WOLVERINE - Never cared much for his solo title, but Way changed that. Good, fast read. Then Civil War came along and the creative team changed. I was surprised by how excellent the book carried the change. It's a fun read, more situational that some other of my favorites, but it reads well both quickly and taking your time.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: Some of my other fav books have seen creative shifts in the past year and have lost their touch. This is the opposite - I started with JMS when he began, left, and then came back with the Road To Civil War. Seriously, how good was the last issue??? "I think I would have liked your uncle, Reed... But you - you loved him." AND the now classic: "Thought you said you were going out..." "And I thought you knew which side you were on."

Posted by djshalope on 2006-11-02 15:25:42
Good Picks
I agree that most of the books on the list are pretty amazing. The first four are awesome, and Nextwave I'm not a big fan of, but I understand why some people would like it. I just personally don't like much of Ellis's writing. I know lots of people like him... I'm guessing it's his mad plots. I'm just more about character.

Posted by Undergirl on 2006-11-02 18:34:47
I agree on Astonishing, Daredevil and Nextwave. Rounding out my Top 5 current Marvel ongoings:

RUNAWAYS: I love this book. I love all of the characters, I love Adrian's highly energetic artwork with all the amazing background details. I love the cliffhangers, misdirections and surprise twists. I love the dialogue.
I've been a Joss Whedon fan since Buffy (the original movie. While too campy for my taste, it showed a lot of potential that Joss used on the show) and I've followed Michael Ryan's art ever since his criminally underrated Cable run. I'd say that they are perfect for every book they work on, but on Runaways, they really have a hard time following Brian and Adrian.

BOOK OF LOST SOULS: Do Icon books count? Book of Lost Souls is Straczynski's best comic work today, edging out Amazing Spider-Man and even beating Midnight Nation. Book of Lost Souls combines gothic fantasy with quiet moments, complete with beautiful artwork. I just wish the waiting for #7 would be over.

Posted by Michael Heide on 2006-11-03 06:44:00
Spider Man Loves MJ!!!
Is my favorite Marvel book right now! But of course that makes sense (I am in the target audience of 32 year old men).

Probably my second favorite is Daredevil but that might be unfair since I just read Brubaker and Lark's first trade and it was unbelievably good. So its fresh on my mind.

Posted by kevhines on 2006-11-03 09:29:41
top 5 one last word
it's about the rumour about new Alpha Flight called Omega Flight, glad to see Beta Ray Bill (couldn't stay the same- too alien ? ) back, and US Agent too, and Arachne but couldn't have been a new FORCE WORKS - who will be great- and let Guardian and Vindicator out of it ? there's already some much to do with Alpha Flight background and so much who hadn't be done.

Thanks for the audience

Posted by notapotatoe on 2006-11-04 10:34:28
I'd personally bump Cap and Nextwave in favour of Runaways and She-Hulk... mainly because I don't read Cap, and I just can't get my head around Nextwave (pretty pictures, though). And those two books outrank everything on the list in my opinion anyway, so.

Posted by Fetsur on 2006-11-04 12:27:11
The only one of those books I'm reading is Cap. I've tried Astonishing and Nextwave, and SMLMJ isn't my thing, though I might get around to picking up Brubaker's DD in trade.

My Top 5 (in no particular order):

Amazing Spider-Girl
X-Factor
Runaways
Cable/Deadpool
Sensational Spider-Man

Just in terms of those I most look forward to reading month after month.

Posted by CylverSaber on 2006-11-04 19:37:22
I'd also be very curious to hear what your top five non-Marvel books right now are, and why!

Posted by aspectacle on 2006-11-06 11:11:19
whyd ont you do your top 5 super HEROES now


Posted by ironman=god on 2006-11-06 12:56:12
CylverSaber, trust me, you can't go wrong with Brubaker's Daredevil.

Posted by Michael Heide on 2006-11-06 18:13:19