American Comic Books - I recommend recent titles

**Sorry for the wheezing - I have allergies**

This is a response to a video I did on my main channel - Myargonauts - where I asked viewers to ask me questions.

I started posting the response videos over there too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkUD9023KQ
But comics and movie questions feel like they belong more on this channel, hence this video response ending up here on TaishaJason.

Comics mentioned in this vlog:

DC/Vertigo Comics: Watchmen, Preacher, Transmetropolitan, Hitman, Batman, Superman
http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/

Marvel Comics: Punisher, Ultimate Spider-Man, Powers
http://marvel.com/

Dark Horse Comics: Groo, Usagi Yojimbo
http://www.darkhorse.com/

Image Comics: Haunt, Invincible, Walking Dead
http://www.imagecomics.com/

Indies:
The Boys
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?CAT=DF-The_Boys
Echo & Strangers in Paradise
http://www.strangersinparadise.com/
Barry Ween: Boy Genius
http://www.onipress.com/display.php?type=bk&id=341
you can read the whole first issue of BW for free at this link!

Thanks for watching!

-Jason Ween: Man Genius :)

PS - I swear!! How many times in this video am I holding up a comic book in the camera?? And my three thumbnail choices are all just my head looking down! Arrggghhhh...

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[SwordOU]

Haha!! It's GROO! I'm amazed that the series is still going. Do they have any new jokes? I was a hardcore comics collector from 1975-1996, but am just keeping track of a couple series nowdays. My b/f has been introducing me to a lot of manga and I'm enjoying a lot of that as well.. Anyway, fun to hear you talking about comics!

[TaishaJason]

Groo uses the same one joke every issue... LOL

When I go back to Japan next year I think I will finally cut the chord with monthly issues and just go to reading TPBs.

[emergencyincas]

Really disliked Winnick's superhero books (ow, my Titans), but everything I've heard about Barry Ween is good.

Speaking of the Batbooks, Morrison's Batman & Robin has been remarkably entertaining, and I always love Rucka. Dini's stuff, which I was most looking forward to after his excellent run on Detective, has turned out predominantly bland.

[TaishaJason]

I was enjoying Miller and Lee's run on B&R, but just because Miller is a word god and Lee is an art god - the book isn't amazing, but so pretty to look at.

Try Barry Ween - it's awesome!

[GuitarSlingerPK]

Thanks for the recommendations Jason! I'm intrigued by Usagi. I just finished McKean's Cages a few nights ago. I think it's a towering achievement in the medium, and one of the best comics I've ever read. Highly recommended. Have you ever looked into foreign comics. There's a talented fellow by the name of Enki Bilal who wrote the Nikipol trilogy among other works. Also Alexandro Jodorowsky who is known for his work on the Technopriests, the Incal, and the Metabarons. Phil

[TaishaJason]

Dave McKean is a super sweet guy in addition to being a phenomenal artist and talent.

I know Bilal's work - good stuff.

[baeritukaez]

Dynamite has some of my favorite comics. Red Sonja, Black Terror, Lone Ranger etc.

[7thwave42]

The Walking Dead is excellent, it continues to get better. If you get hold of it i would be interested to hear what you think. Cheers mate

[Graehaus]

Thanks for the mention :) I gotta agree on most, with ECHO tho, I find it has too many stories going on for 30 issue run. Or possible 30 ish run.

[TaishaJason]

Very cool - always great when people keep an open mind. I would highly recommend Strangers in Paradise by T. Moore and the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman - both are fantastic non-superhero books that I've given many times to non-comics readers and they've always been well liked.