Jason F'ing Aaron

I just wanted to give due to one of the best young comic writers,no make that writers out there right now.Jason Aaron has worked his way from winning a Marvel contest in the last decade to being one of that company's head writers,while still doing incredible creator owned work elsewhere.

Yesterday I read PunisherMax #21 and Scalped #55,both by Aaron.One is obviously a Marvel book based on a 30 plus year old character,the other a creator owned book published by Vertigo.Both books are within 5 issues of concluding their respective runs,and both issues knocked me out.Both books featured the long awaited encounters between two characters who have been on a collision course for a long time.And each book featured two of the finest fight scenes I have seen in comics,a perfect interaction between writer and artist to convey the brutality that was going on.

I know it sounds funny that I'm raving about two issues that center around physical action,but if you read comics,I think you know how hard it can be to truly convey action.These books also were full of story beats that progressed the overall arc,and have me drooling for the next,and last issue of PunisherMax,and the next 5,and last 5 issues of Scalped.

Jason is also currently writing The Incredible Hulk,and the first four issues have been fantastic.I had a chance to meet him in NYC last year at Comic Con,and he was also a cool,genuine guy.I have met some real douche comic pros and he was not one.If you are looking to read some cool books,or read this blog and have any interest in hitting your local comic shop to see whats what,I suggest you look for some books by Jason Aaron,I don't know if you could go wrong.