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My current favorites are Uncanny X-Force written by Rick Remender. It follows an elite mutant wet works team that takes on the tough missions with extreme prejudice so the rest of the world doesn't have to make those hard decisions. The team originally consisted of Wolverine, Archangel, Psylocke, Deadpool, and Fantomex. But recently, one of their tough decisions has led to Archangel becoming a genocidal heir to the monster that turned him into the killing machine he is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_X-Force#Uncan...

And the other being Morning Glories by Nick Spencer. Which follows a group of six teenagers who have been accepted at a fancy prep school. But once they arrive they start to notice a lot of weird things, such as they all have the same birthday, and on the more extreme end that their parents say they do not know who they are. And the faculty is completely willing to kill any member of the student body for absolutely no reason. Also one of the girls parents were killed when they refused to say they did not know her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Glories_%28co...

Ranma 1/2 is basically my childhood, but it's a manga though, by Rumiko Takahashi.

The settings is very close to Japanese modern lifestyle.

What I like most about it is the development in relationship between the main character and his true love out of a bunch of other girls, through very silly situations.

my favorite for...

Concept & creativity: Gantz by Hiroya Oku, Death Note by Obata/Ohba - ground breaking originality

Battle scenes: Naruto by Kishimoto Masashi - i like the way his characters are smart in their fights, incorporating a lot of tactics and extensions of their abilities rather than the usual slug fest.

Plot & Character creation: Onepiece by Eichiro Oda - His characters, the depth of their back stories and the fluid simplicity of his narrative. Genius.

Humor: any manga by Adachi Mitsuru. Simple and subtle sarcastic humor.