I’ve always liked Norm Breyfogle‘s run on Detective comics, which had a number of memorable story arcs. (Cornelius Stirk’s intro was one of the best ones.)
Money quote:
But these days getting work from [Marvel and DC] is clearly more about who you know than about how good you are (although that counts, too, of course).
When truly talented pros can’t get work from the big companies, you have to wonder what’s going on in the industry today.