"Pick of the Week" - What's Yours?

[Jeff of Earth-J]

Every week, one item or another in my pull and hold stands out for me above the rest in one way or another. Sometimes it’s a periodical, sometimes a graphic novel, sometimes a collection. Does that happen to you? If so, let’s hear about it here. It can be an item you’ve long anticipated or something you bought on a whim. If it’s something you were really looking forward to but ended up being a big disappointment, let’s hear about that here, too. I’ve been meaning to start this topic for a long time now, but chose today to post about something I’ve been waiting for a long time, long before it was even solicited.

SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION BY STEVE ENGLEHART AND MARSHAL ROGERS

This is a favorite run of mine, but I’ve read it only twice: once as it was released, and I re-read it once after that. It came out as an “ESSENTIAL” a few years ago, but for this I held out for color.

EDIT: Most weeks I make my picks before I have read them, but feel free to choose either the books you anticipate most before you read or enjoy the most after you have read them.

[Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)]

Oh, man, Jimmy Olsen was the BEST!

I'm excited for History of the Marvel Universe, too, but I think I'm holding out for a collected edition.

[Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man]

Archie vs. Predator II is mine from this week. Alex de Campi and Robert Hack? This sequel beats the original hands-down.

[Jeff of Earth-J]

PAPER GIRLS #30 (series finale)

[Jeff of Earth-J]

SHAM COMICS #3

[Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man]

I haven't been to the shop this week yet, but I'm going to go with Green Lantern Annual #1. I don't expect Grant Morrison to disappoint me.

[Jeff of Earth-J]

HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #2

[Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)]

It's Superman #14 for me this week...the first appearance of the new Legion!

[Jeff of Earth-J]

I haven't been following the pre-publicity or the discussion to avoid spoilers, but I would have bought Superman #14 if I had known it featured the Legion. It's probably too late now, but I'll give it a shot.

My "Pick of the Week" is, without a doubt, MARVEL COMICS #1000. It's the only new comic I've read so far, but it's hard to imagine me enjoying anything else more.

[Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man]

The only new comic I've read so far is Action Comics, but I did really enjoy it quite a bit. The art isn't great, but the story makes up for it.

[Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)]

My pick of this week is Legion of Superheroes: Millennium. I honestly don't expect to get a lot of the LSH in it, but even an overview of the next thousand years by Bendis and some terrific artists will be a lot of fun. What's the over/under on whether we see the Atomic Knights?

[Jeff of Earth-J]

Yeah, I'll go for LSH: Millennium, too.

[Jeff of Earth-J]

I've been away from this thread for a while, but this week I'll go with FANTASTIC FOUR: GRAND DESIGN #1.