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.
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Two nominees:
I'll be back with my choice after I've read them.
JONNY QUEST #1: This isn't like the old show, but it reminds me of how the old show used to make me feel. (Also it explains where Jonny's been since 1964.)
BABS #1: I feel confident in calling this the "Sword & Sorcery Barbarian Comic for those who don't like Sword & Sorcery Barbarian Comics" (because I don't like Sword & Sorcery Barbarian Comics and I loved this).
VERDICT: Tie.
I was prepared to give this week's nod to World's Finest #30, but frankly it wasn't very good.
Archie finally chooses between Betty and Veronica (by flipping a coin).
[SPOILER] What are you reading this spoiler for? Go out and buy it yourself. [END SPOILER]
This comic has so many "Easter eggs" and inside references (including four of the cover alone), more than I can even identify. Also Tom King and Dan Parent each provide a list of their respective top ten "Archie" stories. Now I have a decision to make: do I file this with my Tom King comics or my Archies?
All those years ago, when the one-shot Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 came at the end of the split books my solution was to buy two copies. Of course, it was a lot cheaper.
Seldom since Flashpoint have I enjoyed a (mainstream) DC comic as much as this.
Here's a larger image of the wrap-around cover, which I copied from ComicBook.com.
This is another one of those wonderful weeks in which three Tom King books ship on the same day.
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