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:

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    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.

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  • Archie finally chooses between Betty and Veronica (by flipping a coin).

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    [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.

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  • Here's a larger image of the wrap-around cover, which I copied from ComicBook.com.

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  • This is another one of those wonderful weeks in which three Tom King books ship on the same day.

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