Book of Doom: Silver Surfer Requiem #1

We’re steady at work here, doing our damnedest to replace the saying “another day, another dollar” with the much more flavorful “another week, another Book of Doom.” C’mon, popular vernacular, you know you want to spice things up! In that vein, this week we Doomers are going to be tackling Silver Surfer: Requiem, the new series about ol’ shinypants.

As always, come back on Saturday to see what we think about this issue. And, as part of our rotating team of guest bloggers, Googum from Random Happenstance will be joining in the fun. If you haven’t checked out his blog, do so post haste. You’ll find some great insight into comics new and old, as well as an impressive collection of toys in various poses. Good stuff all around.

Will this be the Summer of the Silver Surfer, or another Summer of the Shark? Your early answer lies right here, right… uh… Saturday. Now, here’s what Marvel says (quite cryptically):

COVER BY: ESAD RIBIC
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: ESAD RIBIC
COLORED BY: ESAD RIBIC
LETTERED BY: VC – CORY PETIT

THE STORY:
The latest offering from the Marvel Knights line. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four!
For untold years Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot — a blemish that will spread until he is no more. Until then, the Silver Surfer would undertake his final voyage — to the one destination that has always eluded him. His journey starts where it began.
32 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/Rated T+ …$3.99