When I’ve announced my choice for the best comic of the year, I’ve normally done so during the actual year it came out. Hell, one time I declared it in the middle of the summer. Clearly, it took me a while longer this time. And it wasn’t because it took me a while to figure it out. I had this decision made since around Labor Day of last year. It just took me so damn long to get to actually writing the post.

Now, before you denounce this impending declaration as just the lone opinion of another random blogger, realize I’m not completely off my rocker. Check out this quote about a past Top Drawer award winner. I gave it to a a mini-series starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. ISB totally agreed with me when he talked about the comic not too long ago: “I’m no scientist, but I’m pretty sure that makes this a good contender for the title of Best Comic Ever.”

See? I know what I’m talking about. Or, at least, I’m not the only one who thinks that way. So, who am I picking this year? Let me show you. I hope no one’s eating lunch.

What do you mean, “what’s it about?” Isn’t it obvious? The main character from my favorite movie fights some of my favorite super heroes who have been turned into flesh-eating zombies. Not enough detail for ya? Here’s the Tales From Longbox version of what happened in a more specific manner. Basically, the Marvel Universe (or one of them) is undergoing a zombification of it’s inhabitants, including super-heroes and super-villains. And Ash Williams is right in the middle of it. If you think he kicks ass when he’s at S-Mart, you should see him kicking it in Latveria with Dazzler and the Scarlet Witch.

I know that people are Marvel Zombie-ed out, but this might have been the best of the bunch. It also launched the regular Army of Darkness comic book into an intriguing new direction following this mini-series. With all the great moments and interactions, it was impossible not to get jazzed when reading and re-reading this title.

Here are some other honorable mentions:

Hitman-JLA: Garth Ennis returned to the world of Tommy Monaghan for a two-issue mini-series. It’s essentially a follow-up to that outstanding Hitman-Superman team-up which nailed the core essence of Superman. Here, it’s debated whether or not the Justice League can hang out with Tommy considering he kills people for a living. It’s an interesting exploration of heroism and really puts these characters to the test as those lame aliens from the Bloodlines crossover (which created Hitman) are coming back to Earth and are now scary and effective.

She-Hulk: Dan Slott’s character-defining and career-building run on Shulkie came to a close as he moved on to bigger fish like the Avengers and Amazing Spider-Man. A great look at the quirks of Marvel Universe, but the inconsistent art held this title back.

Cable and Deadpool: Ever since this series began, I always felt it was dragged down by Cable. But when the Askanison was killed off for a few months, Deadpool replaced his boring co-star with a number of Marvel’s biggest and best: Captain America, Fantastic Four, Ka-Zar, Brother Voodoo, and so on. It was like Marvel Team-Up starring Deadpool. Add in Bob, Agent of Hydra, and this book finally got going just as it was cancelled.

Previous Top Drawer Winners
2006 Top Drawer: Exiles
2005 Top Drawer: Spider-Man/Human Torch

Tell me your favorite book from 2007 and/or what you thought of my pick and a Sock Point will swallow your soul.