It Was The Wednesday Before Christmas & New Holiday Themed Comics Appeared On Store Shelves

I always enjoy stopping by a comic book shop on Wednesdays which is the day new weekly releases are placed on store shelves.  It is always a fun break to check out all the cover artwork and see what interesting stories are out.  With Christmas being just a few days away, it was nice to see publishers were still releasing a few holiday themed treats for consumers to enjoy:

KLAUS & THE WITCH OF WINTER -- Boom Studios

Klaus returns for an epic oversized one-shot, perfect for any comic fan's stocking! Brought to you by legendary creator Grant Morrison and 2016 Russ Manning Award winner Dan Mora, join the continuing adventures through space and time of the man that would become Santa Claus.

HARLEY QUINN -- DC Comics

Come spend the holidays with Harley in issue #10's collection of wintry short stories-just don't expect to make it to New Year's in one piece!

LUCIFER -- DC Comics

It's a LUCIFER holiday special! Forget coal-this nice 'n' naughty issue is your reward for a year of indulgent misdeeds with the devil. Writers Holly Black and Richard Kadrey team up to deliver a darkly festive and irreverent ode to the joy of seasonal sin and twisted Secret Santas.

X-FILE X-MAS SPECIAL 2016 -- IDW Publishing

When a school holiday pageant takes an extraterrestrial turn, Mulder must contend with old ghosts, present dangers, and close encounters yet to come. But this is no cookie-cutter Christmas Carol. Together with Scully, and a host of holiday visitors and visitations, they'll rediscover the spirit of the season... if they can only survive the night. Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!

POWER MAN & IRON FIST SWEET CHRISTMAS ANNUAL -- Marvel

YOU BETTER NOT POUT, YOU BETTER NOT CRY! 'Cause you're getting an extra helping of POWER MAN AND IRON FIST! This Christmas will be sweet, indeed! But not for Luke Cage, who is feeling neither holly nor jolly. Surely Danny can change that! Or maybe these demonic toys will! Wait, demonic toys?! OH, NO!

Drink a glass of egg nog sitting by an open crackling fire while you appreciate the joy of reading a comic book during the Christmas holiday break.  Is there a favorite comic book that you like to pull out to read this time of year?

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE – THE XFILES SEASON 10 TURNED INTO COMIC BOOK SERIES

Have you ever been annoyed when your favorite television show has gone off the air believing there was more story still to be told?  An example of that for me was the tv show JERICHO – the story of survival in a small Midwestern town after a nuclear attack devastates the United States – that aired on CBS for two seasons.  The drama continued for me when I discovered that IDW published a comic book  that continued the JERICHO story arc in print for what would have gone as seasons 3 & 4 on television.  

In fact, taking cancelled television series with fan bases that are clamoring for more stories and turning them into comic book series that show what a new season what have been like in print rather than through video is becoming somewhat of a new trend.  In addition to IDW’s JERICHO, Darkhorse Comics has published BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Seasons 8 & 9, and DC Comics has come out with SMALLVILLE Season 11 which maintains the continuity of the TV series.  Now IDW is debuting THE X FILES: SEASON 10 hitting retailers on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

This new X FILES comic book will take off telling the tale of Fox Mulder & Dana Scully immediately following the series finale in Season 9 (disregard the two horrible movies that came out).  They no longer are FBI agents and have gone underground leading lives as normal people yet they still can’t seem to avoid the paranormal.  If you were a fan of the show when it was on TV check out this new comic book that will wind up some loose threads from past stories as it also expands upon the timeline with new adventures that stay true to the X FILES that kept so many people glued to the tube each week during its broadcast run.   To keep the comic book true to its roots, IDW has even brought in THE X FILES creator Chris Carter to serve as the comic’s Executive Producer.

 It’s been 11 years since THE X FILES went off the air and if you are like me many of the details of the show have probably faded in your memory.  Don’t worry though, IGN has posted an excellent article that is a great refresher on everything you need to know about THE X FILES before you flip open issue #1 of Season 10.  Check out the IGN post here: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/18/the-x-files-season-10-primer#.UcEB2ZkpmEU.twitter

PREVIEWS WORLD has also posted a nice interview with the creative team working on THE X FILES Season 10 that you can read here: http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=135855

Plus check out this preview of the first episode of this new series:

Do you believe? For more information visit IDW Publishing's website: http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/2512/