We here at Multiversity get pretty excited about the holidays, and this year we’re sharing that excitement with the rest of you as we celebrate that wonder of wonders: THE HOLIDAY COMIC!
Each day for the next twenty-five days, and in no particular order, we’ll be featuring one yuletide yarn set to the tune of tidings of comfort and joy, and today we prepare ourselves for the fearsome monster that is Santa the Barbarian #1!
Meet you after the jump!
Day #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13
Who Did It? This beastly monster of a comic was brought to you by Dan Fraga, Pop Mhan and Robert Loren Fleming.
What Is It About? The first story is about Santa Claus showing up to his Elven workshop to find out that the entire “nice list” is on a 3×5 inch index card and that the naughty list is…well, everyone else in the world. The elves suggest that maybe lumps of coal just aren’t doing the job anymore. So Santa does that natural thing and loads up with weapons and goes to work. Mass murder ensues.
In the second story, some elves go on strike so Santa battles them and the massive robot they created to destroy him. More death is on the agenda.
How Holiday Friendly Is It? Extremely not holiday friendly, unless you consider the mere appearance of Santa enough to make a book “holiday friendly.” In that case, this book with Santa, Rudolph, Elves, rhyme speak and what not is very, very holiday friendly.
However, the majority of the issue is Santa killing people for being naughty or not appreciating Santa’s managerial tactics. And given the fact that they are mostly based around straight up killing those who get in his way (or wrong him), who could blame them.
I just want to point out that this book isn’t just not holiday friendly, it’s also not reader friendly. It’s a legitimately horrible comic. But to be fair, it is based on a trading card designed by Rob Liefeld, so expectations should be limited.
