Christmas Covers - December 10

 

"Santa" gets pulled back up into the chimney by little gremlin creatures on the variant cover for the Grimm Fairy Tales 2018 Holiday Special by Daniel Liester.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 15 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Futurama Comics #64)

(2018: Archie Giant Series Magazine #10)

(2017: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #171)
(2016: Mickey Mouse Magazine #51)  

(2015: My Little Pony Holiday Special 2015) 

(2014: Green Lantern #109) 

(2013: Dance Class vol. 6) 
(2012: Caravan Kidd Holiday Special) 
(2011: Spider-Man Kids julehefte 2009) 
(2010: Richie Rich Holiday Digest Magazine #1) 
(2009: Pondus - Julen 2003)
(2008: Battle Vixens vol. 9)
(2007: The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle)
(2006: A Distant Soil #26)
(2005: Classics Illustrated #15)
(2004: Action Comics #93) 

 

12 Days of Christmas Music, Day 3

 

"Down in Yon Forest" is a traditional English carol dating back to the Renaissance. It was originally associated with Good Friday, but later verses were added to reference Christmas.

 

This is a lovely acoustic version by Janice Burns & Jon Doran, an English folk duo.

 

 

Learn more about Janice Burns & Jon Doran on their Website.

Christmas Covers - December 9

 

The devil gets coal in his stocking on the cover of Lucifer #13 (2017) by Dave Johnson.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020. 

 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 16 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2019: Klaus #6)
(2018: Batgirl #18)
(2017: Action Comics #117)
(2016: Garfield #32)
(2015: The Spectre #26) 

(2014: Marvel Two-In-One #8)  

(2013: The Tick New Series #1)
(2012: Pelle Politbil Julen 2010)
(2011: The Disney Afternoon #3)
(2010: The Tick's Big Yule Log Special 2000)
(2009: Funny Stuff #30)
(2008: March of Comics #77)
(2007: Spaceman Discovers Christmas)
(2006: All-American Comics #10)
(2005: Roy Rogers Comics #49)
(2004: Pogo Possum #11)

12 Days of Christmas Music, Day 2

As Christmas carols go, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a tough one: It is quite hard to keep it from getting repetitive and boring.

 

A capella group Pentatonix manage to keep things interesting in their new version through rapid-fire genre changes and a video that looks like a Zoom call on steroids. The experience is definitely enhanced by the music video.

 

 See you back here tomorrow for Day 3 of Christmas music!

Christmas Covers - December 8

 

Harley shoots one of Santa's reindeer out of the sky on the cover of Harley Quinn #68 (2019) by Guillem March & Arif Prianto.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover. 

Just 17 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Vicki Valentine #2)

(2018: Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto)
(2017: Faith's Winter Wonderland Special #1)
(2016: The Ray #20)
(2015: Four Color #868) 
(2014: Batman Family #4) 

(2013: The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories)
(2012: Tom and Jerry #239)
(2011: Ranma ½ part seven #5)
(2010: Furrlough #179)
(2009: The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas)
(2008: Fables #56)
(2007: Dell Giant #26)
(2006: X-Men #108)
(2005: Liberty Meadows #29)
(2004: Top Ten #6)

 

 

12 Days of Christmas Music, Day 1

Something new this year: today and the next eleven days I'm highlighting a Christmas music video!

Kicking things off is my favorite new holiday song for this year: "Holidays" by Josie Dunne. The tune is catchy—employing a sample from "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies"—and is the perfect Christmas song for 2020: kind of happy and joyful, but not too much so, and the video features her hanging out at home.

 

 

 

(This song, along with 23 others, is featured on my Christmas 2020 Mix on Spotify.)

 

See you back here tomorrow for Day 2 of Christmas music!

Christmas Covers - December 7

 

Iron Man battles a gun-wielding Santa Claus on the cover of Iron Man #254 (1990) by Bob Layton.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.
This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Marge's Little Lulu #260)

(2018: Deadpool #7)

(2017: Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts #45)

(2016: Chip 'n' Dale #12)
(2015: Italian Doctor, Sleigh-Bell Bride) 

(2014: Comic Cavalcade #25)
(2013: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library vol. 11)
(2012: Garfield #8) 
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6) 
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 ) 
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

 

Christmas Covers - December 6

 

Santa vows revenge at the grave of a loved one on the cover of The Last Christmas #3 (2006) by Geof Darrow.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 19 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: The Phoenix #260)

(2018: Playful Little Audrey #16)

(2017: Giant Days #25)
(2016: Archie Giant Series Magazine #15)
(2015: Archie Giant Series Magazine #6) 

(2014: Captain Ultimate #6)  

(2013: Kinō Nani Tabeta? vol. 8)
(2012: Jingle Belle #1)
(2011: The Pink Panther #5)
(2010: Archie Giant Series Magazine #169 )
(2009: Marvel Apes #0)
(2008: Gustaf #7)
(2007: The Adventures of Superboy #12)
(2006: The Maze Agency #11)
(2005: Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21)
(2004: Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer)

 

Christmas Covers - December 5

 

Uh oh kids—I don't think that's the Santa you are expecting on the cover of The Witching Hour #28 (1973) by Nick Cardy.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 20 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: The Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1)

(2018: The Flash #13)

(2017: The Flash #13 (variant))
(2016: Simpsons Illustrated #26) 
(2015: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #124) 

(2014: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #697)  

(2013: Howdy Doody #13) 
(2012: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #62) 
(2011: Petit Père Noël – contre le docteur Méchant)
(2010: Funny Picture Stories vol. 2 #4 )
(2009: Betty and Veronica #213)
(2008: Marvel Holiday Special 2005)
(2007: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #1)
(2006: Animaniacs: A Christmas Special #1)
(2005: Shanda the Panda #14)
(2004: Famous Funnies #125)

Christmas Covers - December 4

 

Lobo is out to wreck a little holiday violence on the cover of The Authority vs. Lobo: Jingle Hell (2003) by Simon Bisley.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. This year we're celebrating the dark and dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 21 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Les 4 Rennes - Commando Père Noël)

(2018: Pink Panther Classic Christmas #1)

(2017: Les carnets de Cerise Tome 3: Le Denier des cinq Trésors)

(2016: Four Color #959)
(2015: Bob's Burgers #6) 
(2014: Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1)
(2013: Avengers Annual 2013)
(2012: The Simpsons #172)
(2011: Top Cow Holiday Special)
(2010: Looney Tunes #73) 
(2009: Norsk MAD vol. 38 #12)
(2008: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2)
(2007: Popular Comics #12)
(2006: Yogi Bear #11)
(2005: The Batman and Robin Adventures #3)
(2004: Dell Four Color #1154)

 

Amazon Top 50 - December 4, 2020

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (+2). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (-1). The Far Side Theme-a-Month 2021 Off-The-Wall Calendar
3 (+1). Dilbert 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
4 (-2). A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection
5 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
6 (-). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
7 (+3). Pusheen 2021 Wall Calendar
8 (-). Solutions and Other Problems
9 (+4). Strange Planet
10 (-1). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
11 (+8). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
12 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
13 (+1). Peanuts 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
14 (-2). Haikyu!!, Vol. 1
15 (+24). The Far Side After Hours 2021 Wall Calendar
16 (-). Stranger Planet
17 (+7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
18 (-3). Batman: Three Jokers
19 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search Omnibus
20 (+5). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
21 (-10). Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1
22 (+15). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
23 (+10). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
24 (+16). Calvin and Hobbes
25 (+18). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
26 (-6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 25
27 (N). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 19
28 (+10). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
29 (+3). Haikyu!!, Vol. 2
30 (-1). The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel
31 (-24). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
32 (-4). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
33 (-2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
34 (-8). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
35 (+11). Death Note (All-in-One Edition)
36 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
37 (R). Primer
38 (-17). Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition: Series I & II Collection *
39 (N). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 11
40 (R). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Kindle)
41 (-). The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
42 (R). Naruto: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1
43 (N). Remina *
44 (N). Garfield 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
45 (R). Hyperbole and a Half
46 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
47 (N). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 7
48 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
49 (R). Sapiens: A Graphic History—The Birth of Humankind (paperback)
50 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 6

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
N = New listing appearing on list for first time 
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

 

Commentary: 

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, the book that dominated the top of Amazon comics chart for the majority of 2020, returns to the #1 spot for the first full week of the holiday shopping season.
• A new volume of Demon Slayer is the top debut this week; it is joined by new volumes of the manga series Dragon Ball Super, Jujutsu Kaisen, and a Junji Ito collection: Remina; plus the Garfield 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar.
• Wash you hands. Wear a face mask when in public, enclosed spaces. Practice sensible social distancing. Read comics!

Christmas Covers - December 3

 

 

Drunk Santa better watch out, or the zombies will get him on the cover of Dead of Winter #2 (2017) by Brian Hurtt & Bill Crabtree.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.
This year we're celebrating the dark, dreary side of the holiday, as befits 2020.

 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 22 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Christmas Elopement)

(2018: Comic Cavalcade #13)

(2017: Their Christmas Wish Come True)

(2016: Sleigher: The Heavy Metal Santa Claus, vol. 1) 

(2015: The X-Files X-Mas Special 2014)

(2014: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #5)

(2013: Funny Stuff Stocking Stuffer #1)
(2012: Green Lantern #36)
(2011: Judge Dredd #6)
(2010: Dennis the Menace Pocketful of Fun #42)
(2009: Marvel Age #85)
(2008: Looney Tunes #97)
(2007: Marvel Holiday Special 1994)
(2006: Tom-Tom and Itchi the Monk #2)
(2005: Marge's Little Lulu #18)
(2004: Superman #369) 

 

Christmas Covers - December 2

 

Frank Castle is not going to let anyone steal the money he has been raising for the Charity Legion—so don't even think about it, Punk!—on the cover of The Punisher: Red X-Mas #1 (2004) by Mark Texeira.

For each day of December until Christmas we're featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover! This year we're celebrating the dark, dreary side of the holiday.

Just 23 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Tom and Jerry Comics #126)

(2018: The Phoenix #50)

(2017: Koko and Kola #2)

(2016: Scooby-Doo #43)

(2015: Casper's Ghostland #13) 
(2014: Richie Rich #42)
(2013: Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #34)
(2012: Betty and Veronica #204)
(2011: Sonic X #15)
(2010: Quantum Leap #3)
(2009: Casper Giant-Size #2)
(2008: Sabrina's Holiday Spectacular #2)
(2007: Sabrina, The Teen-Age Witch #77)
(2006: Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #111)
(2005: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-43)
(2004: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #9)

Christmas Covers - December 1

 

If it's December, that must mean that it's time again for our annual Christmas Covers event: twenty-five more comic covers with a holiday theme! It's our seventeenth year of bringing you seasons greetings through the joy of comic books!

We kick off the dreary 2020 holiday season with the cover of the Hellboy Winter Special 2019 by Mike Mignola. We're going grim for this year's pandemic holiday.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 24 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2019: Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #279)

(2018: World of Archie Double Digest #83)

(2017: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #257)
(2016: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #6) 

(2015: Batman #33) 

(2014: Batman: Little Gotham #3) 

(2013: Archie Comics Super Special #1)
(2012: Marvel Treasury Edition #13)
(2011: Santa Claus Parade)
(2010: Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #6)
(2009: Holiday Comics #8)
(2008: Christmas Carnival)
(2007: Comic Cavalcade #5)
(2006: Justice League Unlimited #16)
(2005: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #3)
(2004: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34)

 

 

Amazon Top 50 - November 27, 2020

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday afternoon. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.)  

1 (+1). The Far Side Theme-a-Month 2021 Off-The-Wall Calendar
2 (-1). A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection
3 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
4 (-). Dilbert 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (+4). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
6 (+1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
7 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
8 (-2). Solutions and Other Problems
9 (+2). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
10 (+4). Pusheen 2021 Wall Calendar
11 (-3). Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1
12 (+9). Haikyu!!, Vol. 1
13 (+4). Strange Planet
14 (+9). Peanuts 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
15 (-10). Batman: Three Jokers
16 (+4). Stranger Planet
17 (+8). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
18 (N). Berserk Deluxe Volume 6
19 (-3). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
20 (+6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 25
21 (-11). Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition: Series I & II Collection *
22 (R). Dragon Ball Z Complete Box Set: Vols. 1-26
23 (-5). Sapiens: A Graphic History—The Birth of Humankind (hardcover)
24 (+11). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
25 (+16). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
26 (+10). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
27 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise, Library Edition
28 (+2). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
29 (+5). The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel
30 (-1). Attack on Titan Season 1 Part 1 Manga Box Set
31 (-19). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
32 (+13). Haikyu!!, Vol. 2
33 (+7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
34 (N). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #3 (Kindle) *
35 (+13). Naruto: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1
36 (-4). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search, Part 1
37 (-6). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
38 (-19). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
39 (-17). The Far Side After Hours 2021 Wall Calendar
40 (-12). Calvin and Hobbes
41 (R). The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
42 (R). The Boys Omnibus Vol. 1
43 (N). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2 *
44 (-1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 24
45 (+2). Tokyo Ghoul: re Complete Box Set
46 (R). Death Note (All-in-One Edition)
47 (+2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
48 (R). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 2
49 (R). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 4
50 (R). Hunter × Hunter, Vol. 1

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
N = New listing appearing on list for first time 
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

 

Commentary: 

• The Far Side Theme-a-Month 2021 Off-The-Wall Calendar returns to the top spot as we kick off the holiday shopping season with the Black Friday comics chart!
• There are only six calendars on the chart this week, but expect to see more as we move into December.
  
• The top debut this week is the latest Berserk Deluxe volume. Also new this week are pre-orders for a new Chainsaw Man volume and the third Kindle issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin.
• Wash your hands. Wear a face mask when in public, enclosed spaces. Practice sensible social distancing. Read comics!

Amazon Top 50 - November 20, 2020

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday afternoon. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.)  

1 (-). A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection
2 (-). The Far Side Theme-a-Month 2021 Off-The-Wall Calendar
3 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
4 (+2). Dilbert 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (+3). Batman: Three Jokers
6 (-1). Solutions and Other Problems
7 (-). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
8 (N). Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 *
9 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
10 (N). Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition: Series I & II Collection *
11 (-1). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
12 (-1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
13 (+7). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
14 (-). Pusheen 2021 Wall Calendar
15 (N). 100 Bug Doodles
16 (+10). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
17 (-). Strange Planet
18 (+15). Sapiens: A Graphic History—The Birth of Humankind (hardcover)
19 (+8). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
20 (+8). Stranger Planet
21 (+1). Haikyu!!, Vol. 1
22 (-6). The Far Side After Hours 2021 Wall Calendar
23 (-). Peanuts 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
24 (+1). Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (paperback)
25 (-6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
26 (-8). My Hero Academia, Vol. 25
27 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search Omnibus
28 (+11). Calvin and Hobbes
29 (R). Attack on Titan Season 1 Part 1 Manga Box Set
30 (+16). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
31 (R). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
32 (+5). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search, Part 1
33 (-4). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
34 (+11). The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel
35 (+1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
36 (-5). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
37 (+10). Hyperbole and a Half
38 (R). Primer
39 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
40 (-6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
41 (-11). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
42 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise, Part 1
43 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 24
44 (N). Non Sequitur 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
45 (R). Haikyu!!, Vol. 2
46 (R). The Odd 1s Out
47 (N). Tokyo Ghoul: re Complete Box Set
48 (N). Naruto: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1
49 (-). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
50 (R). JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
N = New listing appearing on list for first time 
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

 

Commentary: 

• A Wealth of Pigeons stays on the top of the chart for the second straight week. 
• A couple of top ten debuts this week: preorders for Dune: The Graphic Novel and Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition.
• Other debuts this week are cartoon collection 100 Bug Doodles, the Non Sequitur 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar, a massive Tokyo Ghoul: re Complete Box Set, and the first Naruto: 3-in-1 Edition.
• We're back to compiling these charts on Friday, but also back to posting a week late...
• Wash your hands. Wear a face mask when in public, enclosed spaces. Practice sensible social distancing. Read comics!