Tis The Season In December’s ‘Marvel Holiday Tales To Astonish’

by Tony Thornley

This December, Marvel brings back their holiday tradition of an oversized holiday special. This year, Marvel Holiday Tales To Astonish brings some big name creators with it.

The Marvel Universe is the world outside our window. That does mean a holiday season full of the diverse holidays celebrated all over the world late in the year. It’s also a time for some heartwarming and funny tales featuring favorites like the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and the X-Men.

The special features three stories by big name creators, as well as covers from Luciano Vecchio, Leonardo Romero, Lee Garbett and a hidden gem cover by late comics legends Gil Kane and John Romita Sr.

The special includes:

· First, you’re invited to the Fantastic Four’s Holiday Party! But when an unexpected party crasher decides to spread doom instead of cheer (wonder who it is), the FF leap into action in this delightful story from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Phil Noto.

· Then, in a story of Hanukkahs past, Kitty Pryde scrambles to save the day while hitting the mall for gifts for her new teammates—the Uncanny X-Men! Daniel Kibblesmith and Pat Olliffe deliver this X-tra special adventure packed with merry mutant cameos and callbacks to classic X-Men stories!

· And can Spider-Man stick to his New Year’s resolution as well as he sticks to walls? Find out as Peter Parker and Miles Morales ring in the New Year as only Spider-Men can in a spectacular tale by Gene Luen Yang and Dylan Burnett.

Check out all four covers as well as previews for the stories above.