Klaus and the Life & Times of Joe Christmas (2019) 1

Hold it up like a centerfold and you have Grant Morrison’s advent calendar-style Christmas greeting for 2019.

Based on BOOM! Studio’s bio, Klaus is, “a myth. He’s a legend. He’s loved worldwide by children and adults alike…but does anyone truly know the origins of Santa Claus? Set in a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, Klaus tells the origin story of Santa Claus. It’s a tale of one man and his wolf against a totalitarian state and the ancient evil that sustains it.”

Klaus and the Life & Times of Joe Christmas was just the latest installment that includes Klaus & the Witch of Winter one shot, Klaus & the Crying Snowman, and Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville.

Klaus and the Life & Times of Joe Christmas (2019) 1

This story is a countdown to Christmas chronicling the regression in age of Klaus. Turn the book on its side and flip to count down to the 25^th.

Morrison began Klaus’ adventures in 2015 with Dan Mora and Ed Dukeshire. Their vision was to retell the story of Santa Claus as superhero story.

The Scottish comic book writer and playwright may be better known for his work with the mainstream companies. Morrison was part of DC’s “British invasion” working on titles such as Animal Man, Doom Patrol, Batman, JLA, All-Star Superman, Green Lantern, The Invisibles and more.

In 2016 Morrison began a two-year reign as editor-in-chief of Heavy Metal magazine. After abdicating the position, he returned to the DC Universe where, with Liam Sharp, the pair started a new book with a new look at Green Lantern.

Currently Morrison is working on a novella.