As longtime readers will no doubt recall from last year’s Yuletide festivities, there’s nothing I love more than celebrating Christmas, and with Thanksgiving finally out of the way, the 2007 Christmas Countdown can finally get started!
First, though, we’ve got to make it through the looming capitalist horror that is Black Friday. Me, I tend to abstain from shopping today, as I usually have my shopping done by mid-November or so. Plus, you never quite know when that friendly mall Santa’s going to turn out to be a rampaging Super-Villain.
Oh, but don’t worry: It all works out okay!
If a beatdown’s on YOUR wish-list, go see Bahlactus!
The whole story of the Rhino’s brief tenure as a Mall Santa can be found in Incredible Hulk #378, by Bill Jaaska and–who else?–Peter David, and while it’s not in trade yet, you can find it on the Incredible Hulk Complete Collection DVD
Wow, I thought you’d say this was from some silly one-shot or holiday special. It was in the main Hulk book?!
I didn’t really shop today, but did pluck some goodies from the sale bin at one of the local comic shops. Cap #25 was in the $1 bin. Take that, speculators.
Would it be an insult if I asked you if you’ve read Hogfather? :-)
HELL NO hogfather is great. So is Going Postal, Making Money and my all time favorite Night Watch.
I also wonder how close Marvel is to making a Zombie Chirstmas special. . .
Making Money seemed a little, I dunno, rushed or something. Also, the font is freaking huge, which probably contributes to my impression that they rushed the novel and padded it out so it wouldn’t look as thin.
(I think they might have rushed it out because of the current banking messes in the UK and elsewhere, making it unusually relevant and topical for a Pratchett novel.)
As for Chris’s post, the idea of Hulk and the Rhino at a department store santa display makes me long for a mash-up of comic heroes and David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries.
By the way, Chris, your Sherman’s March across the globe’s media continues. You’ve been mentioned as a favorite comic blog at the UK Guardian paper’s books blog.
I hate to break it to you, but the very next blog mentioned is… this is difficult… Campbell’s.
If this was set in Australia, Hulk wouldn’t be allowed to say “Ho ho ho”. Hulk is no match for the PC hammer.
Jon H:
yes but Campbell was simply “this other guy,” as far as the article was concerned.
You forgot the oversized “KO!” graphic here, Chris. No Friday Night beatdown is complete without that.
I think Hulk in a Santa costume might be my Halloween costume for next year.
I don’t have many Incredible Hulk issues. But I have this one. The cover is AMAZING.
Still one of my favorite Christmas superhero stories anywhere ever. In addition to the pouting panel above, my other favorite moment is, “We’re both gonna be nice. Watch,” followed by a panel with the Hulk and the Rhino with the most sickening forced smiles on their faces. Priceless.
Anyone know if this issue is in Marvel’s new DCU online dealie?
Jim Shelley?
You forgot the oversized “KO!†graphic here, Chris.
No, I didn’t.
Is that Rick Jones and Clay Quartermain laughing their asses off in the last panel?
I haven’t read this in years, but doesn’t the Rhino make a completely inappropriate comment about not being able to have sex in the costume? I remember thinking how out of place that was.