Christmas

In what critics will surely hail as a brilliant and groundbreaking deconstruction of Hayao Miyazaki's 1989 anime Majo no Takkyubin (Kiki's Delivery Service), where a witch uses her powers for the benefit of her community, influential comic book writer and sometimes magician Alan Moore has made news by making a generous Christmastime donation to the needy in his hometown of Northampton, England...

The comic Green Lantern fans have been waiting for since Wonder Con is finally on its merry way to stores. That's right, as previewed by DC's The Source blog, this December the "Larfleeze Christmas Special" is indeed coming to town Orange Lantern Corps style...

As many of us recover from gorging ourselves on holiday goodies, treks to our family homes, and holiday cheer slowly turning back into whatever else we feel the rest of the year, we've got a roundup of some of our favorite holiday-related links from around the blogosphere...

Remember that scene in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" where Chuck gets down on himself for never receiving any cards in the mail come holiday time? Well, he really should have considered working for George Lucas. While there are essentially countless reasons for a given fan to want a job at Lucasfilm and its valued partners in making Jedi magic happen, this Starwars...

We've got a special holiday treat for you today on ComicsAlliance: A "Blackest Night" Christmas carol parody to the tune of "Silent Night," written and performed by myself and the Eisner Award-winning Douglas Wolk in two-part harmony with ukulele backup, all for your amusement...

Christmas and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have not always gelled with the greatest of ease. In fact, combining the two has traditionally resulted in madness. While the 1994 direct-to-video atrocity "We Wish You a Turtles Christmas" ruined enough childhoods to warrant an appearance on a recent holiday installment of Everything Is Terrible, there is another fun way to get your holiday

Before Sonic the Hedgehog had two North American animated series broadcast simultaneously, the Blue Blur kicked it continuity-free style from the comfort of his then-burgeoning Archie Comic title. And what a title! In one of the series earliest issues - "Sonic The Hedgehog" #6, to be exact - Sonic not only lives through the video game events of 1993's "Sonic Spinball," in the i

Last week, we brought you a list of our favorite DC Christmas stories, but the Distinguished Competition isn't the only company that's brought its share of four-color holiday cheer! That's why this week, we've turned once again to ComicsAlliance contributor and recovering wassail addict Chris Sims to bring us Marvel's eight best holiday stories...

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There may still be 16ish shopping days left until Christmas, but if you're like Batman, you may not be in the mood for holiday mirth just yet. Fortunately for those needing seasonal inspiration, there's the animated action figure short, "'Twas The Dark Knight Before Christmas...