"Marvel Holiday Special 2004, #1"

One of the best Holiday issues of all-time. The Jonah story which is based on A Christmas Carol is paced very well with lots of humor, poignancy, and holiday cheer (or lack thereof). Interestingly enough, Spider-man is hardly in this story. It’s more of an Avengers tale. The X-Men story was brilliantly done. Who knew Emma Frost had a heart?

I didn’t like Franklin Richard’s tale. It was too much like an after-school special and it was too humanistic for my tastes. (This probably means everyone else thinks it’s the greatest story ever told)

Again, Spidey is larger than life on the cover and hardly anywhere to be found in the book. This is a pet-peeve of mine.

Still, this book rocked and was worth consuming.