Avengers Annual #1 (Marvel NOW!) (Holiday 2013 Theme)

I searched far and wide and this annual appears to be the only Christmas themed title published by any of the big publications. It used to be an annual event with both DC, Marvel, and perhaps IDW or a kids themed title doing a Holiday/ Christmas special. That just doesn’t appear to be the case anymore. As you may know, I rarely buy a comic for the full price. However, I do take the occasional exception to a Christmas special and this just happened to be my one “splurge” for the year!

In this annual, some kids are taking a holiday tour of the Avengers mansion. Black Widow, Iron Man, and Dr. Banner are planning on going on vacation as soon as this little get together is finished. That leaves Captain America all alone for the holidays.

But that loneliness may be short lived with one of the youths stows away in the Avengers elevator and just happens to have the ability to make her split personalities real.

I thought this was a very funny issue. The art was good and I rarely got confused keeping this little kid’s multiple personalities straight. That’s all thanks to excellent writing and very good art that doesn’t make everybody look the same.

Though I said some Avengers were going away for Christmas, as you know things get in the way and that results in even more mayhem with excellently funny use of the Hulk.

Worth Consuming.

Rating 9 out of 10 stars.

Holiday Rating: 7 out of 10 jingle bells.