This volume of the Holiday Bash was probably the best of the 3 that I've read. In this collection of holiday tales, Superman and Batman compete to make the season merry and bright for a family whose home was destroyed by the Toyman, Wonder Woman visits friends and tries to get guest Artemis into the Christmas Spirit, and Tim Drake goes on patrol alone as Robin on Christmas while Bruce Wayne is out of town on business.
Then we get the story that is based on the cover image. The strange character depicted on the front is called Shrapnel. He's a mysterious supervillain made of metal with the ability to shoot deadly metal shards from his body and is mainly an adversary of the Doom Patrol. The baddie is spending Christmas Eve in a superhero prison facility. But when his family doesn't come to visit him, Shrapnel will literally move heaven and earth to spend the holiday with his kids; inhibitor collar be damned.
To round out the issue, the Joker regales us with a Christmas carol Arkham Asylum style. Finally, Impulse gets a lesson in the truth about Santa. In typical fashion, when the adolescent speedster finds that the North Pole is an empty frigid wasteland, he takes it upon himself to play Kris Kringle to the whole world.
Featuring the talents of Karl Kesel, Chuck Dixon, Jaime Mendoza, Sean Parsons and dozens more artists, writers, inkers, and colorists, this 1999 Christmas special was the perfect Thanksgiving surprise. I found this on vacation in Asheville last November and I couldn't wait to read it! I just hate that I forgot to give it the credit is justly deserves.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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