Everyone is celebrating the Holidays around the planet and do it the best way they can.
A new special has arrived, reuniting some of the best creators that DC has at the moment, this special is a pleasent surprise.
The book opens the best way possible with a story written by Jeff Lemire and I'm glad he's back. Making the immediate contrast between Superman's hopeful nature and Constantine's cynical perspective, the writer create an entertaining situation that leads to the following stories while containing often ignored characters like Bibbo and even addressing and making fun of the social commentary that Constantine often provides (and makes me love it much more). Giuseppe Camuncoli's artwork is quite good as well.
The following segment is a supernatural story written by Denny O'Neil about Batman and I'm glad to see him writing the character once again while also delivering a pretty competent tale on its own. Steve Epting's pencils are quite appropriate as well.
The third act belongs to Mairghread Scott who delivers a surprisingly entertaining Green Arrow tale where she exploits his funny side which in most cases works better than when writers try to make him overly-political. Having Phil Hester drawing the character again was also nice.
Tom King offers a story about Sgt. Rock which is... okay, it presents appropriate characterization but is not much beyond that. Francesco Francavilla's pencils help to elevate the script.
Joshua Williamson fares much better with a little story about how The Flash handles Christmas by showing hope to everyone and even a charming reunion between Barry and Wally, just as I hoped for. Neil Googe's cartoony style helps the plot a lot.
A grimmer story is delivered by Christopher Priest about Deathstroke and is basically an extension of his run, showing how Slade cares about his family as much as psychopath can, the reaction of his "loved ones" is also quite amusing. Tom Grummet depicts the script quite well.
Another Superman tale arrives from the mind of Max Landis about the relationship between Lois and Clark and is quite heartwarming in its simplicity. Francis Manapul's artwork is beautiful as usual.
Dan Didio offers a story about the obscure Atomic Knights which is quite appropriate to their classic portrayals and they go well with the author more lighthearter style. Mathew Clark's pencils are also appreciated.
Same opinion about Shea Fontana's Teen Titans tale which is quite lighthearted and charming, but nothing special. Seeing Otto Schmidt on art duties was good though.
Scott Bryan Wilson reveals a Swamp Thing story about some astronauts trying to survive the upcoming apocalypse that touches quite complex ideas and at times it feels out of place for the special but I'm still glad that it appears here due that is pretty solid. Nic Klein's art is also really good.
I swear to God that when I saw that a story about Wonder Woman and Batman was coming I said to myself: "Let me guess, this is written by..." and yes, I was right! This is written by Greg Rucka. Thankfully though, he doesn't force his usual ship on us and delivers a decent moment. Bilquis Evely's stunning artstyle is the highlight here.
Finally, the book closes with Lemire finishing his encounter between Superman and Constantine and creating a quite charming conclusion where is revealed that John is basically Scrooge on Christmas.
Overall, I quite digged this special, more than I thought in fact. Worth checking out.
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