DAN MORA’S ARTISTIC RANGE IS ON FULL DISPLAY IN KLAUSĬrisis in Xmasville starts out just as fast as the first story. You can see the sharpie lines in the shadows and it gives it a comforting and intimate glow. The second, Crisis in Xmasville, shows us his old school inking skills. The first one is tight, modern, and clean. I believe that Dan Mora illustrated both stories in this compilation even though the art styles differ drastically. The theme of this ending seemed to show me that death is never truly an ending, but instead a greater beginning than ever before. It reflected deep archetypal forces inside me that brought tears to my eyes. That being said, Grant Morrison nailed the ending to the titular “Witch Of Winter’s” story. There are a few characters who I feel have tragic scenes that could have been truly heart wrenching had we the time to get to know them and their plights a little longer. There are more than a few times in the story when things feel too rushed to have the impact of events like this one be felt and processed completely. He is naturally pissed about that and shows off some superhuman strength, only to have his weakness exploited immediately. Klaus rolls from his epic return straight into a battle with a mysterious ice queen type who has enslaved skilled magical toymakers to do her bidding in Santa’s old workshop. KLAUS LOVINGLY LIFT ELEMENTS FROM THE SANDMAN SAGA Rather than feeling like a cheap rip off, it feels more like the beginnings of a trope-ification of Morpheus’ origin that makes me feel privileged to witness as a piece of history. Any avid comic book lover will recognize that this is exactly how Neil Gaiman’s Sandman opens.

Let me begin the review by expressing how much I love this opening. The first story opens with the immortal Klaus returning from a decades-long imprisonment on the moon to find his kingdom in ruins. This publication is split into two stories: Klaus and the Witch of Winter and Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville. RELATED: NEW LOOK AT WANDAVISION POSTER STILL SHOWS OFF WANDA MAXIMOFF’S ICONIC HEADPIECE I feel something inside me is more whole with this knowledge. I now see Santa as someone on my team, whose image has been corrupted by corporations and used to fulfill their consumerist agendas. Klaus: New Adventures changed that for me. He stood as a wolf in sheep’s clothing that beckoned children into the deceptively comfortable paradigm that toys and distractions can fill the void in their souls.

Since reaching adulthood, Santa has always been a force of blatant materialism to me.

Grant Morrison’s epic Klaus: New Adventures is a solid page turner and unique reinvention of the Christmas mythos.

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