Marvel Announces 'Merry X-Men Holiday Special' Stories and Creative Teams
Nov 02, 2018
Marvel is getting ready to celebrate X-Mas with the X-Men.
Revealed by Marvel Editor Jordan D. White, the Merry X-Men Holiday Special (OCT180911) will feature 25 stories, one for every day starting December 1, culminating on Christmas Day.
White described the process to Marvel.com:
"We knew we were going to be doing an X-Men Holiday Special, and my assistants, Annalise Bissa and Chris Robinson, were spitballing ideas when I came up with the idea to do it as an “Advent Comic” with one-page stories for every day. I thought it was a funny idea, but I probably would have assumed it was too crazy if both of them were not immediately excited about it. From there, I came up with the idea of there being one story that actually recurs a few times and culminates on Christmas Day. That was five of the 25 stories. From there, we divvied up the other 20 between us, editorially, and started reaching out to writers to see if they had a one-page holiday X-Story in them! Everyone was incredibly game for it, and we ended up with a great spread of creators, characters, and ideas!"
1. JUBILEE in “MELE KALIKIMAKA!”
Written by Chris Sims & Chad Bowers, art by Marco Failla, color by Israel Silva
2. KITTY PRYDE in “TITLE TBA”
Written by Chris Claremont, art by Terry Dodson, color by Chris Sotomayor
3. WOLVERINE in “#HOTCLAWS FOR HANUKKAH”
Written by Charles Soule, art by Ryan Browne, color by Jordan Boyd
4. JEAN GREY in “DREAMING OF A WADE CHRISTMAS”
Written by Jean Grae, art by Shawn Crystal, color by Rico Renzi
5. NATURE GIRL in “I HATE CHRISTMAS”
Written by Zac Thompson & Lonnie Nadler, art/color by Amilcar Pinna
6. JUBILEE in “JINGLE ALL THE WAIT A MINUTE...”
Written by Chris Sims & Chad Bowers, art by Marco Failla, color by Israel Silva
7. GAMBIT in “THE CHICHE WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS”
Written by Styles P & Poobs, art by Luciano Vecchio, color by Carlos Lopez
8. ICEMAN in “WHITE ELEPHANT”
Written by Sina Grace, art by Cory Smith, color by Jordan Boyd
9. MAGNETO in “TITLE TBA”
Written by Cullen Bunn, art by Roland Boschi, color by Dan Brown
10. STORM in “TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT”
Written by Charlamagne tha God, art by Alitha E. Martinez, color by Jay David Ramos
11. JUBILEE in “DECK THE MALLS”
Written by Chris Sims & Chad Bowers, art by Marco Failla, color by Israel Silva
12. DR. NEMESIS in “THE GIVING SEASON”
Written by Christopher Daniels, art by Ray-Anthony Height & LeBeau Underwood, color by Jay David Ramos
13. ROGUE & GAMBIT in “CHRISTMAS CAT-ASTROPHE!”
Written by Kelly Thompson, art by David Lopez, color by Chris Sotomayor
14. SABRETOOTH in “RED CHRISTMAS”
Written by Aubrey Sitterson, art by Juan Gedeon, color by Jesus Aburtov
15. CANNONBALL in “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS”
Written by Al Ewing, art by PJ Holden, color by Antonio Fabela
16. DOMINO in “THE NAUGHTY LIST”
Script/art/color by Anthony Piper
17. THE BRADDOCKS in “BABY STEPS”
Written by Leah Williams, art by Marcio Takara, color by Chris O’Halloran
18. GLOB HERMAN IN “DECK THE HALLS”
Written by Ed Brisson, art by Pere Perez, color by Chris Sotomayor
19. GABBY KINNEY in “SECRET SANTA”
Written by Vita Ayala, art by Pere Perez, color by Chris O’Halloran
20. JUBILEE in “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU”
Written by Chris Sims & Chad Bowers, art by Marco Failla, color by Israel Silva
21. HOPE SUMMERS in “THE LONGEST NIGHT”
Written by Tini Howard, art by Brent Schoonover, color by Chris O’Halloran
22. HANK MCCOY in “BLUE CHRISTMAS”
Written by Rainbow Rowell, art by Kris Anka, color by Matt Wilson
23. NIGHTCRAWLER in “X-MAS BAMF”
Written by Esoteric, art by Michael Shelfer, color by Federico Blee
24. JAMIE MADROX in “THE GIFT OF THE MADRI”
Written by Matt Rosenberg, art by Andy MacDonald, color by Tamra Bonvillain
25. ARCADE in “WALKIN’ IN A WINTER MURDERLAND”
Written by Chris Sims & Chad Bowers, art by Marco Failla, color by Israel Silva
