The Comics of December 2023

And so we reach the end of the comics of 2023, with this round-up of what I read in December. (Normally I do it closer to the start of the month, but the holidays distracted me. What do you want?) I went through a period of reading a lot of Christmas-themed comics in the middle of the month, in part because I wasn’t having an especially festive time and I wanted to jumpstart the season somehow. It kind of worked, in the same way that listening to a bunch of Christmas music kind of worked; more than anything, I learned to appreciate the cliche and stereotypes of these comics , and how creators navigated them — leaning in, in some cases, trying their best to avoid them in others.

When I started keeping track, it was something I thought I’d only do for a year as a project. I’ve found myself continuing to note down comics as I finish them. Along the lines, it became a habit instead of a project. The question is, should I keep posting them here for people to see…? We’ll find out this time next month, I guess.

For now, December 2023’s comics.

1. The Divided States of Hysteria #s 1-6
2. Dark Ride #1
3. Transformers (2023) #3
4. Duke (2023) #1
5. 2000 AD Prog 2362 (End of year Christmas prog)
6. Legion of Super-Heroes (2005) #37 (Jim Shooter returns)
7. Every Judge Dredd strip from 2000 AD in 2023
8. Excalibur (1988) #83-87
9. Dark Ride #s 2-4
10. Every Judge Dredd strip from 2000 AD in 2021
11. Ultimate Invasion #3
12. Excalibur (1988) #88-92
13. Marvel Age #1000
14. Batman (1940) #678-679
15. Batman (2016) #129
16. Jaegir: Warchild
17. Jaegir: In the Realm of Pyrrhus
18. Jeagir: Bonecrusher
19. Jaegir: Valkyrie 
20. Jaegir: The Path of Kali
21. Jaegir: Ferox
22. Marvel Mutts Infinity Comic #1
23. The Incredible Hulk (2023) #3
24. Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #s 1-2
25. Miracleman (2015) #1
26. Titans: Beast World #4
27. Action Comics #1061
28. Batman & Robin (2023) #5
29. Batman (2016) #141
30. Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #5
31. Miracleman (2015) #s 2-16
32. All-New Miracleman Annual #1
33. Marvel Team-Up (1972) #78
34. Marvel Two-In-One #78
35. Marvel Team-Up (1972) #136
36. What If…? (1989) #s 28-29
37. Batman (1940) #428
38. Batman #428 Alternate Edition: Robin Lives!
39. Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection Vol. 1
40. What If…? (1989) #s 30-32
41. G.I. Joe (1982) #s 11-20
42. What If…? (1989) #s 33-34
43. Secret Empire #s 0-10
44. Secret Empire: Omega #1
45. Fantastic Four (2012) #s 5-7
46. Fantastic Four (2012) #s 8-10
47. Immortal X-Men #15
48. X-Men (2021) #26
49. Doctor Strange (2023) #s 6-7
50. The Amazing Spider-Men (2022) #33
51. Fantastic Four (2022) #11
52. Scarlet Witch (2023) #s 7-8
53. Fantastic Four (2012) #s 11-16
54. Warlock: Rebirth #5
55. Avengers: Beyond #5
56. Captain Marvel (2019) #50
57. Spider-Man (2022) #s 10-11
58. Moon Knight (2021) #s 25-27
59. Nightwing (2016) #110
60. Titans (2022) #7
61. Superman (2023) #10
62. What If…? (1989) #s 35-39, 49
63. Wonder Woman (2023) #5
64. The Bogie Man #s 2-4
65. Silver Surfer (1987) #s 139-140
66. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #23
67. Green Lantern: War Journal #5
68. John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #1
69. Justice League of America (1960) #152
70. The Flash (2016) #13
71. Green Arrow Annual (2017) #1
72. Harley Quinn (2016) #10
73. Batman: Gotham Nights #22
74. Detective Comics (1937) #826
75. Hawk & Dove (1989) #20
76. Superman (1987) #64
77. Adventures of Superman (1987) #487
78. DC Comics Presents #67
79. The New Adventures of Superboy #39
80. Super Friends (1976) #32
81. Superman (1987) #109
82. DCU Holiday Bash #1
83. DCU Holiday Bash II #1
84. DCU Holiday Bash III #1
85. DCU Infinite Holiday Special #1
86. DC Universe Holiday Special 2009
87. DC Universe Holiday Special 2010
88. DC Universe: Rebirth Holiday Special #1
89. Daredevil (2023) #1
90. Shadowpact #1-5
91. Star Trek: Defiant #s 1-3
92. G.I. Joe (1982) #22
93. James Bond: Agent of SPECTRE #s 2-5
94. The Incredible Hulk (2023) #4
95. Hawk & Dove (1989) #s 21-28
96. Shadowpact #s 6-8
97. Star Trek: Defiant #s 4-5
98. DC Holiday Special 2017
99. X-Force (2019) #44
100. Every Judge Dredd strip from 2000 AD in 2022
101. X-Men Red (2022) #22
102. DC’s Nuclear Winter Special #1
103. New Year’s Evil #1
104. DC’s Very Merry Multiverse #1
105. The Children’s Crusade #s 1-2
106. Starman (1994) #27
107. Batman (1940) #s 596, 598
108. Justice League Unlimited #s 16, 28
109. Swamp Thing Winter Special #1
110. Superman’s Christmas Adventure #1
111. Action Comics #93
112. Moon Knight: Silent Knight #1
113. Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1
114. Daredevil (1964) #266
115. The ‘Nam #23
116. Marvel Two-In-One #8
117. Iron Man (1968) #254
118. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #314
119. Wolverine (2003) #49
120. The Winter Soldier: Winter Kills #1
121. Daredevil (2011) #7
122. King in Black: Immortal Hulk #1
123. Season’s Beatings #1
124. GLX-Mas #1
125. King in Black: Iron Man/Doctor Doom #1
126. World’s Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special #1
127. Doctor Doom (2019) #s 1-5
128. Doctor Doom (2019) #s 6-10
129. Iron Man (2020) #s 1-15
130. Iron Man (2020) #s 16-25
131. Runaways (2017) #s 1-9
132. 2000 AD Free Comic Book Day 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
133. Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville
134. Iron Man/Hellcat Annual #1
135. Hellcat (2023) #s 1-5
136. Thunderbolts Annual 2000 #1
137. Avengers Annual 2000 #1
138. Klaus and the Crying Snowman
139. Klaus and the Life and Times of Joe Christmas 
140. Titans: Beast World #5
141. Green Arrow (2023) #8
142. Amazons Attack (2023) #4
143. The Penguin (2023) #6
144. Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) #9
145. Titans: Beast World Tour – Star City #1
146. The Flash (2023) #5
147. Once and Future #s 1-10
148. Runaways (2017) #s 10-11
149. Once and Future #s 11-18
150. Runaways (2017) #s 12-38
151. Green Lantern: Mosaic #9 
152. Once and Future #s 19-24
153. Once and Future #s 25-26
154. The Amazing Spider-Men (2022) #34
155. Uncanny Avengers (2023) #2
156. Captain America (2023) #1
157. Alpha Flight (2023) #2
158. Guardians of the Galaxy (2023) #6
159. Wolverine (2020) #37
160. Uncanny Spider-Man #1
161. Once and Future #s 27-30
162. Asterios Polyp OGN
163. The Song of the Machine OGN
164. Detective Comics (2016) #s 1073-1076
165. Secret Wars (2015) #s 0, 1-3
166. Gold Goblin #s 1-5
167. Namor: Conquered Shores #s 1-5
168. New Gods (1971) #s 1-5
169. New Gods (1971) #s 6-11
170. New Gods (1984) #6 (New material only)
171. Super Powers (1984) #1-5
172. The Hunger Dogs OGN
173. Super Powers (1985) #1
174. New Gods Secret Files #1
175. Kirby 100: Darkseid Special #1
176. Kirby 100: The New Gods Special #1
177. Kirby 100: Manhunter Special #1
178. Kirby 100: The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1
179. The Kamandi Challenge #s 1-6
180. The Kamandi Challenge #s 7-12
181. First Issue Special #13
182. New Gods (1971) #s 12-13
183. New Gods (1971) #s 14-19
184. Adventure Comics #459-460 (New Gods stories only)
185. Super-Team Family #15
186. DC Special Series #10
187. Justice League of America (1960) #183