Yes, we’re doing this later than usual. I wanted to complain about Stranger Things, so sue me.
Anyway, by the time the end of December has rolled around, I’d finished the collected works of Milestone Media, which felt like something of an accomplishment — and, by the end of the month, also started on the first of the Superman Triangle Era omnibii, because I am reliving some kind of nostalgia, it seems. (I’ll come back to that at some point, I feel.)
Perhaps the most notable thing of my month’s reading was (again!) the Spirit Christmas stories, and in particular the ones from 1946 and 1947, which felt so particularly evocative of post-WWII trauma and optimism that I was stopped short in my tracks upon reading. It made me wonder what Will Eisner would be doing were he working today, and also what comics we’ll get when we eventually leave the current fascist dystopia. (Sooner rather than later on that last one, I hope.)
Anyway: here’s what I read in the last month of 2025.
- Kobalt #s 3-6
- Hardware (1993) #25
- Deathwish #s 1-4
- Batman (2016) #136
- Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1
- Hardware (1993) #s 26-28
- Static (1993) #21
- X-Men (2024) #1
- Static (1993) #s 22-24
- Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 11-12
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #87
- Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #s 20-22
- Batman (2016) #s 137-138
- Catwoman (2018) #s 57-58
- Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1
- Shadow Cabinet (1994) #13
- DC K.O. #2
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 24-25
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 81-82
- Batman and Robin: Year One #9
- Batman (2016) #139
- Batman: The Knight #1
- The Thing (2025) #1
- Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #s 3-4
- Justice League of America (2006) #s 27-30
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 83-86
- DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. The Joker #1
- Hardware (2021) #s 3-6
- Icon and Rocket: Season One #s 3-6
- Ultimate Universe: Two Years In #1
- Fantastic Four (2025) #6
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 26-27
- Static (1993) #25
- Kobalt #s 7-14
- DC K.O.: Batman – Knightfight #2
- Batman (2025) #4
- Batman: The Knight #2
- Batman (2016) #140
- Batman and Robin: Year One #10
- Blood Syndicate: Season One #s 1-4
- Icon (1993) #s 22-24
- Blood Syndicate: Season One #s 5-6
- Icon vs. Hardware #s 1-2
- Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1 (Blood Syndicate epilogue story)
- Icon vs. Hardware #3
- Batman (2016) #141
- Batman: The Knight #3
- Icon (1993) #s 25-26
- Amazing X-Men (2025) #3
- Batman and Robin: Year One #s 11-12
- Steel (1994) #48
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 87-88
- Icon (1993) #27
- Venom (2025) #252
- My Name is Holocaust #s 1-2
- Phoenix (2024) #1
- Immortal X-Men #1
- Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #6
- DC K.O.: Batman – Knightfight #3
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 89-90
- Batman (2025) #5
- Absolute Green Lantern #s 9-10
- JSA (2024) #s 13-15
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 91-92
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #s 10-12
- Steel (1994) #s 49-50
- X-Men (2024) #s 2-3
- My Name is Holocaust #s 3-4
- Transformers (2023) #27
- Judge Dredd Megazine #487 (Christmas issue)
- X-Men (2024) #4
- New Warriors (1990) #1
- Nova (1976) #1
- My Name is Holocaust #5
- Shadow Cabinet (1994) #14
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #28
- Hardware (1993) #29
- Icon vs. Hardware #s 4-5
- Milestone Universe: Shadow Cabinet #1
- The Long, Hot Summer #1
- Icon (1993) #28
- Milestone Universe: Shadow Cabinet #2
- The Long, Hot Summer #2
- Static (1993) #26
- Milestone Universe: Shadow Cabinet #s 3-4
- Steel (1994) #s 51-52
- X-Men (2024) #s 5-6
- X-Men Red (2022) #1
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #1
- Mr. & Mrs. X #1
- Rogue & Gambit #s 1-3
- Hardware (1993) #30
- Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #23
- Hardware (1993) #31
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #29
- 2000 AD Prog 44 (Judge Dredd story only)
- Batman: The Knight #4
- G.I. Joe (1982) #93
- Rogue & Gambit #4
- X-Men (2024) #7
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #2
- Batman: The Knight #5
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #3
- G.I. Joe (1982) #94
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #13
- Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #30
- Static (1993) #27
- Rogue & Gambit #5
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #s 4-5
- Xombi (1994) #12
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #6
- X-Men (2024) #8
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #7
- X-Men (2024) #9
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #8
- X-Men (2024) #10
- Wolverine (2024) #s 1-2
- Exceptional X-Men #1
- Batman (2016) #158 (H2SH part 1)
- DC Special Series (1977) #21
- Batman (2016) #142
- Xombi (1994) #s 13-15
- Dan Dare Annual 1980 (Judge Dredd story only)
- Xombi (1994) #16
- Battleworld (2025) #1
- Sinister’s Six #1
- World of Revelation #1
- X-Men: Age of Revelation – Overture #1
- X-Men: Book of Revelation #1
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #9
- Exceptional X-Men #s 2-3
- The New Warriors (1990) #2
- 2000 AD Prog 2464 (Judge Dredd story only)
- The Power Fantasy #14
- Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 15-16
- Icon (1993) #29
- Kobalt #s 15-16
- The Long, Hot Summer #3
- Hardware (1993) #32
- Icon (1993) #30
- Exceptional X-Men #s 4-6
- X-Men (2024) #s 11-12
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #10
- X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1
- Batman (2016) #s 143-144
- Batman: The Knight #s 6-7
- Teen Titans (1966) #13
- Jonah Hex (2006) #s 1-3
- Shadow Cabinet (1994) #17
- Swamp Thing Winter Special #1
- DC Universe Holiday Special ‘09 #1
- DC Universe Holiday Special 2010 #1
- DC World’s Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special #1
- DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1
- Xombi (1994) #s 17-19
- G.I. Joe (2024) #16
- Xombi (1994) #s 20-21
- Exceptional X-Men #s 7-10
- Jonah Hex (2006) #s 4-6
- Icon (1993) #s 31-37
- Batman: The Knight #8
- Jonah Hex (2006) #7
- Exceptional X-Men #11
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #11
- NYX (2024) #9
- Storm (2024) #6
- X-Men (2024) #13
- X-Factor (2024) #8
- X-Force (2024) #9
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #31
- Avengers (2023) #33
- Black Panther: Intergalactic #1
- The Mortal Thor #5
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #32
- Static (1993) #28
- X-Manhunt #1
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #12
- X-Men (2024) #14
- G.I. Joe (1982) #95
- Planet She-Hulk #2
- Static (1993) #29
- 2000 AD Prog 144 (Judge Dredd story only), 450 (Judge Dredd story only)
- Static (1993) #30
- Exceptional X-Men #12
- Static (1993) #31
- Exceptional X-Men #13
- X-Men (2024) #s 15-18
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #13
- X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #2
- G.I. Joe (1982) #96
- Jonah Hex (2006) #s 8-9
- 2000 AD Prog 502 (Judge Dredd story only)
- Spider-Man Holiday Spectacular (2025) #1
- Nova: Centurion #1
- Hardware (1993) #33
- G.I. Joe (1982) #97
- Superman Unlimited #8
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #14
- X-Men (2024) #19
- Solo Avengers (1987) #s 1-2 (Hawkeye stories only)
- The Mighty Thor (1966) #383
- Battleworld (2025) #2
- X-Men: Book of Revelation #2
- Amazing X-Men (2025) #s 1-3
- Binary (2025) #s 1-3
- Iron & Frost #s 1-3
- Unbreakable X-Men #s 1-3
- Sinister’s Six #2
- X-Men: Book of Revelation #3
- Hardware (1993) #34
- The Mighty Thor (1966) #384
- Solo Avengers (1987) #3 (Hawkeye story only)
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #15
- 2000 AD Prog 658 (Judge Dredd story only)
- 2000 AD Winter Special 1989 (Judge Dredd story only)
- G.I. Joe (1982) #98
- Archie’s Christmas Spectacular 2025 #1
- Battleworld (2025) #3
- X-Factor (1986) #6
- Hardware (1993) #35
- Wrestle Heist #1
- Hardware (1993) #s 36-38
- The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henry and Simple Simon
- DC K.O.: Green Lantern Galactic Slam #1
- Titans (2023) #31
- The Flash (2023) #29
- Superman (2023) #34
- DC K.O.: The Kids Are All Fight #1
- Justice League Unlimited (2024) #15
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #16
- X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1
- The Mighty Thor (1966) #386
- Solo Avengers (1987) #s 4-5 (Hawkeye stories only)
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #33
- Icon (1993) #38
- Static (1993) #32
- Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 34-35 (Series cancelled)
- Static (1993) #s 33-34
- Daredevil (2011) #7
- Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special #1
- Power Man and Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual #1
- Moon Knight: Silent Knight #1
- Avengers Annual (2013) #1
- Hero for Hire (1972) #7
- Daredevil (1964) #241
- Action Comics (1938) #93
- The Christmas Spirit of 1941: A Trilogy
- Static (1993) #s 35-36
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #17
- Solo Avengers (1987) #6
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #18
- Static (1993) #s 37-39
- Valor #s 17-19
- The Christmas Spirit of 1945: Horton J. Winklenod
- Legionnaires #17
- Valor #s 20-22
- Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #60
- Hardware (1993) #39
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #19
- 2000 AD Winter Special 1990 (Judge Dredd story only)
- The New Gods (2024) #12
- Superman’s Christmas Adventure #1
- DC Comics Presents (1978) #67
- The Christmas Spirit of 1946: A Fable
- The Christmas Spirit of 1947: Joy
- 2000 AD Prog 271 (Tharg’s Future Shocks story only)
- Monster Fun (2022) #5
- Uncanny X-Men (2024) #s 20-21
- X-Men (2024) #s 20-21
- Legionnaires #18
- Valor #23
- Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #61
- Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #2
- Comic Cavalcade #9
- Icon (1993) #s 39-42 (Series cancelled)
- Static (1993) #s 37-42
- Hardware (1993) #40
- Heroes (1996) #s 1-2
- Superman Unlimited #10
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 99-100
- The Christmas Spirit of 1948: Basher Bains
- The Christmas Spirit of 1949: S. Kringle Klaus
- The Christmas Spirit of 1950: Darling’s First Christmas
- Static (1993) #s 43-45 (Series cancelled)
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 101-103
- The Mighty Thor (1966) #387
- Solo Avengers (1987) #s 7-9
- Hardware (1993) #41
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 104-106
- Hardware (1993) #s 42-44
- Solo Avengers (1987) #10
- Batman: The Knight #s 9-10
- Superman (1986) #165
- Batman: Gotham Nights #22
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #79
- Supergirl (2025) #8
- Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual (2013) #2
- Green Arrow Annual (2017) #1
- Hardware (1993) #45
- Justice League Red #6
- The Christmas Spirit of 1951: Joe Fix
- Solo Avengers (1987) #s 11-13
- The Will of Doom #1
- Expatriate X-Men #s 1-3
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #18
- X-Men (2024) #22
- Hardware (1993) #s 46-47
- G.I. Joe (1982) #107
- Batman (1940) #247
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 108-110
- Hardware (1993) #s 48-50 (Series cancelled)
- X-Terminators (2022) #1
- Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #s 1-4
- Milestone Forever #s 1-2
- Static Shock Special (2011) #1
- Static Shock (2011) #s 1-2
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 111-112
- End of Life #1
- New History of the DC Universe #1
- Solo Avengers (1987) #s 14-16
- X-Terminators (2022) #2
- The Brave and the Bold (2007) #s 27-30
- Black Cat (2025) #s 1-4
- Doctor Strange (2025) #1
- The End 2099 #1
- Longshots #3
- Wha… Huh? #1
- Tyranny Rex: Deus Ex Machina Vol. 1
- 2000 AD Progs 1395-1396 (Tyranny Rex stories only)
- New History of the DC Universe #s 2-4
- Batman (2016) #s 145-149
- Solo Avengers (1987) #s 17-20
- Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 21-25
- Indestructible Hulk #s 1-2
- SHIELD (2015) #1
- Static Shock (2011) #3
- Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 26-29
- Indestructible Hulk #3
- Brightest Day #0
- SHIELD (2015) #2
- Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 26-36
- Millennium Fever #s 1-2 (Forgotten 1990s Vertigo book)
- Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 37-40
- SHIELD (2015) #3
- Indestructible Hulk #s 4-7
- Static Shock (2011) #s 4-6
- Underworld Unleashed #1
- Green Arrow: Rebirth #1
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 113-115
- Star or Swan OGN
- Ultimate Endgame #1
- The Ultimates (2024) #19
- X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1
- Millennium Fever #3
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 116-120
- Millennium Fever #4
- DC K.O. #3
- Green Lantern (2023) #31
- Underworld Unleashed #2
- Absolute Batman #1
- Superman (1987) #49
- Justice, Inc. (2016) #1
- Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1
- Underworld Unleashed #3
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #479
- Starman (1988) #28
- Action Comics #659
- SHIELD (2015) #4
- Indestructible Hulk #8
- The Mighty Thor (1966) #388
- Batman (1940) #s 402-403
- Fringe #0,1
- The Flash (1987) #66
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 121-123
- Superman (1987) #50
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #480
- Action Comics #660
- Batman (1940) #s 408-409
- G.I. Joe (1982) #s 124-126
- Star Wars (2014) #38
- SHIELD (2015) #s 5-6