The Last Christmas #1

From writers Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn comes this wonderfully deranged 2006 Image series that asks: what happens when Santa Claus goes full survivalist? Geof Darrow's cover says it all — a battle-worn St. Nick stands atop a snow-covered hill, submachine gun in hand, a gingerbread man dangling from the barrel, while a field of fallen elves, scattered candy canes, and scattered toys stretches out below him against a billowing explosion. It's a gloriously absurd mashup of holiday cheer and post-apocalyptic grit that sets the tone for "Chapter One: Twas the Fight Before Christmas" perfectly.