Studios for a third time, and cbr has the first details on their latest adventure, the 48page oneshot klaus and the crisis in xmasville. Klaus is caught delivering presents to the towns children and must fight his way past lord magnuss guards to avoid imprisonment. The character, from grant morrison and artist dan mora, is a retooling of the santa claus myth that borrows from tradition and contemporary pop culture to. The british comic book writer has linked his impressive writing talents. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Set in a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, klaus tells the origin story of santa claus. Grant morrison gives santa a darker origin story with klaus. Grant morrison, writer of the multiversity, allstar superman, batman inc. Grant morrison is one of the most prolific and bestselling writers in comics, earning a reputation for his ability to effectively revamp superheroes. Given its the perfect time for it, id like to discuss the reimagining of santa claus as a superhero, published by boom. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including, but not limited to, dc comics s animal man, doom patrol, batman, jla, action comics, allstar superman, green lantern, the flash, vertigo s the.
Theres a lot to unwrap in writer grant morrisons klaus, a brazen superhero take on saint nick illustrated with bounding energy by dan mora. Which leads us to the most surprising interpretation of santa, in a comic book detailing his origins by grant morrison. Studios announced this week that its annual christmas series klaus will be returning to shelves this december, from returning creative team. See more ideas about grant morrison, comics and comic books. I have found that the comic gives a to the point story line while giving you a depth to the world the character klaus lives in. Klaus is a reclusive viking of a man who loves the animals of the forest and they love him back. Studios eponymous imprint, home to a worldclass group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including joss whedons firefly, mighty morphin power rangers, wwe, planet of the apes, abbott, mech cadet yu, grass kings, and bone parish. This time around, the action picks up with klaus the superheroesque version of santa claus introduced by morrison and mora in 2015 in the 1980s. Grant morrison, mbe born 31 january 1960 is a scottish comic book writer and playwright. So what the hell, lets talk and look at some fun comics to catch up on. But its grant morrison, so going by animal man and the invisibles, aliens and supernatural beings are the same thing.
I have found that the excitement for the once a year release is good and bad. Studios presents a widescreen comic that catalogs the life and times of one joe christmas. But he really came to attention with the 2015 klaus miniseries with grant morrison. In the tradition of grant morrison s 2001 new xmen annual, boom. Fox options grant morrisons klaus for a feature film. Grant morrison explains why santa is a superhero grant morrison explains why santa is a superhero the prolific comic writer explains his unique take on. Studios is excited to announce klaus and the crisis in xmasville by grant morrison and dan mora, the third story in the critically acclaimed reimagining of the santa claus origin story. Studios as grant morrison and dan mora bring readers the next klaus. If youre reading the current once and future series, youre likely familiar with dan moras work. It has the obligatory morrison hallucinatory drug scene in the first issue. As one of the most influential comic book writers of the past twenty years, grant morrisons contributions to the comics industry are undeniable. Awardwinning author grant morrison allstar superman, the multiversity and russ manning most promising newcomer awardwinning artist dan mora hexed revamp, reinvent, and reimagine a classic superhero for the 21st century, drawing on santas roots in viking lore and siberian shamanism. A new edition of adafruits comic reading list its klaus by grant morrison and dan mora, written up by zay from community support grant morrison is a scottish writer who writes about transgender magicusers, using writing to pull yourself out of shame spirals, reimagining the mahabarata as a far future technospiritual epic, and rock stars who save the world.
Nick but grant morrison is telling a story that not many people have heard before. Magnus spends most of the series claiming that hes made a deal with the krampus to free him in exchange for power. Grant morrison talks superhero santa, swarming bagpipes, and more in klaus and the crying snowman by matthew aguilar december 12, 2018 09. Grant morrison writing a comic that reimagines santa claus as a gruff, grizzled action hero is an idea that could have gone very wrong. Drawing on santa claus wilder roots in viking lore and siberian shamanismtaking in the creepier side of christmas, and characters like the sinister krampusklaus is a santa claus. It was created by writer grant morrison and artist dan mora the comic is styled as an origin story, based on the reimagining of santa claus as klaus, as a former soldier of the town grimsviig who was disgraced and exiled into the frozen wilderness, becoming a hunter with his pet white wolf lilli, and. Grant morrison discusses this years unique klaus oneshot.
Grant morrison is a scottish comic book writer who burst onto the scene in the late 1980s as part of dcs british invasion. Just a brilliant, fun comic that is very worth reading. The seasonal story of klaus by grant morrison is starting to become my traditional christmas read. He has international fame, but only ever appears once a year to defy physics and commit the greatest act of breakingandentering known to man. Klaus and the crying snowman is the latest release from boom. Grant morrisons 2018 santa claus adventure is klaus and. Klaus is alright, very family friendly, would make a perfect christmas gift for a 14 year old. Grant morrison on why santa is a superhero and his comic. Grant morrisons klaus returns to tell the life and times.
It was created by writer grant morrison and artist dan mora. In this holiday calendarinspired comic, experience 25 all new short stories of klaus teaming up with joe christmas over the. The premise is quite cool, that santa claus was once a bad ass warrior dude. Klaus by grant morrison meet your next favorite book. The new adventures of santa claus and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The initial promotional image for klaus and first issue cover showed the title character standing in the snow, shoulders drenched in blood from the slain buck he carries on his back, joined by a wolf dripping blood from her muzzle, and it projected a tone of. Comic book writer grant morrison has been writing comics for the better part of four decades now, and is widely known for his amazing work on several comic book properties such as batman at dc comics, the xmen at marvel, as well as some of his own creations like the invisibles, happy. Around this time last year, we announce wed be working with the great grant morrison the multiversity, joe the barbarian, we3, action comics, too ma. Morrison has become a living legend in the field of comics, writing. Klaus explained in a minute comic book university duration. Abandoned as a baby, joe christmas is taken in by klaus. Coming from boom studios in december grant morrison and dan mora have put together a widescreen klaus comic book in time for christmas 2019 with the life and times of joe christmas.
He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including dc comics animal man, batman, jla, the invisibles, action comics, allstar superman, and doom patrol, and marvel comics new xmen. Its also the time of year where we get to enjoy a new story in grant morrison and dan moras delightful klaus series, and the duo decided to do something a little different for this years entry. Scottish comic book author grant morrison is known for culturejamming and the constant reinvention of his work. And ever since that original mini, theyve maintained an annual tradition. Grant morrison explains why santa is a superhero grant morrison explains why santa is a superhero the prolific comic writer explains his unique take on st. Review of the comic book klaus how santa claus began by grant morrison and dan mora. He has a pet white wolf called lilli that he raised after she was rejected by the pack as a runt. The new adventures of santa claus by grant morrison. Klaus is a sevenissue comic book miniseries published in 2015 and 2016 by boom. Grant morrison interview on batman, klaus, and the invisibles. Bleeding cool understands from certain people close to writer grant morrison that fox has optioned his comic book klaus for development as. Grant morrison on turning santa claus into a superhero in. Studios reveals this years klaus comic from grant morrison and dan mora.
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