AoM Proudly Presents Our Christmas Annual Special Edition!
LESSONS FROM THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE EDGE OF TOMORROW
Written by MATT KINDT
Plot by BANEOFKINGS
Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Three times during his lifetime on different Christmas Days, ERIK LEHNSHERR is visited by a mysterious man. He doesn't know the man's name, nor why he's visiting him, nor why he looks exactly the same each time he sees him despite several years passing between each visit whilst Erik only grows older. This man doesn't exist in the history books and nobody, not even Erik's oldest friend CHARLES XAVIER knows his name. There's only one thing that Erik does know about the man and that is that each time he visits, Magneto's life will change forever. Experience Erik's life in his teenage years, his middle age and the last day before he dies - the day where he finally learns the man's identity - as told from the perspective of the Master of Magnetism himself. "If you've ever wondered what an X-Men version of A Christmas Carol would look like, look no further!"
”HAIL HOLIDAYS”
Written, Plot, and Art by EXCITER
Cut off one reindeer, and eight more will take its place! It’s Christmas time in the People’s Republic of Hydra, but Hydra (Cobra) Commander has instituted a new cultural holiday for the blossoming nation: Hydranalia (see SECRET AVENGERS #29)! It’s time to celebrate! Join us as we regale you with incessant Hydranalia music, including “All I Want for Hydranalia is World Domination” by Mariah Scaley! Then sit back and enjoy the Hydanalia cinematic classic “Yes, Ophelia, There is a Baron Giftersnake!” - the stop-motion animation masterpiece where the seasonal hero conquers the Island of Misfit Toys! And if you’re very strong, and very loyal, at the end of the night Baron Giftersnake himself may teleport a special gift right into your home! Hail Holidays!
X-CORPS: FIN DE SIÈCLE
Story and Art by NX01A and ROB LIEFELD
•It's the most eXplosive mutant Old Year's Night ever! ADAM-X the X-TREME, MARROW, and MAGGOTT have been transported from December 31st 1999 to December 31st 2017 by an unknown force... and they don't like what they see. Calling themselves the MILLENNIALS, the truculent trio take the fight for mutant survival to speciest VARGAS and his anti-mutant DOMINION forces. Instead of ending the species war, these time lost radical rebels with a cause may have signed homo superior's eXtinction warrant at the stroke of midnight! Happy new year?!
Moon Girl and Valeria Richards: “Two Girls, One Sleigh”
A short story
Plot by CaptCleghorn
Written by Amy Reeder and Chris Eliopoulos
Art by Scottie Young
It’s a scientific experiment. The problem statement: How does an obese man riding in a flying sleigh drawn by eight flying reindeer travel around the world in a single night? Lunella Lafayette needs to discover the answer and when Lunella needs an answer, she finds it.
She knows science is unable to explain this, so her hypothesis is that magic must be involved somehow. For that she must seek out the second smartest there is, Valeria Richards, who has some experience with magic.
Can the two smartest people on the planet answer the question of how St. Nicholas does it? What’s the shortest route to every home on the planet? How does he get in and out of each home? How is his surveillance system and judgement software superior to even Val’s Uncle Victor’s? And most importantly, what happens to all those cookies and milk?