Story by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, art by Troy Nixey, cover by Tonci Zonjic. On shelves July 29, 2015.
Santa is in trouble! Santa was taken hostage after witnessing a hostile robbery and the death of a man. Hidden away in a mountain cabin, will the Lobster be able to find Santa and save Christmas?
Scott Allie: OK, this one is a lark. We hadn't worked with Troy in a long time, and John Arcudi suggested him for one of the non-Tonci Zonjic Lobster Johnson issues. We're calling this one Christmas in July, because it is a Christmas story of sorts - complete with a riff on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and a down-on-his-luck department store Santa. It's really the most clever, wonky, yet grim thing John possibly could have done, with a very lame heist, and some real unattractive characters, Dick Tracy villains through the lens of Boardwalk Empire, with a fairly silent and murderous hero.