Hello Darkness #17

Hello Darkness #17 arrives just in time for the holidays with one of the most delightfully unsettling Christmas covers of 2025 — a bound, flame-crowned Santa strapped to a wooden chair and wrapped in colorful lights, holding a "Merry Christmas" sign, while a grinning woman in a dark elf costume stands triumphantly at his side. Rebeca Puebla's painted cover strikes a perfect balance between festive cheer and gleeful menace, making it impossible to look away. With a story titled "Last Christmas" and a creative team that includes writer Torunn Grønbekk and artist Isaac Goodhart, this anthology issue from Boom! Studios promises the kind of dark holiday twist that feels right at home under this title's banner.