Jonah Hex #34

Few holiday scenes pack quite this much tension: on the cover by Luis Dominguez, a steely gunslinger has his pistol pressed firmly under Santa Claus's chin, with the speech bubble making the situation unmistakably clear — spread some holiday cheer or meet a grim fate. Behind them, a nun and a group of wide-eyed children huddle near a decorated Christmas tree, gifts scattered at their feet, giving the scene a surprisingly warm backdrop against all that cold-blooded menace. Michael Fleisher and Dan Spiegle's "Christmas in an Outlaw Town" promises exactly the kind of yuletide you'd expect in Jonah Hex's world — where even St. Nick isn't safe from the West's rougher edges.