Hawk Claus spreads Christmas cheer in DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer first look

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Take a look at two stories from the DC holiday special including the titular chapter and a Hawkwoman and Hawkman tale

DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1
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Grifter got run over by a reindeer…

Wait. That's not how the song goes – or is it?

To kick off the 2022 holiday season and continue WildStorm's 30th-anniversary celebration, DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer #1 will hit shelves in November, with Cole Cash as the target of Santa's (allegedly harmless) sleigh-pulling team. 

DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1 cover (Image credit: DC)

But Grifter isn't the only one starring in what DC describes as a "holiday song celebration." DC has just revealed the full line-up of stories and creators for the special, as well as a first look at interior art from two of the stories Newsarama readers get to see first.

In addition to the titular tale, written by Derek Fridolfs, drawn by Carlos D'Anda (who also made the cover art) and Dustin Nguyen, colored by Nguyen and Carrie Strachan, and lettered by Wes Abbott, this prestige-format, 80-page one-shot anthology also features tales about Superman, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Animal Man, Batman, and more.

Here's the full list of stories and creative teams from DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1:

  • "Superman and Wonder Woman in 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Dog'" written by Stephanie Williams, drawn by David Lapham, colored by Nick Filardi, and lettered by Travis Lanham
  • "Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. in 'Last Christmas'" written by Dave Wielgosz, drawn by PJ Holden, colored by Mike Spicer, and lettered by Pat Brosseau
  • "Harley Quinn in 'Eight Crazy Nights'" written by John Layman, drawn and colored by Juan Doe, and lettered by Ferran Delgado
  • "Hawkman and Hawkwoman in 'Home for the Holidays'" written by Cavan Scott, drawn by Fico Ossio, colored by Sebastian Cheng, and lettered by Josh Reed
  • "Black Canary and John Constantine in 'Not-So-Silent Night'" written by Max Bemis, drawn by Pablo M. Collar, colored by Ivan Plascenscia, and lettered by Dave Sharpe
  • "Batman in 'Memories and Forfeits'" written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by Skylar Patridge, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr., and lettered by DC Hopkins
  • "Animal Man in 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'" written by Michael W. Conrad, drawn by Christopher Mitten, colored by Brennan Wagner, and lettered by Becca Carey

DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1 table of contents (Image credit: DC)

It seems like some DC characters made Santa's nice list this year... and others didn't, Grifter included. But that's not necessarily a surprise given his line of work.

Cole Cash AKA Grifter was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi for WildStorm Productions in 1992. The character first appeared as a member of the WildC.A.T.s team, which has a new ongoing series by Matthew Rosenberg and artist Stephen Segovia also hitting shelves in November. 

Although it isn't even Halloween, the winter holidays are already in stores and comic book previews. You can check out preview pages from "Hawkman and Hawkwoman in 'Home for the Holidays'" (Thanagar has its own Santa Claus, it appears) and the titular story featuring the Bat family from DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1 in the gallery below.

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DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1
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DC's Grifter Got Run Over By a Reindeer #1 goes on sale November 29.

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Samantha Puc
Samantha Puc
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Samantha Puc (she/they) is an editor at Newsarama and an avid comics fan. Their writing has been featured on Refinery29, Bitch Media, them., The Beat, The Mary Sue, and elsewhere. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction at The New School.