Santa Claus is a hodgepodge of many different stories, myths and holiday traditions. With this mini-series, writer Grant Morrison and artist Dan Mora aim to cut to the heart of this beloved holiday figure and explore his evolution from ordinary man to enduring myth. In the process, he's re-imagined as an almost Conan-like barbarian figure with a knack for hunting. Few writers could make the idea of a grim and gritty Santa Claus appealing, but that's Morrison for you.
Morrison takes a surprisingly straightforward approach to this first issue. Rather than trying to bowl over readers with high-concept storytelling, Morrison opts to merely introduce his hero, Klaus, and the troubled town of Grimsvig. The fact that this series has been billed as "Santa Claus: Year One" seems especially apt when the similarities to Frank Miller and Dave Mazzucchelli's Batman: Year One become apparent. Much like Bruce Wayne, Klaus is a man returning from the wilderness to a city he once knew and finding it much changed. Also like Bruce, he's a man with a desire to make things better but still searching for the means to do so.
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