Happy Holidays … G-Man Edition

Does every Christmas Special review start with a reference to Clement Clarke Moore’s, Twas the Night Before Christmas? Should I have been wittier and opened with, “Twas the night before I read a Christmas Special comic book”? To steal a term from Peter David, but I digress …

G-Man Comics Christmas Special is here, featuring a bevy of holiday-themed vignettes and pin-ups. Series regular Gilbert Monsanto quarterbacks the main artwork chores, and our very own Rik Offenberger writes all the stories. G-Man Comics is the home of Simon N. Kirby, The Agent, a homage to Rik Offenberger’s love and passion for the old MLJ Comics stable of characters like The Shield. Relaunched through a series of Kickstarters, Simon N. Kirby, The Agent is up to four issues with a bunch of spin-off and companion books such as this Christmas Special.

“The Agent is the story of FBI Agent Simon N. Kirby and the world of G-Man Comics. In his world, all superheroes are registered with the government. As part of the Super Hero Registration Act, superheroes may be pressed into service to protect their country as needed. Simon N. Kirby is the man in charge of the FBI’s superhero team, the G-Men. It operates in a “mission impossible” style, where he selects the right agents for the right mission.”

But The Agent is not the only member of the G-Men featured as the book opens to a story featuring Sgt. Flag. The Sarge lets us know what the Holidays look like for US Troops serving abroad and his foiling a jewellery store heist while shopping at the Mall at the last minute. Judah “The Hammer” Maccabee covers Chanukah with a page devoted to this holiday. Lynx is involved with what it means to be homeless during the holidays, while Terror Noir’s tale is about Kwanzaa, the holiday created in 1966 to celebrate the shared African culture of African-Americans.

Overall it’s a fun book. Lots of info about the various holidays this time of year, action, adventure, and bonus art as bridges between the stories. Head on over to https://g-man-comics.com/ for all the fun G-Man goodies

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Martin Boruta

Martin Boruta has been reading comic books and graphic novels for 50+ years (he reads books without pictures too, just sayin’). A lifelong fan of Captain Canuck, Martin is the curator of The Unofficial Yet Definitive Captain Canuck Comicography website. Since 2016, Martin has been reviewing comic books and highlighting great new Kickstarter projects at First Comics News. Martin’s writting has also been featured in Sequential Magazine. For over two-hundred episodes, Martin enjoyed teaming up with his pals and sharing hosting duties on The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show broadcast on Trent Radio 92.7 CFFF FM in lovely Peterborough, ON Canada, and still available at The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show website. Martin is a founding member of the Canadian Comic Book Alliance. In his various adventures, Martin has demonstrated an innate ability to spell “Erik Larsen” incorrectly.

Martin’s “day job” is owner of Shaw Computer Systems Inc., an Information Technology consultancy firm in Peterborough, ON, specializing in Managed Services for small to mid-sized businesses since 1980.

In the past, Martin served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve as a member of the Cadet Instructors List (Cadre), reaching the Queen’s Commissioned rank of Captain, was awarded a Baronship of Sealand, and was ordained as a Reverend in the Universal Life Church while watching an episode of Monster Garage.

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