The annual Hellboy Winter Special is turning to the frightening tails of Iceland with this year’s Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat. This one-shot is written and illustrated by Matt Smith. The issue is inspired by tales of the Jólakötturinn, also known as the Yule Cat. The stories say that those who did not receive new clothes before Christmas Eve would be eaten by the cat when it sneaks down from the mountains looking for a meal.
Here’s the synopsis from Dark Horse:
Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat marks Hellboy’s first visit to Iceland in the character’s 30+ year years of publication. In the one-shot, Hellboy travels to Reykjavik, where children are disappearing and a giant beast has been spotted…could it be the infamous Yule Cat of Icelandic lore?
Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat will be published on December 6, 2023.
