December 2025 Reading Wrap Up by @readingladiesbc.bsky.social
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#DecemberReading 25) Mr Humphreys and his inheritance by M. R. James
A man inherits an estate and attempts to reopen the maze.
Finishing the month as it began with a short story from the MR James collection.
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#DecemberReading 24) Judge Dredd the complete Casefiles 44 by various writers and artists
Includes the final 7 episodes of Origins by John Wagner & Carlos Esquerra as well as Wagner’s follow ups and a tongue in cheek 30th anniversary story Fifty Year Man
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#DecemberReading 23) Deadpool and Wolverine 37
Reprints Miles Morales: Spider-Man 30 Pools of Blood part 2 by Cody Ziglar, Luigi Zagaria & Bryan Valenza
Continuing the story of Deadpool vs Spider-Man, this is notably a few months ahead of where the Miles Morales comic currently is
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#DecemberReading 22) 2000AD prof 2463
The traditional Christmas number sized issue
Droid Life by Cat Sullivan
Judge Dredd: Mikmak’s Big Mega-City Adventure by Ken Niemand, Streff & Fin Cramb
A very funny riff on Tin-Tin which also includes some gags about Asterix & Paddington
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#DecemberReading 21) strange Academy: Blood Hunt by Daniel Jose Older, Luigi Zagaria, Eric Gapstur & Edgar Delgado (3 issues)
During the vampire takeover a few students from Dr Strange’s magic school go in search of the Darkhold which is no longer a book but a young boy
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Cover shows two Spider-Men one I. Red the other in black with a lizard in a lab coat sneaking up behind them Tagline reads Beware the Lethal Lizard!
#DecemberReading 20) Miles Morales: Spider-Man 32
Reprints the second half of MMSM 22 followed by the first half of Blood Hunt 5
Also Strange Love Part 7 from Spectacular Spider-Men 14
Editor Brady Webb (aptly named) slipped up here. Can’t see a single credit box on any of these stories
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#DecemberReading 19) Martin’s Close by M.R. James
A murderer is haunted by his victim. Effective ghost story told mostly through court transcripts, very clever
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Penguin classics edition with cover illustration of the ghost of Christmas past
#DecemberReading 18) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Does anyone else think it strange Scrooge’s nephew calls him Uncle Scrooge and not uncle Ebenezer? My sisters kids don’t call me Uncle Lord
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A man in a long coat approaches the entrance to the American museum of Natural history
#DecemberReading 16) Button Man book 2: The confessions of Harry Exton by John Wagner & Arthur Ransom
The second series sees hitman Harry Exton in America playing the killing game for a senator. As gripping as the first series but with more emphasis on the secret organisation behind the games
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#DecemberReading 15) The Amazing Spider-Man 62
Reprints ASM (US) 6 The new Sinister part 1 by Zeb Wells, Ed McGuiness, Mark Morales,Wade von Grawbadger, Cliff Rathburn, Marcio Menyz, Dijjo Lima & Erick Arcinega
The double length opener to a new arc sees Peter’s Surprise birthday party interrupted
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#DecemberReading 14) The stalls of Barchester Cathedral by M R James
A diary locked away for many years reveals the fate of an Archdeacon in a haunting ghost story, reading between the lines it’s a tale of revenge or at least supernatural retribution
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#DecemberReading 13) Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton
Wife and mother Anna wakes up on Christmas Eve to find her boss stabbed to death in the larder. With help from her husband and her best friend she sets out to find the killer so it doesn’t cast a shadow over Christmas.
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#DecemberReading 12) Judge Dredd Megazine 486
Judge Dredd: Rhinemann Seven by Garth Ennis, Keith Burns & Jason Wordie
Set in 2108* this is a direct sequel to The Squadron that time forgot from 2000AD Prog 446
*For context it is currently 2147 on Dredd continuity
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#DecemberReading 11) 2000AD prog 2462
Judge Dredd: Messengers part 3 by Ken Niemand & Nick Percival.
Looking forward to The Oubliette next year after this teaser
Future shocks: The Happiness Meme by James Lovegrove & Toby Willsmer
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#DecemberReading 10) Judge Dredd Megazine 485 (delayed from October)
Judge Dredd: Letter from America by Rob Williams, Colin MacNeil & Dylan Teague A nice little two hander between Dredd and Beeny
Megatropolis 2 part 1 by Kenneth Niemand & Dave Taylor. a follow up to a 2020 alt-world saga
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#DecemberReading 8) Casting the Runes by M R James
When several critics of a book of witchcraft meet an untimely end one man tries to beat the curse by turning it back on the author.
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#DecemberReading 7) The Tractite Middoth by M R James
A librarian is asked for a specific Hebrew text. A clever and unsettling supernatural story with a will hidden in a book and a restless spirit.
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#DecemberReading 6) 2000AD prog 2461
Judge Dredd: Messengers part 2 by Ken Niemand & Nick Percival
A bit confusing the way it keeps jumping between three different stories but clearly leading somewhere
Rogue Trooper: Ghost patrol part Twelve by Alex De Campi, Neil Edwards & Matt Soffe
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A vampire in a superhero costume mouth bloody and tearing at his mask
#DecemberReading 5) Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt by Cavan Scott, Kev Walker, Craig Yeung & Java Tartaglia (3 issues)
In Manchester Union Jack tries to protect the public from the Vampire menace. One of the gorier Blood Hunt tie ins.
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Doctor doom rising in the back of a dinosaur in an identical mask and cape, text reads Dare you face Dino Doom?
#DecemberReading 4) Fantastic Four 6
Reprints Fantastic Four 13 A Thing or Two by Ryan North, Iban Coello & Jesus Aburtov concluding the dino-world crossover
Fantastic Four 14 The Unforeseeable Future by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli & Brian Reber. In a timely story Reed takes on an AI
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Covers shows a large alien holding up a fist in a gold glove .
#DecemberReading 3) The infinity Gauntlet by Jim Starlin, George Perez & Ron Lim
Six issue mini series that inspired the MCU’s Avengers: Infinity war. Thanos has possession of the six infinity gems and erases half of life from the universe. The remaining heroes come together to face him.
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#DecemberReading 3) One Person found this Helpful 3.3 Alpacalypse Now
Includes harsh book reviews and worst movies ever made
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#DecemberReading 2) The mistletoe Murder Club by Katie Marsh
When a grand dame of the theatre is killed on the opening night of a pantomime the Bad girls detective agency try to find the killer. I had started reading b this before I realised it was book 4 in a cosy mystery series.
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#DecemberReading 1) a school story by M R James 2) The rose garden by M R James
In the former a man recalls a creepy incident that happened in his school days, then the new owners of an estate unearth something supernatural when they try to plant a rose garden
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The other is a charming Hanukkah tale by another favorite Amanda Elliot (@amandaelliotbooks). Enjoy!
#decemberreading #mimimatthewsauthor #holidaybygaslight #amandaelliotauthor #loveyoualatke #Christmas #hannukah
(3/3)
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Available from Amazon and Diamond Historical. If you love historical sagas, then you are going to adore this.
Praise for the first book:
'An excellent, fascinating and pacy historical novel.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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#historicalsaga #historicalfiction #books #decemberreading
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