Marvel will release Marvel Winter Break Special 2026 #1 on December 2. The extra-sized one-shot pairs new winter stories and seasonal pinups with a Wolverine-organized Avengers vs. X-Men hockey game.
The issue costs $5.99 and runs 40 pages. The cover features Spider-Man and other Marvel heroes gathered for a New Year's celebration.
Wolverine Puts the Avengers and X-Men on Ice
The Avengers and the X-Men are two of Marvel's long-running superhero teams. Their members have met across major comic events, but this special gives the crossover a lighter setting: Wolverine organizes a hockey game between the two groups.
Ryan North, Christina Strain, Javier Garrón and Pete Woods are among the named contributors. The issue's two new stories sit alongside winter-themed pinups and a lineup of variant covers that Marvel plans to reveal later.
Marvel Winter Break Special 2026 #1 Release Details
- On saleDecember 2, 2026
- FormatExtra-sized one-shot
- Length40 pages
- Price$5.99
As a one-shot, the comic is designed as a self-contained special rather than the next chapter of an ongoing series. Readers can follow the holiday setup without tracking every Avengers or X-Men storyline that came before it.
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Sources: Penguin Random House Comics Retail for the $5.99 price, 40-page length, December 2 on-sale date and cover; AIPT's solicitation report for the creator list and hockey-game premise.