(W/A/CA) Brom. Brom, author of the acclaimed illustrated novel The Child Thief, returns with an original tale of Krampus, aka Black Peter, the dark enemy of Santa Claus. When a failed songwriter witnesses a strange encounter on Christmas Eve: seven figures cloaked in black beating up a man in a red Santa suit and a sleigh. When Jesse steps in, all of the strange denizens disappear, leaving only a large sack. He soon discovers that Santa has stolen the magical bag of Krampus, the ancient trickster demon who punishes evildoers, and by picking it up, now he has become one of Krampus's followers. And the former Yule Lord will stop at nothing to reclaim his holiday, and return wild magic to the desperately poor denizens of Boone County..
