Once upon a time, on the day before Christmas, a young girl named Penny Dora found a mysterious box on her front doorstep. A magic box with the power to grant wishes. But what she's about to learn is the true (and creepy) meaning of 'be careful what you wish for.' An all-ages fantasy/adventure book for fans of Coraline and Courtney Crumrin!

Penny Dora spent most of the fourth day of Christmas trapped in the wrecked remains of the castle with her former best friend (aka Princess Elizabeth). With the Wishing Box lost in the rubble and dragons now raining fire down on the once quiet town of Cuesta Verde outside, to say things were not looking good was probably an understatement.

On the third day of Christmas, Penny Dora found herself face-to-face with a horde of fire-breathing dragons, oodles of monsters, and at least seven dwarves. All thanks to the girl she used to call best friend, now known as Princess Elizabeth, who ruled over all the lands with her all-powerful Wishing Box.

"Created by: Nico Ludwig-Stock (age 8 at the time) & her papa, Michael Stock."

It was two days after Christmas, and Penny's first thought was 'If you can't trust your best friend, who can you trust?' So she gave the Wishing Box to her best friend Elizabeth. Or...PRINCESS Elizabeth, as she was soon known in her kingdom of Southern California where she ruled over all the dragons and beasties and even Penny herself.

IMAGE+ is your backstage pass into the art, writing, and personalities behind our latest comics, written by a team of nationally acclaimed magazine journalists. In this issue, FAREL DALRYMPLE deconstructs the sci-fi vistas behind his new mind-melt masterwork, PROXIMA CENTAURI, we scry into MARK MILLAR's new occult blockbuster, THE MAGIC ORDER, and BLOODSTRIKE auteur MICHEL FIFFE dives into his longboxes to reveal his favorite old-school Image issues. Packed with exclusive interviews, previews, and walkthroughs, IMAGE+ is your definitive guide to the most innovative comics transforming the medium. This issue also includes another terrifying chapter of SCOTT SNYDER and JOCK's relentless nightmare fuel, WYTCHES: BAD EGG, continuing the story of a boy betrayed by his parents to ancient monsters. IMAGE+ is free with any purchase of DiamondÕs Previews.

Oddly gets stuck in a memory. Literally.

Oddly Normal's trip down memory lane comes to an end.

'IT'S NOT MY BIRTHDAY' Surprises abound as LDB meets Spike's friends and family.

To escape all the recent drama, the Li'l Depressed Boy and Spike run off for a day of fun and music. Featuring an appearance by Bridge Nine recording artist LEMURIA!